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COMCO: Swatch Group Can Stop Mechanical Movement Sales in 2020

Switzerland’s Competition Commission (COMCO) has approved a plan allowing the Swatch Group to reduce gradually sales of mechanical movements to companies outside the group over the next six years, and to halt sales completely in 2020. Click here for details on the ruling.

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Oct 30, 2013 by Joe Thompson

Sponsored: Glashütte Original Launches the Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date in Blue

First launched in 2014 to critical acclaim, the Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date has gone on to become a true retro classic. Defined by its charming square style, versatility on the wrist, and refined execution, the vintage-inspired chronograph is firmly established as an interesting and attractive option within the German watchmaker’s diverse and eye-catching...

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Dec 3, 2021 by WatchTime

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

The November-December issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now (and on Nook, Kindle, and the WatchTime app for iOS and Android), featuring an exclusive watch test of the Rolex Sky-Dweller, a compendium of Rolex’s watch milestones, profiles of Oris and Vacheron Constantin, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue…

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Oct 29, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Photo Slideshow: Inside Vacheron Constantin’s High Complications Workshop

In WatchTime’s November-December 2013 issue, on sale October 29, Mike Disher takes an in-depth look at Vacheron Constantin’s Patrimony Contemporaine Caliber 1731. View the image gallery below to see watchmakers at work in Vacheron Constantin’s high complications workshop.

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Oct 26, 2013 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Striving for Innovation and Value, Mancheront Debuts its Sports-Ready Pacer

True innovation in the sub-$1,000 price range for mechanical watches – in particular for sports-focused ones – is a rare feat. That is, of course, unless you are Sydney-based Mancheront, a new watch brand making its global debut with a modern timepiece that works to perfectly pair useful and novel design with robust, value-driven watchmaking....

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Dec 1, 2021 by WatchTime

3 Things To Know About the Maîtres du Temps Chapter One Transparence

Maîtres du Temps — the haute horlogerie brand that brings together all-star teams of talented watchmakers to produce original, collaborative pieces, has added to its small but growing collection with the release of the Chapter One Round Transparence, a new version of its flagship Chapter One watch. Here are three things you should know about...

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Oct 24, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider: Montblanc Collection Villeret 1858 ExoTourbillon Rattrapante

WT contributor and blogger, The Watch Insider, recently had the opportunity to see a masterpiece from Montblanc's Villeret collection, the 1858 ExoTourbillon Rattrapante. In this article, he explores the watch and provides original photos.

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Oct 23, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Sponsored: Back for Another Round, CODE41 Launches the NB24 Edition 2 with an Exclusive Swiss Caliber

When Lausanne-based CODE41 launched the NB24 Chronograph in 2021, the watch made significant waves with the exceptional level of technicality and expertise it represented for its price— a defining combination of traits that has characterized each of the brand’s timepieces. Led by the value proposition of its avant-garde design, the NB24 struck a serious chord...

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Nov 25, 2021 by WatchTime

5 Questions for Max Büsser on the New MB&F Legacy Machine No. 2 (Video)

Max Büsser, founder and owner of the MB&F watch brand, calls his unconventional haute horlogerie timepieces “horological machines,” emphasizing artistry over traditional timekeeping. He visited WatchTime to discuss the brand’s newest release, the MB&F Legacy Machine No. 2. Here are his answers to the five questions we posed to him about the watch.

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Oct 17, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Richard Mille Introduces Another New Material to Watchmaking

Richard Mille has long been known for using unusual and often unprecedented materials in its timepieces, many drawn from the worlds of automobiles and aeronautics. Now the brand has announced another horological world-first — a case made of NTPT (North Thin Ply Technology) carbon, to be used in a new version of the brand’s RM011...

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Oct 15, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Citizen Ushers In “Purposeful Power” Campaign with Limited-Edition Promaster Navihawk

Citizen Watch Company has launched a new brand campaign, focused on its groundbreaking Eco-Drive technology, to remind consumers of the Japanese watchmaker’s core values and to re-emphasize its commitment to environmental sustainability. Dubbed “Purposeful Power,” the campaign kicks off with the release of an exciting new watch from its Promaster series, the Limited Edition Navihawk....

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Nov 24, 2021 by WatchTime

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

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

Sponsored: Past Meets Present in New Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic

Pioneering Swiss watchmaker Rado has deemed 2021 “a year of hope and reinvention,” and chosen it for the launch of an unprecedented, revolutionary timepiece. The Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic is the culmination of many years of research and development that seamlessly fits within the history and tradition of the Captain Cook watch. This latest watch...

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Nov 23, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

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

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