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    Welcome to WatchTime’s watch features section. Here you will find watch feature stories, watch reports, interesting watch technology coverage, interviews with watch brands, background articles about watches, watch brands and technical stories.

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    Deco by Design: Six of Our Favorite Watches Inspired by Art Deco

    Art Deco, as a descriptor, has become a little overused in the luxe-focused world of watch marketing. Too often, in the absence of a better term, the style is used as a catch-all word for any blend of geometric forms and vintage air. While the verbiage has no doubt worn away its welcome for many,...

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    Apr 6, 2021 by WatchTime

    Screen Time: 5 Watches That Pay Tribute to Movies

    Many watches have appeared in movies, and some have become nearly as famous as the stars who wore them. But only a handful of watches have been created specially for movies, in partnership with the filmmakers themselves. Here is a rundown. OMEGA SEAMASTER DIVER 300M 007 EDITION Omega has been outfitting cinematic superspy James Bond...

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    Apr 5, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    WATCH REVIEW

    Borrowed Time: Chronoswiss Sirius Flying Grand Regulator

    The regulator dial is one of those niche styles in the wristwatch world. It never really had a “moment” but it’s been around for quite a while, and many watch brands have at least one in their portfolios in the interests of broadening their appeal. However, none have embraced the regulator style more than Chronoswiss, the maker of the watch reviewed here, the Sirius Flying Grand Regulator.

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    Mar 31, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    FEATURE

    The New Breed: How Bremont, Christopher Ward and Farer are Redefining British Watchmaking

    The British won the war but lost their watchmaking. Though watchmaking had existed in Switzerland as a cottage industry since the Age of Enlightenment, the Swiss did not truly dominate commercial watchmaking until World War II when the neutral country freely used resources – from metals to skilled labor to capital – that other countries...

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    Mar 31, 2021 by Allen Farmelo

    Clockwork Orange: Five Watches With Orange Dials, Details, and Straps

    As watches continue to embrace a wider range of color options for their dial, straps, and other details, orange remains relatively scarce in the expanding spectrum, though undeniably appealing to a core of loyal fans. Here are five timepieces where orange tones dominate.    HUBLOT BIG BANG TOURBILLON AUTOMATIC ORANGE SAPPHIRE Hublot takes pride in...

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    Mar 30, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    FEATURE

    Il Dolce Orologio: Exploring the Eclectic Watch Families of Eberhard & Co.

    While Italian watch enthusiasts have embraced the timepieces of Eberhard & Co. for well over a century, only a relative handful of American collectors are aware of the brand’s rich history and diverse offerings. Now, buoyed by a surprise Geneva Grand Prix win for its most historically significant model, Eberhard is making the U.S. sit up and take notice.

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    Mar 30, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    Borrowed Time: Glashütte Original Sixties Chronograph Annual Edition With Glacier Blue Dial

    Blue dials on watches have gone from novelty to mainstream; it’s rare these days to find any popular watch model, or family, that doesn’t offer at least one option in blue — some even in an array of shades, from powdery pastel to shiny cerulean to bold navy all the way to moody indigo. There...

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    Mar 29, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    Customizing Time: The Art of the Personalized Watch

    As more and more of today’s consumers look for watches that make a truly personal statement, the art of customization is in rising demand. In this feature from the archives, WatchTime contributor and author Roberta Naas offers one of the most comprehensive looks at customizing time. It’s been a centuries-old trend in clothing: bespoke tailoring...

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    Mar 25, 2021 by WatchTime

    What Makes Patek Philippe Watches so Valuable? Seven Reasons for the Brand’s Success

    Patek Philippe is generally regarded as the top brand among all major Swiss watch manufacturers. Why is this true? Rüdiger Bucher, Editorial Director of WatchTime's German sister magazine Chronos, lays out seven reasons for Patek Philippe's success.

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    Mar 25, 2021 by Ruediger Bucher

    Inspired by Ancestry: Exploring the Blancpain Villeret Collection

    Blancpain’s Villeret collection channels the haute horlogerie roots of the world’s oldest watchmaking brand and continues to innovate with an array of grand and practical complications. We explore the collection’s origins, as well as its historical and modern highlights, in this feature from our October 2020 issue. The author Thomas Wolfe is often credited with...

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    Mar 24, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    PORTFOLIO

    Stopwatches at the Top: 7 Chronographs with In-House Movements

    Looking for a chronograph with a completely in-house-manufactured movement? In this feature from WatchTime's June 2017 issue, we showcase some of the industry’s top picks, from seven power brands, from Breitling to Rolex to Zenith.

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    Mar 24, 2021 by Alexander Krupp

    FEATURE

    Anything But Ordinary: 8 Watches Made from Extraordinary Materials

    Is gold too precious and stainless steel too commonplace for you? Several watch manufacturers are experimenting with case materials that add even greater excitement to unconventional timepieces. From the WatchTime archives, here are eight timepieces that incorporate these out-of-the-ordinary materials.

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    Mar 23, 2021 by WatchTime

    Striking Simplicity: Spotlighting the Patek Philippe Ref. 6301P Grande Sonnerie

    Patek Philippe’s new 6301P features not only a grande sonnerie with a petite sonnerie and a minute repeater, it also comes with a patented “seconde morte” jumping subsidiary seconds. We delve into its many complexities in this feature from our January-February 2021 issue. In the world of haute horlogerie, hardly anything is as exclusive and...

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    Mar 22, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

    Rarefied Air: The History of the Breguet Type XX Collection

    The Breguet family revolutionized watchmaking in the 19th century and aviation in the 20th. The modern Type XX collection is the culmination of its multi-generational savoir faire in both fields. We explore the history of this storied watch model in this feature from our July-August 2020 issue.

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    Mar 22, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

    What Makes Rolex so Successful? Here Are Nine Reasons

    Rolex is viewed by many as the Number One among major Swiss watch manufacturers. Why? Rüdiger Bucher, Editorial Director at WatchTime's German sister magazine, Chronos, lists nine reasons for the success of Rolex.

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    Mar 22, 2021 by Ruediger Bucher

    Empire Mindset: Hands-on with the Hublot Classic Fusion Concrete Jungle Limited Edition

    At the end of last year, Hublot unveiled its latest ode to New York City, the aptly named Classic Fusion Concrete Jungle Limited Edition. That model, limited to only 50 pieces and following up on the original Concrete Jungle released in 2016, quickly caught eyes with its unique construction — from materials including concrete, epoxy...

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    Mar 21, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

    WATCH REVIEW

    Into the Blue: Reviewing the Rolex Deepsea D-Blue

    When writer, director, and adventurer James Cameron reached the beginning of the “deep sea” at a depth of 1,000 meters on March 26, 2012, safely inside his submersible craft Deepsea Challenger, all the remaining light disappeared. But at that point, he hadn’t yet completed one-tenth of his journey. At 10,908 meters, he landed softly on...

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    Mar 19, 2021 by Jens Koch

    FEATURE

    On the Cusp: A Brief History of the Zenith El Primero

    Zenith’s El Primero automatic chronograph caliber — unveiled to the world 50 years ago this year, in 1969 — is regarded as one of the world’s best and most accurate movements. In this historical feature from the WatchTime archives, contributor Thomas Gronenthal takes a look at its development.

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    Mar 19, 2021 by WatchTime

    FEATURE

    Flight Fight: A History of IWC and Breitling Pilots’ Watches

    When longtime IWC head honcho Georges Kern left became CEO of Breitling, some saw it as the latest salvo in the two Swiss brands' historical duel for horological supremacy in the air. Here we explore how both brands have made their marks on the history and evolution of pilots' watches.

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    Mar 17, 2021 by Jens Koch

    A Brief History of the Mechanical Watch’s Fight Against Magnetism

    From our sister website, WatchTime Middle East, a look at how watchmaking has countered the threat of magnetism over the years, from using metals like palladium in 1915 to silicon in 2015. Magnetism has been the mechanical timekeeping’s nemesis through the years. It is to the mechanical watch what Prof. Moriarty is to Sherlock Holmes.  Though the...

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    Mar 16, 2021 by WatchTime
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