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INDUSTRY NEWS

7 Things to Know about Georges Kern’s Breitling

Breitling's "Legendary Future" traveling roadshow hit New York City on February 22-23 with new global CEO Georges Kern unveiling the much-discussed Navitimer 8 collection to an American audience. So what do watch lovers need to know about Breitling's future other than what we've already reported on in recent weeks? Here are seven takeaways from Kern's extensive press presentation.

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Sep 10, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Promotion

Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Lengthened Service Intervals

A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS

Inside the New IWC Manufakturzentrum in Schaffhausen

The first phase in IWC's yearlong celebration of its 150th anniversary was the much-heralded launch of the brand's Jubilee Collection at SIHH 2018. The second phase was unveiled today, with the grand opening of the Swiss watchmaker's all-new watch manufacturing center ("Manufakturzentrum") just outside the brand's ancestral home of Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

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Aug 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Announcing The 15 (+2) Prize-Winning Watches at the 2018 Red Dot Design Awards

Fifteen watches have won the coveted international Red Dot design prize in 2018, with two additional watches winning Honorable Mention awards, which the jury grants for well-executed details. Two of the 15 top watches were honored with the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best award: the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic and the TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 Luxury Kit.

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Apr 23, 2018 by Ruediger Bucher

POLL:

Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

INDUSTRY NEWS

Omega Opens New Cutting-Edge Production Facility in Switzerland

Omega has been making watches at the same site, on Rue Jakob-Stampfli 96 in Bienne, Switzerland, since 1882, when it opened up shop as Louis Brandt & Fils. This year, the historic manufacture expands with an all-new production building, designed by award-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, which opened its doors officially this week.

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Nov 8, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Armin Strom Will Present its Watch Configurator at WatchTime New York 2017

For the third year running, Armin Strom will be among the sponsoring watch brands at the WatchTime New York event in October. This year, the brand renowned for its skeleton movements will showcase an entirely new technological development that enables consumers to design their own one-of-a-kind watch from the ground up —the Armin Strom Watch Configurator.

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Sep 11, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION:

Gucci Presents #TimeToParr: An Uncommon Photographic Journey

Embracing Instagram’s creative landscape over the past three years with dedicated projects in which artists play with House motifs, Gucci has published and promoted these special works with a series of hashtags. Now, for the first time, the House is collaborating with a single artist on an Instagram project. Exploring the nature of time and...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS

Tennis Time: Citizen Launches New Special-Edition Watches At U.S. Open

This year marks both Citizen Watch Co.'s 25th anniversary as official timekeeper of tennis's U.S. Open Tournament and the beginning of its new partnership with one of the games icons, 39-time Grand Slam champion and social activist Billie Jean King. Citizen celebrates both milestones with two new watches, to be unveiled at next week's U.S. Open in Flushing, NY.

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Aug 25, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

INDUSTRY NEWS

Baume & Mercier Teams Up with Indian Motorcycle

Since 2015, Baume & Mercier's partnership with the Carroll Shelby Company has produced several notable timepieces, such as the limited-edition Clifton Club Shelby Cobra edition. Now, aficionados of classic motorcycles can also rev their motors in anticipation of some special watches from the Swiss brand, which has announced a new exclusive partnership with Indian Motorcycle.

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Aug 16, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

INDUSTRY NEWS

Georges Kern Exits Richemont, Becomes CEO of Breitling (Updated)

Georges Kern, Richemont's Head of Watchmaking, Marketing and Digital, and the man widely credited with building IWC Schaffhausen into a global success story, today announced his resignation from the Richemont Group, after only four months in the new management position. According to industry sources, Kern will be taking his talents to another aviation-themed Swiss luxury watch brand, Breitling,

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Jul 14, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Panerai Launches E-Commerce with Limited-Edition Luminor Submersible

Officine Panerai may trace its roots way back to the 1860s — and its modern collection, to the iconic pieces it developed for the Italian Navy in the 1930s — but the brand has officially embraced the digital age, announcing this week its first "e-commerce first" watch for online customers — the new Panerai Luminor Submersible Automatic Acciaio - 44mm.

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Jun 23, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Military Time: 10 Watches With NATO Straps

WatchTime contributor Alexander Linz showcases 10 watches with NATO straps, from brands like Tudor, Blancpain, Omega, Hamilton, and others.

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May 26, 2017 by Alexander Linz

THE WATCHTIME Q&A:

Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann on 60 Years of Speedmaster

“The Speedmaster conveys the same emotions as [it did in] 1969,” says Omega President and CEO Raynald Aeschlimann, who talks to WatchTime's Rüdiger Bucher in this exclusive interview about the 60th anniversary of the Omega Speedmaster and how he responds to today’s buyers with a model that is so steeped in history.

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May 16, 2017 by Ruediger Bucher

WATCH INDUSTRY

Breitling Sold to CVC Capital Partners

One of the most persistent rumors in the watch world has finally proven true: CVC Capital Partners, a Luxembourg-based private equity firm, announced today that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in family-owned Swiss watch company Breitling, putting to rest several years of speculation as to whether the brand would remain independent or be acquired by a larger concern.

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Apr 28, 2017 by WatchTime

NEWS

Back to the ’60s: The Return of the IWC Ingenieur

In March 2017, IWC Schaffhausen unveiled a completely overhauled collection of Ingenieur watches at the 75th Goodwood members meeting in the south of England. The new line consists of three automatic models, four chronographs with in-house movements, and a limited-edition reference with perpetual calendar, based on the design of the Ingenieurs from the ’60s.

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Apr 12, 2017 by Roger Ruegger

BASELWORLD 2017:

Grand Seiko’s Next Big Step: The Premium Brand Gets More Independent

More big news from this year's Baselworld: Seiko has announced its decision to treat its flagship luxury brand, Grand Seiko, as an independent entity, seven years after its global launch.

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Mar 23, 2017 by Roger Ruegger

WATCH INDUSTRY

5 Major Trends at SIHH 2017: Will Baselworld Follow Suit?

For the first time ever, SIHH opened its doors to end consumers on its last day: a great opportunity for the 15,000 visitors to discover some of the world’s most important watch brands. Also, a great way to get a better overview of where the industry might be heading in 2017 — and what we might expect from the watch industry's biggest showcase, Baselworld 2017, next week. Here's a look at five major watch-world trends.

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Mar 10, 2017 by Roger Ruegger

GENEVA WATCH DAYS REVISITED:

Bulgari Octo Roma: The Fifth Pillar of the Octo Men’s Collection

Bulgari's Octo collection of men's luxury watches — whose eight-sided case design was inspired by octagonal motifs from ancient Roman architecture — expands this year with the launch of the new Octo Roma, which the Swiss-made, Italian-rooted brand refers to as the "Fifth Element" of its growing collection. Bulgari presented the new timepieces during SIHH week in Geneva.

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Feb 16, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Bulova Unveils Special-Edition Grammy Watches Ahead of 59th Grammy Awards

Bulova kicks off its new partnership with the Recording Academy, host of the Annual Grammy Awards — along with the Latin Recording Academy and the Grammy Museum — with three Special Edition Grammy timepieces, released just ahead of the 59th Grammy Awards this weekend. Here is what you need to know about the new watches.

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Feb 9, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Richemont

A Week of Turnover at Richemont: New CEOs for Piaget, Vacheron, JLC, Dunhill

After hosting the year’s first big watch fair, SIHH, the Richemont Group found itself in the news again this week for other reasons. The luxury conglomerate has announced the replacement of four of its brand CEOs — at Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin, and Dunhill.

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Feb 3, 2017 by Sophia Kuemmerle

Tissot Releases the Official Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Championship Watch

Last year, the Cleveland Cavaliers stunned the sports world by defeating the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Swiss watch brand Tissot, which became the NBA's official timekeeping partner at the start of the 2015-2016 season, commemorates the team's milestone victory with the release of the official Tissot NBA Championship Watch 2016.

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Jan 4, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

The WatchStars Shortlist: Here Are the Finalists for the 2016-2017 Awards

We present here the shortlist in all five, award categories for the Ebner Publishing Group's 2016-2017 WatchStars Awards. Included for consideration are watches from brands like TAG Heuer, Rolex, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Oris, Seiko, Vacheron Constantin, Breitling and many others.

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Dec 4, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

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