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PROMOTION

Video: Inside Hublot’s Carbon Watch Case Production

In this exclusive video, we will follow the fabrication of a Hublot Big Bang watch case component from its arrival at the factory in raw form, through its cutting and polishing, and finally to its assembly into the finished case. We'll also examine the special Hublot watch strap changing system.

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Feb 18, 2016 by WatchTime

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

Close-Up: Blancpain L-evolution Tourbillon Carrousel (Updated with Video)

One of Blancpain’s highlights at this year’s Baselworld is the L-evolution Tourbillon Carrousel, a highly complicated piece with a futuristic dial and case design to match. Tourbillons and carrousels both rotate their cages within a movement, but understanding them can also get your head spinning. So let’s take a moment to break down the differences...

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Feb 18, 2016 by Jay Deshpande

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW:

Glashütte Original Offers New Senator Chronometer with Dark Blue Dial

The watch world's current "Blue Period" shows no signs of waning at this year's Baselworld, as brands continue to roll out timepieces with azure-colored dials and straps. Among the most notable new releases is a dark blue version of Glashütte Original's Senator Chronometer, a model launched in 2099 that has become one of the Saxon brand's cornerstones.

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Feb 17, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Harry Winston “Countdown to a Cure” Watches Benefit AIDS Research

Jeweler/watchmaker Harry Winston has announced the launch of the Countdown to a Cure Timepiece. Designed exclusively for amfAR’s “Countdown to a Cure” campaign, this limited-edition watch (20 each of the men’s and ladies' models), is the first official product to benefit amfAR’s efforts to develop the scientific basis of a cure for HIV.

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Feb 16, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

CLOSE-UP:

Zenith Academy Georges Favre-Jacot Celebrates the Brand’s 150th Anniversary

In 1865, 22-year-old Georges Favre-Jacot founded his watch manufacture in Le Locle, giving birth to the watch brand we know today as Zenith. To mark Zenith’s 150th anniversary in 2014, the brand launched the Academy Georges Favre-Jacot, a limited-edition timepiece featuring a rare and ancient complication.

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Feb 16, 2016 by WatchTime

WATCH TO WATCH

Breitling Avenger Bandit

The new Breitling Avenger Bandit, with its gray "stealth" look said to be inspired by naval aviation, is a new chronograph watch that would look right at home on the deck of an aircraft carrier as well as in the cockpit of a fighter jet. We provide details and prices.

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Feb 15, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: IWC Ingenieur Automatic

The modern (post-1976) IWC Ingenieur was a watch meant to rival the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Patek Philippe Nautilus in style. The modern IWC Ingenieur collection includes a flagship timepiece (Ref. 3239) still recognizable to aficionados of the ‘70s-era Ingenieurs.

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Feb 14, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW

Seiko Prospex Radio Sync Solar World Time Chronograph

Seiko launched its Prospex line of specialized sports watches internationally two years ago; thus far, it has been known in the U.S. mostly for dive watches such as the Marinemaster. At Baselworld 2016, Seiko introduces a Prospex pilots' watch, equipped with a new, ultra-reliable solar-powered movement.

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Feb 13, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW

Absolute Transparency: Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire

Hublot, long known for its bold use of non-conventional materials and combinations of materials in its watch cases, makes horological history with the first large-scale series of watches with cases cut from pure sapphire blocks: the Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire.

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Feb 12, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2016:

Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra Limited Editions

Baume & Mercier, which began a partnership with Carroll Shelby, Inc. in 2015, expands its collection of limited-edition chronograph watches inspired by the famed Shelby Cobra race cars this year. The Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra 1963 Limited Edition takes design codes from the Shelby Cobra CSX2128, one of the most successful Cobras in history.

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Feb 11, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

Video: Zenith’s Assembly of the Academy Georges Favre-Jacot Movement

Zenith developed a special complicated watch, the Academy Georges Favre-Jacot, to celebrate its 150th Anniversary in 2014. This limited-edition Zenith timepiece is equipped with a fusee-and-chain constant force system. In this exclusive video, we explain how it works.

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Feb 11, 2016 by Advertising Department

New Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Limited Edition Begins Countdown to 2018 Olympic Games

The next Winter Olympics, to be held in PyeongChang, South Korea, begin on February 9, 2018. Omega, official Olympic timekeeper since 1932, begins the two-year countdown with the launch of its Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra "PyeongChang 2018" Limited Edition timepiece.

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Feb 10, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Time For Her: 5 New Ladies’ Watches for Valentine’s Day

A selection of the latest women’s watches to help you with your holiday shopping, including new ladies' models from Cartier, Hermes, Chopard, Piaget, and Van Cleef & Arpels.

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Feb 10, 2016 by Norma Buchanan

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW:

Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker “Horse” Limited Edition

Ulysse Nardin is one of the few high-watchmaking maisons in the modern era to produce watches with jaquemarts — tiny automatons mounted on a watch dial that strike the hours on a bell. The brand's latest, debuting at Baselworld 2016, is the Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker "Horse," a limited edition of 28 pieces.

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Feb 9, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 25: Zodiac Sea Wolf

Released in 1953, the Zodiac Sea Wolf dive watch inspired a cult following for many years to come.The modern-day Zodiac Sea Wolf watch series consists of two separate lines: the Super Sea Wolf 53 Skin and the Super Sea Wolf 53 Compression.

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Feb 7, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

Meet Mr. Tutima: A Profile of Tutima Owner Dieter Delecate

Dieter Delecate has spent 61 years in the watch business. He’s seen a few things. In this feature-length profile from the January-February 2016 issue of WatchTime, we profile the notoriously press-shy Delecate and reveal his history with the Tutima watch brand.

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Feb 6, 2016 by Joe Thompson

Photo Tour:

Inside the Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture

After SIHH 2016, we journey to the beautiful Vallée de Joux for a tour of the Jaeger-LeCoultre manufacture in Le Sentier. Scroll down for photos from the tour and get an inside look at how one of the watch world's most prestigious maisons makes its timepieces.

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Feb 5, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2016:

IWC Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Chronograph: Around the World With a Push, Turn and Release

Among all the new IWC Pilots' Watches introduced at SIHH 2016, the IWC Pilot's Watch Timezoner Chronograph caught our attention with its all-new, easy-to-use world-time function, in which the wearer can set a new time zone simply by using the bezel.

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Feb 4, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday:

Christopher Ward’s New Trident Chronograph

UK-based Christopher Ward has just unveiled the first chronograph version of its Trident Diver watch; details and price included.

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Feb 3, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

Close-Up: 5 Rolex Day-Date Watches in 5 Colors (With Video)

We present five recently launched models of the Rolex Day-Date (36-mm) watch that come with dials and straps in a veritable rainbow of colors; all feature 18K gold cases.

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Feb 3, 2016 by Mark Bernardo