BASELWORLD 2019 REVISITED: Citizen Conquers the Sea, Air and Land With 30th Anniversary Promaster Limited Editions Citizen launched its line of Promaster line of professional-grade sports watches, targeted at adventurers and explorers, 30 years ago. To commemorate the three-decade anniversary, the Japanese power brand unveiled at Baselworld 2019 a trio of limited-edition Promaster models, one each for land, sea, and air, that boast not only Citizen’s proprietary Eco-Drive movements but other... Read the article Apr 3, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
Sponsored: Adding Versatility in Size, Citizen Debuts 37mm Promaster Citizen has mastered its creation of water-resistant timepieces in the decades since the debut of the Parawater in 1959, followed by the release of the Promaster collection in 1989. Gaining renown over the years, the Promaster collection is a flagship of Citizen’s dive models, balancing complex functionality with streamlined design. In its latest development of... Read the article Jun 5, 2023 by WatchTime
WHILE WE WERE AT BASELWORLD... A. Lange & Söhne Continues its Year-Long 25th Birthday Party with Little Lange 1 “25th Anniversary” Baselworld 2019 and its slew of new product releases dominated the watch-industry news cycle for the past few weeks, but several watchmakers not in attendance at the big show made some announcements during that time as well. In the interest of being thorough, we’re covering one of these today, namely the release of the third... Read the article Apr 1, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2019 REVISITED: Crystal Clear and Complicated: Bovet Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter One What does one do for an encore after winning the Aiguille d’Or at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve in 2018? Bovet, whose Grand Récital timepiece took home that prestigious prize, continues shooting for new horological heights, as evidenced by the Récital 26 Brainstorm Chapter One, which combines a sapphire version of Bovet’s famed “writing... Read the article Mar 30, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
BASELWORLD 2019: Out of the Lab: Zenith Defy Inventor Carries on the Legacy of the El Primero Who says history doesn’t repeat itself? Zenith earned the attention and acclaim of the wristwatch world with the heralded launch of the El Primero, the world’s highest-frequency self-winding chronograph movement, in 1969, and did so again just two years ago with another epic achievement in chronometry, the Zenith Defy Lab and its revolutionary Zenith Oscillator.... Read the article Mar 24, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
BASELWORLD 2019: Sunken Treasure: Rolex Adds Gold to the Sea-Dweller Two years ago, Rolex updated its venerable and record-setting divers’ watch, the Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller, with a new movement and redesigned case. This year, the Swiss watchmaking titan adds a touch of luxury to its most purpose-driven timepiece with the launch of the Sea-Dweller in Rolesor, aka a combination of Rolex “Oystersteel” and 18k yellow... Read the article Mar 23, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
BASELWORLD 2019: Flight from the Past: Breitling Navitimer Ref. 806 1959 Re-Edition In 1952, Breitling secured its leading role in the history of aviation watches with the launch of the iconic Navitimer. Sixty years ago, it released one of the most collectible variations on that watch’s original design, the Ref. 806. This year, the company is offering a limited, contemporary version of that watch, which hews faithfully... Read the article Mar 22, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
BASELWORLD 2019: A U.S. Navy Prototype Resurfaces: The Tudor Black Bay P01 Back in 1967, while it was a supplier of watches to the U.S. Navy, Tudor developed a prototype for a new, tactical divers’s watch, meeting a set of specifications set by the U.S. government, to replace the standard-issue Oyster Prince Submariner Ref. 7928. This prototype, code-named “Commando” never saw the light of day, as the... Read the article Mar 21, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
BASELWORLD 2019: Racing ‘Round the World: The Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer UTC Although it made its name with sleekly engineered chronographs, Porsche Design has been dabbling in “travelers’ watches” since 1995, when it introduced a world-timer with an alarm. The latest globetrotting timepiece from the brand, founded by Ferdinand A. Porsche, inventor of the legendary 911 sports car, makes its debut at Baselworld 2019 this week and... Read the article Mar 21, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
BASELWORLD 2019: Patek Philippe Asserts its Calendar Kingship with Ref. 5212A-001 Calatrava Weekly Calendar Patek Philippe has long been known for its expertise in calendar mechanisms. The Swiss watchmaker has developed an array of perpetual calendars, including timepieces that combine that high complication with others such as chronographs. Patek essentially invented the now-ubiquitous annual calendar watch in 1996. And as recently as 2013 it continued innovating, developing an instantaneous... Read the article Mar 20, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
Baselworld 2019 Bulgari’s Fifth Thinness Record: The New Octo Finissimo GMT Chronograph After the world’s thinnest tourbillon movement at Baselworld in 2014, the thinnest minute repeater in 2016 and the thinnest self-winding watch in 2017, Bulgari unveiled its fifth horological record today, the thinnest automatic chronograph movement (3.3mm), after “almost three years of development”, according to Guido Terreni, Managing Director of Bulgari’s Watch Business Unit. Like the... Read the article Mar 20, 2019 by Roger Ruegger
BASELWORLD 2019: Beyond the Watch Halls: 21 Tidbits About Basel This week, journalist, retailers, collectors, and influencers from around the globe will flock to Basel, Switzerland, for the world’s largest watch show, Baselworld. Because of the frenzied pace of the show, most Baselworld visitors don’t get to see much of the city. That’s a pity because there is a lot more to it than the show. Here are 21 things to know about what’s beyond the watch halls. Read the article Mar 18, 2019 by WatchTime
NEWS: Oh Captain, My Captain: Rado Releases New Dial Colorway in the Captain Cook Collection Let me preface this article by stating that I’m a proud owner of the original Rado HyperChrome Captain Cook re-issue from 2017. When it was released in both 37-mm and 44-mm diameters that year, it was a breath of fresh air in the contemporary dive watch scene and a relative value proposition to boot with... Read the article Mar 15, 2019 by Logan R. Baker
NEWS: Moritz Grossmann Reveals its First Rectangular Watch with the Corner Stone Collection Moritz Grossmann has embarked on an intercontinental roadshow with visits to Dubai and Tokyo in recent weeks. During the Japanese stopover on Mar. 7, the German brand introduced the Corner Stone collection that is made up of five new watches that feature a rectangular case construction. This case design is a first for Moritz Grossmann and... Read the article Mar 12, 2019 by Logan R. Baker
Seven Questions with Sascha Moeri, CEO of Carl F. Bucherer The year 2018 was a landmark one for Carl F. Bucherer and its dynamic CEO Sascha Moeri. Not only did the brand’s parent company, the jeweler Bucherer, make a huge splash in the American market with the acquisition of Tourneau, but it also introduced a number of intriguing novelties like the Manero Tourbillion Double Peripheral,... Read the article Mar 11, 2019 by Roger Ruegger
A Comprehensive Guide to Bremont’s 2019 Novelties Earlier this week, Bremont hosted its 2019 Bremont Townhouse event in New York City where we received the opportunity to view and handle the British brand’s latest novelties. (We also hosted a collectors’ dinner earlier in the week at Watches of Switzerland with Bremont Co-founder Giles English) The centerpiece of Bremont’s 2019 offerings is the... Read the article Mar 9, 2019 by WatchTime
EVENTS: WatchTime Los Angeles 2019: Introducing the Brands, Part 2 As we previously announced, WatchTime is bringing the WatchTime New York event concept to the West Coast on May 3 – 4, 2019. We’ll be taking over the Hudson Loft space in Downtown Los Angeles — just minutes from Staples Center — for two days to bring you the best in luxury timepieces. For those who... Read the article Mar 8, 2019 by WatchTime
NEWS Breitling Celebrates 100 Years of Bentley with Premier Centenary Limited Edition The partnership between Breitling and Bentley Motors — the longest between a watch brand and a luxury automaker, established in 2003 — made another stride at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show. Alongside the British marque’s launch of the Centenary Limited Edition Continental GT Number 9 Edition by Mulliner, the Swiss watchmaker released a very... Read the article Mar 8, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
NEWS Citizen Expands its Disney-Marvel Collection with Three New Captain Marvel Watches Marvel Studios' first female-lead cinematic blockbuster, Captain Marvel, hits theaters this week, and Citizen Watch Co. — which launched its first Marvel superhero-themed timepieces at 2018's New York Comic Con — is releasing the collection's first female-targeted watches to coincide with the movie's release. Read the article Mar 7, 2019 by Mark Bernardo
AUCTION PREVIEW: Seven Highlight Watches from the Current Christie’s Online Auction In my opinion, Christie’s ongoing series of online watch sales is one of the most consistently interesting parts of the watch auction world. Their watch specialists are able to curate a terrific balance of vintage and contemporary models at a diverse range of price points, meaning there’s practically something for everyone regardless of collector status. The... Read the article Mar 6, 2019 by Logan R. Baker
EVENTS Bremont Teams With WatchTime and Watches of Switzerland to Launch 2019 Collection Britain’s Bremont Watch Co. unveiled its new timepiece collection for the first time to U.S. audience yesterday, at a special VIP dinner co-hosted by WatchTime and held at the new Watches of Switzerland boutique in New York’s SoHo district. More than a dozen guests joined Bremont co-founder Giles English, Watches of Switzerland Group EVP David... Read the article Mar 6, 2019 by WatchTime
