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Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 15: IWC Mark XVII

Within the complete modern series of the IWC Pilot’s Watch there exists a multitude of variations, from chronographs to GMTs to perpetual calendars, but the most historically relevant of them all still exist today: the IWC Mark XVII and IWC Big Pilot. We will compare the vintage and modern Mark XVII.

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Nov 22, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Borrowed Time: Reviewing the Bremont ALT1-WT World Timer

Let me state right up front that I’ve always had a thing for world-time watches; to me it’s a style of timepiece that lends itself to both practical utility as well as, almost across the board, really attractive designs. Also, at the risk of being perceived as a trend-follower, let me admit that I have...

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Nov 20, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 14: Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph

The Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph series is founded upon innovation, quality, and artistic appeal that has stayed relevant for 70 years. We’ll look at Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 and its descendants, Refs. 5270 and 5271.

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Nov 15, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 13: TAG Heuer Carrera

When Jack Heuer (distinguished former CEO) took control of Heuer (now TAG Heuer) in 1962, he set out to build a legacy. Luckily for the brand, he followed through on that goal soon into his tenure, with the 1963 launch of the now-famous Heuer Carrera. Since its release, the watch has often been near the...

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Nov 8, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 12: Breitling Navitimer

Launched in 1952 specifically for pilots as an evolution of the 1942 Chronomat, the Breitling Navitimer 806 soon became the official watch of the AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association), a rather well-known aeronautical association. We compare the vintage Navitimer with the modern Breitling Navitimer 01 and Navitimer AOPA pilots' watch.

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Nov 1, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

WatchTime Exclusive: Inside Rolex Bienne

On a rare tour of Rolex’s movement-manufacturing complex in Bienne, Switzerland, WatchTime witnessed the making of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Caliber 4130.

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Oct 27, 2015 by Norma Buchanan

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 11: Patek Philippe Nautilus

Today's Patek Philippe Nautilus is the Reference 5711/1A -010. This watch maintains many of the original Nautilus’s design codes, including the white-gold applied hour markers, horizontal-embossed black-blue dial, 3 o’clock date indicator, and an integrated stainless steel bracelet.

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Oct 25, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Family Values: Patek Philippe’s Thierry and Philippe Stern

Geneva’s Stern family has owned and operated Patek Philippe for nearly 80 years. When it comes to making watches, they say, family matters. Scroll down to read WatchTime editor-in-chief Joe Thompson’s up-close-and-personal profile of Philippe and Thierry Stern from the WatchTime archives.

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Oct 20, 2015 by Joe Thompson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 10: Omega Speedmaster

For this week’s Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, we’re tackling one of the most significant watches in horological history — a universally known, collected, and loved chronograph: the Omega Speedmaster. In 1957, two years before the first American manned mission to explore the moon, the very first Speedmaster was produced and labeled Reference CK...

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Oct 18, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 9: Panerai Radiomir

This week we shall be exploring the first of Panerai’s two trademark watches: the Panerai Radiomir. Not available to the global market until the 1990s due to Italian naval contracts and the previous direction of the brand, the Radiomir has earned its place in the modern horological conversation.

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Oct 11, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 8: Zenith El Primero

In this week’s edition of Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy (you can check out part 7 here), we come to a watch with possibly one of the best and most widely used luxury movements to date: the Zenith El Primero. With production of the watch beginning in 1969, after seven years of research and...

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Oct 4, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

The True Beat Goes On: Hands-On with the Arnold & Son TBTE

For a watchmaking force like Arnold & Son, things move fast. Really fast. In the past three years alone, we’ve witnessed around 20 new movements coming out of this progressive manufacture; each with a distinct architecture and set of functions. While this ensures that both the press as well as the collector community continue paying...

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Sep 29, 2015 by Amr Sindi

Timepiece Timeline: 10 Milestones from 10 Years of Greubel Forsey Watches

Greubel Forsey, the boutique luxury watch brand specializing in complicated watches with multiple tourbillons, marked its 10th anniversary in 2014. Though it still produces only around 100 pieces per year, the Greubel Forsey watch brand has come a long way since its memorable debut at the 2004 Baselworld watch fair, and can look back on...

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Sep 28, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 7: Cartier Tank

As I’ve previously mentioned in my take on the Jaeger-LaCoultre Reverso, I have a soft spot in my heart for square and rectangular watches. To me, they represent a period long past: an era pre-Golden Age horology, pre-Quartz Crisis, and pre-Modern: a time when a watch was either a tool or an event accessory, with...

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Sep 27, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 6: IWC Portugieser

Last week we covered the Rolex Day-Date; this week we come to a watch my grandfather owns, a piece he wears intermittently between his favorite orange Toy Watch and an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. (Is it any wonder where my love for watch aesthetics comes from?) I am talking, of course, about the iconic IWC...

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Sep 19, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 5: Rolex Day-Date

For this fifth edition of Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy (you can check out part 4 here), we’re diving deep into what is, undoubtedly, one of the most iconic wristwatches of all time. This single model in the Rolex repertoire has in its 60 years become a classic not only within the horological community,...

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Sep 13, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Borrowed Time: Hands-On with the Tutima Saxon One Chronograph

Tutima recently returned to its roots, moving into a new manufacture in the German watchmaking hub of Glashütte and overhauling all of its watch collections. At this year’s Las Vegas watch and jewelry fairs, I got a close look at the new Tutima collection, with one model in particular catching my eye: the Tutima Saxon...

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Sep 11, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 4: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso

As we enter part 4 of our “Vintage Eye” series, we come to yet another classic and innovative watch, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. First designed in 1931 for British Army polo players stationed in India, the watch with the now-iconic pivoting case quickly earned its status as the original sports watch combining purposed functionality with exceptional...

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Sep 6, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy Part 3: TAG Heuer Monaco

When you think of TAG Heuer, what do you think of? Racecar drivers? That funky red-and-green logo? Sports watches? Possibly all of these things cross your mind, but for many of us it’s all about the 1969 Heuer Monaco, and the man who, coincidentally, made the watch famous: Steve McQueen. The TAG Heuer (formerly just...

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Aug 30, 2015 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy Part 2: Grand Seiko

Find out what our contributor thinks of the Seiko Grand Seiko - including the Seiko Grand Seiko 62GS - in this watch review from WatchTime.

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Aug 23, 2015 by Caleb Anderson