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New Watch: Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Day-Date and Power Reserve

Vacheron Constantin’s Collection Excellence Platine welcomes a new model for those who appreciate classically understated timepieces. The limited edition Traditionnelle Day-Date and Power Reserve embodies the finest horological traditions in every sense.

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Sep 14, 2014 by WatchTime

Highlight Watches From WatchTime’s IBG 2014 Watch Collector Events

The sponsoring luxury watch brands for WatchTime’s “Inside Basel.Geneva” series of watch collector events have really strutted their stuff this year. As noted by WatchTime’s IBG event partner, watch collector and aficionado Jeff Kingston, not only did each brand have a broad selection from its collection on display at the opening event in Chicago —...

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Sep 12, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph Set to Debut in Hong Kong

The first Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph watch, which featured a hand-wound movement and a groundbreaking case made of forged carbon and ceramics, had watch-world tongues wagging in its debut year 2010. This year, at the upcoming Watches and Wonders watch fair in Hong Kong, AP launches the next generation, with a brand-new...

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Sep 11, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

The Apple Smartwatch Arrives: Here Are the Highlights

At long last, following what feels like a years-long media build-up (because it was), Apple revealed its new smartwatch today, and it turns out that most of the rumors were right on the money, except for the name. It’s not the iWatch or the iTime, it’s simply the Apple Watch, and CEO Tim Cook said...

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Sep 9, 2014 by WatchTime

Audio Exclusive: Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek Talks Smartwatches

The new Apple Watch smartwatch is now a reality, but is it the wave of the future for the watch business? The September-October 2014 issue of WatchTime, on sale September 16, features editor-in-chief Joe Thompson’s exclusive interview with Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek. Among the many topics discussed in the far-ranging interview is Hayek’s reluctance...

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Sep 9, 2014 by Joe Thompson

New Hublot Watch Partnership: Official Timekeeper of the Dallas Cowboys

Hublot has formed an exclusive partnership with the Dallas Cowboys, making the Swiss luxury watch brand the team’s Official Luxury Watch & Timekeeper. Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe joined Dallas Cowboys owner and General Manager Jerry Jones in Dallas, Texas to kick off the start of the multi-year partnership. Known as America’s Team, the...

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Sep 7, 2014 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime IBG 2014: Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique

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 tomorrow night, September 5, in Chicago. Among the core sponsoring watch brands is Breguet, which will showcase its Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique 5377 at the events.

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Sep 4, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Inside Basel.Geneva 2014 Showcase: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph

WatchTime and noted watch collector and expert Jeff Kingston are teaming up again to present the 2014 edition of the popular “Inside Basel.Geneva” live event series, kicking off September 5 in Chicago. The series also visits New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Blancpain returns this year as a core sponsor, and at the show,...

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Sep 2, 2014 by WatchTime

WatchTime Q&A: Seiko Watch CEO Shinji Hattori on Seiko’s First U.S. Boutique

Seiko Corporation of America has opened a boutique at 510 Madison Avenue in New York between 52nd and 53rd Street. The official opening was August 19. Seiko has many boutiques in Asia but this is its first one in the United States. On hand for the occasion was Shinji Hattori, CEO of Seiko Watch Corp. and...

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Aug 31, 2014 by Joe Thompson

Showing at WatchTime IBG 2014: Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Titanium Carbon

WatchTime and noted watch collector and expert Jeff Kingston are teaming up again to present the 2014 edition of the popular “Inside Basel.Geneva” collector event series, and we’re kicking things off September 5 in Chicago. We’ll also visit New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. We’re fortunate to have Hublot as a core sponsor, and...

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Aug 30, 2014 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime IBG 2014: Harry Winston Project Z8

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 Harry Winston, which will showcase its innovative Harry Winston Project Z8 watch at the events.

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Aug 23, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde SW Now Available in 6 New Steel Versions

Jaquet Droz’s Grande Seconde SW watch collection, the sportier cousins of the brand’s well-known Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde models, expands this year, with six new models in steel cases, offering two different case sizes and three contemporary color schemes.

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Aug 16, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

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