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Kunsthaus Zürich: Time – From Dürer to Bonvicini

Should you happen to be in Zurich, Switzerland, these days: the Kunsthaus (which is only a couple of minutes away from the must-see Beyer Museum at Bahnhofstrasse) is hosting an exhibition about the various aspects of time until January 14, 2024. For those unfamiliar: the Kunsthaus Zürich is home to one of Switzerland’s most important...

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Oct 31, 2023 by Roger Ruegger

Sponsored: Swiss Utility, Urban Adventure— The Victorinox Journey 1884 Automatic

Since its inception in 1884, Swiss watchmaker Victorinox has epitomized utilitarian excellence, most notably with the creation of its iconic Swiss Army Knife. Steeped in history and renowned for its commitment to no-nonsense functionality, since entering into horology in 1989 Victorinox has seamlessly transitioned its expertise in tool manufacturing to the world of watches, today...

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Dec 8, 2023 by WatchTime

Rizzoli’s Timepiece Trilogy Lifts Off with AIR TIME: Watches Inspired by Aviation, Aeronautics, & Pilots, Authored by WatchTime’s Bernardo

In 2016, luxury author Aaron Sigmond released DRIVE TIME: Watches Inspired by Automobiles, Motorcycles, and Racing, kicking off a trilogy of hardcover monographs devoted to comprehensively covering the most popular segments of the luxury watch world. Sigmond teamed with WatchTime’s own Mark Bernardo for the second book in the Timepiece Trilogy, SEA TIME: Watches Inspired...

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Apr 3, 2021 by WatchTime

Bulova Embraces Pioneer Role in New Book

Bulova is remarkable in many ways. Horologically, it has been the flagbearer of American-born watchmaking for over a century (143 years, to be exact). Culturally, the brand’s silhouette reaches even further, having been a touchstone for how corporate America presents itself in countless ways. It’s this history that the latest timepiece-centric book from publisher Assouline,...

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Apr 22, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

Sponsored: A Durable Style – Meet the Victorinox I.N.O.X. Chrono

Since its founding in 1884, Victorinox has been a steady champion of utility-driven style. From its now-iconic Swiss Army Knife, the brand has garnered a wide renown for reliable functionality in its products, with its modern collection of timepieces carrying that legacy forward. In the brand’s latest, the new I.N.O.X. Chrono, we see a continuation...

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Dec 1, 2023 by WatchTime

THE WATCHTIME Q&A

One Watchmaker’s “No BS” Policy Leads to an Engaging New Book

Let’s be upfront about it: The watch industry is downright intimidating during the best of times and outright impenetrable in the worst of times. When you combine the spectacular prices, the minutiae of mechanical details, and the history of these century-old brands, it’s damn near impossible to find a proper guide into navigating questions like,...

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Nov 26, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

BOOK REVIEW

Marie Antoinette’s Watch: Adultery, Larceny & Perpetual Motion

On August 16, 2006, Zion Yakubov, a small-time antiquities dealer in Tel Aviv, met with a lawyer representing an anonymous American client who needed some old watches authenticated. The lawyer handed Yakubov some poorly packed boxes containing 40 old watches, among which a stunned Yakubov found the most famous watch ever made: Abraham-Louis Breguet’s 160,...

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Aug 11, 2017 by Stephen Brown

PROMOTION

Selected Superlatives: The New Watchstars Book, Available Now for Pre-Order

Selected Superlatives: The Best Watches of the World, from the team that brings you the Watchstars awards, is a new, high-format hardcover book that you should not miss. Here are five reasons why.

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Jun 22, 2017 by Thomas Wanka

New F.P. Journe Book and Exhibit Celebrate Historic Gunmetal Watches

Most of the watches that Francois-Paul Journe produces for his independent brand are anything but “proletarian:” most come in gold or platinum cases and have movement parts made of 18k rose gold. However, Journe’s newest publishing project, “Steel Time,” celebrates the classic burnished steel “gunmetal” watches of the mid- to late 19th century and how...

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Apr 19, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Yearbook Five Pays Tribute to the Duality of the Reverso

Each year since 2007, Jaeger-LeCoultre has published its Yearbook, a large-format, richly-illustrated book that draws inspiration from the latest activities of the watchmakers from the Vallée de Joux. The fifth opus is dedicated to the Reverso, in honor of the 80th anniversary of the timepiece with the dual personality. Find images from the Yearbook Five...

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Nov 17, 2011 by WatchTime

New Book Traces Audemars Piguet History

Founded in 1875 in Le Brassus by watchmakers Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet, today the Manufacture Audemars Piguet employs almost 1,000 people in Switzerland and around the world. This new book illustrates the Audemars Piguet passion for fine watchmaking, cultivated for 136 years.

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Jul 27, 2011 by WatchTime

New Book from A. Lange & Söhne: The “Pour le Mérite” Collection

Since its launch in 1994, the Lange Tourbillon “Pour le Mérite” has established itself as one of the most fascinating wristwatches in the world. The complication, with its fusée-and-chain transmission, has spurred Lange’s return to greatness more than any model apart from the Lange 1. Find pricing and ordering information inside.

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Jul 14, 2011 by WatchTime

Patrizzi Pocket Expert: Girard-Perregaux Tourbillon with Gold Bridge

Patrizzi & Co announces the new work from its Patrizzi Pocket Expert series – an ongoing collection of pocket-sized watchmaking reference books – paying tribute to the Tourbillon with Gold Bridge from the Girard-Perregaux manufacture. The book contains clear explanations, in a pocket guide format, of the history and technical details surrounding an icon of...

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Nov 24, 2010 by WatchTime

Berner’s Dictionary of Horology Now Online

The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry has published the well-known reference Berner’s Illustrated Professional Dictionary of Horology on its website. The dictionary is in French, English, German and Spanish, and it allows translations from one language to another. For example, search on a French term, then click the British flag icon to display the...

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Oct 19, 2010 by WatchTime

Celebrity Watches by Vincent Daveau: Tracking Trendsetters Through Time

Newly released Celebrity Watches traces well-known and obscure connections between leading watch brands and their famous owners. From Napoleon to Steve McQueen and Einstein to Shaq, the author, a Paris-based watch journalist, chronicles the intersections between brand history and celebrity.

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Jun 7, 2010 by WatchTime

New Breitling Book and Chronomat B01 Launch

On Thursday May 28, Breitling’s new Chronomat B01 chronograph with manufacture movement goes on sale at 33 select retailers across the USA. See the table below for a complete list. Just in time for the launch, Breitling announced the publication of “Breitling The Book” by Hervé Genoud, the comprehensive new reference work that documents the...

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May 27, 2009 by WatchTime