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Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Oak & Oscar Jackson Flyback Chronograph

Chicago-based American micro-brand Oak & Oscar has announced it will be among the 30 exhibiting watch brands at WatchTime New York, which kicks off tomorrow night at midtown Manhattan's Gotham Hall. The company will feature its third model, the Jackson, at the event.

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Oct 12, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: E.C.Andersson Watch Co Releases the Last of the Calypso II’s Featuring a Brand New Bracelet

The Calypso is one of E.C.Andersson Watch Co’s most recognizable watch lines, attracting collectors with its sporty elegance. Following the original design’s lead, the Calypso II was released earlier this year as a follow-up, and sold out its first series shortly after. Priding themselves in creating only a few pieces of each model, E.C.Andersson is...

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Dec 1, 2022 by WatchTime

INDUSTRY

Who Owns What: A Guide to the Watch Groups

We present here a guide to the major watch groups and their holdings, including Swatch Group, Richemont, LVMH, Kering Group, Seiko Group and others.

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Oct 12, 2017 by Jay Deshpande

8 Celebrity-Owned Watches That Rocked the Auction Block

As we await the historic sale of Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona at the upcoming Phillips New York auction, we look at other notable "celebrity" watches, once owned by iconic entertainment and sports stars, sold at auction within the past few years.

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Oct 11, 2017 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York: Wempe Zeitmeister Sport Diver’s Chronograph Bronze

Wempe Glashütte will be presenting its new Zeitmeister Sports Diver’s Chronograph Bronze at the upcoming WatchTime New York event, held at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 13-14. This new limited-edition watch works to evoke the German brand's history of making seafaring clocks.

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Oct 10, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 4: The 1990s

In this fourth chapter in our series on the 60th anniversary of the Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we present the eleven most noteworthy Speedmasters from the 1990s, including the first COSC-certified manual-wound Speedmaster and the Omega Speedmaster 40th Anniversary.

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Oct 10, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Ateliers deMonaco Tourbillon Casino de Monte-Carlo

Haute horology brand Ateliers deMonaco will be making an appearance at this year’s WatchTime New York event, joining 29 other brands at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 13-14. Among the watches the brand will be presenting is a new, unique piece meant to honor the historical casino found in the indie brand's hometown of Monaco: the Tourbillon Casino de Monte-Carlo.

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Oct 9, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH TEST

Antimagnetic Attraction: Testing the Rolex Milgauss

We test the updated version of the 1950s’ Rolex Milgauss watch. Is this re-engineered classic, with its improved protection against magnetism, worth the investment?

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Oct 9, 2017 by Jens Koch

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Bulova Chronograph C “Stars & Stripes”

Bulova produced the original "Stars & Stripes" chronograph for only a single year in 1970. But as the model has seen a major spike in intrigue from collectors, Bulova re-issued the piece at this year's Baselworld. - now with a slightly larger case, modern finishing, a quartz movement, and — most significantly— a competitive price point.

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Oct 8, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

RGM and C.F. Martin Unveil Custom Watch-and-Guitar Collaboration at WatchTime New York 2017

To celebrate leading acoustic guitar maker C.F. Martin & Co.’s 2 millionth guitar, RGM Watch Co., also based in Pennsylvania, helped create a one-of-a-kind model with a manual-wind RGM watch, based on the company’s Caliber 20, built into the headstock of the instrument. Both watch and guitar will be on display at WatchTime New York,...

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Oct 7, 2017 by Roger Ruegger

NEWS

A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping Seconds: Now in Rose Gold

A. Lange & Söhne introduced the Richard Lange Jumping Seconds watch at SIHH 2016, solely in a platinum case. The Saxon brand follows it up this year with a brand-new version of the popular timepiece in rose gold and, like its predecessor, strictly limited to 100 pieces.

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Oct 6, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer

Omega’s year-long celebration of its iconic Speedmaster’s 60th anniversary, which began at Baselworld 2017, continues next week at WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch event, as the brand presents, among other new models for 2017, its Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer. The Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer is the latest Speedmaster to meet the criteria...

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Oct 5, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

Grab the Last-Ever-Made E.C.Andersson North Sea II

Following the success of its most recent promotion, E.C.Andersson Watch Co. seeks to end sales of the North Sea II Watch in the same place that they started: right here on WatchTime.com.

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Oct 5, 2017 by WatchTime

NEWS

Vacheron Constantin Revives the Past With New Historiques Triple Calendriers and Historiques American 1921

Vacheron Constantin's Historiques collection adds three more to the stable this year, two inspired by Vacheron Constantin calendar watches of the 1940s — the Historiques Triple Calendrier 1942 and Historiques Triple Calendrier 1948 — and one feminine model descended from the heyday of Art Deco, the Historiques American 1921 Small Model.

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Oct 4, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

20 Years of Anonimo: Past, Present, and Future

Anonimo celebrates its 20th birthday in 2017. The last two decades have been full of innovation, change, and diversity, with new products being inspired by new talent and new locations. Birthdays always inspire reflection, so here is a look back at the Anonimo that has been, and a look forward at the Anonimo yet to come.

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Oct 4, 2017 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Baume & Mercier Clifton Manual 1830

Baume & Mercier's Clifton Manual 1830 appears simple on the outside, but inside is an all-new proprietary movement, the first to be equipped with an exclusive, accuracy-improving system called TwinSpir. The new watch will be one of the brand's highlight pieces at the upcoming WatchTime New York event on October 13-14. Read on for more detail.

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Oct 3, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 3: The 1980s

In the third chapter in our series of features articles on the 60th anniversary of the iconic Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we present the five most noteworthy Speedmasters from the 1980s, including such Reagan-era milestone pieces as the first Omega watch with an exhibition caseback and the first Speedy with a moon-phase.

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Oct 3, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Black Ceramic Power Reserve Clous de Paris

Every good watch brand needs some sort of visual shorthand to make it recognizable, and Jaquet Droz has managed to claim as its own a very old, very traditional style of timekeeping display: the figure-eight dial arrangement of one smaller subdial, usually for the hours and minutes, at the top, overlapping a larger subdial, usually...

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Oct 2, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

UPDATED WITH PRICING

Expanding Thinness: 4 New Panerai Luminor Due Watches Debut

Panerai introduced its first Luminor Due models — with cases 40 percent thinner than those of the original Luminor for a more understated wrist presence — in 2016. This year, the brand adds four new models to the line, introducing new dial colors and case materials. Read on to discover the new Panerai Luminor Due watches and what makes each one unique.

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Oct 2, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Promotion

Favre-Leuba: Conquering Frontiers for 280 Years

In 2017, Favre-Leuba celebrates its 280th anniversary. Founded as a small watchmaker’s workshop in Le Locle in 1737 by Abraham Favre, Favre-Leuba can look back on a successful history marked by uncompromising courage, a bold pioneering spirit, the enduring refusal to accept boundaries, and the drive to grasp opportunities and strive to achieve the extraordinary....

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Oct 2, 2017 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Rado Hyperchrome Captain Cook

The Rado Captain Cook, a 1960s dive watch named after 18th century British naval explorer Captain James Cook, did not garner an incredible amount of attention when it was released, yet today the brand has revived it — once again, as an anomaly in its mainly quartz dress-watch lineup — and this time it is receiving praise far and wide.

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Oct 1, 2017 by Caleb Anderson