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Fade to White: Girard-Perregaux Teams with Bamford for New Laureato Ghost Limited Edition

Since reviving its fondly recalled 1970s sport-luxury watch, the Laureato, in 2016, Girard-Perregaux has introduced several bold variations on its classic design, from a concept piece in carbon glass to the racing-inspired Absolute Passion model in black PVD titanium with red detailing. The latest, unveiled this week, emerges from a partnership between the Swiss manufacture...

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Nov 20, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Feel the Heartbeat of the Rado True Square Open Heart

As Valentine’s Day approaches, so does the annual occasion to embrace love in every corner of the world. Taking the opportunity to do so this year is Rado, with the True Square Open Heart. The watch was designed in recognition and celebration of the precious moments and memories that make up every relationship. With two...

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Feb 7, 2023 by WatchTime

A Peek Inside a Jet Engine: Tockr C-47 Skeleton Limited Editions

Austin, TX-based Tockr is often a source of unorthodox watchmaking, and this week the brand continued this legacy with the introduction of the new limited-edition C-47 Skeleton Automatic. As its name implies, the watch is a skeletonized version of the C-47 Radial Engine Collection first released by Tockr in 2017; we previously covered the D-Day...

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Nov 19, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

TAG Heuer Unveils Two New Formula 1 Watches Inspired by Ayrton Senna

Few brands are as synonymous with auto racing as TAG Heuer. When one thinks of motorsports and the watches that have played a role in their history, one cannot help but conjure up several of the brand’s iconic models, like the Carrera, Monaco, and Autavia. Recently, TAG Heuer unveiled the latest additions to its racing...

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Nov 18, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: Artel Rotec Introduces New Sky Series

Independent watchmaker Artel Rotec is introducing its second collection, the Sky Series, this month, with the bold timepiece serving as a worthy follow-up to its V-Series limited edition sports watch lineup. Artel Rotec first formed in 2018, when designer and longtime watch collector Matthew Roknipour launched the brand as a family owned, independent watch company...

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Jan 25, 2023 by WatchTime

H. Moser & Cie.’s Award-Winning Streamliner Flyback Chronograph Automatic Takes the Stage in Funky Blue

Last week, H. Moser & Cie. copped this year’s award in the Chronograph category at the 2020 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève with its wildly inventive Streamliner model. This week, the Schaffhausen-based maison unveils the latest iteration of the watch, this one presenting its face to the world via the Funky Blue fumé dial that...

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Nov 17, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Christopher Ward Teams Up with Worn & Wound for Limited-Edition C65 Sandstorm and Sandstorm Blackout Chronometers

Christopher Ward continues to pump out news in this busy autumn for the watch industry, today unveiling the new C65 Sandstorm and Sandstorm Blackout Chronometers, produced in collaboration with Worn & Wound’s Windup Watch Shop. The two models boast a completely new design resulting from extensive collaboration between the retailer and the British watchmaker, with...

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Nov 17, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Singer Reimagined Launches Three Flytrack Prime Editions Ahead of Regular Release

This past week, Geneva-based watchmaker Singer Reimagined unveiled the latest update to its catalog, the new Singer Flytrack, which comprises three different watches, each using the same base styling but differentiated by their use of different chronograph scales — telemeter, pulsometer, or tachymeter. Each of the models will be exclusively limited to 10 pieces for...

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Nov 15, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

MB&F Takes the 10-Year Leap With the HM3 Frog X

Audacious designs, transformative micro-mechanics and untrammelled imagination – these are guiding principles of the Maximilian Büsser & Friends collective (MB&F). Keeping this aesthetic in mind, MB&F created and launched the widely popular Horological Machines — starting with the Horological Machines No. 1 and No. 2 which set the pathway to creative expression to the release...

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Nov 14, 2020 by WatchTime

Grand Seiko Unveils the Kintaro Hattori 160th Anniversary & Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Editions

Grand Seiko knows how to celebrate an anniversary, and this past week the Japanese watchmaker celebrated two. First unveiling the Kintaro Hattori 160th Anniversary Limited Edition and shortly afterward the Seiko 140th Anniversary Limited Edition, Grand Seiko celebrates both the birthday of Seiko’s founder and the founding of parent brand Seiko — then known as...

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Nov 13, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

GPHG 2020: The Winning Watches

The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) — often called “The Oscars of Watchmaking” — just wrapped up in Geneva, and here’s the complete list of winners from this year’s edition: Category Winner Link Grand Prix Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Profile Innovation Prize Parmigiani Fleurier Hijri Perpetual Calendar Profile Audacity Prize H. Moser & Cie...

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Nov 12, 2020 by WatchTime

Worn & Wound’s Windup Watch Fair Goes Virtual From November 14-25

The watch enthusiast website Worn & Wound, which has hosted its Windup Watch Fair in New York and San Francisco for the past several years, will be bringing the popular collectors’ event to an all-digital platform in 2020. Taking place over 12 days starting this Saturday, November 14, the Virtual Windup Watch Fair will take...

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Nov 12, 2020 by WatchTime

Watch the 2020 GPHG Ceremony, Live From Geneva

Tune in today for the live stream of the GPHG award ceremony 2020.

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Nov 12, 2020 by Roger Ruegger

Sylvester Stallone to Sell “Daylight” Panerai Luminor, Other Notable Watches, at Phillips Auction

A quartet of watches owned by action star Sylvester Stallone, including the Panerai Luminor model worn in the 1996 film Daylight, will join what is now emerging as an all-star cast at the Phillips’s flagship “Racing Pulse” auction in New York. Among other notable timepieces the auction will be a Heuer Monaco worn by Steve...

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Nov 11, 2020 by WatchTime

Highlights from WatchTime’s November-December 2020 Issue, On Sale Now

The November-December issue of WatchTime is available at retailers today (and in our online shop). Among the highlights of the issue are an introduction to Rolex’s revamped Submariner series; tests and reviews of new watches from IWC, Zenith, Montblanc, Wempe, and others; an in-depth exploration of Grand Seiko’s latest forays into haute horlogerie; a comprehensive...

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Nov 10, 2020 by WatchTime

Patek Philippe: Ref. 6301P Grande Sonnerie

Patek Philippe’s new Ref. 6301P Grande Sonnerie is the brand’s first wristwatch that “presents the grande sonnerie as the epitome of horological complications in its purest form,” complemented with a petite sonnerie and a minute repeater, a combination long awaited by watch collectors. To do so, Patek Philippe has developed a new movement as a...

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Nov 10, 2020 by Roger Ruegger

Longines Heritage Legend Diver Surfaces in New Bronze Case

The watch world’s new Bronze Age marches on, with yet another divers’ watch emerging in a new case made of bronze, a metal historically used in maritime equipment due to its anti-corrosive properties. The latest timepiece outfitted in the material is a retro-look timepiece from Longines’ Heritage collection, the Legend Diver, which pairs up the...

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Nov 9, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

King of the Forest: Kudoke Unveils the Kudoke 2 Grüner Wald Sonderedition with EsperLuxe

This past week, German independent watchmaker Kudoke unveiled its latest model, a new variation of the Kudoke 2 dubbed the Grüner Wald Sonderedition (“Green Forest Special Edition,” in English). The new piece came about as a result of conversations between Stefan Kudoke, Founder of Kudoke, and Christopher Daaboul, founder of haute horlogerie boutique EsperLuxe at...

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Nov 8, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Chronoswiss Celebrates 20 Years of Regulator Tourbillons with Electric Blue Limited Edition

Having been founded in 1983, Lucerne-based Chronoswiss isn’t often a brand we think about when discussing heritage in watchmaking, but this week the brand showcased the unique contributions it has made in its relatively short history with the release of the new Open Gear Tourbillon. The watch is meant to celebrate the 20th anniversary of...

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Nov 7, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Two Sizes, Many Faces: Breitling Launches Its First Chronomat Models for Women

Breitling is regarded by most as one of the more defiantly masculine watch brands out there, but it’s been making dedicated ladies’ watches since the 1940s, including standouts like the original Transocean in the 1950s, the Lady J in the 1990s and the Galactic in the 2000s. In recent years, the company has expanded the...

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Nov 6, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

H. Moser & Cie. Releases Special Edition Pioneer Centre Seconds Rotating Bezel C.02 For Collective Horology

H. Moser & Cie. has developed a reputation for its distinct style of watchmaking and appealingly modern designs. This past week, the Schaffhausen-based brand once again showcased its singular style with the release of the Special Edition Pioneer Centre Seconds Rotating Bezel C.02 For Collective Horology, a new steel sports watch produced in partnership with...

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Nov 4, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Zenith Reveals its Hidden Schematics on Pilot Type 20 Blueprint Limited Edition

Revealing the unseen schematics of its dial is the raison d’etre of the new Zenith Pilot Type 20 Blueprint. With as name as apt as the product itself, the new watch is inspired by a blueprint of the manufacture’s historical building that the team discovered, which led the team to unearth the blueprints of the...

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Nov 4, 2020 by WatchTime