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.

Showing at WatchTime New York 2018: Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique 5367

WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch show, is just under three weeks away! As we continue our countdown to the long-awaited collectors’ event, taking place at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 26-27, we are highlighting notable new timepieces that guests will discover there. Today we take a look at the Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat...

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Oct 8, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

Sponsored: Artel Rotec Introduces New Sky Series

Independent watchmaker Artel Rotec is introducing its second collection, the Sky Series, this month, with the bold timepiece serving as a worthy follow-up to its V-Series limited edition sports watch lineup. Artel Rotec first formed in 2018, when designer and longtime watch collector Matthew Roknipour launched the brand as a family owned, independent watch company...

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Jan 25, 2023 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Art and Ingenuity: Inside the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Handwerkskunst

The sixth Handwerkskunst edition from A. Lange & Söhne combines some top tier métiers d’art with real technical ingenuity. Nitin Nair of WatchTime Middle East asked Lange’s Anthony Haas to give him the lowdown on the new model.

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Oct 8, 2018 by WatchTime

Debuting at WatchTime New York 2018: The New Raymond Weil Freelancer Calibre RW1212 Skeleton

America's luxury watch show, WatchTime New York, taking place on October 26-27 at Manhattan's luxe Gotham Hall, welcomes Raymond Weil to its lineup of participating watch brands for the first time in 2018. The event also hosts the world premiere of the company's newest release: an all-new version of the Freelancer Calibre RW1212 Skeleton in a titanium-colored steel case.

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Oct 6, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

First Look: Citizen’s New Marvel Watches Launching at New York Comic Con

Citizen Watch Co. announced its partnership with Disney and Marvel at Baselworld 2018. Less than a year later, the collaboration has produced its first specially designed, super-hero-themed timepieces — launched in front of an enthusiastic crowd this week at New York Comic Con, the East Coast's biggest pop culture extravaganza. WatchTime was there for an exclusive sneak preview.

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Oct 5, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE:

Living With Bronze, Part 1: Choosing the Right Bronze Watch

This is the first of a three-part series on bronze watches by contributing writer Justin Mastine-Frost. This series will address the various aspects of owning and caring for a bronze watch that extend beyond the obvious passion for patina. Topics covered will include the pros and cons of aging the material naturally versus with chemicals and...

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Oct 5, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS

Expanded Update: New Dial Colors for Nomos Orion Neomatik 41 Date

Nomos's Update series was born when the Glashütte, Germany-based watchmaker outfitted three of its flagship models — the Tangente, Ludwig, and Orion — with new, self-winding calibers with integrated date functions. This fall, Nomos grows the series with the addition of two colorful new dial options in the Orion neomatik family: one in midnight blue, the other in olive green.

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Oct 3, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Panerai Launches Three New Luminor 8 Days Power Reserve Models

Panerai's autumn rollout of new timepieces continues with the release of three new variations on the brand's Luminor 8 Days model, two with newly designed power-reserve-indicator dials, the other the first in the series with a case designed for left-handed wearers.

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Oct 1, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday “Ultraman”

Back in July of this year, Mark Bernardo, Senior Editor of WatchTime, accurately described the new Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday “Ultraman” as a “Monster Launch,” which was nothing short of spot on. The new watch, like many of the bigger collaborative releases as of late, caught much of the market by surprise. It represented a...

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Sep 30, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe

Parmigiani Fleurier updated its sporty, round chronograph model, the Tonda Metrographe, in 2017, streamlining its somewhat idiosyncractic, asymmetrical design to a more classically sporty three-register look — and Parmigiani being Parmigiani, it did so without sacrificing the aesthetic flourishes and distinctive technical touches that make the timepiece unmistakably its own. Here are insights from a...

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Sep 28, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Ulysse Nardin Officially Launches its GPHG-Nominated Dive Watch

After the GPHG nominees were announced a few weeks ago, there was one watch in the “Sports” category that captured a lot of early attention. A previously unreleased Ulysse Nardin diver caused dive-watch focused forums and social media pages to light up in a flurry of questions. Just what was this new direction for Ulysse...

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Sep 27, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

Showing at WatchTime New York 2018: Baume & Mercier Clifton Baumatic COSC

America’s largest luxury watch show, WatchTime New York, returns to Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 26-27 (click here for event details and to purchase tickets). As we count down to the big event, we continue to spotlight many of the new timepieces that guests will discover there. Today we turn our attention to a timepiece that has become...

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Sep 25, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

AUCTION PREVIEW:

13 Highlights from the Fortuna “Important Watches” Fall Sale

Back in June, we introduced you to Fortuna Auction House, a new presence in the watch auction sphere that distinguishes itself through a straightforward pricing strategy and a hands-on, no-risk approach to buying and selling vintage timepieces. After a successful summer sale, the seven-year-old, New York-based company has returned for its sophomore watch auction with...

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Sep 24, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Bulova Archive Series Oceanographer “Devil Diver”

Bulova has been gradually entering the “new vintage” trend of horology for the last few years. The company’s newest release, the Oceanographer Devil Diver— which comes in the forms of both a limited-edition, more historically accurate 40-mm orange piece, and of a non-limited, more modernly designed 44-mm model — is its most recent addition to...

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Sep 23, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

THE WATCHTIME Q&A:

Talking with Felix Baumgartner of Urwerk About the New UR-111C (With Live Photos)

Urwerk’s UR-111C — the brand’s latest timepiece unveiled last week — is a direct descendant of the UR-CC1 King Cobra from 2009 (which itself was inspired by a Patek Philippe prototype created by Louis Cottier and Gilbert Albert in 1959), but it differs in a number of ways. By borrowing the retrograde linear display from...

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Sep 21, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

AUCTION PREVIEW:

13 Highlights from Christie’s Current “Falling for Time” Online Watch Sale

Christie’s ongoing series of online watch sales is one of my favorite parts of the auction world. Their watch team is able to consistently curate a terrific balance of vintage and contemporary models at a diverse range of price points; basically, there’s something for everyone. The current “Falling for Time” sale is their largest one...

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Sep 18, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS:

H. Moser Introduces a Hyper-Accurate Moon-Phase Watch with a Vantablack Dial

H. Moser & Cie. has developed a very specific “look” over the years often using a minimalist interpretation of time. Although you’ll see models of varying complexity throughout the different lines, some of the more iconic Moser watches lean heavily on a textured fumé sunburst dial with a surprising lack of branding or text. These...

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Sep 17, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

PROMOTION:

Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Enhanced Accuracy and Power Reserve

The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s first in-house mechanical self-winding calibre, the Baumatic™ BM12-1975A, is pushing back the existing limits of efficiency and reliability: The BM12-1975A not only comes with a convenient five-day power reserve with full chronometer precision (-4/+6 seconds per day over the entire 120 hour power reserve),...

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Sep 17, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS:

WatchTime New York 2018: Introducing the Brands

The fourth annual WatchTime New York show is a little over a month away and the 2018 edition is prepared to be our largest and most exciting yet. We’ve got 31 brands showcasing on the floor plus a variety of panels highlighting independent watchmakers, American microbrands, and a state-of-the-industry discussion featuring a number of renowned...

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Sep 13, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS

New Panerai Radiomir 1940 Editions Revive Historical Pendulum Clock Dials

As avid Paneristi are aware, today's powerhouse Panerai watch brand had its humble beginnings in a retail watch store in Florence, founded by the Panerai family in 1860. As inspiration for the latest version of its Radiomir 1940 3 Days Acciaio - 47mm, the company reached back to that historical early era and one of its historically significant pendulum clocks.

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Sep 12, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURES:

Five First Impressions of the Baume & Mercier Baumatic

It’s been an interesting year for Baume & Mercier. Not only did we see the introduction of its most exciting timepiece in years with the focus of this article, the Baumatic, but we’ve also seen the birth of a new sustainability-focused Richemont entity that borrows the “Baume” name, and the introduction of a new CEO, Geoffroy...

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Sep 11, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

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