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.

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Outlaw Connoisseur: “Mayans MC” Actor Antonio Jaramillo Talks Watches

Antonio Jaramillo, who co-stars on FX’s motorcycle club drama “Mayans MC,” whose third season is set to debut this fall, went from selling watches at Tiffany & Co. to acting in stage plays, TV and movies. But the Mexican-born actor has continued his pursuit of horological knowledge while assembling a small but eclectic timepiece collection....

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Mar 6, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

NEWS

Vacheron Constantin Leads Its 2020 Releases with New Égérie Ladies’ Collection

Vacheron Constantin surprised many this past week by releasing the revitalized Égérie line, the historical Swiss manufacture’s first new women’s collection in decades. The initial release of the Égérie family was in 2003; that tonneau-shaped iteration was designed, Vacheron says, to bring together the worlds of haute couture and haute horlogerie (high fashion and watchmaking)....

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Mar 2, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: The Timex M79 Automatic

It was about this time last year that budget-friendly Timex first unveiled its now-cult-classic Q Timex. That watch was an instant hit, with its “spirit of ‘79” style, vintage-inspired heritage, and — most importantly for many consumers— ultra-affordable price tag of only $179. Last week, Timex unveiled the latest addition to the Q Timex series,...

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Feb 23, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Longines Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946

Longines, a Swiss manufacturer that has become well known for mining its rich archives, last month unveiled the latest addition to its Heritage collection: the Classic Chronograph 1946. Like all other models within that vintage-inspired collection, the Classic Chronograph 1946 takes its cues from a historical model — in this case a classical-looking, unnamed 1940s...

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Feb 9, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Introducing Bespoke Watchmaker Alexandre Meerson and his Designer-Led Watch Brand

As watches gain in popularity among general and luxury consumers, so too do the many niches of timepiece diversity, offering what seems like an ever-expanding array of options in the modern marketplace. Today, we’ll be looking at a relatively new brand, Alexandre Meerson— a British-based, bespoke-focused watchmaker led by a man of the same name...

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Feb 3, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hamilton American Classic Chrono-Matic 50 Auto Chrono

Last fall, Swiss-based Hamilton unveiled the latest addition to its American Classic collection with the new Chrono-Matic 50 Auto Chrono. The American Classic collection — which recalls the brand’s historic founding in the U.S. and some of the most iconic watches it manufactured while still stateside — has been the host of many different watches...

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Feb 2, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic 42

This week on “Vintage Eye,” we visit one of the most hotly debated vintage-inspired watches of the past few years, taking a deep dive into the Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic 42mm. If you’re unfamiliar with the watch — but are familiar with a little model called the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak — then you can...

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Jan 26, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Mido Multifort Patrimony

Last year, the Swiss watch brand Mido released a follow-up to its popular Mido Multifort Datometer watch, expanding upon the collection with the new Multifort Patrimony. Longtime readers of this series will remember that in 2018 we covered the Multifort Datometer, a watch commemorating the 100th anniversary of the brand and which upon its unveiling...

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Jan 12, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

In the Workshop with the Watch Strap Maestros at Jean Rousseau

A few months ago, I was fortunate to run into Pierre-Louis Follet, the General Manager for Jean Rousseau U.S., the American arm of the French-based, 1954-founded leather strap manufacturer of the same name. We spoke a few minutes on the luxury brand and its happenings, and after a while he told me that Jean Rousseau...

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Jan 7, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Cartier Tonneau

As the new year begins and the new Roaring ‘20s kicks off in style, this week we’ll take a look at an early 20th-Century-inspired watch model that was surely found on the wrists of many gentleman dandies during that era of 100 years ago: the Cartier Tonneau. In 2019, Cartier released an updated Tonneau collection...

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Jan 5, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

2019: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

Six Perpetual Calendar Timepieces That Stood Apart in 2019

As we approach the end of 2019 and prepare for 2020 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we wrap up our 2019 retrospective with six...

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Dec 28, 2019 by WatchTime

2019: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

Eight GMT and Dual Time Watches That Wowed Us in 2019

As we approach the end of 2019 and prepare for 2020 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at 10 watches equipped with GMT...

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Dec 27, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

2019: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

10 Noteworthy Tourbillons That Took Our Breath Away in 2019

As we approach the end of 2019 and prepare for 2020 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at 10 watches from 2019 that...

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Dec 26, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

2019: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

Eight Significant Pilot’s Watches That Landed in 2019

As we approach the end of 2019 and prepare for 2020 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at eight watches from 2019 targeted...

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Dec 25, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

2019: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

10 Notable Dive Watches That Surfaced in 2019

As we approach the end of 2019 and prepare for 2020 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at some of the past year’s...

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Dec 24, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

2019: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

10 Important Chronograph Watches Launched in 2019

As we approach the end of 2019 and prepare for 2020 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at 10 chronograph watches released in...

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Dec 23, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Timex Q Timex

With 2019 coming to a close, this week we’ll take a look at one of the most popular dark horse releases of the year: the Timex Q Timex. This watch was first revealed by the brand last spring, and was an instant hit among critics and consumers alike, for its accessible price point and retro-suave...

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Dec 22, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

10 Things to Know About TAG Heuer

Here are ten things you should know about TAG Heuer, including the brand's deep connections with sports timing and automobile racing, and more recently, a series of groundbreaking developments in the field of ultra-fast mechanical chronographs.

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Dec 19, 2019 by WatchTime

FEATURE:

An Inside Look at the Various Technologies Pioneered by Sinn

How do you protect a wristwatch from shocks, scratches, extreme temperatures and water? Sinn has discovered innovative solutions and integrated them into most of its watches. The developmental work was costly, but the watches remain accessible. Discover how the brand does it in this feature from our May 2019 issue.

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Dec 13, 2019 by Jens Koch

FEATURE

From Apollo 11 to James Bond: 10 Things to Know About Omega

In this 50th anniversary year of the Apollo 11 moon landing, you've probably been hearing a lot about the first watch worn on the moon, the now-legendary Omega Speedmaster Professional. But there's a lot more to Omega — among the best-known luxury watch brands on the planet, and certainly the best known off the planet — than its lunar milestone.

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Dec 10, 2019 by WatchTime

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