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Close-Up: TAG Heuer Carrera with GMT and Big Date

We take a look at the TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 8 Grande Date GMT watch, the only non-chronograph version to debut in the model's 50th anniversary year.

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Sep 15, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2015: Armin Strom Skeleton Pure Water

WatchTime’s biggest and most luxurious watch collectors’ event to date, WatchTime New York, takes place October 23-24 at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall. (Click here for event details and to purchase tickets). Among the luxury watch brands displaying their wares at the event will be Swiss skeleton specialist Armin Strom, whose headliner will be the new Skeleton...

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Sep 14, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Brand to Watch: Vortic Watches Launches with American Artisan Series

Although its heyday ended a century ago, the passion for watchmaking never really left American soil. Today, entrepreneurial and passionate young watchmakers are finding ways to bring horology home with new designs, new manufacturing techniques, and a thorough allegiance to U.S. industrial history. One such company is Vortic Watches, which first appeared last year. Vortic...

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Sep 10, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Showing at WatchTime New York 2015: Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbon Forgé

WatchTime takes Manhattan on October 23 and 24, with its biggest and most luxurious watch collectors’ event to date, WatchTime New York, at Gotham Hall. (Click here for event details and to purchase tickets). Among the luxury watch brands displaying their wares at the event will be Bell & Ross, whose headliner will be the...

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Sep 8, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

The Mechanical Art of Seduction: Richard Mille RM 69 Erotic Tourbillon

When discussing historical figures who shocked and scandalized their era’s societal norms, Swiss watchmakers do not immediately come to most people’s minds. However, the history of horology is rife with “erotic timepieces” — watches that depicted sexually suggestive scenes on their dials, often using mechanical automaton figures to simulate acts of libertine pleasure that would...

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Sep 5, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Close-Up: Rolex Yacht-Master II in Stainless Steel (with Video)

Rolex has launched the Yachtmaster II watch in a 904L stainless steel case with a blue Cerachrom bezel insert. The signature feature of this Rolex watch is its regatta countdown function.

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Sep 4, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Carl F. Bucherer Offers Unique Manero ChronoPerpetual for Only Watch 2015

In November, after the culmination of a global preview tour, the Only Watch auction for the benefit of the Monaco Association Against Muscular Dystrophy (AMM) will take place in Geneva. A total of 44 one-off timepieces will be auctioned off to support this important cause. (Click here to see some of the Only Watch participants...

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Sep 3, 2015 by Jason Pitsch

Graham Partners With Navy SEAL Foundation for Limited-Edition Watch (Updated with Live Photos)

Graham, the Swiss watch brand with British roots, has partnered with a decidedly American institution for its new limited-edition watch. This latest version of the Graham Chronofighter Oversize, which launches tonight at a special ceremony aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York, is the product of a collaboration with the Navy...

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Sep 3, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2015: Breguet Tradition Chronographe Indépendant 7077

On October 23 and 24, WatchTime stages its biggest and most luxurious watch collectors’ event to date, WatchTime New York, in Manhattan’s Gotham Hall. (Click here for event details and to purchase tickets). Among the luxury watch brands displaying their wares at WatchTime New York will be Montres Breguet, which will showcase its new Breguet...

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Sep 2, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Showing at WatchTime New York 2015: RGM 801 Corps of Engineers Watch

On October 23 and 24, WatchTime stages its biggest and most luxurious watch collectors’ event to date, WatchTime New York, in Manhattan’s Gotham Hall. (Click here for event details and to purchase tickets). Among the luxury watch brands displaying their wares at WatchTime New York will be U.S.-based RGM, which will showcase its new vintage-inspired...

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Aug 29, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Close-Up: Ralph Lauren Automotive Collection

Ralph Lauren Watches and Jewelry expands its Automotive collection with five new watches for 2015, taking design cues from Ralph Lauren’s own 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe. Two of the collection come in black, gunmetal steel cases and three are in stainless steel, the former with amboyna burl wood bezels and the latter with...

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Aug 27, 2015 by Jason Pitsch

Tickets Now On Sale for WatchTime New York, America’s Luxury Watch Show

Calling all wristwatch aficionados! WatchTime New York, a new two-day event for lovers of fine timepieces, will take place in New York City on October 23rd and 24th. Held at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall, WatchTime New York will feature a star-studded lineup of watch brand sponsors, including A. Lange & Söhne, Blancpain, Breguet, Carl F. Bucherer,...

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Aug 21, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Blancpain Celebrates the Art of Engraving at New York Flagship Boutique

Last week, Blancpain’s U.S. Brand Manager, David Gely, brought one of the brand’s master engravers to its New York City flagship boutique at 645 5th Avenue to host an intimate evening cocktail party and to show off the skills of one of the manufacture’s in-house artisans. Visiting from Switzerland, engraver Christophe Bernardot demonstrated for guests...

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Aug 21, 2015 by Jason Pitsch

Close-Up: 5 Tissot T-Race MotoGP Watches for 2015

Tissot, longtime partner of the MotoGP World Championship — the Grand Prix of motorbike racing — presents a collection of 5 Tissot T-Race MotoGP limited edition watches.

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Aug 21, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Close-Up: Cartier Calibre de Cartier Diver

WatchTime contributor gives you the scoop on Cartier's foray into the world of "real" sports watches, the Cartier Calibre de Cartier Diver.

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Aug 17, 2015 by Alexander Linz

A Formidable Foursome: 4 Watches Worn and Endorsed by Pro Golfers

For many of us, summer means weekends on the golf course and lazy afternoons watching your favorite professional golfers compete in the major tournaments on TV. And for some of us, this also involves paying close attention to what watches these athletes are sporting in their interviews, trophy presentations, and in some cases, even during...

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Aug 16, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Eyeing the Dots: The Red Dot Award-Winning Watches of 2015

The Red Dot Awards are international prizes given annually for design excellence in myriad products, from eyeglasses to cars to household appliances. The 2015 winners in the watch category have been announced. (This is the first year that the Essen, Germany-based Red Dot organization separated watches and jewelry into two different categories for judging.) There...

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Aug 9, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Complications Eggsperts: The New Fabergé Watches

We take a look at three new Fabergé watches with new complicated movements, including the Lady Compliquée Peacock and the Lady Compliquée Winter Timepiece. and the Faberge Visionnaire I Blue. Here's what you need to know about these new Fabergé watches.

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Aug 8, 2015 by Norma Buchanan

Close-Up: Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec

The Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec, the brand's first professional-grade divers' watch, made its official debut at a WatchTime collectors' event and the line has expanded in the years since. Here's what you should know about it.

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Aug 7, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Omega Begins Olympics Countdown with New Seamaster Bullhead “Rio 2016”

The 2016 Olympic Games begin one year from now in Rio de Janeiro, and Swiss watch brand Omega will once again serve as official timekeeper. This week, Omega releases a new, limited-edition watch for the occasion — the Omega Seamaster Bullhead “Rio 2016.” The watch was officially launched at a special event in the Olympic...

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Aug 6, 2015 by Mark Bernardo