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Watch Test: IWC Portuguese Yacht Club

In 1967, IWC launched one of its biggest success stories: a sporty, three-handed automatic watch called the Yacht Club. Though little remembered today, it was IWC’s most popular model of the late 1960s and 1970s. IWC resurrected the Yacht Club in 2010, in a new chronograph version, and incorporated it into its Portuguese collection. WatchTime...

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Mar 10, 2015 by Jens Koch

Watch Test: Hermès Arceau Le Temps Suspendu

Thanks to a special module, reports Julia Knaut, the Hermès Arceau Le Temps Suspendu lets you suspend time for as long as you like. Here’s our exclusive test of the watch, with photos by OK-Photography.

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Mar 7, 2015 by Julia Knaut

Comparative Watch Test: Bulgari Bulgari vs. Hermès Dressage

In this exclusive watch test feature we compare two steel automatic watches, the Bulgari Bulgari and the Hermès Dressage, from brands known for their high style.

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Mar 4, 2015 by Martina Richter

Comparative Review: Pilots’ Watches From Bell & Ross, IWC, And Zenith

We reviewed three pilots’ watches from Bell & Ross, Zenith and IWC, each with one conspicuous feature in common: an extremely large case, like those of the earliest watches for aviators. Find out how they fared in this review from Watchtime.

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Mar 1, 2015 by Martina Richter

Diving Duo: A Comparative Test of the IWC Aquatimer and Tudor Pelagos

For this comparative test we dove into the Atlantic off Tenerife with the new IWC Aquatimer and the Tudor Pelagos. How well did they perform during the rigors of several dives? Scroll down to read more, and see great original photos by Frederik Franke and OK-Photography.

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Mar 1, 2015 by Jens Koch

Deep Dive Redux: Testing the Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000

After a six-year hiatus, Rolex resurrected the Sea-Dweller last year in a new, improved version, dubbed the Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000. We give it the WatchTime once-over in this test feature with stunning original photography by Marcus Krüger. The Rolex Sea-Dweller debuted in 1967 as the Sea-Dweller Submariner 2000. It was styled after the Rolex Submariner,...

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Feb 28, 2015 by Jens Koch

Watch Test: Nomos Glashütte Lux

Nomos is known for its affordable manufacture watches. With its white-gold Lux model, the Glashütte-based brand entered a higher price range. Writer Jens Koch takes us deep into the timepiece and Nik Schölzel and Nomos provide outstanding photography.

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Feb 14, 2015 by Jens Koch

Watch Review: Comparing Dive Watches From Tudor, Seiko, Mühle & Wempe

In this feature we compare three-handed divers’ watches from four brands – Mühle-Glashütte, Seiko, Tudor and Wempe – and test them in icy waters. Do they keep their cool?

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Dec 27, 2014 by Martina Richter

Watch Test: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra >15,000 Gauss

For decades, the Faraday cage was the surest way to counter powerful magnetic fields. Omega has a different answer. Does it work? We find out in our test of the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra >15,000 Gauss.

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Dec 20, 2014 by Martina Richter

Watch Test: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph

In the new feature, “In-Depth Study,” we probe the depths of Blancpain’s new dive watch, the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph.

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Dec 13, 2014 by Jens Koch

Watch Review: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar

Continuing our end-of-year reviews on calendar watches we present a review of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, with original photos by Nik Schölzel.

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Dec 11, 2014 by Jens Koch

Pilot’s Watch Review: Breitling Chronomat GMT

We selected nine watches, including Breitling’s Chronomat GMT, to accompany a trio of pilots while they performed an aerobatic program, specially designed for this pilots' watch review. Find out how the Breitling Chronomat GMT fared.

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Nov 27, 2014 by Martina Richter

Watch Review: Glashütte Original Senator Chronograph Panorama Date

Glashütte Original’s new Senator Chronograph Panorama Date has an elegant but unconventional look. In this feature we give the watch, and its new in-house chronograph movement, a thorough once-over.

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Nov 25, 2014 by Martina Richter

Watch Test: Omega Speedmaster Mark II

The Omega Speedmaster Mark II, launched in 1969, was a more streamlined, spiffier version of the Speedmaster that landed on the moon that year. Now Omega has brought the Mark II back. We test the new version of the Omega Speedmaster Mark II in “A Sleeker Speedy”.

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Oct 31, 2014 by Jens Koch

Watch Review: Girard-Perregaux 1966 Full Calendar

As we get closer to a new year, we continue our series of reviews on calendar watches, excerpted from a feature in WatchTime’s December 2010 issue. This week, we offer a look at the Girard-Perregaux 1966 Full Calendar, with original photos by Nik Schölzel.

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Dec 2, 2013 by Jens Koch

Watch Review: Ulysse Nardin GMT Perpetual

The latest in our end-of-year series on calendar watches, excerpted from a feature in WatchTime’s December 2010 issue, is our review of the Ulysse Nardin GMT Perpetual, which combines a perpetual calendar with a second time zone. Click here to read the article and see original photos by Nik Schölzel.

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Nov 26, 2013 by Jens Koch

Watch Review: IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month

Two weeks ago, we presented a review of Omega’s DeVille Hour Vision Annual Calendar watch. This week, as we get closer to the time of year for purchasing a new calendar, we present another review of a calendar watch from WatchTime’s December 2010 issue — the IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month, with original...

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Nov 5, 2013 by Jens Koch

Regulation Time: Testing the Alpina Avalanche Manufacture Regulator

The Alpina Avalanche Manufacture Regulator has an offbeat regulator dial. Does the watch’s in-house movement stay on tempo? Photographer Nik Schölzel and I find out in this watch test feature from the December 2010 issue of WatchTime.

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Aug 5, 2013 by Witold Michalczyk

Time Jumper: Testing Raymond Weil’s Don Giovanni Così Grande Jumping Hour

In this watch test mini-feature from our June 2010 issue, we examine Raymond Weil’s strikingly designed Don Giovanni Così Grande Jumping Hour, with original photography by Imagina.

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Jul 15, 2013 by Alexander Krupp

Museum Megastar: Reviewing the Movado SE Extreme

The Movado Sports Edition (SE) Extreme takes the classic Museum Watch design to a sporty new level. Click here for our in-depth analysis of this mechanical watch, with original photography by Zuckerfabrik Fotodesign, from WatchTime’s February 2010 issue.

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Jul 11, 2013 by Gwendolyn Benda

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