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Introducing the Refreshed Rolex Explorer II Ref. 226570

If the two-tone Explorer I was one of the biggest surprises of Watches & Wonders 2021, then Rolex’s other major release, the new Explorer II Ref. 226570, may well have been one of the show’s most expected. This year, after all. marks the 50th anniversary of the original Explorer II Ref. 1655 from 1971, and...

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Apr 20, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: The Return of the Legendary Hanhart 417 ES

The reissue of the Hanhart 417 ES marks the return of a legend among wristwatches. More than 60 years ago, the original model served as the first pilot’s chronograph for the German armed forces. Today Hanhart combines the watch’s iconic historical design with the most modern production techniques to produce a robust chronograph suitable for...

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Oct 20, 2021 by WatchTime

Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Nonantième: A New Complication Marks 90 Years of Innovation

Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced its Reverso watch in 1931, meaning that the iconic dual-face timekeeper is celebrating 90 years in production in 2021. During the recent Watches & Wonders exhibitions in Geneva and Shanghai, and in keeping with tradition, the Swiss watchmaker has unveiled (and will likely to continue to unveil throughout the year) a number of...

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Apr 18, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Nomos Makes Its W&W Debut With Updates to Neomatik, Club Campus, and Tangente Collections

Nomos Glashütte has made its first appearance at the all-virtual Watches & Wonders watch salon, showcasing new timepieces in three of its Bauhaus-influenced collections. The releases — which include updated colorways and size expansions in Nomos’ Tangente, Metro, and Club Campus lines — come on the heels of a relatively quiet (for obvious reasons) 2020...

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Apr 17, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Destination Moon: Introducing Two new Hakuto-R Eco-Drive Chronographs from Citizen (with Live Photos)

Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. and space start-up Ispace Inc. have recently joined forces. As corporate partner of Ispace’s planned commercial lunar exploration program, the 100-year-old Japanese watchmaker and pioneer in the use of titanium has now released two limited-edition chronographs dedicated to the upcoming missions that should also bring parts made of the brand’s Super...

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Oct 13, 2021 by WatchTime

Travelers by Night: Chopard L.U.C GMT One and Time Traveler One Black Editions

Whether or not you’ll be needing a “vaccine passport” for your next overseas trip, there is one accessory you’ll definitely not want to board your flight without: a really handsome luxury timepiece to keep track of time at your destination and back home. Fortunately, Chopard has at least two new models that will fit the...

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Apr 16, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Hublot’s Newest Big Bang Integral Tourbillon is Sapphire from Stem to Stern

Hublot’s expertise In making watch cases out of sapphire is, at this point, beyond reproach. The Nyon-based manufacture was the first watch manufacturer to produce such cases on an industrial scale, in 2016, and has remained a pioneer in that field during the five years since. “But what,” aficionados of such innovations might ask, “has...

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Apr 15, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Silver and Gold: Tudor’s Black Bay 58 Gets a Precious-Metal Refresh (Updated with Live Photos)

It’s no secret that Tudor’s Black Bay has been one of its most successful collections in recent times, and the success of the Fifty-Eight sub-family within that collection has been evident since its release in 2018. Last year, capitalizing upon this success, Tudor unveiled a new blue variation of the Black Bay Fifty-Eight to much...

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Apr 15, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

How High the Moon? Arnold & Son Luna Magna Features Watch World’s Largest 3D Moon-Phase

Arnold & Son has mastered many high complications but has become particularly lauded for its striking, photorealistic moon-phase displays, the most recent showcased in last year’s Perpetual Moon Obsidian. This year, at Watches & Wonders, the Swiss manufacture named for 18th Century British horologist John Arnold elevated its lunar savoir faire to a new, record-setting...

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Apr 14, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Panerai Upgrades its Stopwatch Style with New Luminor Chrono in Three References

Few watch brands with military tool-watch roots have attained the iconic heights of Panerai, and yet the Florentine-Swiss maison has never really been known as a go-to maker of that most popular of horological “tools,” the chronograph. At Watches & Wonders this past week, Panerai aimed to change that perception with the release of an...

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Apr 13, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Hermès Launches the Sports-Focused H08 Collection

With most watches of the Watches & Wonders 2021 highlights now revealed, figuring out the top hits of the year is only a matter of comparison and personal taste. Of course, there are the Rolexes, Tudors, Patek Philippes, and Vacheron Constantins, which are always sure to catch lots of attention, but many intriguing models can...

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Apr 13, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Cartier Rolls Out A Tank for the People, Reviving the ’70s and Debuting a New Solar Movement

Few watch brands demonstrate such universally recognized elegance as Cartier. With watches just as popular among men as they are among women, and delicate styles that straddle the fine lines between jewelry, watch, and fashion-accessory, the French maison speaks to a wide and appreciative audience. This year, in an effort to grow that discussion, and...

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Apr 12, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

The Cutting Edge of Sound: Carl F. Bucherer Introduces Manero Minute Repeater Symphony

Since launching its first proprietary caliber, with its innovative peripherally mounted winding rotor, in the Manero Peripheral timepiece back in 2008, Carl F. Bucherer has adopted “peripheral” design as its technical stock-in-trade. In 2018, the Lucerne-based watchmaker launched a timepiece with a world’s-first “floating” peripheral tourbillon, and this year it takes the concept to its...

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Apr 12, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Bulgari Sets its Seventh Horological Thinness Record with Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar

When it comes to ultra-thin watchmaking, few brands have as much claim to the space these days as Bulgari, and in particular its Octo Finissimo collection. The collection launched in its current form in 2014 and has since blazed a trail of world-record-setting thin watches including the Octo Finissimo Automatic, Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic, Octo...

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Apr 11, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Pivot to Green: Jaeger-LeCoultre’s 90th Anniversary Celebration of the Reverso Begins with Green-Dial Tribute Edition

Not many watch models endure for 90 years, but Jaeger-LeCoultre’s iconic Reverso, famously developed for polo players in 1931, is a significant exception. The model’s clean Art Deco lines and pivoting rectangular case — originally designed so the watch’s front side could be flipped over to protect the crystal from being shattered by an errant...

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Apr 10, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Bigger Case, Deeper Dive Rating, and Three New Colorways: This is the Zenith Defy Extreme (with Hands-on Photos)

Today at Watches & Wonders, Zenith unveiled the latest extension of its cutting-edge, “resolutely futuristic” Defy collection, called Defy Extreme. The new collection, which the manufacture describes as “all-terrain 1/100th of a second chronograph[s],” encompasses three models and essentially represents the most supercharged version of the Defy, with a larger and more accentuated silhouette to...

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Apr 9, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

A. Lange & Söhne Showcases a Classic High Complication in New Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar

Twenty years ago, A. Lange & Söhne produced its very first wristwatch with a perpetual calendar, the Langematik Perpetual. In the years since, the Saxon manufacture has installed the prestigious complication in seven other models, mostly in combination with a chronograph, tourbillon, or both. Unveiled today at watches & Wonders, in a move many would...

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Apr 8, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Prince of Tides: Introducing the Oris Dat Watt Limited Edition (with Live Photos)

Oris has introduced a limited-edition Aquis with a rather unique, gradient blue-gray dial (Ref. 761 7765 4185-Set) that was created in cooperation with the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat to support its mission to conserve the Wadden Sea, the world’s largest tidal system and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009. Based on the 43.5-mm Oris...

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Apr 8, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

Montblanc Blends Sand Tones with Bronze in 1858 Geosphere LE 1858, Inspired by a Reinhold Messner Desert Trek

Since its launch in early 2018, the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere has held a central spot in the brand’s vintage-influenced 1858 collection, and also served as a de-facto flagship for some of its most innovative designs and concepts. This week at Watches & Wonders, Montblanc unveils the latest Geosphere with a distinctive design inspired by adventure...

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Apr 8, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Meet the Next Generation of the TAG Heuer Aquaracer (with Live Photos)

The new Aquaracer from TAG Heuer is called the Aquaracer Professional 300. It still features the previous generation’s signature 12-faceted bezel, but has been equipped with a new set of sword hands, octagonal indexes, a new folding clasp with fine adjustment, and a date window at 6 o’clock (with a round magnifying lens), resulting in...

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Apr 7, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

Oris Goes Pro with the AquisPro Date Calibre 400 (with Live Photos)

Oris’s new professional diver’s watch, the AquisPro Date (Ref. 01 400 7767 7754-07 4 26 64BTEB), is the latest model to be equipped with the brand’s in-house Calibre 400 automatic movement. Boasting elevated levels of anti-magnetism, increased accuracy, a five-day power reserve and a 10-year guarantee, Calibre 400 was just recently awarded the technical prize...

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Apr 7, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

A Nautical Send-Off for the 5711/1A: Patek Philippe Nautilus in Sunburst Olive Green

After the brand’s announcement that the Ref. 5711/1A-010 in stainless steel would soon be discontinued, Patek Philippe is now launching a final model in stainless steel with an olive green dial (Ref. 5711/1A-014) – a hue that never existed before in the Nautilus collection and has become extremely popular in recent years. The 40-mm case...

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Apr 7, 2021 by Roger Ruegger