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.

WatchTime E-Special: Breitling Triple Feature

WatchTime’s latest digital exclusive, WatchTime E-Special: Breitling Triple Feature is now available on the WatchTime app! Download the app to read this iPad- and iPhone-exclusive special issue featuring a trio of Breitling watch tests from the pages of WatchTime.

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Jul 9, 2013 by WatchTime

Promotion

Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Lengthened Service Intervals

A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

Bovet to Open First U.S. Boutique

Swiss luxury watch brand Bovet will open its first U.S. boutique in New York City at 50 Central Park South. The boutique will be its fourth worldwide, joining its Moscow, Baku, and Berlin locations. The boutique, located in the Ritz-Carlton directly across from Central Park, will officially open in Autumn 2013.

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Jul 9, 2013 by WatchTime

WatchTime’s July-August Issue Now on Nook & Kindle

For all our tablet readers: the July-August issue is now available on the Nook and Kindle! The latest issue of WatchTime features tests of the IWC Ingenieuer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month and the Hermes Arceau Le Temps Suspendu, as well as a look at the making of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3.

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Jul 3, 2013 by WatchTime

POLL:

Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

More Unique Pieces From Only Watch 2013

More watch brands are unveiling their unique timepieces to be auctioned at the upcoming Only Watch in Monaco. Below, we take a look at the pieces to be offered by Bell & Ross, Richard Mille, and Jaquet Droz. All proceeds of the auction, held on September 28th 2013, will benefit the Monegasque Association against Muscular...

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Jul 2, 2013 by WatchTime

WatchTime’s July-August Issue Now on iPad

WatchTime’s July-August issue is now available on the iPad and iPhone! Download the WatchTime app to read the latest issue, which hits newsstands today and features tests of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust II and the Tudor Heritage Black Bay.

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Jul 1, 2013 by WatchTime

PROMOTION:

Gucci Presents #TimeToParr: An Uncommon Photographic Journey

Embracing Instagram’s creative landscape over the past three years with dedicated projects in which artists play with House motifs, Gucci has published and promoted these special works with a series of hashtags. Now, for the first time, the House is collaborating with a single artist on an Instagram project. Exploring the nature of time and...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

Bonus Photos: IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month

WatchTime’s July-August 2013 issue, on sale next week, features our exclusive test of the new IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month, written by Mike Disher and photographed by Robert Atkinson. We were so happy with Robert’s photos, we’ve decided to put together a slideshow of the outtakes that we couldn’t fit into the print edition....

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Jun 29, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

So What Watch Was Nik Wallenda Wearing?

TV viewers were glued to the Discovery Channel this past Sunday night, as daredevil Nik Wallenda set another Guinness World Record (his seventh) by walking across the Grand Canyon on a tightrope.

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Jun 28, 2013 by WatchTime

Breguet Celebrates “Tourbillon Day,” Announces Dates for New Exhibition

Breguet instituted a new holiday on the horological events calendar this week. On June 26, the brand celebrated “Tourbillon Day,” the anniversary of the day in 1801 that the first tourbillon, created by the brand’s namesake, master watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, in 1801.

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Jun 27, 2013 by WatchTime

James Dean’s Elgin Pocketwatch Sells for $42,000 at Auction

James Dean’s lucky pocketwatch was one of the main attractions at Antiquorum’s June 22nd Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces auction held in Hong Kong.

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Jun 25, 2013 by WatchTime

Kobold Offers Made-in-Nepal Soarway Transglobe Watch

On its newly launched website, koboldwatch.com, Pittsburgh-based Kobold Watch Co. is offering the new Soarway Transglobe to existing Kobold clients for only $2,650 (offer expires June 30th). Made in Nepal, The Soarway Transglobe was designed with the help of explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

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Jun 19, 2013 by WatchTime

“Superman” Henry Cavill Wears Omega at “Man of Steel” Movie Premiere

Henry Cavill, star of the blockbuster new Superman movie, “Man of Steel,” was seen wearing an Omega watch at the film’s UK premiere.

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Jun 17, 2013 by WatchTime

Antiquorum Auctions James Dean’s Lucky Pocketwatch

At its upcoming June 22nd auction of “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” in Hong Kong, Antiquorum will be auctioning a prized possession and lucky charm of legendary actor James Dean, a pocketwatch made by American watchmaker Standard USA with an American-made Elgin movement.

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Jun 12, 2013 by WatchTime

Swatch Releases $90 Scuba Libre Divers’ Watch

For those in search of a dive watch who are on a tight budget, Swatch has released a line of inexpensive dive watches named Scuba Libre.

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Jun 11, 2013 by WatchTime

Channing Tatum Wears Bulova in “White House Down”

The military-style Bulova Hack Watch makes an appearance in this summer’s action-thriller, “White House Down,” worn by actor Channing Tatum in his role as John Cale.

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Jun 10, 2013 by WatchTime

WatchTime E-Special: Pilots’ Watches

WatchTime’s latest digital exclusive, WatchTime E-Special: Pilots’ Watches, is now available on the WatchTime app!

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Jun 7, 2013 by WatchTime

Detroit-Based Shinola Releases New Limited-Edition Runwell Watches

Just in time for Father’s Day, the Detroit-based watch brand Shinola, which we profiled in the December 2012 issue of WatchTime, will be rolling out new styles of its Runwell watch, a limited edition that proved to be a hit for the newly launched brand, selling out within a week on its website.

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Jun 6, 2013 by WatchTime

Ralph Lauren Celebrates The RL67 Safari Collection

Last week, American fashion icon Ralph Lauren, whose company develops Ralph Lauren timepieces in a partnership with Richemont, hosted a private Champagne reception to celebrate the U.S. debut of the watch brand’s RL67 Safari collection.

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Jun 5, 2013 by WatchTime

Jeanrichard Partners With High-Wire Master Nik Wallenda

Jeanrichard, which made waves recently by partnering with “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot “Sully” Sullenberger, has hooked up with another veteran risk-taker, high-wire master Nik Wallenda, a scion of the legendary “Flying Wallendas” family of daredevil performers.

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Jun 4, 2013 by WatchTime

New Hamilton Watches at Watch Insider

Baselworld may be over, but there are still some new watches left to report on from the show.

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Jun 3, 2013 by Alexander Linz

New Watches on Display at JCK Las Vegas

WatchTime spent the weekend in Las Vegas, but the slots and poker machines took a back seat to chronographs, tourbillons and GMTs as we discovered new watches, several of which we missed at Baselworld, at the JCK Watch and Jewelry Fair at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. Below are some of the highlights.

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Jun 3, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

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