Watch Features

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.

2020, The Watch Year in Review: The Global Team of Editors Looks Back

WatchTime's global team of journalists looks back at the biggest moments of 2020.

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Dec 25, 2020 by WatchTime

WatchTime’s Holiday Gift Guide for the Watch-Collecting Renaissance Man

The holidays are close, and while a new watch or two (or three or four) might be on the minds and lists of many WatchTime readers, most of us are also interested in other accessories of the good life outside of watches proper. Over the course of the year, we have come across a number...

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Dec 21, 2020 by WatchTime

List vs. Ask: Comparing Steel Rolex Prices at Retail to Prices on the Secondary Market

It is no secret that many watches within Rolex’s steel range can be difficult to come by at retail prices. With wait lists stretching for weeks to months to even years, depending on the dealer and the model reference, many collectors are now turning to watch resellers and the grey market to cut their wait...

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Dec 18, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Hublot Big Bang Unico GMT Carbon

When we think of Hublot, we tend to picture ruggedly stylish chronographs, avant-garde materials in eye-catching color combos, and sporty design influences ranging from soccer to motor racing. Rarely do we think of classical dual-time functionality, and that’s a shame because Hublot’s Big Bang Unico GMT models — introduced in 2017 in titanium and carbon...

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Dec 18, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Borrowed Time: Bulova Archive Series Chronograph A “Surfboard”

Bulova’s Archive Series revisits some of the historical brand’s most cult-classic pieces from the mid-20th century, from digital-era pioneers like the Computron LED to distinctive deep-sea divers like the Oceanographers. Recently, I had the opportunity for an extended session with one of the most colorful, playful, and defiantly retro of the lot, the Chronograph A...

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Dec 11, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Hands-On: Code41’s “Unisex” Day41 Model

To create its recently launched Day41 model, the community of watchmakers at Lausanne-based Code41 solicited the input of an often-overlooked constituency: the thousands of female watch enthusiasts who populate online forums and discussion groups along with their male peers. The intent of the Day41 Project was to develop a watch for ladies, a companion to...

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Dec 7, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Black Friday Special: 30 Ladies’ Watches for the Holidays

In spite of the challenges of 2020, watch manufacturers introduced many outstanding timepieces designed especially for women during the year. Here we present 30 newly released ladies’ watches that offer a wide range of options for holiday gift giving. ALEXANDER SHOROKHOFFInspired by the changing seasons, this new “Autumn” model from Alexander Shorokhoff has a handmade...

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Nov 27, 2020 by Dara Hinshaw

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Borrowed Time: Reviewing the Arnold & Son Globetrotter

There are timepieces built to serve a useful function and there are timepieces intended to dazzle the eye and draw attention to one’s wrist from across the room, and it is rare when the twain meet. But Arnold & Son has accomplished it with the Globetrotter, a visually arresting world-time watch released in 2018.

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Nov 27, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Debuts in Three Case Metals

Audemars Piguet can look back on a long history of high horology and sophisticated complications, and for its latest feat in this arena the manufacture has installed a flying tourbillon, for the first time, into its flagship Royal Oak Selfwinding collection. The new Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon, comprising three distinctive models, incorporates the recently...

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Nov 24, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

BANG FOR THE BUCK

Ticking Admission Tickets: 10 Entry-Level Mechanical Watches

Every watch collection has to start somewhere, and often that initial watch purchase is on a somewhat restricted budget. Here's an introduction to entry-level mechanical watches from 10 brands. To narrow the field down, we only considered men’s watches with a case diameter of 37 mm or greater.

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Nov 20, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

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Mountain Guide: Reviewing the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere

In January 2018, Montblanc set out to conquer new peaks: the revamped 1858 collection not only celebrates the spirit of mountain exploration, but also the 160th anniversary of Minerva. We take a closer look at one of the collection’s highlights, the 1858 Geosphere with a new world-time complication. Montblanc’s Most Essential Watch Collection The 1906-founded...

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Nov 19, 2020 by Roger Ruegger

From the Firehouse to the Wrist: Hands-On with the William Wood Valiant Black Watch

William Wood Watches, established in London in 2016, is named for founder Jonny Garrett’s late grandfather, a distinguished 25-year veteran of the British Fire Service. The watches pay tribute to their namesake, and firefighting culture in general, in ways that go far beyond the name, standing out from the crowded pack of luxury sport watches...

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Nov 16, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Grand Seiko Unveils the Kintaro Hattori 160th Anniversary & Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Editions

Grand Seiko knows how to celebrate an anniversary, and this past week the Japanese watchmaker celebrated two. First unveiling the Kintaro Hattori 160th Anniversary Limited Edition and shortly afterward the Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Edition, Grand Seiko celebrates both the birthday of Seiko’s founder and the founding of parent brand Seiko — then known as...

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Nov 13, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

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Borrowed Time: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph

There are vintage-inspired watches that try really hard to ape the look of the historical model that they’re re-creating for a modern audience, and there are those that strive instead to channel that original model’s essence as a base with which to build new complications upon. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Polaris Chronograph — one of the standout models...

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Nov 10, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime Live 2020: View All The Panels and Presentations

From October 21 to October 24, WatchTime hosted its very first WatchTime Live virtual event, an unprecedented online festival including the industry’s top brands, leaders, writers, and collectors for four days of presentations, panels, and discussions. Below you can find each of these videos, with more highlights planned for the weeks and months to come....

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Oct 31, 2020 by WatchTime

Watches, Whiskies, and More: Six Pairings of High-End Timepieces and Top-Shelf Spirits

There’s nothing like a well-earned, sublime sip of your favorite libation at the end of a long workday, whether at home or out-and-about — especially if you’re wearing just the right wristwatch to count down to your Happy Hour. Here we match up six noteworthy spirits — four Scotch whiskies, a mezcal and a brandy...

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Oct 30, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hands-on with the Yema Superman Heritage 63 Limited Edition

After quite a long hiatus, this week we are back with the latest “Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy!” Today, we will be revisiting French watchmaker Yema and one of its latest vintage-inspired releases, the Superman Heritage 63 Limited Edition. The new watch, which was unveiled last summer, made quick waves among Yema enthusiasts for...

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Oct 25, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Oris is Showcasing a New Movement at WatchTime Live. Here’s Why It Matters

Oris is one of the busiest brands in the market. With a steady stream of watch releases throughout the year, involvement in almost every major horological event, a collection of impressive charitable efforts, and numerous eye-catching collaborations, the Holstein-based watchmaker is consistently impressing us with its work. This past week, Oris once again demonstrated its...

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Oct 22, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Rafael Nadal Won the French Open Wearing the Richard Mille RM 27-04 Tourbillon

Sports partnerships for watches are nothing new, though it’s not every day an athlete claims the highest title in his or her field while wearing the sponsoring watch — let alone one that retails at $1,050,000. Yet Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal did just that, wearing the Richard Mille RM 27-04 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal and...

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Oct 17, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Showing at WatchTime Live 2020: Accutron’s Revolutionary Electrostatic Spaceview

Accutron, the world’s first fully electronic watch, marks its 60th anniversary in 2020. Reconstituted as an independent brand separate from Bulova, its original parent company, it is ushering in the new era with 21st century technology and a healthy dose of mid-20th-century nostalgia, starting with the retro-inspired Spaceview 2020. The watch will be among the...

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Oct 15, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

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