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Records Fall at Antiquorum and Christie’s Watch Auctions in Geneva

In early November, the watchmaking city of Geneva hosted two auctions of fine timepieces, held one day apart — one by Antiquorum and the other by Christie’s — each of which achieved new records for watches at auction. Antiquorum boasted the highest price ever paid for a Rolex sports watch and a Patek Philippe sold...

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Nov 14, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime’s November-December Issue is On Sale Now!

The November-December issue of WatchTime is in stores now, featuring tests of Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Extra-Thin and IWC’s Top Gun Perpetual Calendar, an exclusive connoisseur profile of Arnold Schwarzenegger, our annual sports-watch showcase, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue…

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Nov 13, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio and TAG Heuer Team Up for Hurricane Sandy Relief

The glass-cubed planetarium sphere at New York’s American Museum of Natural History was the stage for a star-studded charity event last Saturday night, hosted by Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer and featuring two of its celebrity “ambassadors,” actors Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio. WatchTime was among the media attending the gala, which was held to...

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Nov 12, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2013 Preview: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Grande Complication

This year, Audemars Piguet celebrated the 40th anniversary of the original Royal Oak. Next year marks two decades of the larger, sportier Royal Oak Offshore, and Audemars Piguet plans to commemorate the milestone with the release of the extremely limited Royal Oak Grande Complication. The watch makes its debut at the SIHH watch fair in...

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Nov 8, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Bonus Audio: WatchTime’s Interview with Ulysse Nardin CEO Patrik Hoffman

In the November-December issue of WatchTime, on sale next week, technical editor Mike Disher profiles Ulysse Nardin and its ambitious new CEO, Patrik Hoffman. Below, you can listen to excerpts from the wide-ranging interview.

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Nov 7, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Horology Meets Astronomy: Geo. Graham the Moon

Most watch fans know Graham best for sporty models like the Chronofighter and Silverstone. Now the Swiss brand with British roots establishes its haute horlogerie bona fides with the new Geo. Graham the Moon limited edition, a complicated, astronomical-inspired timepiece with a flying tourbillon and a perpetual moon retrograde function.

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Nov 6, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Triple Threat: JeanRichard Introduces Three New Watch Collections

The Swiss watch brand JEANRICHARD has often been in the shadow of its better-known sister brand in the Sowind Group, Girard-Perregaux. However, with the introduction of three revamped collections — the classical 1681 Ronde and the sporty Highlands and Aquascope — the brand is making a move to establish its own distinct identity.

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Nov 5, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Bremont Adds New Models to Its Solo Collection

Bremont launched its Solo collection, inspired by pilots’ watches from the 1940s, in 2011. This year, the line expands with the addition of a new white-dial model, which accompanies the original black-dial version, and a smaller version with a 37-mm diameter case.

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Oct 31, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2013 Preview: Ralph Lauren Sporting World Time

The 2013 Salon International de Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), in which many luxury watch brands introduce their new models for the year, doesn’t take place until late January, but one of those brands, Ralph Lauren, has offered us a preview of one of those new watches, called the Sporting World Time.

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Oct 30, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Adults Only: Perrelet’s Erotic Dial Limited Editions

The themes of Perrelet’s previous limited-edition Turbine watches have ranged from patriotism to auto racing to the Chinese Year of the Dragon; its latest are targeted to more, shall we say, prurient interests: the Turbine Erotic collection, which feature decidedly adult illustrations behind the spinning, dial-side rotors.

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Oct 29, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Chimes and Birdsong: Jaquet Droz’s Bird Repeater

Jaquet Droz has channeled the spirit of its namesake, the 18th-century inventor renowned for his complicated automatons and musical clockworks — many of them using singing birds — with its new ultra-complicated timepiece, the Bird Repeater.

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Oct 26, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Porsche Design Rolls Out New Watches For Its 40th Anniversary

The Porsche Design Studio, founded by Porsche 911 designer Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, marks four decades this year. To celebrate, Porsche Design is releasing four new watches: a limited-edition model of its very first product, the Chronograph I, and three new additions to its Flat Six collection.

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Oct 23, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Breguet Unveils New Reine de Naples Anniversary Edition on Isle of Capri

It’s been a big year for Breguet. Not only did the company kick off its sponsorship of Carnegie Hall with a brand-new tourbillon clock, it also celebrated, around the same time, the 200th anniversary of the wristwatch — an invention of brand namesake Abraham-Louis Breguet — with a preview of a complicated haute joallerie watch...

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Oct 22, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Audemars Piguet Releases Michael Schumacher Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph

Audemars Piguet’s latest limited-edition Royal Oak watch — introduced this week at a press conference in Berlin — is a collaboration with legendary auto racer Michael Schumacher. The seven-time world champion was personally involved with the development of the model, which includes numerous car-inspired design elements.

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Oct 19, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Baume & Mercier Classima Jump Hour

This year the 180-year-old Baume & Mercier brand is launching a new jump hour in its Classima line. The polished stainless steel case measures 42mm and houses a automatic winding Dubois Depraz 14400 movement with an openworked oscillating weight finished with Côtes de Genève and brand’s trademark Phi symbol. Find pricing and wallpaper inside.

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Oct 18, 2012 by WatchTime

Elegant Accessories: TAG Heuer Racer Smartphone

TAG Heuer has built its reputation as a watch brand largely on its close association with auto racing. Now, as the 150-year-old Swiss company continues its growth from watchmaker into lifestyle brand, it introduces the Racer, which it calls the first Swiss luxury touch-screen smartphone made entirely from materials used in auto racing and aviation.

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Oct 17, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

The Britains are Coming: Burberry’s New Watch Collection

Join us in taking a look at the British fashion house Burberry's high-end wristwatch collection with Swiss movements, called the Britain. Designed by Christopher Bailey, the watches evoke the look of the brand's most famous contribution to the fashion world, the iconic Burberry trench coat.

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Oct 15, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Christophe Claret’s Soprano Tourbillon Minute Repeater Takes the Stage

Christophe Claret, known for creating complicated timepieces with tourbillons and repeater mechanisms, has released his most ambitious such model yet, called the Soprano. The watch’s signature features are its 60-second tourbillon, stepped “Charles X” bridges made of sapphire, and a musically accurate four-note minute repeater striking Westminster chimes on cathedral gongs.

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Oct 12, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Wallpaper: A Menagerie of Artistic Animal Dials

Wildlife — from starfish to birds to tigers — is a popular theme in this year’s watches with decorative and artistic dials, particularly in Cartier’s Cartier d’Art series and Vacheron Constantin’s Métiers d’Art collection. We’ve compiled a gallery of timepieces from the two brands so you can download these miniature masterpieces for your desktop —...

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Oct 9, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Breguet Tourbillon Clock Installed at Carnegie Hall

On Wednesday evening, Breguet kicked off its new sponsorship of New York’s Carnegie Hall, starting with the 2012-2013 season, with a grand gesture: the unveiling of a specially crafted Breguet tourbillon clock in Carnegie Hall’s Morse Lobby.

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Oct 5, 2012 by Mark Bernardo