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Mountain Climbing: Montblanc’s Journey to Haute Horlogerie

In this profile piece from WatchTime’s January-February 2009 issue, executive editor Norma Buchanan reveals how Montblanc, a brand best known for pens, entered the heady world of haute horlogerie, and explores the brand’s ultra-complicated Grand Tourbillon Heures Mystérieuses. In the fall of 2006 the Richemont Group surprised the watch world when it bought Fabrique d’Horlogere...

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Dec 4, 2012 by Norma Buchanan

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Australian-Based BOW & STERN Introduces its First Automatic Dive Watch

BOW & STERN is a four-year-old Australian watch brand that has rapidly been gaining a foothold in the microbrand sphere. Its latest watch, which is the brand’s first automatic divers’ model and launched on Kickstarter last week, is a firm testament to the brand’s ideals, which are focused on quality, reliability, and staying 100% carbon...

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Oct 16, 2018 by WatchTime

Baselworld Exhibition Hall On Schedule

Good news for watch aficionados planning to attend Baselworld 2013 — the construction of the new exhibition hall is under way and on schedule.

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Dec 3, 2012 by WatchTime

News, Photos, and Video: F.P. Journe Unveils Chronomètre Optimum

Even though he has created many very complicated watches, French watchmaker Francois-Paul Journe has always been interested in accuracy above all. His newest timepiece, the Chronomètre Optimum, which made its debut last week at the F.P. Journe boutique in New York City, takes the quest for timekeeping precision to a new level.

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Dec 3, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

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Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Lengthened Service Intervals

A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

Angular Momentum Celebrates the Year of the Snake

Angular Momentum and Manu Propria are ready to ring in 2013, the Year of the Snake in the lunar calendar, with a pair of timepieces featuring Verre Églomisé miniature paintings of snakes.

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Nov 29, 2012 by WatchTime

Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 XXL Chronograph

Girard-Perregaux’s Vintage 1945 XXL collection, inspired by Art Deco timepieces from the early 20th century, has become one of the brand’s most popular lines, expanding in recent years to include models with small seconds, power-reserve displays, moon-phases, and now a chronograph. The rectangular case, with straight lines elegantly flowing into curved ones, is made of...

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Nov 29, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

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Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

Antiquorum to Sponsor Geneva Time Exhibition

Auction house Antiquorum will serve as an official sponsor of the Geneva Time Exhibition (GTE), a watch exhibition running concurrently with the larger, better-known SIHH watch salon in January, which showcases smaller, independent watchmakers. Since its launch in January 2010, the GTE’s stated goal has been to bring together the leading independents under one roof,...

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Nov 28, 2012 by WatchTime

Tourneau Celebrates Holiday Season

Watch retailer Tourneau kicked off the holiday season with a Christmas celebration at its NYC Concept Store.

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Nov 28, 2012 by WatchTime

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Gucci Presents #TimeToParr: An Uncommon Photographic Journey

Embracing Instagram’s creative landscape over the past three years with dedicated projects in which artists play with House motifs, Gucci has published and promoted these special works with a series of hashtags. Now, for the first time, the House is collaborating with a single artist on an Instagram project. Exploring the nature of time and...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

SIHH Sneak Preview: Baume & Mercier’s New Clifton Men’s Collection

Baume & Mercier has announced it will be launching a new line of men’s watches, called Clifton, at the SIHH watch fair in Geneva this coming January. We’ve obtained some info and photos of some of the new watches, whose design is inspired by a vintage 1950s Baume & Mercier watch.

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Nov 28, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

SlingShox for G-Shocks

Avid Casio G-Shock fans looking to upgrade their collection on the cheap are advised to check out a recently launched brand of G-Shock accessories known as SlingShox — a line of silicone skins that wrap around existing G-Shock models to give the watch a new look.

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Nov 27, 2012 by WatchTime

Jaeger-LeCoultre and Aston Martin Launch New AMVOX7 Chronograph

In 2005, Swiss watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre joined with British car maker Aston Martin to produce the first AMVOX, ushering in JLC’s line of “vertical trigger” chronograph wristwatches. This year, the luxury brands join forces once more on the AMVOX7, the first model with a radial power-reserve display.

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Nov 27, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

IWC Supports The Ray of Hope Foundation at Bal Harbour Boutique

Less than a year after opening its flagship boutique in New York City, IWC recently celebrated the opening of its third U.S. boutique at the Bal Harbour Shops in Miami, FL.

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Nov 26, 2012 by WatchTime

TAG Heuer Takes Top Prize at 12th Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix

The prize-giving ceremony of the 12th annual Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) — the luxury-watch world’s version of Oscar night — took place at the Grand Théâtre de Genève on November 15. This year, it was TAG Heuer’s high-tech Mikrogirder model that took home the prestigious Aiguille d’Or grand prize.

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Nov 26, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Baume & Mercier Launches E-Boutique

Baume & Mercier has just launched an e-boutique, an online and over-the-phone shopping service, at www.baume-et-mercier.com.

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Nov 21, 2012 by WatchTime

ArtyA’s Winter Snowflakes

ArtyA has released the Winter Snowflakes collection, a group of four watches, each one a unique piece, set with precious stones. Like ArtyA’s Werewolf, which was “forged under a full moon,” these, too, have an interesting story. ArtyA claims their cases were “struck by lightning,” creating cracks in the steel, which were then filled in...

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Nov 20, 2012 by WatchTime

First Look at the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Unique Travel Time

Our partner blog, www.watch-insider.com, has posted a first look at Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Duomètre Unique Travel Time. The watch was just unveiled at a press conference in Paris by Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Jerome Lambert. For the full story and a video, head over to watch-insider.com. Below are some preview pictures of the watch.

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Nov 20, 2012 by WatchTime

Seven Questions for Breitling VP Jean-Paul Girardin

In our November-December issue, on sale now, Rüdiger Bucher, editor-in-chief of WatchTime’s German sister magazine, Chronos, speaks to Breitling Vice President Jean-Paul Girardin about a wide variety of topics, including the development of its in-house B01 chronograph caliber. Click here for excerpts from the interview.

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Nov 20, 2012 by Ruediger Bucher

Breitling Designs Limited Edition Timepiece with Govberg Jewelers

In an exclusive partnership with Govberg Jewelers, Breitling has unveiled the Chronomat 44 Limited Edition, limited to only 50 numbered pieces. Govberg Jewelers is the oldest Breitling retailer in North America, having sold the brand’s timepieces since 1987.

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Nov 19, 2012 by WatchTime

A Round of Polo: Testing Piaget’s Iconic Sports Watch

The Piaget Polo, one of the most famous sports watches of the 1970s, has been retooled with a giant titanium-and-steel case and an automatic movement. In this watch-test feature from our October 2009 issue, WatchTime’s Witold Michalczyk puts the three-hand Polo FortyFive through its paces.

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Nov 19, 2012 by Witold Michalczyk

Hublot Teams with Cigar Maker to Create King Power Arturo Fuente

Fine cigars have much in common with fine watches — luxury products with romantic heritage, handmade by skilled craftsmen, appreciated by connoisseurs — and now Hublot has created a timepiece that ties the two together together in a significant way — the new King Power Arturo Fuente edition, developed in collaboration with one of the...

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Nov 16, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

New Hublot Boutiques Open Around the World

This month, Hublot has been busy opening multiple boutiques around the globe, including two in Asia.

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Nov 15, 2012 by WatchTime