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.

FATHER'S DAY COUNTDOWN

5 Notable Divers’ Watches from Baselworld 2017

This week, just in time for last-minute Father's Day gift ideas for the dads in your life, we are showcasing notable watches in five categories that debuted at Baselworld 2017. Today, we turn our focus to five new divers' watches that particularly caught our eye.

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Jun 13, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Adding Versatility in Size, Citizen Debuts 37mm Promaster

Citizen has mastered its creation of water-resistant timepieces in the decades since the debut of the Parawater in 1959, followed by the release of the Promaster collection in 1989. Gaining renown over the years, the Promaster collection is a flagship of Citizen’s dive models, balancing complex functionality with streamlined design. In its latest development of...

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Jun 5, 2023 by WatchTime

FATHER'S DAY COUNTDOWN

7 Vintage-Inspired and Retro-Look Watches from Baselworld 2017

This week, just in time for last-minute Father's Day gift ideas, we showcase notable watches in five categories that debuted at Baselworld 2017. Today, we look at seven new watches whose designs are inspired by historical and vintage models.

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Jun 12, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Panerai Mare Nostrum

Panerai has built its modern collections almost entirely on the narrative of its 20th-century history. Hence the countless variations on the Radiomir and Luminor models, the use of vintage designs and faux-patina coloration, and the arrival of the watch we’ll be covering today: the Panerai Mare Nostrum. How does it compare to the 1943 Italian Navy prototype that inspired it?

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Jun 11, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

FROM WATCHTIME MIDDLE EAST:

The Legend of the Rolex GMT-Master, the Ultimate Two-Timer

In this feature courtesy of our friends at WatchTime Middle East, Dubai-based Christie's watch specialist Remi Guillemin traces the evolution of the Rolex GMT-Master —the iconic Rolex dual-time watch and among the most collectible models to date — through five important references.

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Jun 10, 2017 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW

Borrrowed Time: Three Days in L.A. with the TAG Heuer Connected Watch Modular 45

Another major TAG Heuer sports sponsorship announcement, another whirlwind press trip to attend said announcement, and — best of all — another opportunity to wrist-test one of the brand's newest models — in this case, version 2.0 of the original TAG Heuer Connected Watch, dubbed the Connected Modular 45. And boy, is it modular.

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Jun 9, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Annual Check-up: Reviewing the Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Chronograph Quantième Annuel

The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Chronograph Quantième Annuel features a rare combination of complications: a chronograph and an annual calendar. It has a notable price, too. Our test watch, which has a stainless-steel case, sells for $13,300: you’d expect to pay a lot more, given the movement’s complexity.

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May 30, 2017 by Martina Richter

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Bulova Moon Watch

One of the more interesting historically inspired watches of the past few years has been the Bulova Moon Watch — a vintage re-creation of a 1971 Bulova prototype worn by astronaut Dave Scott during the Apollo 15 space mission. We compare and contrast the vintage piece and the modern one.

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May 28, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

FROM WATCHTIME INDIA

Photo Gallery: Enameling at Ulysse Nardin’s Swiss Dial Factory

Recently, our friends at WatchTime India visited the Ulysse Nardin enameling unit, Donzé Cadrans, in Le Locle, Switzerland. Click through our photo gallery to see what they discovered during the tour.

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May 24, 2017 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Calendar

Few brands can so consistently and eloquently execute a timeless watch design quite like Jaeger-LeCoultre. And a piece that has recently put this expertise on full display is the brand's Master Calendar series, originally released in 2014. Here we compare the modern JLC Master Calendar watches to their historical predecessors.

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May 21, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Mime With Time: Charlie Chaplin and the Evolution of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox

In this feature, courtesy of our friends at WatchTime India, we take you through the evolution of the iconic Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox, along with offering an exclusive peek into the estate-turned-museum of one of the watch's famous fans, legendary silent-film star Charlie Chaplin.

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May 17, 2017 by Gurvisha Ahuja

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Breitling Superocean Heritage II

For a brand most famous for its aviation watches, Breitling has been no stranger over the past 60 years to branching outside its usual airborne comfort zone. It all began in 1957 with the release of a dive watch constructed to compete with some of that era’s greats, the original Breitling Superocean. Here we compare the modern Superocean Heritage II to its vintage inspiration.

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May 14, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: A Week in Basel with the Corum Golden Bridge Rectangle

The Golden Bridge Rectangle is the latest iteration of the genre-busting original Golden Bridge from 1980, which introduced the world’s first linear-oriented, manual-winding movement in a distinctive tonneau-shaped case. I had the opportunity to wear the watch at Baselworld 2017, ahead of its official launch. Read on for a detailed review, including original photos and price.

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May 9, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Oris Big Crown 1917

We take a look at the new Oris Big Crown 1917 and compare it to its vintage predecessor — a pocketwatch-converted wristwatch for pilots made 100 years ago and only recently discovered in the Oris watch archives.

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May 7, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary 1957-2017

Introduced at Baselworld 2017, the Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary 1957-2017 is an homage watch that goes back to the roots of the brand’s Flagship series. We compare this contemporary dress watch with the 1950s watches that inspired it.

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Apr 30, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Déja Vu All Over Again: Ulysse Nardin InnoVision 2

Ten years after the groundbreaking InnoVision 1 concept watch, Ulysse Nardin unveils InnoVision 2. Anyone worried that Ulysse Nardin might have lost its appetite for innovation in the wake of the death of long-time owner, Rolf Schnyder, in 2011, and its takeover by France’s giant Kering Group in 2014, will be heartened by UN’s launch of its new InnoVision 2 Freak concept watch.

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Apr 28, 2017 by Joe Thompson

WATCH REVIEW

Hands-On: Niall Fieldhouse Blue GMT Limited Edition

Watches have had a long and historic relationship with sports. Now Kansas-City-based brand Niall has come out with a timepiece that springs from a special relationship with one of America’s favorite sports: the Niall Fieldhouse Blue GMT Limited Edition, a ticking tribute to the game of basketball.

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Apr 18, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Jaquet Droz SW Chrono with Blue Côtes de Genève Dial

Jaquet Droz has been producing its Jaquet Droz SW sports watch collection since 2008, most of them utilizing the iconic figure-eight dial layout of its flagship Grande Seconde collection. Recently, however, the brand broke a bit with that design to produce the Jaquet Droz SW chronograph. Here we review the model with a blue côtes de Genève dial.

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Apr 17, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

The Longines Master Collection is Inviting Color Onto its Dials

As a traditional watchmaking company, Longines has been producing exceptional timepieces since the very beginning. The Longines Master Collection is the perfect contemporary illustration of this concept, as demonstrated by the success of this collection since its launch in 2005. The Longines Master Collection blends classic elegance and excellence, for the greatest pleasure of watchmaking...

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Apr 17, 2017 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hamilton Intra-Matic 68 Autochrono

Teased in sneak previews prior to its debut at Baselworld 2017, the Hamilton Intra-Matic 68 Autochrono attracted a lot of attention — partly due to its own aesthetic value, but much more so because of the popular vintage watch that inspired it — the Hamilton Chrono-matic. Originally released in the new model’s namesake year of 1968 (picture below,...

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Apr 16, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Bovet Amadeo Fleurier Virtuoso V

The Bovet Amadeo Fleurier Virtuoso V offers four timepieces in one — its patented case construction with two-sided dial offers jumping hours, retrograde minutes, reverse hand-fitting, and a double co-axial seconds display. In this hands-on review, we savor this horological smorgasbord one dial side at a time.

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Apr 7, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

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