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.

Dive Watch Wednesday: Collecting the World’s Smallest Dive Watches

There is good news for all those watch enthusiasts struggling with watch sizes beyond 42 mm… and even better news for boys-at-heart that occasionally recall their beloved Hasbro “G.I. Joe Hard Hat Diver” figure from 1968 (that’s Ref. 7620, should you be wondering about it right now): Not unlike the available after-market parts and accessories...

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Jun 18, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

Sponsored: A Genuine Evolution of G-SHOCK DNA – Introducing the Full Metal GMB2100D-1A

Since its debut in 2018, the Casio G-SHOCK Full Metal lineup has become a fan favorite. This month, the brand is back with its newest addition to the catalog, the G-SHOCK Full Metal GMB2100-1A. The latest release takes the brand’s popular octagonal form and elevates it with a full metal construction, in-turn representing a genuine...

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Aug 5, 2022 by WatchTime

Dive Watch Wednesday: The Visconti Abyssus 3000M

The most eye-catching new dive watch released this year also seems to be the least discussed. This might be because its maker was nowhere to be found in the main exhibition hall at Baselworld 2014 and also. probably, because the brand in question happens to be better known for writing instruments than watches.

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Jun 11, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

JCK 2014: Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity (with Live Photos)

On WatchTime’s final day at the Las Vegas watch and jewelry trade show, JCK 2014 and Couture 2014, we visited Maurice Lacroix and got an up-close look at the brand’s headliner piece from this year’s Baselworld, the Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity.

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Jun 2, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Couture 2014: Bell & Ross B-Rocket Watches

The JCK and Couture watch and jewelry fairs are winding down, but we’re still covering some of the cool watches that we saw in Las Vegas this week. At the Couture show, we got a look at the new Bell & Ross BR 01 and BR 03 B-Rocket watches, as well as the aviation-inspired B-Rocket...

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Jun 1, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

New at JCK 2014: Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback Rainbow

Zenith has had a busy 2014, introducing new watches both at Baselworld and during the Geneva shows. It released yet another at the JCK watch and jewelry trade show in Las Vegas: the Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback rainbow, a timepiece inspired by a military watch Zenith once created for the French Air Force.

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May 31, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

JCK 2014: New Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk in Rose Gold (With Live Photo)

Another new watch that was previewed at Baselworld makes its official press debut at JCK 2014 in Las Vegas: an all-new rose-gold version of the Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk, the brand’s flagship chronograph watch.

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May 30, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Couture 2014: New Hublot Watches for FIFA World Cup

The luxury watch world comes to Las Vegas this week, as brands showcase new products at the Couture and JCK 2014 watch and jewelry fairs. At the Couture show today, I had a chance to see (and try on) several of the new limited-edition Hublot watches dedicated to this year’s FIFA World Cup.

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May 29, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

New at JCK 2014: Carl F. Bucherer Manero Power Reserve with In-House Movement

The 2014 Las Vegas Watch and Jewelry shows — JCK and Couture — open their doors this week. Here is a preview of a new watch from Carl F. Bucherer that we glimpsed at Baselworld but which makes its official debut here at JCK: the Carl F. Bucherer Manero PowerReserve, now equipped with an in-house...

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May 29, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

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

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