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Borrowed Time: Oris Aquis Chronograph

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Blancpain Launches Fifty Fathoms Ocean Commitment III

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Watch Review: The Longines Conquest VHP

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No Joke: Bell & Ross BR01 Laughing Skull

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Back in Black: Bulgari’s New Octo Editions

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It’s Not Easy Being Green: MB&F Releases a Viridescent Aquapod

The MB&F HM7 Aquapod is back. First released in 2017, the original Aquapod combined an annular design inspired by a jellyfish with dive watch elements and a flying tourbillon. This morning, the brand announced the introduction of a new limited-edition version with a titanium case and an electric-green bezel. If you recall, the unidirectional bezel construction from...

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Apr 24, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE

Living Time: 5 Watches Created With Natural Materials

In this feature from our WatchTime Special Design Issue, we present several watches created using natural materials, including new models from Hublot, Bell & Ross, and Tudor.

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Apr 24, 2018 by Jens Koch

BEHIND THE SCENES

4 Omega Dive Watches That Never Made It Into Production

Four prototype Omega dive watches, on display at the Omega museum in Bienne, that we believe are worthy of your attention.

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Apr 24, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

FEATURE

Three Unusual Cartier Tank Watches from the Past 100 Years

To many people, the Cartier Tank is the Platonic ideal of a dress watch. I have a personal soft spot for the iconic model as well — I fell in love with the watch’s quadrilateral design at a young age and it drove my watch obsession that continues to this day. While the long-established square...

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Apr 23, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS

Announcing The 15 (+2) Prize-Winning Watches at the 2018 Red Dot Design Awards

Fifteen watches have won the coveted international Red Dot design prize in 2018, with two additional watches winning Honorable Mention awards, which the jury grants for well-executed details. Two of the 15 top watches were honored with the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best award: the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic and the TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 Luxury Kit.

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Apr 23, 2018 by Ruediger Bucher

Digital Derring-Do:

4 Multifunction Quartz Watches for Life’s Headiest Adventures

From the WatchTime archives, we present this quartet of multifunction quartz watches from top brands — the Omega Skywalker X-33, Breitling Cockpit B50, Tissot T-Touch Solar, and TAG Heuer Aquaracer 72 — and reveal what makes each unique.

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Apr 23, 2018 by Jens Koch

WATCH TEST

Reserved Power: Testing the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down

Check out our review of the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down, which comes equipped with a prominent "ab/auf" power reserve display and has the restrained styling for which the brand is known.

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Apr 23, 2018 by WatchTime

Bulova Embraces Pioneer Role in New Book

Bulova is remarkable in many ways. Horologically, it has been the flagbearer of American-born watchmaking for over a century (143 years, to be exact). Culturally, the brand’s silhouette reaches even further, having been a touchstone for how corporate America presents itself in countless ways. It’s this history that the latest timepiece-centric book from publisher Assouline,...

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Apr 22, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

BASELWORLD 2018 REVISITED:

Anonimo Goes From Military Machismo to Florentine Elegance with New Epurato Collection

Anonimo has long been known for big, masculine, military-look timepieces, but at Baselworld 2018 the Florentine watchmaker of robust divers' models like the Militare and Nautilo dipped its toes into the shallower waters of gentlemanly elegance with the launch of the new Epurato collection.

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Apr 21, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

THE WATCHTIME Q&A

A Baselworld Interview with LVMH Watch Division President Jean-Claude Biver

In an exclusive interview conducted at Baselworld 2018 by Chronos Editor-in-Chief and Ebner Publishing International Editorial Director Rüdiger Bucher, LVMH Watch Division president Jean-Claude Biver discusses current events at his three brands: Hublot, TAG Heuer, and Zenith.

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Apr 20, 2018 by Ruediger Bucher

BASELWORLD 2018 REVISITED:

Ready, Set, ProMare Go! Mühle Glashütte Introduces a Bidirectional Dive Watch

During Baselworld, Mühle Glashütte introduced a new diver to the ProMare collection that epitomizes the sporty and nautical nature of the line. The ProMare Go — named to demonstrate its maritime-readiness — features a bidirectional bezel allowing its wearer to quickly measure elapsed time. The watch uses two different shades of blue to highlight its nautical...

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Apr 20, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE

Discovering 100 Years of Rolex Chronometers and Rolex Oyster Watches

Read the full story of the “Class A” chronometer certificate awarded to a Rolex wristwatch over 100 years ago, and trace the evolution of the Rolex "Oyster” watches that resulted from it, with photos of all the major Rolex Oyster models from 1926 through 2014.

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Apr 20, 2018 by Alexander Linz

FEATURE

Faces of Time: 8 Watches with Unusual Time Displays

Many watches show “only” the time. But there’s plenty of latitude for creativity, as we can see on display in this selection of eight unconventionally designed timepieces from eight innovative watch brands.

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Apr 20, 2018 by Alexander Krupp

WATCH TO WATCH

Flipping Art: Jaeger-LeCoultre’s New Enamelled Reverso Pays Tribute to Swiss Master Ferdinand Hodler

In addition to the many watch-world anniversaries being commemorated this year, 2018 also marks 100 years since the death of 19th-century Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler (1853 - 1918). And leave it to Swiss watchmaking maison Jaeger-LeCoultre, which has previously paid tribute to the work of Vincent Van Gogh, to commemorate the occasion with a limited-edition Reverso watch from its heralded "Métiers Rares" workshops.

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Apr 19, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE:

25 Key Moments in the History of Oris Watches

Oris is well-known for the use of a red winding rotor, which became a trademark of the brand in 2002. It's a symbol, the brand says, of the passion with which it manufactures mechanical wristwatches. What else can you tell your watch friends? Discover these 25 milestone moments in the history of Oris watches, from its founding in 1904 to the present day.

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Apr 19, 2018 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW:

Well-Rounded: The Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Chronograph

We study the styling of the Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Chronograph and test its in-house movement in this review feature from the WatchTime archives. Original photos are by OK-Photography.

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Apr 19, 2018 by Martina Richter

FEATURE

Hello, Newman! 10 Panda-Dial Chronographs That Aren’t the Rolex Paul Newman Daytona

Actual pandas are a rare and vulnerable species, only recently removed from the endangered list, but "panda dial" watches — loosely described as chronographs with black subdials on a predominantly white main dial — are more ubiquitous than ever, especially in the wake of the record-breaking auction sale of the world's most famous panda-dial watch, Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona. Here we round up 10 currently available panda-dial watches.

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Apr 18, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018 REVISITED:

The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 16 Chronograph

This year is the 55th anniversary of the TAG Heuer Carrera which we’ve been celebrating with a multi-part series highlighting the model’s unique history. At Baselworld 2018, TAG Heuer introduced multiple new models to commemorate the occasion, from the ultra-modern, skeletonized Tête de Vipère to the vintage-inspired Calibre 16 Chronograph in two different colors. In...

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Apr 18, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

WATCH REVIEW

Swanky Sailor: Reviewing the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master

For this watch review, we take a close look at the new version of Rolex’s Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master, with black Cerachrom bezel and Oysterflex bracelet.

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Apr 18, 2018 by Martina Richter

BASELWORLD 2018 REVISITED:

The Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller Gets an Upgrade

As per tradition, Rolex generated much of the watch-media buzz at Baselworld 2018, primarily for the release of its new GMT-Master II in a steel case. But that was not the only big news coming out of Rolex this year; fans of the brand's extreme-depth divers' watch, the Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Sea-Dweller, were treated to a revamped model with new lugs and bracelet and a new "Superlative Chronometer" movement.

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Apr 17, 2018 by Mark Bernardo