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Parmigiani Bugatti 10-Year Anniversary Watch Debuts at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

The first watch to arise from the partnership of boutique Swiss watch brand Parmigiani Fleurier and French luxury automaker Bugatti, the Bugatti Type 370 watch, launched in 2004. To commemorate 10 years of the partnership, and 10 years of Parmigiani Bugatti watches, Parmigiani unveiled the first of three limited-edition anniversary models at this year’s Pebble...

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Aug 14, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime IBG 2014: Arnold & Son DSTB Limited Edition

WatchTime and noted watch collector and expert Jeff Kingston have teamed up again for the 2014 edition of the popular “Inside Basel.Geneva” series of collector events, kicking off September 5 in Chicago. Among the core sponsoring watch brands is the recently revamped Arnold & Son brand, which will showcase its limited-edition Arnold & Son DSTB...

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Aug 9, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Rolex Launches New Rolex Deepsea D-Blue Edition Dive Watch in New York

Rolex has launched a new version of its deep-diving Rolex Deepsea watch. The new model ($12,350) features a dial that is dark blue at the top, and then darkens gradually to black at the bottom. Rolex calls the dial treatment “D-blue.”

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Aug 5, 2014 by Norma Buchanan

Showing at WatchTime IBG 2014: Armin Strom Gravity Date Fire

WatchTime and noted watch collector and expert Jeff Kingston have teamed up again for the 2014 edition of the popular “Inside Basel.Geneva” series of collector events, kicking off September 5 in Chicago. Among the core sponsoring watch brands is indie brand Armin Strom, which will showcase its new Armin Strom Gravity Date Fire at the...

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Aug 2, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Kering Acquires Ulysse Nardin

Kering, the luxury goods conglomerate formerly known as Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR), has acquired 100 percent of Swiss luxury watch brand Ulysse Nardin, an independent brand that had long been the subject of takeover rumors. Ulysse Nardin now joins the Sowind Group brands, Girard-Perregaux and Jeanrichard, in Kering’s expanding “Luxury – Watches and Jewellery” division.

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Jul 31, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Omega Unveils its First 2016 Olympics Watch, the Speedmaster Mark II “Rio 2016”

The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are still two years away. However, Omega, which will be the Games’ official timekeeper for the 27th time, has already introduced its first limited-edition watch celebrating the Rio Games: the Omega Speedmaster Mark II “Rio 2016,” a chronograph watch with an in-house, co-axial movement.

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Jul 29, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime IBG 2014: Carl F. Bucherer Manero Tourbillon Limited Edition

WatchTime and noted watch collector and expert Jeff Kingston have teamed up again for the 2014 edition of the popular “Inside Basel.Geneva” series of collector events, kicking off September 5 in Chicago. Among the core sponsoring watch brands is Carl F. Bucherer, which will showcase its Manero Tourbillon Limited Edition at the events.

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Jul 26, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Only in New York: The New Hublot King Power 692 Bang

The city that never sleeps meets the watch brand that never rests: this week, fresh from serving as official timer of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Hublot launched a new limited-edition watch that will be exclusive to its flagship New York City boutique, the Hublot King Power 692 Bang.

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Jul 20, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime IBG 2014: A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase

WatchTime and noted watch collector and expert Jeff Kingston have teamed up again for the 2014 edition of the popular “Inside Basel.Geneva” series of collector events, kicking off September 5 in Chicago. Among the timepieces featured there by the core sponsor watch brands is the new Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase from A. Lange &...

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Jul 19, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Montres Journe Introduces Solid Gold Dials on 3 New F.P. Journe Watches

Francois-Paul Journe, the founder and namesake of the F.P. Journe watch brand, had long dreamed of making watches — not just cases — out of gold. In 2004 his watch company, Montres Journe, became the first to produce entire movements in 18k rose gold, and this year, Journe has added yet another component: gold dials...

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Jul 18, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime IBG 2014: The New Seiko Astron GPS Solar Chronograph

WatchTime and noted watch collector and expert Jeff Kingston have teamed up again for the 2014 edition of the popular “Inside Basel.Geneva” series of collector events, kicking off September 5 in Chicago. Among the timepieces featured there by the core sponsor watch brands is the new Seiko Astron GPS Solar Chronograph, which made its debut...

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Jul 16, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

WatchTime’s July-August Issue is On Sale Now!

The July-August issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now (and also in the WatchTime online shop), featuring a comparative test of the TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1887 Jack Heuer Edition and the Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue, more than 75 new watches from Baselworld 2014, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue…

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Jul 15, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Tourneau Trains Students for Careers in Watchmaking

When the average person thinks “watchmaker”, they picture an older man in a white lab coat working in the mountains of Switzerland. Watch retailer Tourneau is challenging that image with a program that gives disadvantaged kids in New York City a chance at a watchmaking career. Company executives gathered recently to recognize the program’s newest...

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Jul 3, 2014 by WatchTime

WatchTime Offers 75% Off Digital Subscriptions in Special July 4th Promotion

WatchTime magazine is celebrating Independence Day with a special offer for new subscribers. For a limited time, you can order an all-access one-year digital subscription to WatchTime for only $9.97 — an amazing savings of 75% from the usual price of $39.97. Click here for details.

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Jul 2, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Breguet Sponsors Louvre Restoration

Montres Breguet S.A. held a gala dinner at the Louvre Museum in Paris on June 17, highlighting its role as a major sponsor of the restoration of the museum’s Department of Decorative Arts rooms and galleries devoted to the art of French living in the 18th century. Those rooms, encompassing 2,500 square feet of space,...

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Jun 26, 2014 by Joe Thompson

Audemars Piguet Announces New, Ultramodern Museum

Audemars Piguet, the oldest luxury watch company still owned by its founding families, has announced plans to extend its historic headquarters building to incorporate a new museum called the Maison des Fondateurs, a “radically contemporary” new structure that will be naturally integrated into the surrounding Vallée de Joux landscape.

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Jun 19, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

The 5 Top Patek Philippe Watches in Antiquorum’s June Watch Auction

Antiquorum’s next “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” auction will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong on June 28. More than 532 watches will be on the block and highlighted, as per usual, by several important models from Patek Philippe. Here are the five Patek Philippe watches expected to draw the most...

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Jun 17, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Vacheron Constantin from the Packard Collection Brings $1.8 Million at Christie’s

A Grand Complication pocket watch in 20-carat gold by Vacheron Constantin that belonged to famed collector James Ward Packard brought $1,800,000 at Christie’s New York auction. Bidders from around the world displayed keen interest, driving the price to an absolute record for Vacheron Constantin in the U.S. market. Packard was one of the first U.S....

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Jun 17, 2014 by WatchTime

Swatch Sistem51 to Launch in the U.S. on July 1

To those outside of Switzerland awaiting your opportunity to purchase the Swatch Sistem51 — the eminently affordable watch with an innovative, Swiss-made mechanical movement introduced at Baselworld 2013 — your wait is nearly over. The Swatch Group today announced that the Sistem51 will launch at a “pop-in-shop” at the Swatch flagship boutique in New York’s...

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Jun 16, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Glashütte Original Launches New Manual-Winding Skeleton Watch

Fans of skeleton watches will appreciate the latest offering from German luxury watch brand Glashütte Original, the Senator Manual Winding Skeletonized Edition, which features an all-new, skeletonized movement created in-house, Glashütte Original Caliber 49-18.

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Jun 11, 2014 by Mark Bernardo