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Breaking News: Baselworld and SIHH Agree to Coordinate Dates Starting in 2020

In a rare moment of collaboration for the Swiss watch industry, Baselworld and SIHH, the two major industry fairs, have agreed to synchronize their dates starting in 2020. SIHH will now be held from April 26 to 29 in Geneva and will be followed immediately by Baselworld from April 30 to May 5. This arrangement...

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Dec 18, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

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

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Parmigiani Tonda Metropolitaine Sélène Now in Rose Gold

Sneak previews of new timepieces making their debut at SIHH 2019 next month continue to make their way to our desks, like little stocking stuffers ahead of the big haul on Christmas morning. Recently received from Parmigiani Fleurier is the one you’ll discover below, a new rose-gold version of its Tonda Metropolitaine Sélène, a feminine...

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Dec 17, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Girard-Perregaux Adds a Perpetual Calendar to the Laureato Collection

“Laureato” translates to “Graduate” in English, and the Girard-Perregaux Laureato, the 1970s luxury sports watch whose modern incarnation was launched in 2016, graduates to the haute horlogerie big leagues with the just-unveiled Perpetual Calendar model, which makes its official debut next month at the SIHH watch salon in Geneva. Here’s what you should know about...

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Dec 14, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Introducing: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel

SIHH 2019 will begin almost exactly one month from today. We’ve seen a number of exciting pre-releases from the exhibiting maisons so far, and today we received word on the Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel (Ref. Q13635E1), the first 2019 announcement from Jaeger-LeCoultre. The past year was an interesting one for the brand with a large focus...

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Dec 13, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

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Piaget Reaches for the Stars With New Meteorite-Dial Altiplano Watches

"Just as diamonds are crystallized records of conditions deep within the earth," says Piaget in its latest release, "meteorites are crystallized records of the birth of galaxies." Accordingly, one will encounter both prominently in these three new Piaget Altiplano models we preview this week, ahead of their official release next month at SIHH 2019.

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Dec 12, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Hublot and Ferrari Take Victory Lap with New Big Bang Ferrari Scuderia Corsa Limited Edition

Has it really been six years since Swiss watchmaker Hublot announced its partnership with Italian sports-car icon Ferrari and its racing team, Ferrari Scuderia Corsa? Indeed it has, and since that time the Ferrari team has racked up its milestone 100th victory. To commemorate the "championship centennial," Hublot has unveiled its latest ultra-exclusive timepiece, the Big Bang Ferrari Scuderia Corsa Limited Edition.

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Dec 11, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Panerai Launches New Luminor 1950 10 Days GMT Limited Edition at Design Miami

The 2018 Design/Miami fair wraps up today, and Panerai, serving again as the event's official watch partner, has unveiled a new North America limited edition there. Here's a look at the latest, specially designed iteration of the Panerai Luminor 1950 - 10 Days GMT Automatic Acciaio, available exclusively at the brand's Design/Miami booth for the duration of the fair.

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Dec 8, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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From Memphis to Camelot: Exploring Historic Omega Timepieces Owned by Elvis, JFK, and Others

Omega's history stretches all the way back to 1848, and a recent dedication by the Swiss brand to embrace and showcase its heritage brought Omega representatives to New York this week to offer a rare look at several significant timepieces from its museum, several of them intimately connected to important figures and milestones in 20th-Century American history.

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Dec 7, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2019 PREVIEW:

Wheels Up: IWC Launches Its New Fleet of Pilots’ Watches

As IWC’s year-long celebration of its 150th anniversary, marked by the release of its limited-edition Jubilee models, winds down and the 2019 SIHH watch fair looms, the Schaffhausen-based watch maison turns its focus back to its most historically significant and iconic timepiece collection, its Pilot series. This week, we’re able to show you a preview...

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Dec 5, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Carrera Goes Carbon: Three New TAG Heuer Carrera Models with Carbon Elements

After years of sticking mostly to more traditional materials for its timepieces, TAG Heuer has embraced high-tech carbon as a case material in a big way in 2018. This year’s Baselworld saw the debut of a carbon-cased Monaco designed in concert with watch customization specialist George Bamford, and this fall the Swiss watchmaker followed it...

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Dec 4, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Back to School: New Versions of Laurent Ferrier’s Award-Winning Annual Calendar

Laurent Ferrier’s Galet Annual Calendar School Piece, named for and inspired by its eponymous inventor’s days as a watchmaking student, won out over an impressive field of competitors to claim the Men’s Complication Prize at the 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. One year after its introduction at last year’s SIHH watch salon, the watch...

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Dec 3, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Motorsport Luxury: Porsche Design 911 Chronograph Timeless Machine Limited Edition

Many watch companies have produced timepieces in partnership with automobile brands. Only one, however, can claim as direct a line to automotive heritage as Porsche Design. The luxury automaker rolled out the eighth-generation 911 earlier this week, and alongside it a new limited-edition companion for its drivers' wrists: the Porsche Design 911 Chronograph Timeless Machine.

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Nov 30, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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A Star is (Re) Born: Montblanc Updates the Star Legacy Collection

Since its acquisition of the Minerva manufacture in 2009, Montblanc has been embracing that Swiss watchmaker’s rich history in its ongoing mission to move beyond its role as a purveyor of fine writing instruments and stake its claim among the top-tier maisons of high watchmaking. AT SIHH 2019, Montblanc turns its attention to its Star Legacy collection, which the brand describes as inspired by “the spirit of classical watchmaking.”

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Nov 28, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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A Tonneau for the 21st Century: The Cartier Privé Collection

Cartier has a long and distinguished history of dabbling outside the confines of the traditional round watch case, at times with iconic results such as the emblematic Tank and Santos models. At SIHH 2019 in Geneva, Cartier revives another early 20th-century shaped model that went on to become hugely influential, its 1906 Tonneau, in the new Cartier Privé line.

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Nov 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Smokin’ Aces: Alpina Launches The Shadow Line

As shorter days and longer nights become the norm across the throughout the fall and winter months, Alpina is embracing the dark, releasing a range of six new timepieces with smoked dials in two of its product families, the Alpiner 4 and Startimer Pilot, collectively called the Shadow Line.

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Nov 26, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Make it a Double: Introducing the Tudor Glamour Double Date

With its dressy Glamour Double Date collection — outfitted with a new exclusive caliber, and in a rarity for the brand, on display behind an exhibition caseback — Tudor reminds us that there's more to its eclectic and growing collection than the sporty and mega-popular Black Bay and Pelagos dive watch series.

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Nov 17, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Oris Big Crown Pointer Date 80th Anniversary

To mark the 80th anniversary of the model, Oris has introduced the Big Crown Pointer Date 80th Anniversary Edition (Ref. 01 754 7741 3167-07 5 20 58BR), a special piece with a 40mm case, fluted bezel and oversized crown cast in bronze, and a striking green dial. It’s the third time Oris uses bronze for...

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Nov 15, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

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Calling all Paneristi: 3 Unique Prototype Panerai Watches Up for Bid at Sotheby’s

Many watch collectors cherish the opportunity to wear a timepiece that few others have owned or even seen, or even one for which only a single piece was ever sold. But rare indeed is the opportunity to strap on a watch that is not only unique but has never even been made available to the...

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Nov 14, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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

The final WatchTime issue of 2018 hits newsstands today, with highlights ranging from our cover story featuring the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere with its innovative world-time display; a large selection of ladies’ models released in 2018; an intimate portrait of Rexhep Rexhepi of Akrivia, the 31-year-old watchmaker who recently took home the Men’s award at the 2018 edition of...

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Nov 13, 2018 by WatchTime

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Oak & Oscar Introduces its Fourth Release, the Humboldt

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Oak & Oscar. The Chicago-based brand, founded by former real estate analyst Chase Fancher (check out our 2017 profile here), exemplifies everything that is interesting about the current scene of American independents. The three watches they’ve produced so far stand out among a sea of derivative designs and...

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Nov 13, 2018 by Logan R. Baker