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TAG Heuer: Carrera Chronograph 60th Anniversary Edition

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Seiko: SPB333 Limited Edition

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Oris: Coulson Limited Edition

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Omega: 60th Anniversary Bond Seamaster

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GPHG: The Complete List of Winners

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Breitling: Superocean

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Oris: Chronos Special Edition

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Tudor: Ranger

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EVENTS:

Announcing the 36 Presenting Watch Brands at WatchTime New York 2019

Happy Fourth of July! We hope everyone out there is having a fun and safe start to the holiday weekend. To commemorate Independence Day, we’re happy to announce a majority of the watch brands that will be presenting at this year’s WatchTime New York show. Over the past five years, the two-day WatchTime New York...

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Jul 4, 2019 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY:

Made in America: Slow Watchmaking at Schon Horology

A few minutes into my phone conversation with Ian Schon, the 29-year-old mechanical engineer and product designer touches on an aspect of his creative process that immediately grabs my attention. “My watches are a result of ‘slow watchmaking,’ ” he tells me. “Watchmaking where you really take your time. Where you have a lot of...

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Jul 4, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS:

The Vortic Heritage Watch Builder Represents the Past, and the Future, of American Watchmaking

If you’re a longtime reader of WatchTime, you’re probably well aware of all the cool stuff that RT Custer and Vortic Watch Co. are up to at their workshop in Fort Collins, CO. The basic objective of Vortic is the revitalization and preservation of America’s historic watchmaking culture. This takes its form in a variety...

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Jul 3, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS:

Inspired by French Riviera Summers: Chopard L.U.C XPS Azur Limited Edition

If you’re seeking a watch that puts you in the mind of exotic summer getaways, Chopard may have your ideal travel companion. The jeweler and watchmaker’s longtime partnership with the Cannes International Film Festival, held every year on the French Riviera, has inspired the new L.U.C XPS Azur, whose bright blue hand-guillochéd dial takes its...

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Jul 3, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS:

Omega Teams Up with The Met for a Surprise Speedmaster Release

Happy Speedy Tuesday! Today we’re bringing you somewhat of an unexpected release from Omega. The Swiss brand has partnered up with New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for a limited-edition take on the Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” that is based on the actual first Omega wristwatch to leave Earth’s atmosphere. The original watch, known...

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Jul 2, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

PROMOTION:

New E.C. Andersson Dive Watch Set for Summer Delivery

E.C. Andersson Watch Co.’s 2019 novelty, the Denise divers’ watch, is being delivered to customers just in time for their summer adventures. After pre-order fulfillments, the company now has only 20 pieces of the Denise Calypso-Blue left in stock for July delivery, and it is once again offering a customary 5% discount to WatchTime readers....

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Jul 2, 2019 by WatchTime

NEWS:

Breguet Revives the Historic Type 20 Chronograph for Only Watch 2019

Earlier this morning, the biennial Only Watch charity auction officially revealed the 50 watches that will go up for sale on November 9, 2019. The Only Watch auction, hosted by Christie’s and with the support of the Monegasque Association Against Muscular Dystrophy, happens once every two years with dozens of brands contributing a single timepiece...

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Jul 1, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS

In the (Swiss) Army Now: Victorinox Launches New FieldForce Collection

Victorinox, inventor of the iconic Swiss Army knife and maker of military-themed timepieces since 1989, is going back to basics in its wristwatch portfolio — after going upmarket with such pieces as 2015’s INOX and Dive Master 500 — with the launch of the new FieldForce collection. FieldForce watches — thus far available in three-hand,...

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Jul 1, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Spotlighting Today’s Watch and Car Partnerships

From the WatchTime archives, a look at some of the current watches that resulted from collaborations between watch brands and car manufacturers, including Richard Mille/McLaren, Zenith/Land Rover, Hublot/Ferrari, Breitling/Bentley, and Bulgari/Maserati.

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Jul 1, 2019 by Roger Ruegger

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Laco Navy Cuxhaven And Bremerhaven

Germany’s Laco isn’t a brand we frequently feature in this series. Part of the reason for this has to do with the brand’s relevancy in the American market, while another part has to do with its being overshadowed by numerous other German brands with stronger messaging. Nonetheless, that doesn’t mean Laco isn’t offering good watches,...

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Jun 30, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

INTERVIEW:

Norton Motorcycles CEO Stuart Garner Talks Breitling Collaboration, Bonding with Georges Kern, and Watch Design

One of the first things that Breitling CEO Georges Kern did when he assumed his role back in the summer of 2017 was reinvent how the brand marketed itself. Some of the ways that the brand had presented itself in the past, such as with an over-the-top focus on scantily clad women, were immediately jettisoned;...

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Jun 29, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

PROMOTION:

The G-SHOCK GMWB5000D-1 is a Full Metal Take on the Classic G-SHOCK Design

The G-SHOCK Full Metal collection has emerged as one of the Japanese brand’s most successful recent ventures. First introduced at Baselworld 2018, the line quickly expanded with a number of different colorways to match demand, but one of the first references, GMWB5000D-1, with its cool silver tone, stands out as perhaps the most memorable design. Taking...

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Jun 28, 2019 by WatchTime

FEATURE:

Inside Les Cabinotiers, Vacheron Constantin’s Elite Watchmaking Division

To say that Vacheron Constantin is a venerable figure in the contemporary watch industry would be an understatement. No other firm can match its 264 years of continuous production, or can boast endorsements of quality throughout modern history that range from U.S. presidents like Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower, to members of the...

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Jun 28, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

WATCH TO WATCH

Ticking Tequila: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean “Deep Black” Casamigos

Watch brand/spirits brand collaborations are rare, and not always the most natural of pairings — Urwerk’s high-tech Macallan flask comes to mind — but here’s one that actually seems (somewhat) like a sensible fit: the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean “Deep Black” Casamigos is a limited-edition, U.S.-exclusive timepiece springing from a partnership between the Swiss watch...

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Jun 27, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

Happy Tourbillon Day! Here’s Another Look at the Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395

The most compelling release for Breguet this year is the Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395, a watch that combines the most emblematic of all Breguet inventions, the tourbillon, with a unique skeletonized dial architecture. The new watch takes the extra-thin, tourbillon-equipped Caliber 581 — a movement that has powered watches like last year’s Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique...

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Jun 26, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS

Alpina Seastrong Diver Heritage Collection Expands with New Brown-and-Bronze Color Combo

Vintage-look divers' watches continue to be a hot ticket in today's watch market, and Alpina was an early adopter of the trend, launching its Seastrong Diver Heritage, a modern revival of a 1969 model, back in 2016. This year, the sporty Swiss brand adds a new model notable for its striking color combination of a chocolate brown dial with a bronze-colored case.

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Jun 26, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS:

MB&F Harnesses the Crimson Tide for the Latest HM7 Aquapod Release

MB&F has officially announced the latest addition to the brand’s tourbillon-enhanced “dive” watch family with a new platinum version in bright red. This is the first HM7 Aquapod to be executed in platinum and the first MB&F timepiece, a brand that has never been afraid to play with color, to come in such a bright red...

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Jun 26, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS:

Vacheron Constantin Reveals an Overseas Dual Time Prototype Built Exclusively for Alpinist Cory Richards

Last week, Vacheron Constantin held an event in New York City centered around the recent attempt of Cory Richards, a noted professional photographer (you might recognize the name from his work with National Geographic) and long-distance explorer as well as VC ambassador, to trailblaze a fresh route up Mount Everest along the Tibetan North-East Ridge....

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Jun 25, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

Close-Up: Patek Philippe Ref. 5172G Chronograph in White Gold with Blue Dial

In all the Baselworld hoopla over Patek Philippe's new weekly calendar, and colorful new references in the sporty Nautilus and Aquanaut collections, it may have been easy to overlook another significant 2019 release: Ref. 5172G, a new white-gold chronograph with blue dial and strap that replaces — and is, in fact, a slightly updated version of — the now discontinued Ref. 5170.

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Jun 24, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

INTERVIEW:

Checking in with Seiko Watch Corporation President Shuji Takahashi

If you haven’t been paying attention, it might come as a surprise to hear that Grand Seiko is one of the hottest brands in the watch world these days. Ever since the Japanese watchmaking firm announced its separation from the larger Seiko brand to form its own autonomous entity at Baselworld 2017, the company has...

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Jun 24, 2019 by Logan R. Baker