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Seven Must-Visit Watch Museums in Switzerland

Switzerland is home to many great watch museums, and in this WatchTime feature we present 7 of the most interesting Swiss watch museums, including the Omega Museum in Bienne, the IWC Museum in Schaffhausen and MIH in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

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Oct 10, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

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

WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2: You Choose the Winner

Last month, we ran the first-ever WatchTime wrist shot contest to resounding success. As we lead up to WatchTime New York 2018 (buy your tickets here!), we wanted to run our second contest with a twist. This time around, YOU decide the winner. Here are the rules: You’ll have a two week submission period from Monday,...

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Sep 24, 2018 by WatchTime

EVENTS:

WatchTime Teams Up with Vacheron Constantin for a Night of Rare Vintage

It was only last week when we introduced you to the Vacheron Constantin Les Collectionneurs exhibit, a selection of 10 notable vintage timepieces taken from the brand’s 263-year-old history that are currently for sale at the boutique on Madison Avenue in NYC. Last night, we invited WatchTime readers and collectors to join Vacheron Constantin and friends of...

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Aug 1, 2018 by WatchTime

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

WATCHTIME RECOMMENDS:

The Watch Connoisseur’s Father’s Day Gift Guide

Father’s Day is around the corner, and if your dad (or brother, or son, or best buddy) is a watch guy like you, its likely he also shares other interests — an eye for fashionable accessories; a taste for fine spirits and premium cigars; an appreciation for high-end writing instruments; and a need to store...

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Jun 15, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Longines, the French Open, and the Future of Tennis

The French Open officially wrapped up this past weekend with 11-time champion Rafael Nadal and first-time winner Simona Halep closing out their respective matches on the iconic red clay of Roland Garros. Like it has for the past decade, Longines sat in a prestigious position as a premier sponsor and official timekeeper for the international tournament. One detail about Longines’s...

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Jun 13, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

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

Breguet’s Hollywood Moment

The 90th Academy Awards are this Sunday. If you’ve paid any attention to the film circuit this year then you probably know that the competition for Best Picture will be fierce with Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri; Phantom Thread; The Post; The Shape of Water; Call Me By Your Name; Dunkirk; and Lady Bird all...

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Mar 2, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

A Holiday Gift Guide for the Watch-Collecting Renaissance Man

While all watch enthusiasts are different, and diverse in their pursuits and interests, there are some traits that we’ve found to be fairly common among the collector community. Among these are an eye for stylish fashion; a taste for fine spirits and, often, premium cigars; an appreciation for art, travel, and high-end writing instruments; and,...

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Dec 15, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime New York 2017 Panel Recap

If you stopped by the Saturday session of WatchTime New York 2017, you may have attended one of our numerous panels and seminars throughout the day. For early risers, we hosted a conversation between true horological rockstars that was moderated by noted collector Jeff Kingston. Kari Voutilainen, Roland G. Murphy of RGM Watch Company, Romain...

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Oct 24, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

PHOTO GALLERY

Scenes from WatchTime New York 2017

As the thousands of timepieces at WatchTime New York make their way back to Switzerland, the boutiques they came from, or on to the wrists of the record number of attendees, the WatchTime staff has already begun reflecting on this year's fair. For those that couldn't make it to Gotham Hall for this year's fair, here are a few of our favorite images from the weekend and we hope to see you this time next year.

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Oct 17, 2017 by WatchTime

NEWS

Breitling DC-3 Circles the Globe — with 500 Limited-Edition Navitimer Chronographs

The Breitling DC-3 World Tour — which began this past March in Switzerland — touched down in New York City this week, bringing with it the storied 77-year-old plane's precious cargo: a 500-piece limited edition of the brand's iconic Navitimer watch that will be available for sale at the conclusion of the historic, globe-spanning journey.

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Aug 23, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

COUTURE 2017:

Brand it Like Beckham: Tudor Announces David Beckham as New Brand Ambassador

As Couture 2017 kicked off, Tudor made a blockbuster announcement, naming international soccer star David Beckham as its new "brand ambassador" and the face of its "Born to Dare" ad campaign.

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Jun 2, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Single-Malt “Watch”: Urwerk Teams Up With The Macallan

We've always known that many aficionados of fine watches are also fans of high-end spirits, particularly single-malt Scotch. Now, thanks to a collaboration between the avant-garde Swiss watch brand Urwerk and the whisky maestros at the Macallan, well-traveled fans of both watches and Scotches can carry their whiskies in a high-tech flask made especially with them in mind.

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Mar 7, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Just for Kicks: 6 Watches That Celebrate Soccer

Some of the world's luxury sports-watch makers - like Audemars Piguet, Tissot and Parmigiani - have gotten in on the excitement of soccer, with special-edition watches specially devoted to the sport and its players.

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Oct 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime New York: Day One

WatchTime New York, WatchTime's Luxury Watch Show openend with a sold-out event at Gotham Hall. Here are some impressions of our attendees browsing the exhibits (some of them shown for the first time) of more than 20 internationally renowned watch brands.

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Oct 15, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

Haute Cuisine and Haute Horlogerie

An Evening With Friends at the Roger Dubuis Boutique

Join us in taking a look back at an intimate collectors’ dinner, hosted by WatchTime and Swiss watch manufacture Roger Dubuis, during which highlights from the brand's 2016 collection were presented, including the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Skeleton Flying Tourbillon Americas edition.

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Sep 15, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

SPONSORED

Longines Welcomes Kate Winslet to Its Museum in Saint-Imier

Swiss watch brand Longines welcomed actress Kate Winslet to its headquarters in Saint-Imier for the first time. The elegant Longines watch that caught Winslet’s eye at the brand's museum will be reissued by the company, with proceeds from its sales to benefit the non-profit Golden Hat Foundation.

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Jun 28, 2016 by WatchTime

A Formidable Foursome: 4 Watches Worn and Endorsed by Pro Golfers

For many of us, summer means weekends on the golf course and lazy afternoons watching your favorite professional golfers compete in the major tournaments on TV. And for some of us, this also involves paying close attention to what watches these athletes are sporting in their interviews, trophy presentations, and in some cases, even during...

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Aug 16, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Eyeing the Dots: The Red Dot Award-Winning Watches of 2015

The Red Dot Awards are international prizes given annually for design excellence in myriad products, from eyeglasses to cars to household appliances. The 2015 winners in the watch category have been announced. (This is the first year that the Essen, Germany-based Red Dot organization separated watches and jewelry into two different categories for judging.) There...

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Aug 9, 2015 by WatchTime

Bremont Introduces New Film-Inspired Kingsman Collection

In January the British watch company Bremont brought out a new collection of world-time chronographs. The Bremont Kingsman Special Edition watches were designed in conjunction with the new film Kingsman: The Secret Service, out this month from 20th Century Fox. The three new models, which are worn throughout the film by actors like Colin Firth...

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Feb 1, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Watches at Wimbledon: Who Wears What

As many watch aficionados and tennis fans know, some of the Wimbledon tournament’s biggest stars are also “brand ambassadors” for some watch brand or other. So which watch will we see on the wrist of the eventual men’s and ladies’ Wimbledon champs at the trophy presentation this year? We don’t know yet, but here’s a...

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Jan 5, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

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