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Sub Revision: Discover Rolex’s New Submariners

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TAG Heuer Revs Up its Indy 500 Formula 1 Edition

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Platinum Bond: Omega’s Seamaster 007 in Platinum

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Ulysse Nardin Updates the Dual Time

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Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Makes a Splash in Orange

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H. Moser & Cie. Launches Pioneer Centre Seconds Swiss Mad Red with Scarlet Fumé Dial

H. Moser & Cie, the indie brand from Schaffhausen, introduced the Pioneer Centre Seconds in 2019 as part of its “everyday wear” collection. Meant to be a hard-wearing watch with a water-resistance of 120 meters, this was the sportiest Moser watch until the Streamliner came along this year. For 2020, Moser now introduces the Pioneer...

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Aug 2, 2020 by WatchTime

Promotion: Hamilton’s Best Engineering for Stylish Pilots

Hamilton extends its range of pilot watches with models that make conversions and calculations easy. As any professional pilot will attest, there is nothing quite like the freedom of flight – bursting through clouds at 10,000 feet, the cockpit flooding with light as you arc upwards into the clear blue sky. But that freedom is...

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Oct 12, 2020 by WatchTime

Diving Deeper: Glashütte Original Expands its SeaQ Line

Glashütte Original has introduced two new SeaQ models, expanding its dive watch series, inspired by the brand's first divers' watch, the Spezimatic Type RP TS 200, first developed in the 1960s and '70s for hobbyist divers, now offering two stainless steel variations...

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Aug 1, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

Golden State Exclusive: Breitling Superocean Heritage B20 Automatic 44 Black Steel Beverly Hills Limited Edition

Despite its longtime affiliation with pilots' watches, Breitling counts its vintage-flavored divers' watch, the Superocean Heritage, among its most popular modern timepieces. Recently the brand announced the release of a new limited edition in the collection, to be carried exclusively in its two Los Angeles-area boutiques.

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Jul 31, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Watches & Wonders Partners With MR PORTER to Market Exclusive Timepieces

Leading luxury e-retailer MR PORTER, the men’s fashion-focused partner of NET-A-PORTER, has partnered with global watchmaking platform Watches & Wonders to become its first multi-brand online retailer. The collaboration, which began in September 2020, will involve both digital and offline events, while bringing some of the watch industry’s most coveted luxury brands to MR PORTER’s...

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Oct 9, 2020 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph

There are vintage-inspired watches that try really hard to ape the look of the historical model that they’re re-creating for a modern audience, and there are those that strive instead to channel that original model’s essence as a base with which to build new complications upon. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Polaris Chronograph — one of the standout models...

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Jul 31, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

PORTFOLIO

So Close to Heaven: 8 Astronomically Inspired Watches

The universe has always fascinated us. Our desire to explore its vastness is the focus of watch designers who create moon-phase displays, meteorite dials and depictions of the starry firmament. In this excerpt from our WatchTime 2020 Special Design Issue, on sale now, we showcase some of the most exciting astronomical newcomers.

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Jul 31, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

Norqain Launches the Independence 20, Its First Watch with an Exclusive In-House Caliber

Following its partnership with mechanical movement manufacturer, Kenissi, the independent Swiss watchmaking brand, Norqain is presenting its first timepiece fitted with its exclusive Manufacture Caliber...

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Jul 30, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

FEATURE

Horological Homecoming: Tracing the Creation of the Parmigiani Toric Hémisphères Rétrograde

“Success has many fathers,” the old saying goes, “while failure is an orphan.” The Parmigiani Toric Hémisphères Rétrograde, which took home the prize for Best Travel Time Watch at the 2017 GPHG, can certainly be deemed a success, and the “many fathers” concept is a truism considering the diverse artisans involved. In this feature from our August 2019 issue, we trace the origins of the watch through each of the five workshops within the Parmigiani Manufacture.

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Jul 30, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

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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Jul 30, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

TAG Heuer Dives Into Summer with Three New Aquaracer Models

TAG Heuer has launched a handful of timepieces commemorating its distinguished history, all of which pay tribute to then-CEO Jack Heuer's racing heritage. This week, TAG Heuer is re-visiting its ocean roots with three new Aquaracer models with avant-garde design...

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Jul 29, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

The Moon and the Tides: Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Alinghi Edition

Before it became known as the "Moonwatch," Omega's Speedmaster was designed for auto racing. In celebration of its partnership with the Swiss sailing team Alinghi, a challenger for the 2021 America's Cup, Omega takes the Speedy back to its race-timing roots, this time with a distinctly nautical flavor.

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Jul 28, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Mission Timers: Five Modern Watches with MIL-SPEC Origins

Like Jeeps, GPS, and the Internet, some of today’s popular wristwatch models started out as military projects. Here are five modern timepieces whose ancestors were made-to-order for soldiers, sailors, and airmen.

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Jul 27, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Oris Aquis Chronograph

Oris’s Aquis collection of professional-grade divers’ watches has grown to encompass a variety of limited editions devoted to marine conservation and preservation causes (i.e., 2017’s Hammerhead), a handful of small complications like big dates and small seconds, and notably, an innovative mechanical depth gauge. In 2018, the Holstein-based brand added a chronograph to the lineup....

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Jul 27, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

PORTFOLIO

Time Tools: 8 Tool Watches From Luxury Brands

In this article from the WatchTime archives, we present eight "tool watches" that emphasize functionality and are robust, accurate, legible, and — importantly — not excessively expensive.

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Jul 27, 2020 by Jens Koch

Haute Utilité: Spotlighting Richard Mille’s Most “Practical” High Complications

The difference between Richard Mille and every other watch manufacturer that works with brand “ambassadors” can perhaps best be summed up in a visual from the sporting world of tennis. Picture a Grand Slam final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Federer’s left wrist is bare; his signature Rolex is hastily strapped on only in...

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Jul 26, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Ressence Hits Its Proverbial Target With the Launch of the Type 1 Slim X

If x marks the spot, then Ressence has hit its proverbial target with the launch of its new Type 1 Slim X model...

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Jul 25, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

Grand Seiko and Watches of Switzerland Celebrate “The Nature of Time” in Newly Opened SoHo Boutique

Coinciding with the gradual reopening of retail shops in New York City’s SoHo district, Japanese high-horology maestro Grand Seiko has teamed with watch-retail giant Watches of Switzerland for “The Nature of Time” — an exhibit that brings the largest collection of Grand Seiko timepieces in the world together under one roof at the retailer’s new...

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Jul 24, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

PORTFOLIO

Transitional Solutions: Six Watches with Gradient Dials

All of a sudden, they’re everywhere — watches with colorful gradient dials that transition from a pale hue in the center to a dark one at the periphery. In this excerpt from our upcoming WatchTime Design Issue 2020, on sale October 29, we offer you some highlights.

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Jul 24, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

Jaeger-LeCoultre & Mr. Porter Welcome “The King’s Man” Film with Master Ultra Thin Kingsman Knife Limited Edition

Jaeger-LeCoultre has partnered with online retailer Mr. Porter to produce a limited edition Master Ultra Thin Kingsman Knife watch to tie in the launch of the latest film in the The King’s Man...

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Jul 23, 2020 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW

Hands-On: Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Earth to Sky Edition

At SIHH 2019, Girard-Perregaux announced a unified theme for its 2019 collection, called "From Earth to Sky" and defined by the use of a very cosmic-looking combo of black titanium DLC for the cases and translucent blue for the polycrystalline dials. One of the standouts was the Art Deco-inspired Vintage 1945 Earth to Sky Edition.

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Jul 23, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

And Action:

Time for the Movies: 10 Times a Watch Stole the Spotlight from the Actors

(Warning: Spoilers ahead.) Watches in movies have fascinated watch fans since collecting timepieces became (at least) as interesting as getting an autograph from your favorite actor. From Steve McQueen’s Monaco in Le Mans (1971), Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) Seiko Giugario in Aliens (1986), Christian Bale’s Datejust in American Psycho (2000), Marlon Brando’s Rolex GMT and Martin...

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Jul 23, 2020 by Roger Ruegger