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NEWS

End of an Era: SIHH Becomes Watches & Wonders Geneva

Earlier this year, the SIHH announced that in 2020 it would be moving from its traditional January dates to April, to coordinate with Switzerland's other major watch fair, Baselworld. Today, the FHH announced even bigger changes to the 30-year-old salon, which will have a new format, a new concept, and even a new name.

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Oct 16, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

E.C.Andersson Releases New Model and New Jubilee Bracelet in Divers’ Collection

Along with the cold, Scandinavian winds comes a new model from Scandinavian brand E.C.Andersson Watch Co: the Denise Arctic Sport. It features the same eye-catching, utilitarian design as other models in the company’s tool-watch collection, but this time with a matte white ceramic bezel and snow-white dial with contrasting black makers and hands. It is...

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Oct 17, 2019 by WatchTime

EVENTS:

Worn & Wound Heads to the West Coast for the Second Edition of the Windup San Francisco Fair

Worn & Wound is the world’s leading digital publication for value-driven horology. The eight-year-old website is also behind the Windup Watch Fair, which is, along with our own WatchTime New York and Los Angeles shows, one of the few truly great consumer-facing watch events in the United States. After starting the three-day long watch exhibition...

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Apr 8, 2019 by WatchTime

EVENTS:

WatchTime Los Angeles 2019: Introducing the Brands, Part 2

As we previously announced, WatchTime is bringing the WatchTime New York event concept to the West Coast on May 3 – 4, 2019. We’ll be taking over the Hudson Loft space in Downtown Los Angeles — just minutes from Staples Center — for two days to bring you the best in luxury timepieces. For those who...

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Mar 8, 2019 by WatchTime

NEWS

Eberhard & Co. Returns to Its Roots and Launches a New Caliber

Eberhard & Co. was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds — then, as now, the epicenter of Swiss watchmaking — in 1887 but moved its operations to neighboring Bienne in 1975, where it has been based ever since. This year, the venerable watch maison not only returns to its original home but also celebrates the milestone with...

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Mar 2, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

IN-DEPTH:

Is the Watch Industry on the Cusp of a Physical Retail Renaissance? Part 2

For years, the watch industry has been resistant to selling online. But now, luxury watch brands and, most importantly, the larger groups are not only racing to embrace digital clientele but are also trying to gain more control over the final sale. As a result, traditional retailers are facing even more pressure in the age...

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Mar 1, 2019 by Roger Ruegger

IN-DEPTH:

Is the Watch Industry on the Cusp of a Physical Retail Renaissance? Part 1

For years, the watch industry has been resistant to selling online. But now, luxury watch brands and, most importantly, the larger groups are not only racing to embrace digital clientele but are also trying to gain more control over the final sale. As a result, traditional retailers are facing even more pressure in the age...

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Feb 28, 2019 by Roger Ruegger

EVENTS:

WatchTime Teams Up with Bremont for an Exclusive Preview of the 2019 Collection at Watches of Switzerland NYC

Bremont is preparing to launch its 2019 novelties, and what better way to see them than with Co-founder Giles English during an exclusive dinner at the new Watches of Switzerland boutique in Lower Manhattan? That’s right, we’re teaming up with the British brand and the recently opened retail destination to introduce a select number of...

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Feb 22, 2019 by WatchTime

THE WATCHTIME Q&A

An Interview with Catherine Rénier, CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre

Catherine Rénier was named CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre in May 2018. In an interview with Rüdiger Bucher, editor-in-chief of WatchTime’s German sister magazine Chronos and International Editorial Director of Ebner Publishing, she discusses the values of the brand and what she is planning — and not planning — for the near future.

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Dec 20, 2018 by Ruediger Bucher

NEWS

FHH Launches its New “Watch Live” App at WatchTime New York 2018

Ever experienced a watch buying situation at a retailer in which a lack of knowledge or training on the part of the sales associate left you frustrated? Take heart: thanks to the Foundation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH), there’s now an app for that. And it made its U.S. debut today at WatchTime New York....

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Oct 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

From Purpose to Style: The New Breitling Premier Collection

“We want to fish in a bigger pond,” Breitling CEO Georges Kern announced to the assembled audience of international media at the first Breitling Summit, held October 22 at Spring Studios in London. It was a reference to Breitling’s initiative under the leadership of Kern, now in its second year, to embrace other product segments...

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Oct 23, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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

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

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

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

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