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3 Standout Complicated Watches from Hong Kong “Watches & Wonders” Fair

Hong Kong’s inaugural “Watches and Wonders” salon, held September 25-28, featured 13 luxury watch brands, several of which launched significant new models at the fair. Here is a look at three of them, a perpetual calendar with tourbillon from A. Lange & Söhne, and minute repeaters from Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet.

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Oct 10, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

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

Watch Insider: Hermès Unveils its First Tourbillon Watch

Up until very recently, Hermès was known more as a fashion brand than as a purveyor of haute horlogerie. However, its watchmaking subsidiary, La Montre Hermès, has been challenging those assumptions as of late with many of its new watches and proprietary movements, and has now released its first tourbillon watch, called the Arceau Lift.

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Oct 9, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Tudor Watch Co. Partners with International Motor Sports Association

Fans of the Rolex Daytona know that Rolex has a long association with auto racing. What many may not know is that Rolex’s sister brand, Tudor, also has a close connection to motorsports, and strengthened those ties this year by becoming the “entitlement partner” of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).

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Oct 7, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

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

Watch Insider: 4 New IWC Watches Debut at “Watches and Wonders” in Hong Kong

The inaugural Hong Kong “Watches and Wonders” fair — inspired by the rapid growth of the Asian market and showcasing new watches from 13 luxury watch maisons — was held September 25-28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. In this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I present four new models (actually, line extensions)...

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Oct 2, 2013 by Alexander Linz

A Record-Breaking Patek Philippe Highlights Top 5 Watches from Only Watch 2013

The fifth edition of the biennial “Only Watch” auction took place over the weekend at the Hermitage Hotel in Monaco. When the final hammer fell, the auction of unique timepieces had raised 5,066,000 euros for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and a Patek Philippe Ref. 5004T fetched the highest price ever paid for a modern...

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Oct 1, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider: New Bell & Ross Watches for 50th Anniversary of Dassault Mystère-Falcon 20

At this year’s Baselworld, Bell & Ross, a watch brand long associated with aviation, added to its Vintage collection’s new Sport Heritage line of watches with a timepiece that pays homage to the 1960s – specifically, to Dassault Aviation’s famous Mystère-Falcon 20, the preeminent business jet of its time. Read about it in this article...

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Sep 25, 2013 by Alexander Linz

TAG Heuer Watches and Oracle Team USA Introduce First Smartwatch for Sailing

Well, that didn’t take long. The recent rise of the so-called smartwatch has reached the “traditional” Swiss watch industry. TAG Heuer has teamed up with America’s Cup champion Oracle Team U.S.A. to develop the new TAG Heuer Aquaracer 72, which TAG is calling “the first-ever Swiss sports smartwatch dedicated to competitive sailing.”

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Sep 24, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Bulgari Unveils First of 3 Commedia del’Arte Minute Repeater Watches

Bulgari, a watch brand with its roots in Rome, pays tribute to Italy’s theatrical history with a trio of limited-edition minute repeater watches called Commedia del’Arte, all with automaton dials. The first in the collection, introduced at Baselworld 2013, is called Brighella.

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Sep 11, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider’s Take: Will the New Smartwatches Conquer Our Wrists?

In this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I look at the recent phenomenon of “smartwatches” released by technology companies and weigh in on whether these devices are destined to supplant the mechanical watch and conquer that valuable piece of real estate that is the wrists of watch wearers.

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Sep 9, 2013 by Alexander Linz

A. Lange & Söhne Lays Cornerstone for New Factory Extension in Glashütte

German luxury watch brand A. Lange & Söhne took the next step in the expansion of its manufacture in Glashütte, in the state of Saxony, this week, with the laying of a cornerstone, which also contained an engraved time capsule, by Lange CEO Wilhelm Schmid and company founder Walter Lange.

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Sep 4, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Vacheron Constantin Adds 14-Day Tourbillon to its Platinum Collection

In 2006, Vacheron Constantin became the first watch brand to dedicate an entire collection to platinum timepieces. This year, the venerable brand adds a version of its Patrimony Traditionnelle 14-Day Tourbillon to its Collection Excellence Platine.

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Sep 2, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime Reader Survey: Are You Willing to Buy Watches on the Internet?

WatchTime and our contributor Alexander Linz from watch-insider.com are conducting a reader survey to learn more about how watch collectors buy watches on the internet. Take part in our survey and get a free download of WatchTime’s E-Special ‘Rolex’! The survey is confidential; we will not share your data with anyone else nor will we use...

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Aug 29, 2013 by Roger Ruegger

Gucci Takes the Plunge Into High Horology with New Gucci Dive Watch

(As seen in the October issue of WatchTime.) At Baselworld, Gucci announced it will launch a new men’s watch that stands apart from the brand’s other watches. Due out next year, the Gucci Dive is an official divers’ watch, certified to adhere to ISO standard 6425. But what is most significant about it is its...

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Aug 28, 2013 by Jay Deshpande

WatchTime’s September-October Issue is On Sale Now!

The September-October issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now (and also available on Nook, Kindle, and the WatchTime app for iOS and Android) featuring our exclusive test of the Panerai Radiomir 8 Days Ceramica, a blockbuster section on the Baselworld watch fair featuring more than 60 new watches, interviews with Swatch’s Nick Hayek and Patek Philippe’s...

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Aug 27, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Triple Threat: Audemars Piguet’s Tradition Tourbillon Minute Repeater Chronograph

To many watch fans, Audemars Piguet is all about the Royal Oak, its iconic octagonal sports watch. However, the family-owned Swiss brand also wowed aficionados of haute horlogerie at this year’s SIHH with its incredibly complicated and extremely limited Tradition Tourbillon Minute Repeater Chronograph, inspired by a vintage timepiece from the 1920s.

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Aug 21, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Hamilton Evokes its Aviation Heritage with New Khaki Pilot Pioneer Pilots’ Watches

Hamilton Watch Co., founded in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, began making watches for pilots shortly thereafter, in 1919. The brand’s new collection of pilots’ watches, called Khaki Pilot Pioneer Auto Chrono, bears the influence of its early aviation watches. WatchTime got a close-up look at the watches at the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, “the...

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Aug 8, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Richard Mille Introduces Americas-Only RM 030 Limited Edition

Richard Mille, which has had success with other limited-edition watches made exclusively for the Americas — including models in its RM 011, RM 016 and RM 028 lines — has unveiled another, called the RM 030 Americas. The watch follows up the previous Americas-only RM 030 Black Out and Black Rose limited editions.

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Aug 7, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Two for the Road: A Pair of Titanium Ingenieurs from IWC

For the new timepieces in its re-tooled Ingenieur collection, IWC Shaffhausen wanted a direct connection to Formula One auto racing, in both the watches’ design and in the materials used to make them. Hence the use of carbon fiber, high-tech ceramics, and, for two of its new models, titanium.

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Aug 1, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider Reviews Breguet’s New Chiming Watch, Ref. 7800 Classique “La Musicale”

With the push of a button at 10 o’clock, or when it strikes a pre-set time, Breguet’s new Ref. 7800 Classique “La Musicale” plays “Badinerie,” composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Click here to discover the details of the watch and listen to its chimes, in this featured article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com.

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Jul 30, 2013 by Alexander Linz

3 Standout Tourbillon Watches From Baselworld 2013

After a few challenging economic years for the watch industry, in which some feared big-ticket haute horlogerie timepieces were on the wane, tourbillon watches came roaring back at this year’s Baselworld. Here’s a trio of unusual tourbillons that grabbed our attention.

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Jul 25, 2013 by Mark Bernardo