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Vacheron Constantin Teams With Mr. Porter for New Fiftysix Day-Date Petrol Blue Limited Edition

Ending 2020 with a statement, Vacheron Constantin has unveiled the latest addition to its catalog, an exclusive and limited-edition watch released in partnership with luxury retailer Mr. Porter. The new model, the Fiftysix Day-Date Petrol Blue Limited Edition, uses the now familiar Fiftysix Day-Date unveiled at SIHH 2018 as its base design, with this specific...

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Dec 21, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

The Top 5 Watches of 2020 (According to Instagram)

2020 has been a mixed year for watch releases. Facing the ongoing difficulties presented by the pandemic, many brands have eschewed some of their larger releases altogether in favor of more modest campaigns. Conversely, other brands charged ahead, taking advantage of the new landscape, adjusting to the conditions, and unveiling creative designs and initiatives for...

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Dec 19, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

The WatchTime Q&A: Grand Seiko U.S.A. President Brice Le Troadec

We sat down with Grand Seiko USA President Brice Le Troadec to talk about the brand’s strategy and why collectors can hardly resist the Japanese brand. Le Troadec joined the team of Grand Seiko USA chairman and CEO Aiko Naito in May 2017, shortly before the creation of the Grand Seiko of America company in...

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Dec 17, 2020 by Roger Ruegger

Blue Visions: Omega Launches Two De Ville Trésor Timepieces in Support of Orbis International

The Omega Speedmaster “Silver Snoopy Award” 50th Anniversary might have captured the watch world’s attention earlier this year with its eye-catching and cheeky animated caseback, but this week the Swiss watchmaker showed it wasn’t done with its novelties quite yet for 2020. In another playful take on one of its classic collections, Omega has unveiled...

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Dec 16, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Jaeger-LeCoultre Toasts 90 Years of Reverso with Burgundy Red Tribute Duoface Fagliano Edition

In 2021, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s iconic, Art Deco-inspired Reverso marks 90 years since its introduction in 1931. Ahead of that anniversary, the manufacture has unveiled a special edition of its Reverso Tribute Duoface model with a dial in rich, burgundy red, a swiveling case in 18k rose gold, and a burgundy leather strap from the boot-making artisans...

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Dec 15, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Back to the City: Hublot Classic Fusion Concrete Jungle Limited Edition

New York City is as important a market as any for many luxury watchmakers, and this is especially true for metropolitan-focused Hublot. This month, the Swiss brand unveiled a new model paying tribute to the iconic city which has helped contribute it its success, unveiling the new Classic Fusion Concrete Jungle— the second iteration of...

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Dec 14, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Bridge to Yesterday: Corum Golden Bridge Rectangle Limited Editions Mark 40th Anniversary

Swiss watchmaker Corum is celebrating two anniversaries in 2020: 65 years since the company’s founding in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1955, and 40 years since the birth of its most iconic timepiece, the original Golden Bridge, in 1980. Paying tribute to both milestones is a pair of limited-edition Golden Bridge models, with their unconventional in-line baguette-shaped...

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Dec 13, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

TAG Heuer Partners with Bamford Watch Department for New Aquaracer Bamford Limited Edition

Last month, we had the opportunity to take a look at the new Laureato Ghost Limited Edition, a special piece produced by Girard-Perregaux in collaboration with Bamford Watch Department. Now another collaborative project teams another Swiss watchmaker, TAG Heuer, with that selfsame London-based timepiece customization house to create the new Aquaracer Bamford Limited Edition. Actually...

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Dec 12, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Nomos Unveils a “Four-Piece Serenade” of Watches for Beethoven’s 250th Birthday

Since its founding in 1990, Germany’s Nomos Glashütte has produced watches whose design falls into the classic school known as Bauhaus, German for “building house,” which is characterized by minimalist features, simple colors, and clean lines. Nomos also takes inspiration from other historical touchstones and figures of its native country, the latest example to be...

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Dec 11, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

A. Lange & Söhne Closes Out Glashütte Watchmaking’s 175th Anniversary Year with New Saxonia Editions

As the curtain comes down on 2020 — which, in addition to everything else that will make it memorable, is the 175th anniversary of watchmaking in the German town of Glashütte — A. Lange & Söhne has unveiled three new timepieces in commemoration of the milestone and of its founder's pivotal role in it.

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Dec 8, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Wempe Celebrates 40 Years on 5th Avenue with New Chopard Alpine Eagle Wempe 5th Avenue Edition

2020 is a year full of anniversaries for German-founded watch-and-jewelery retailer Wempe. The dawn of the decade marks 20 years since the launch of its By Kim Jewelry collection; 30 years with Ruediger Albers at the helm of the U.S. division of Wempe as President, and most importantly, 40 years of the brand’s presence in...

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Dec 7, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Bulova Partners with Veterans Watchmaker Initiative for VWI Edition Hack Watch

Bulova has added to its historically inspired collections the new Special VWI Edition Hack Watch, which is being launched in partnership with the Veterans Watchmaker Initiative (VWI). A modern re-edition of the 1960s MIL-W-3818A (pictured below, via MyBulova.com) — the last official military-issued watch produced by Bulova— it joins the family of Hack watches that Bulova...

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Dec 6, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Vacheron Constantin and the Louvre Offer a Bespoke Masterpiece for the Wrist at Christie’s Auction

The Louvre Museum Paris, Vacheron Constantin, and auction house Christie’s have come together to offer a unique Les Cabinotiers wristwatch as part of an online “Bid for the Louvre” sale to benefit the world-renowned museum. This is a unique opportunity to enjoy an experience poised at the intersection of art and craftsmanship, between Paris and...

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Dec 5, 2020 by WatchTime

Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Heritage Limited Edition Celebrates the Founder’s 70th Birthday

Master watchmaker Michel Parmigiani, founder of Parmigiani Fleurier, turns 70 years old today, and the eponymous maison he founded in 1996 is commemorating this milestone birthday with the Toric Heritage, a limited-edition timepiece that takes its design cues, appropriately, from the first wristwatch that he ever designed. Born in 1950 in Neuchâtel, Michel Parmigiani grew...

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Dec 2, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Baltic Goes Global with the Aquascaphe GMT

For a small company of fewer than 10 people, France-based Baltic is often a brand that attracts outsized attention. Led by its young founder, Etienne Malic, Baltic has from its initial launch in 2017 focused on creating vintage-influenced modern watches, and few of these have garnered as much praise as the mid-century diver-inspired Aquascaphe and...

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Dec 2, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Celestial Style: Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon Obsidian

There are watches with moon-phases and then there is the Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon, the only timepiece in which the lunar complication truly dominates the dial, relegating even the central hours and minutes to secondary status. The Swiss luxury watchmaker with British roots, named for 18th-Century English chronometer pioneer John Arnold, introduced the model...

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Nov 30, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Microbrand Monday: Caffeine-Charged Brew Watch Co. Goes Mechanical with New Retromatic

Brew Watch Co., a U.S.-based watch brand best known for its industrial, espresso machine-inspired designs, recently unveiled the latest addition to its caffeine-charged collection, the new time-and-date Retromatic. The watch, whose design recalls that of Brew’s Retrograph chronograph first released in 2018, is the first fully-mechanical timepiece by the young brand, and comes as its...

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Nov 30, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

MeisterSinger Revels in The Now With New Urban Day Date “Edition Today” Limited Edition

Watches from Germany’s MeisterSinger are well known for their unorthodox manner of keeping time, and this fall the brand strives to change our view of time once more with its Urban Day Date “Edition Today” limited-edition watch. The new model brings updates the Urban collection’s “metropolitan” case design with a new dial format, which centers...

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Nov 28, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Carl F. Bucherer Expands Manero Flyback Options with New, Sporty Bracelet and Dial Colors

Carl F. Bucherer’s Manero Flyback is a chronograph that consistently garners attention despite its relative underdog status among the likes of category icons like the Omega Speedmaster and Rolex Daytona. Recently, Carl F. Bucherer expanded the model’s fascinating and elegant design into sportier territory, pairing three colorways with its nine-link steel bracelet and effectively refreshing...

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Nov 26, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Fusion at 40: Hublot Celebrates Four Decades With a Re-Edition of its 1980 Classic Original

A gold watch on a rubber strap scarcely raises an eyebrow among the watch-aficionado set these days, but in 1980 the idea was wildly unconventional — and, as it turned out, visionary and revolutionary as well. It was an upstart brand called Hublot, founded in 1980 by Italian entrepreneur Carlo Crocco, which first produced such...

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Nov 23, 2020 by Mark Bernardo