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.

NEWS

It Came From Lake Erie: Shinola’s First Dive Watch and First Automatic

When it comes to mythical sea creatures, Scotland has nothing on Detroit. Most of us are familiar with the Loch Ness Monster but fewer are aware of the Lake Erie Monster, an enduring legend in the U.S. Great Lakes region. It was only fitting that Detroit-based Shinola adopt the name for its newest timepiece, which is both its first dedicated divers' watch and its first watch with a mechanical movement.

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Nov 7, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Bell & Ross Vintage BR V1-92 Military

The growing trend of vintage-inspired watches has been noticed throughout the industry, and one of the brands to respond is Bell & Ross. The company — which was founded in 1992 and thus has no authentic vintage watches of its own — has nonetheless always positioned its pieces as militarily and historically inspired. The brand’s...

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Nov 5, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 6: 2011-2017

In the final chapter in our series of features articles on the 60th anniversary of the iconic Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we present the thirteen most noteworthy Speedmasters from 2010 to today, including the recently launched special edition for #SpeedyTuesday, the Speedmaster 38mm, and the Speedmaster Racing.

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Oct 24, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Five Timepieces from Independent Brands at WatchTime New York 2017

One of things we look forward to the most about WatchTime New York each year is getting to work with the independent brands that aren’t always visible to the horological mainstream. From an American watchmaking rockstar hell-bent on returning Pennsylvania to its former horological glory to a Finnish luminary operating at the peak of his...

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Oct 23, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

WATCH REVIEW

Hands-On: CT Scuderia Master Time Automatic

The so-called “bullhead” chronograph — with crown and pushers at the top of the watch rather than on the side — is a type that very few watches even attempt to pull off today, with some notable exceptions but Contatempo Scuderia, a brand of auto-racing inspired chronographs founded by third-generation Italian watchmaker Enrico Margaritelli, has embraced the style.

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Oct 23, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Omega Railmaster 60th Anniversary Master Chronometer 38mm

This week on “Vintage Eye,” we’re bringing our focus to the third musketeer of Omega’s iconic “Class of ‘57” trio: we've already covered the Seamaster 300 and the Speedmaster; this time around we turn our attention to the Railmaster.

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Oct 22, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

5 Notable Tourbillon Watches Spotted at WatchTime New York 2017

Yesterday, we showcased some watches from our recent WatchTime New York event that we found suitable for everyday wear based on their accessible prices, classically clean designs, and simplicity of functions. So what about the other end of the spectrum — ultra-high-end timepieces for deep-pocketed collectors, characterized by that badge of horological expertise, the tourbillon? Here we take a look at five that were on display at the show.

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Oct 20, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

5 “Everyday” Timepieces from WatchTime New York 2017

We all adore high-complication watches. Whether it’s the fine finishing, the whirl of a tourbillon, or the chime of a minute repeater, there is a romantic notion to haute horlogerie that drives this passion for many of us. Despite that, you’d be hard pressed to find someone that admitted to casually wearing their double tourbillon...

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Oct 19, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 5: 2000 – 2010

In the fifth chapter in our series of features articles on the 60th anniversary of the iconic Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we present the 13 most noteworthy Speedmasters from the early 2000s, including the famous Snoopy Speedmaster and a collectible model with a dial and subdials made from slices of meteorite.

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Oct 17, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

MANUFACTURE VISIT

Inside Bovet’s Swiss Manufacturing Sites

WatchTime recently had the opportunity to visit two of Bovet's own manufacturing sites in Switzerland: the Château de Môtiers and Dimier in Tramelan. Read on for our impressions, along with behind-the-scenes photos taken during our tour.

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Oct 16, 2017 by Roger Ruegger

A. Lange & Söhne Unveils Four New Blue Dials at WatchTime New York

WatchTime New York continues today, and A. Lange & Söhne, one of the 30 exhibiting watch brands, has brought to the U.S. for the first time a quartet of new, blue-dialed timepieces that wowed the crowd at Gotham Hall. Here's a closer look.

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Oct 14, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

30 Highlight Watches You’ll See at WatchTime New York 2017, From A to Z

The wait is almost over! WatchTime New York, America's largest luxury watch show, kicks off tonight at Manhattan's Gotham Hall and continues tomorrow. Thirty watch brands will be on hand to show off their newest timepiece treasures; here we showcase each brand's highlight model, from A. Lange to Zenith.

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Oct 13, 2017 by WatchTime

INDUSTRY

Who Owns What: A Guide to the Watch Groups

We present here a guide to the major watch groups and their holdings, including Swatch Group, Richemont, LVMH, Kering Group, Seiko Group and others.

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Oct 12, 2017 by Jay Deshpande

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 4: The 1990s

In this fourth chapter in our series on the 60th anniversary of the Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we present the eleven most noteworthy Speedmasters from the 1990s, including the first COSC-certified manual-wound Speedmaster and the Omega Speedmaster 40th Anniversary.

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Oct 10, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Bulova Chronograph C “Stars & Stripes”

Bulova produced the original "Stars & Stripes" chronograph for only a single year in 1970. But as the model has seen a major spike in intrigue from collectors, Bulova re-issued the piece at this year's Baselworld. - now with a slightly larger case, modern finishing, a quartz movement, and — most significantly— a competitive price point.

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Oct 8, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 3: The 1980s

In the third chapter in our series of features articles on the 60th anniversary of the iconic Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we present the five most noteworthy Speedmasters from the 1980s, including such Reagan-era milestone pieces as the first Omega watch with an exhibition caseback and the first Speedy with a moon-phase.

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Oct 3, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Black Ceramic Power Reserve Clous de Paris

Every good watch brand needs some sort of visual shorthand to make it recognizable, and Jaquet Droz has managed to claim as its own a very old, very traditional style of timekeeping display: the figure-eight dial arrangement of one smaller subdial, usually for the hours and minutes, at the top, overlapping a larger subdial, usually...

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Oct 2, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Rado Hyperchrome Captain Cook

The Rado Captain Cook, a 1960s dive watch named after 18th century British naval explorer Captain James Cook, did not garner an incredible amount of attention when it was released, yet today the brand has revived it — once again, as an anomaly in its mainly quartz dress-watch lineup — and this time it is receiving praise far and wide.

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Oct 1, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

PROFILE

Pipe Dreams: The Evolution of HYT Watches

HYT has big plans for its liquid-filledglass-tube time-display technology. According to brand CEO Vincent Perriard, watchmaking is “just the tip of the iceberg.”

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Sep 28, 2017 by Norma Buchanan

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 2: The 1970s

In this second installment of our series of features articles on the 60th anniversary of the iconic Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we explore some of the notable Speedmasters from the 1970s, including such milestone pieces as the first electronic Speedy and the watch worn on the famous Apollo-Soyuz space mission.

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Sep 26, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

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