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NEWS

H. Moser & Cie. Explores New Frontiers with Pioneer Centre Seconds & Pioneer Tourbillon

H. Moser & Cie. extends its robust, "everyday wear" Pioneer collection with two new models equipped with in-house movements and distinguished by midnight blue fumé dials and cases combining 5N rose gold with black DLC-finished titanium. From simple to complex, here are the details on the Pioneer Centre Seconds and Pioneer Tourbillon.

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Mar 6, 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...

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Jun 5, 2023 by WatchTime

NEWS:

Ochs und Junior Reveals an Innovative Dual-Time Display in the Two Time Zones + Date

Ochs und Junior is a boutique Lucerne-based brand that is fascinated with all things minimalist. This fascination translates into innovative timepieces that depict what were once typical complications in a new light and offer a study on the importance of legibility in timekeeping. Last week, the brand revealed an entirely new timepiece for its first...

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Mar 5, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

BASELWORLD 2019 PREVIEW:

Silver Wings: Zenith Introduces Pilot Type 20 Extra Special Silver

The biggest news for Zenith in 2019 is, obviously, the 50th anniversary of the El Primero chronograph caliber, but it is the brand's popular, historically inspired Pilot series that provides its pre-Baselworld headliner. The Pilot Type 20 Extra Special Silver offers an "El Primero" of its own: namely "the first" use of silver for a Zenith watch case.

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Mar 5, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

PRE-BASELWORLD 2019:

Urban Jürgensen Launches the Jürgensen One, its First Luxury Sport Watch Collection

We have some exciting pre-Baselworld news today. As of this morning, Urban Jürgensen has officially unveiled its first-ever luxury sport watch collection. Given the name Jürgensen One, the new range is made up of four watches that mark a series of firsts for the brand. Not only do these watches represent the first attempt at making...

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Mar 4, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS

Start Spreadin’ the News: Omega Launches New York Boutique-Exclusive Seamaster

Omega followed up the successful launch of the steel-cased, retro-look Seamaster 1948 with the release of platinum-cased versions later in the year. Now the Swiss brand is offering a limited edition exclusive to its New York City boutiques, with a gray lacquered dial and a specially engraved steel case.

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Mar 4, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Eberhard & Co. Returns to Its Roots and Launches a New Caliber

Eberhard & Co. was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds — then, as now, the epicenter of Swiss watchmaking — in 1887 but moved its operations to neighboring Bienne in 1975, where it has been based ever since. This year, the venerable watch maison not only returns to its original home but also celebrates the milestone with...

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Mar 2, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

EVENTS:

WatchTime Los Angeles 2019: Introducing the Brands, Part 1

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...

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Mar 1, 2019 by WatchTime

IN-DEPTH:

Is the Watch Industry on the Cusp of a Physical Retail Renaissance? Part 2

For years, the watch industry has been resistant to selling online. But now, luxury watch brands and, most importantly, the larger groups are not only racing to embrace digital clientele but are also trying to gain more control over the final sale. As a result, traditional retailers are facing even more pressure in the age...

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Mar 1, 2019 by Roger Ruegger

IN-DEPTH:

Is the Watch Industry on the Cusp of a Physical Retail Renaissance? Part 1

For years, the watch industry has been resistant to selling online. But now, luxury watch brands and, most importantly, the larger groups are not only racing to embrace digital clientele but are also trying to gain more control over the final sale. As a result, traditional retailers are facing even more pressure in the age...

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Feb 28, 2019 by Roger Ruegger

NEWS:

A. Lange & Söhne Releases the Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase “25th Anniversary” Limited Edition

During SIHH, A. Lange & Söhne announced that in honor of the 25th anniversary of the original Lange 1 timepiece, the German brand would be introducing a new limited edition take on the watch every month of 2019 up until October 24, 2019 (10 total watches). January saw the release of the Lange 1 “25th Anniversary”...

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Feb 28, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

SIHH 2019 REVISITED:

Say Hello to the Bad Guys: RJ Limited Editions Inspired by Batman Foes Joker and Two-Face (Updated with Live Images)

RJ, né Romain Jerome, kicked off its collaboration with DC Comics in 2014, producing the first Batman-DNA watch. This year, the Swiss producer of pop culturally influenced timepieces returns to the mean streets of DC's Gotham City to launch two new limited editions based on Batman's archfoes the Joker and Two-Face.

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Feb 28, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

PROFILE:

Antoine Preziuso is Horology’s Best Kept Secret

About 20 years ago, watchmakers who were working behind the scenes to develop and construct complications for major brands began stepping out of the shadows and marketing watches under their own names – Christophe Claret, Richard Mille, Peter Speake-Marin, and Franck Muller, to name a few. Others may have been self-employed for a few years...

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Feb 28, 2019 by WatchTime

NEWS:

Bremont Launches New Supermarine S300 Dive Watch with a White Dial

Bremont was one of the first notable watch brands to abandon the trade show calendar when it left Baselworld after the 2016 fair. Rather than showcase its products during the large industry showcases, Bremont has preferred to announce its releases on its own turf during an annual “Townhouse” event series in London and New York...

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Feb 27, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

EVENTS:

WatchTime Teams Up with Bremont for an Exclusive Preview of the 2019 Collection at Watches of Switzerland NYC

Bremont is preparing to launch its 2019 novelties, and what better way to see them than with Co-founder Giles English during an exclusive dinner at the new Watches of Switzerland boutique in Lower Manhattan? That’s right, we’re teaming up with the British brand and the recently opened retail destination to introduce a select number of...

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Feb 22, 2019 by WatchTime

Zenith Celebrates 50 Years of El Primero with Limited-Edition Anniversary Set

As avid students of wristwatch history are aware, Zenith launched its legendary El Primero chronograph movement in 1969, which of course counts as perhaps the most significant anniversary in the wristwatch universe this year. We’ve been wondering for many months how Zenith would mark this horological milestone, and the answer (or perhaps, the first part...

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Feb 20, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

Flying Tigers of Time: Breitling Aviator 8 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Collection

Curtiss Wright was a famous American manufacturer of aircraft and the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, produced between 1938 and 1944, was its most historically significant plane, piloted by the so-called Flying Tigers — a group of American volunteers in the Chinese Air Force — during World War II. Breitling, perhaps the watch brand most closely tied...

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Feb 19, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Breguet Dials Up the Blue With New Classique 5177 in Grand Feu Enamel

A blue wave continues to roll over the luxury watch industry, as more and more brands strive to put forward their own distinct shades of the popular color. One of the latest to do so, and in a rather interesting way, is Breguet, whose new Classique 5517 is fronted by a dazzling grand feu enamel...

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Feb 18, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

Ulysse Nardin Marine Mega Yacht Sets Sail at Watches & Wonders Miami

Watches & Wonders Miami takes place concurrently with the Miami Yacht Show, so what better place for Ulysse Nardin —whose historical connection to the sea and maritime navigation few brands can match — to launch its latest high-horology nautical masterpiece, the Marine Mega Yacht? Here's what we learned about this luxurious platinum-cased timepiece, limited to just 30 pieces.

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Feb 16, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS:

Girard-Perregaux Launches the Quasar at Watches & Wonders Miami 2019

The second edition of Watches & Wonders takes place this weekend in Miami. If you’re planning on attending, not only will you have the opportunity to peruse many of the timepieces that made their debut at last month’s SIHH, but you’ll also get to see a number of watches make their official premiere during the three-day long festival. The first...

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Feb 15, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

Rarer Than Diamonds: Hublot’s Big Bang Paraíba Brings a New Precious Stone to Watchmaking

Here at WatchTime, we admittedly tend to give more credence, and more coverage, to excellence in horological technicity than to decorative disciplines like gem-setting. But the haute joaillerie coup that Hublot pulled off this year is simply too impressive to ignore: Here are the new Big Bang Paraíba models.

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Feb 13, 2019 by Mark Bernardo