SIHH 2016: Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Offshore Chrono Goes Diving (Updated with Live Photos) Audemars Piguet just unveiled a 42-mm chronograph version of its Royal Oak Offshore Diver – exclusively available in the brand’s boutiques – at SIHH 2016 in Geneva. Four versions will be available, each with a water-resistance of 300 meters and powered by the AP Caliber 3124/3841. The green version is reserved for the Geneva boutique, list... Read the article Jan 18, 2016 by Roger Ruegger
WatchTime New York Welcomes Record Number of Guests and Brands in Third Year WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch event for collectors and enthusiasts, wrapped up the show’s third year at Manhattan's Gotham Hall yesterday. The two-day event began with a sold-out VIP cocktail on Friday, October 13, followed by a full day of educational panels, seminars, tours, and events on Saturday, October 14. Read the article Oct 16, 2017 by WatchTime
Close-Up: Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planetarium Poetic Complication In this Close-Up article, we take a look at Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planetarium Poetic Complication watch. Read the article Sep 9, 2015 by Norma Buchanan
Feminine and Exclusive: 9 Luxury Watches for Ladies At the big watch fairs, the stars of the show tend to be complicated watches for men, but each year watch brands also debut plenty of ladies’ watches, many made at the same level of craftsmanship as their male counterparts. We look at some recently released ladies’ watch collections. Baume and Mercier’s Linea collection has... Read the article Apr 21, 2015 by WatchTime
Going Creative: 4 Artistic Watches High horology isn’t just about movements: it’s also about aesthetics. The watch brands in Geneva call on a range of decorative techniques, such as guillochage, enameling, and skeletonizing, that can add as much to the cost of watch as can a notable manufacture movement. Here, four watches showcasing the skills that some high-end watch companies call... Read the article Apr 20, 2015 by Norma Buchanan
Monochrome Watches at SIHH 2015: The Cartier Clé de Cartier Anyone who has carved the snow on skis, hugged a turn’s line in a sports car, or caressed the slope of a woman’s back will appreciate the curves in the Clé de Cartier. Cartier’s iconic march of shapes, from Santos to Tank to Rontonde, arrives at a new simplicity of innovation, design and form. Read the article Jan 28, 2015 by Frank Geelen
Monochrome Watches SIHH 2015: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Double Flying Tourbillon For 2015, Roger Dubuis focusses heavily on skeletonization, as becomes apparent with the introduction of the Excalibur Spider Double Flying Tourbillon. Prior to these new releases, every single watch had been produced according to the strict specifications of the Poinçon de Geneve, and the new models are no exception. The “Spider” offers exceptional Horological techniques,... Read the article Jan 28, 2015 by Frank Geelen
Audio: 12 Watch Executive Interviews from SIHH 2015 At SIHH 2015 in Geneva, I had the chance to chat with 12 watch industry executives, from 11 luxury watch brands, about the timepieces introduced at the show and what lies ahead in 2015. Follow the links below to hear the audio from these interviews, all conducted for my blog, Watch-Insider.com. Read the article Jan 24, 2015 by Alexander Linz
SIHH 2015: Ralph Lauren Automotive Chronograph (Updated with Live Photo and Price) Among the new offerings from Ralph Lauren at this year’s SIHH is the new Ralph Lauren Automotive Chronograph. Inspired by the instrument panel of Lauren’s legendary 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, this piece evokes the exotic yet purposeful aesthetic found in the cockpit of a car many regard as the finest gentleman’s sport coupe of... Read the article Jan 23, 2015 by WatchTime
SIHH 2015: Here Are 19 Of The New Watches We’ve Seen So Far Get a glimpse of WatchTime's SIHH coverage in this review of 19 luxury watches from Baume & Mercier, Montblanc, Audemars Piguet, Cartier, IWC and many other watch brands. Read the article Jan 23, 2015 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2015: The Greubel Forsey QP à Equation with “Mechanical Computer” Well-heeled collectors of ultra-complicated mechanical watches, and the haute retailers who supply them, should be in Seventh Heaven over Greubel Forsey’s seventh “Invention Piece,” the Greubel Forsey QP à Equation, unveiled to the watch intelligentsia today at SIHH 2015 in Geneva. Read the article Jan 23, 2015 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2015: IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar (Updated with Live Photos and Prices) The new IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar, part of the brand’s “Year of the Portugieser” at SIHH 2015, is a timepiece that marks two IWC firsts: its in-house movement is equipped with an innovative annual calendar mechanism and also boasts a two-barrel, seven-day power reserve. Read the article Jan 23, 2015 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2015: Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Mécaniques Gravées Collection At SIHH in Geneva, Vacheron Constantin brought out two new additions to its Métiers d’Art family. Known as the Mécaniques Gravées collection, these watches apply meticulous hand-engraving procedures to in-house Vacheron calibers. There is a basic two-hand version and a tourbillon caliber, each with its own ornate designs. Read the article Jan 23, 2015 by Jay Deshpande
Monochrome Watches at SIHH 2015: Parmigiani and Bugatti Celebrate A Decade Together All too often we see relationships between watch manufactures and automobile companies come and then go. Seemingly, the faster the car the more tempestuous the relationship with their time-keeping partner. Not so with Bugatti and Parmigiani. For ten years (2004-2014) they have celebrated a hand-to-glove relationship that sees the world’s fastest car paired-off with one... Read the article Jan 23, 2015 by Frank Geelen
SIHH 2015: Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Cartier’s headliner at SIHH 2015 was a new ultra-thin grand complication that showcases the brand’s technical watchmaking prowess. The Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication has an automatic movement measuring just 5.49 mm in height. Its three major complications are visible on the skeletonized dial: a flying tourbillon, perpetual calendar, and minute repeater. These functions, coupled... Read the article Jan 22, 2015 by Jay Deshpande
SIHH 2015: Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Ceramica (Updated with Live Photo and Price) At SIHH 2015 this week, Panerai Panerai debuted the Luminor 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Ceramica – 44 mm. This new model surrounds the P.9100 manufacture chronograph movement with a high-tech matte-black case fashioned from synthetic ceramic based on zirconium oxide. Read the article Jan 22, 2015 by WatchTime
SIHH 2015: New Dial Designs for A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia (Updated with Live Photos) At the SIHH 2015 watch fair, German luxury watch brand A. Lange & Sohne unveiled three new models in its elegant, understated Saxonia collection. The new-generation versions of the Saxonia, Saxonia Automatic, and Saxonia Dual Time all feature subtly redesigned dials, with two models also sporting new case dimensions. Read the article Jan 22, 2015 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2015: Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech Panerai has launched several new versions of the Submersible, its hyper-masculine, professional-grade divers’ watch. The most unusual is the Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic. Read the article Jan 22, 2015 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2015: New Baume & Mercier Watches (Updated with Live Photos and Prices) Among its new releases at SIHH 2015, Baume & Mercier has launched two new models in its rectangular-cased Hamptons collection and a new complication in the recently launched Baume & Mercier Clifton family. Read the article Jan 22, 2015 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2015: A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater One of A. Lange & Söhne’s introductions at SIHH 2015 was an all-new minute repeater. The Zeitwerk Minute Repeater combines a chiming mechanism with jumping displays for the hours and minutes. The simple, legible dial belies the complexities of its movement. This is the first Lange watch to combine a jumping time display with a... Read the article Jan 21, 2015 by Jay Deshpande
SIHH 2015: Greubel Forsey GMT Black (Updated with Live Photos and Price) Greubel Forsey, a brand known for its ambitious, innovative multi-tourbillon watches, introduced its own singular take on the classic world-time watch in 2011. A new execution of the succinctly named Greubel Forsey GMT, with a blackened titanium case, debuted this week at SIHH 2015. Read the article Jan 21, 2015 by Mark Bernardo
