WatchTime Blog

Welcome to WatchTime’s blog – the watch collector’s daily resource for the latest news on watches and the watch industry. Here, the WatchTime editorial team and other contributors from top watch blogs and online watch magazines post reviews of new watch models, news from the watch industry, reports from watch collector events, and much more.

Fratello Friday: Which Watch Brands Are Likely to Increase in Value? (Part 2)

In case you missed part one of this article, please click here. The basic question is: “What brands offer watches that tend to increase in value over time?” As I wrote last time, there are two answers here, a short version and a long version. The short answer is simple: Rolex and Patek Philippe. The...

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May 23, 2014 by Robert-Jan Broer

Dive Watch Wednesday: Remembering the 1970s’ Aquastar and its Pioneering Divers’ Watches

In our inaugural “Dive Watch Wednesday,” the latest ongoing feature on our WatchTime blog, dive-watch enthusiast Roger Ruegger from DiveintoWatches.com explores the contributions of the nowadays lesser known watch brand Aquastar Genève, including how its watchmaking mastermind influenced the course of other, more famous dive watch models.

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May 7, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

Monochrome Monday: The New, Cobalt Blue Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk is a modern version of a classical Girard-Perregaux sports watch, and we have to admit, it’s a pretty good one. On Monochrome-watches.com, we presented you the new Sea Hawk, before its launch at Baselworld 2013, as well as its chronograph brother, the Chrono Hawk. For 2014, this chunky dive watch has been updated with...

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Apr 28, 2014 by Frank Geelen

Fratello Friday: Buying New vs. Vintage Rolex, Part 2

In last week’s Fratello Friday, the first of this two-part article on buying and collecting Rolex watches, I offered my thoughts on the pros and cons of vintage Rolex watches. This week, we shift the focus to the other side of the spectrum, discussing the merits and pitfalls of new and modern Rolexes.

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Apr 25, 2014 by Robert-Jan Broer

Watch Insider’s Top 10 Chronographs And Best Chronograph Watches

This is my Top 10 Chronograph Watches list and my personal selection of Best Chronograph Watches that I have compiled for my blog, Watch-Insider.com.

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Apr 18, 2014 by Alexander Linz

Baselworld 2014: Hermès Dressage L’Heure Masquée

Many of us wondered what Hermès would do for an encore to its innovative Le Temps Suspendu watch from a few years ago. The brand answered our question this year with its introduction of the Hermès Dressage L’Heure Masquée, which boasts a new proprietary movement with a clever “hidden hours” complication.

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Apr 10, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2014: Omega De Ville Trésor with New Antimagnetic Movement

Along with its new Speedmaster Professional and Speedmaster Mark II watches, Omega also unveiled at Baselworld 2014 an elegant men’s model, the Omega De Ville Tresor, which is an update of a vintage Omega watch from 1949 and contains the brand’s new Master Co-Axial Caliber 8511, designed for maximum resistance to magnetic fields.

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Apr 8, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2014: Sinn EZM 13 Divers’ Watch

The German watch brand Sinn, known for its tough, professional-grade diving watches, has released another one at Baselworld 2014, the Sinn EZM 13.

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Apr 6, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Baselworld 2014: Glashütte Original Debuts New Movement in Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date

The Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date, introduced last week at Baselworld 2014, features an entirely new chronograph movement, Caliber 37-02, which was designed and manufactured in-house at the brand’s manufacture in Saxony. The new watch becomes the latest in the vintage-inspired Glashütte Original Seventies collection.

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Apr 5, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2014: Bulgari Octo Finissimo is New “World’s Thinnest Tourbillon”

Recently, we ran a list of record-setting ultra-thin watches. At Baselworld 2014, Bulgari went for the title of “world’s thinnest tourbillon movement” with its new Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon, a new timepiece with a movement thickness of only 1.95 mm — thinner than a Swiss five-franc coin — and a case thickness of a mere...

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Apr 3, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2014: Rolex Daytona, Sky-Dweller, Milgauss and Oyster Perpetual Live Shots

We take a look here at recently presented new versions of several Rolex timepieces, such as the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss and others.

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Apr 2, 2014 by WatchTime

Ulysse Nardin Announces New In-House Movement for Dual Time Manufacture

Ulysse Nardin re-introduced its GMT watch with a new manufacture movement this week at Baselworld. UN’s Dual Time watch has a simple, legible display and is designed for ease of use, particularly in setting the time. Now these characteristics have been incorporated into an in-house caliber.

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Apr 1, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Baselworld 2014: Shinola Introduces Runwell Chronograph

At Baselworld this year, the American brand Shinola brought out its first chronographs. The Detroit watch company is presenting a wide array of quartz chronographs as additions to its Runwell line. These watches extend Shinola’s collection past the three-hand options that it has made available thus far.

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Apr 1, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Baselworld 2014: Ball Watch Engineer II Magneto S With New Antimagnetic Technology

At Baselworld this year, Ball Watch Co. announced the Ball Engineer II Magneto S, a new mechanical watch with a patented magnetic protection system. Ball’s new technology, known as the A-Proof device, shields the movement from magnetic fields up to 80,000 Amperes per meter (A/m).

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Mar 31, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

TAG Heuer Monaco V4 Tourbillon Unveiled at Baselworld 2014

TAG Heuer’s headliner watch from Baselworld 2014 is the newest generation of its game-changing TAG Heuer Monaco V4, first introduced as a concept watch in 2004. The new Monaco V4 Tourbillon takes the V4 technology to the next level: it is the world’s first tourbillon watch driven by belts.

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Mar 31, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2014: Corum Presents New Admiral’s Cup Watches

At Baselworld this week, Corum added several novelties to its Admiral’s Cup collection. Part of the AC-One family of watches, these Admiral’s Cup pieces draw upon different aspects of the brand’s signature twelve-sided bezel and maritime design features. Corum’s new skeletonized watch, the AC-One 45 Squelette, gives the wearer a clear view into the workings...

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Mar 31, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Baselworld 2014: New Rolex GMT-Master II with “Pepsi” Bezel

In this feature article we take a look at the Rolex GMT Master II with its red and blue “Pepsi” bezel – the watch that graced the wrists of the Concorde test pilots - which is back, and better than ever.

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Mar 31, 2014 by WatchTime

Baselworld 2014: 3 New Rolex Sky-Dwellers (Updated with Live Image)

WatchTime article presents three new versions of the the innovative annual calendar watch, the Rolex Sky-Dweller.

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Mar 30, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2014: Casio Introduces Two New Pro Trek Watches

At the Baselworld 2014 fair this week, Casio brought out two new additions to the Pro Trek family of watches, which are designed for rugged use in the outdoors. The PRG270B and the PRW6000Y both feature updated versions of Casio’s Triple Sensor system, along with a number of other features. Let’s take a look at...

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Mar 30, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Baselworld 2014: Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11 45th Anniversary

Among the new Omega watches at Baselworld 2014 — several of which we have covered previously on WatchTime.com — was a limited-edition Omega Speedmaster Professional “Moonwatch” that commemorates the historic moon landing of 1969.

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Mar 30, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

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