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The WatchTime Q&A: An Interview with Greubel Forsey CEO Antonio Calce

In December 2020, Antonio Calce was appointed as CEO of Greubel Forsey. The industry veteran and trained engineer has previously worked for Piaget and Panerai, has headed Corum, and was CEO of Kering-owned Sowind Group, which comprises Girard-Perregaux and the JeanRichard brand. WatchTime sat down with Calce to talk about his vision for the ultra-exclusive Swiss...

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Dec 9, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

Sponsored: Creative Design Meets Dive Watch Specs in the NOVE Atlantean Automatic

Since its founding in 2015, NOVE has established itself as creatively driven, boutique. Specializing in creating beautiful, handcrafted Swiss made timepieces as art, the brand has consistently produced watches for those who value time and share an authentic passion for contemporary and innovative designs. In the Atlantean Automatic, you find one of the brand’s latest...

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May 24, 2022 by WatchTime

Knight in Non-Reflective Armor: the Bell & Ross BR 05 Horolum

In 2017, Bell & Ross introduced its first Horolum edition, the BR 03-92 Horolum with sandblasted case and green-tinted, long-lasting Super-LumiNova. The name was drawn from “Horo”, referring to watchmaking or time and “Lum”, meaning light. Today, the Franco-Swiss watchmaker has unveiled the next generation of the Horolum, this time, the 40-mm automatic model from...

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Dec 8, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

Defiant Transparency: Zenith’s Defy Zero-G and Defy 21 Double Tourbillon Sapphire Editions

On the heels of copping the Chronograph Watch Prize at the 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie Genève for its boldly dynamic Chronomaster Sport, Zenith returned to its avant-garde Defy collection, namely two of its most highly complicated denizens, to introduce its first sapphire-cased watches since 2014’s wildly experimental Pilot Type 20 Grand Feu. Here is what...

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Dec 8, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Boasting Cutting Edge Technology, G-SHOCK Introduces Its Latest MT-G

G-SHOCK’s premium MT-G collection of timepieces has long been found at the crossroads of bold style and cutting edge technology, and with the new MTGB3000BD1A that trend only continues. Found as part of the larger MTGB3000 series, the watch is constructed of stainless steel, fine resin, and carbon, and features a renewed Dual Core Guard Structure...

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May 18, 2022 by WatchTime

High Horology Meets High Jewelry as MB&F Joins Bulgari to Unveil the Legacy Machine FlyingT Allegra

At the end of November, while the United States steadily drifted into a turkey-and-mashed-potatoes-induced moment of thankful reflection, our friends over in Europe were rather busy, with many watch brands unveiling what are likely their final big releases of the year as they look ahead to the holidays. Among them were MB&F and Bulgari, an...

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Dec 7, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Carl F. Bucherer Combines Practical Complications in New Blue and Green Manero Peripheral BigDate

Lucerne-based, family-owned Carl F. Bucherer scaled new heights of horological complexity with the unveiling of its Manero Minute Repeater Symphony earlier this year. Following up that haute horlogerie piece this month is another timepiece whose in-house movement employs Carl F. Bucherer’s hallmark peripheral rotor, albeit one with a somewhat more practical, “everyday” signature complication than...

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Dec 7, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Something Old Gets Something New: Oris Debuts Big Crown Pointer Date Calibre 403

Oris introduced its Big Crown Pointer Date in 1938, and the distinctive model has been in constant production for more than 80 years. Now firmly established as one of the Swiss watchmaker’s most emblematic timepieces, the latest version of the Big Crown Pointer Date brings it closer in look and spirit to the original model,...

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Dec 5, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Bremont’s Online-Exclusive Broadsword Jet is the Latest Recruit to its Armed Forces Collection

In 2019, Bremont launched its Armed Forces collection, a series of watches developed in partnership with Britain’s Ministry of Defence and inspired by the legendary “Dirty Dozen” timepieces worn by British Army officers in World War II. As the sole luxury watch company permitted to use the signs, symbols, and Heraldic Badges of the U.K.’s...

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Dec 3, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Military Issue: IWC Introduces Spitfire Editions of the Big Pilot’s Watch 43 in Titanium and Bronze

Among the many new releases from IWC’s flagship Pilot’s Watch collection in 2021, the most significant has indisputably been the Big Pilot’s Watch 43, which brought a new, more wearable 43-mm size to the aptly named line of oversized aviator-style timepieces. This week, the manufacture unveils the Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Spitfire, offering it in...

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Dec 2, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Hublot and Fuente Team Up for Another Limited-Edition Big Bang Unico Honoring the First Family of Cigars

Swiss watch maison Hublot began its partnership with Dominican Republic-based premium cigar icon Arturo Fuente y Cia. in 2012, and the collaboration has yielded three limited-edition models all celebrating, in their own distinctive manner, the synergy between the arts of watchmaking and cigarmaking. The fourth made its celebrated debut this week, at a gala event...

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Dec 1, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Need a Light? Norqain Brightens with the New Adventure Neverest Night Sight 40mm DLC

Launched only this past August, the Norqain Neverest series, a sub-family of its Adventure collection, has seen rapid growth and garnered wide attention. Pairing all-purpose, sports-driven designs with the brand’s signature aesthetic, appealing movements, and colorways, in addition to a focused charitable component, it’s a series which has represented a Norqain seemingly in stride and...

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Nov 30, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Panerai Offers New 40-mm Case Sizes in Luminor Marina Quaranta Collection

Versatility and wearability across a variety of wrist sizes and tastes has become a driving force in luxury watchmakers’ product line extensions in recent years, manifesting itself in downsized versions of some traditionally large models (Exhibit A being IWC’s high-profile launch of a 43-mm version of the Big Pilot’s Watch; Exhibit B, Breitling’s 41-mm, three-hand...

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Nov 19, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Warplanes on the Wrist: Breitling Super AVI Collection Pays Tribute to Aviation History

In recent years, Breitling has expanded its already extensive fleet of aviation-centric timepieces to include a series of models in its Aviator 8 collection that are inspired by some of the world’s most storied aircraft, including the de Havilland Mosquito and Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. Last year, in another blast from its past, Breitling resurrected a...

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Nov 18, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

A Feast of Gold and Gray: Zurich’s Ineichen Auctioneers Offers More than 200 Rare Watches at November Auction

Twin Vianney Halter timepieces, along with collectible watches by Audemars Piguet, A. Lange & Söhne, Patek Philippe, Girard-Perregaux, Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, F.P. Journe, Urwerk, Tissot, Daniel Roth, and Konstantin Chaykin are set to go under the hammer at Swiss auction house Ineichen Zurich at its auction on November 20-21, 2021. The two-day auction, which will...

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Nov 16, 2021 by WatchTime

Tudor Goes Diving with the French Navy: Introducing the Pelagos FXD

Few brands generate as much buzz as does Tudor these days with new releases from its vintage-inspired dive watch collections — as witness the excitement over this year’s launches of the Black Bay Chronograph and Black Bay Ceramic. The latest, hailing from the Rolex-owned watchmaker’s Pelagos family, is an unusual, military-grade watch purpose-built for the...

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Nov 15, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Bigger and Blue: Nomos Introduces the Club Sport Neomatik 42

Way back in 2019, German watchmaker Nomos Glashütte made major waves with the unveiling of the Club Sport. Launched alongside a duo of Tangente Sport models, the model took familiar Club collection elements — an overall youthful design, a no-nonsense silhouette, and a highly legible dial — and boosted the sporty look with a newly...

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Nov 12, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Anniversaire 5365 Celebrates 220 Years of the Tourbillon

The year was 1801 when French-Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet secured the patent for his invention, the tourbillon, which took its name from the French word for “whirlwind” and was described by its creator as the “watch compensating for all of the inequalities that may be found in the balance wheel and mainspring.” Since then, the...

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Nov 12, 2021 by WatchTime

The 5 Most Expensive Timepieces Sold at Geneva’s Fall 2021 Auction Weekend

You might not have known it, but this past weekend was one of the biggest weekends for the watch industry this year — at least in Geneva. Kicking off with the annual Grand Prix d’Horlogerie Genève (GPHG, aka the “Oscars” of the watch world) which awarded 18 prizes to some of the best watches of...

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Nov 11, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Classically Complete: Vacheron Constantin Launches the Traditionnelle Complete Calendar in White Gold

Few watchmakers have had as full a year as Vacheron Constantin. With popular updates to its sport-luxury Overseas collection, an unprecedented vintage revival milestone in its American 1921 Pièce Unique, and major business developments, including the opening of its sumptuous New York City flagship boutique, the historical Swiss maison has been on a serious riff...

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Nov 10, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Blancpain Air Command Titanium Brings the Vintage-Styled Pilot’s Watch to the Regular Collection

Blancpain introduced the Air Command Flyback Chronograph, a well-received and somewhat unexpected revival of a rare, collectible pilots’ chronograph developed for the United States Air Force, in 2019 as a limited edition in steel. This year, following in the footsteps of its more well-known military-produced timepiece, the Fifty Fathoms divers’ watch, Blancpain brings the Air...

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Nov 9, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Highlights from WatchTime’s November-December 2021 Issue, On Sale Now

The November-December 2021 issue of WatchTime is available at retailers now. Among the highlights of the issue are our cover feature showcasing Parmigiani’s Tonda PF collection; reviews of the Omega Moonwatch Master Chronometer, TAG Heuer Aquaracer, and Tudor Black Bay Chrono; a comprehensive roundup of Bell & Ross’s Flight Instrument collection; an in-depth look at...

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Nov 9, 2021 by WatchTime