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... Read the article Apr 3, 2021 by WatchTime
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... Read the article Jan 25, 2023 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,... Read the article Apr 22, 2018 by Logan R. Baker
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,... Read the article 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,... Read the article 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. Read the article 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... Read the article 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... Read the article 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. Read the article 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. Read the article 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... Read the article 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... Read the article 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. Read the article 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... Read the article May 27, 2009 by WatchTime
