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BASELWORLD 2016

Citizen’s New Eco-Drive Satellite Wave World Time GPS Watch (Updated with Live Photos)

Japan's Citizen Watch Co. rolls out the latest edition in its popular Satellite Wave collection at Baselworld 2016 — a new, more elegant take on 2015's Citizen Eco-Drive Satellite Wave World Time GPS watch, which had a sportier look. We give you the details and price.

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Mar 20, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Nomos Tetra Neomatik Features New Automatic Movement (Updated with Prices)

Nomos has extended its neomatik collection, launched last fall at WatchTime New York, with the introduction of the Nomos Tetra neomatik this week at Baselworld 2016. This newest version of the Tetra, Nomos's square-cased men's watch, is the first to be equipped with the brand's in-house self-winding movement, Caliber DUW 3001.

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Mar 20, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

History Boys: Three New Longines Heritage Watches

Longines has gone to its archives for inspiration this year, launching three new timepieces that pay homage to vintage designs: the Longines Equestrian Pocket Watch Jockey 1878; the Longines RailRoad; and the Longines Heritage 1918. All three, introduced this week at Baselworld, are faithful recreations of the originals. The Heritage 1918 is inspired by the...

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Mar 20, 2016 by Carol Besler

BASELWORLD 2016:

Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec in Black

Carl F. Bucherer's triple-time-zone chronograph watch, the TravelTec, gets a matte-black makeover at Baselworld 2016. Previously available in steel and rose-gold variations, the newest version of the Carl F. Bucherer Patrvai TravelTec features a scratch-resistant black DLC coating.

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Mar 20, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

New Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Debuts in Gray Plasma Ceramic Case

The newest version of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, launched at Baselworld 2016, is distinguished by its unidirectional bezel made of plasma gray ceramic — the result of a production method that imparts a subtle metallic shade to the finished material.

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Mar 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Tudor Introduces the Heritage Black Bay in Bronze (Updated with Live Photos and Price)

Recently, every Baselworld watch fair has brought at least one new addition to Tudor's popular, award-winning family of vintage-inspired divers' watches, the Tudor Heritage Black Bay. One of the latest is the first Black Bay model with a bronze case and the first Tudor watch with a chocolate-brown dial.

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Mar 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Breitling Avenger Hurricane Features All-New Case Material (Updated with Live Photos & Price)

With the launch of its own in-house base movement, Caliber B01, in 2009, Breitling earned its place among the ranks of true watchmaking manufactures. With the launch of the new Breitling Avenger Hurricane at Baselworld 2016 — with a case made of a new, proprietary alloy called Breitlight — it joins the even more exclusive club of watch brands that have created their own case materials.

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Mar 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Arnold & Son Eight-Day Royal Navy, A Tribute to Century British Chronometers (Updated with Prices)

Arnold & Son, the Swiss watch manufacture with British heritage, pays tribute to the marine chronometers made in the 18th century by brand namesake John Arnold and his son with the new Arnold & Son Eight-Day Royal Navy, launching at Baselworld 2016. The watch, available in three references, features a new movement with an eight-day...

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Mar 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Watchstars 2016 Award Winners Honored at Baselworld

The winning watches of the second annual Watchstars Awards, chosen by an independent panel of international experts, were announced this week. Omega was the biggest winner this year, capturing two of the five categories. Other winners included Tudor and A. Lange & Söhne.

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Mar 18, 2016 by WatchTime

BASELWORLD 2016

Corum Admirals Cup Collection Expands with Legend 47 Worldtimer

Corum has added a new world-time watch to its nautically inspired Admiral's Cup collection at Baselworld 2016. The Corum Admiral's Cup Legend 47 Worldtimer makes its debut in two formats, one with a titanium case and matte black dial, the other with a two-tone titanium and rose gold case with a smoky sapphire dial.

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Mar 17, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Bridges to the Past: Girard-Perregaux La Esmeralda Tourbillon Marks 225 Years

Girard-Perregaux celebrates its 225th anniversary this year with several new watches, the star of which is La Esmeralda Tourbillon, debuting at Baselworld 2016.

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Mar 17, 2016 by Carol Besler

BASELWORLD 2016

Patek Philippe Ref. 5930G: An All-New World Time Chronograph (With Live Photos)

Patek Philippe is releasing a slew of new complicated watches at Baselworld 2016, including, most notably, its very first timepiece containing both a world-time indication and a chronograph. Here's what you should know about the Patek Philippe Ref. 5930 World Time Chronograph.

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Mar 16, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Carl F. Bucherer Unveils All-New In-House Base Caliber CFB A2000

Carl F. Bucherer, which first claimed manufacture status in 2008 with the debut of its first in-house movement, Caliber CFB A1000, takes its horological expertise to the next level this year with the introduction of its second-generation base movement, Caliber CFB A2000, unveiled today at Baselworld 2016.

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Mar 16, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Bell & Ross BR-03 Desert Type (Updated with Prices)

Bell & Ross, known for its military-influenced aviator-style watches, launches a new trio of them: the Bell & Ross BR-03 Desert Type collection. We give you the rundown on all three.

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Mar 16, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Going Green: MeisterSinger’s New Green Dials

MeisterSinger introduces an all-new dial color to three of its watch models at Baselworld 2016: "Rensing Green" will make its first appearance on new versions of the MeisterSinger No. 02, MeisterSinger Pangaea, and MeisterSinger Neo.

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Mar 16, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

On Sale Now: WatchTime March-April 2016 Issue

The March-April 2016 issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now, featuring our test of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39, a timeline of all James Bond's movie watches, and an inside look at how Japanese giant Citizen is redefining itself.

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Mar 15, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016:

Watch Insider Previews the New Chopard L.U.C. Perpetual Chrono

To celebrate the first 20 years of the L.U.C manufacture in Fleurier, Chopard will launch the L.U.C Perpetual Chrono in a limited edition of only 20 pieces at the Baselworld 2016 watch fair.

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Mar 11, 2016 by Alexander Linz

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW

Omega Globemaster Annual Calendar: The New Master Chronometer

Omega's undisputed headliner at last year's Baselworld was the Globemaster, a three-handed watch heavily influenced in its design by the brand's historical Constellation models and containing its first Master Chronometer movement, Caliber 8900. This year, Omega adds the first complication to the Globemaster line, the Omega Globemaster Annual Calendar.

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Mar 9, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW:

Tissot Le Locle Regulateur: Another Nod to Affordable Elegance

Tissot has devoted its Le Locle collection of timepieces, named for the watchmaking town in the Swiss Jura where the brand was founded, to affordable watches with classically elegant designs and small complications. This year, Tissot adds a regulator watch, the Tissot Le Locle Regulateuer, to the family.

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Mar 8, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Oris Diver Sixty-Five Now Offered with New Bracelet

Following up on its previous models with tropical and textile straps, Oris is now also offering a riveted bracelet option for its vintage-inspired dive watch, the Oris Diver Sixty-Five.

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Mar 5, 2016 by Roger Ruegger