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Breitling Takes a Spin Down Memory Lane with Top Time Classic Cars

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Longines Spirit Titanium: The Vintage Pilot Goes Modern

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Urban Explorer Goes Global: Bell & Ross BR 05 GMT

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Three Greens for the Red, White and Blue: Grand Seiko U.S. Exclusive Editions

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Oris Aquis Date Upcycle Offers Unique PET Dials

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Treasures in Gold: Omega Expands De Ville Trésor Collection with Duo of Gold Watches

As part of its 2021 releases unveiled this past week, Swiss watchmaker Omega has expanded its formal-focused De Ville Trésor collection with two new gold models. The De Ville Trésor Power Reserve and Small Seconds are built upon the classic 40-mm design of the series, the look of which we last saw updated as part...

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Mar 29, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Taking Inspiration from a Russian River, Alexander Shorokhoff Launches the Neva

Bavarian-based, watchmaker Alexander Shorokhoff has, since its founding in 2003, created uncommonly designed, artistically focused timepieces. This week, that tradition continues, with its Moscow-born namesake and founder unveiling his latest creation, called Neva, whose wavy-looking dial design is inspired by Russia’s 74-km-long river of the same name. Shorokhoff began developing the Neva in 2019, when...

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Mar 27, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Carl F. Bucherer Rewinds to the ’50s Again with “Reverse Panda” Heritage Bicompax Annual

Like so many other watch brands with a long and rich history, Lucerne-based Carl F. Bucherer has in recent years sifted through its archives for notable timepieces that resonate with contemporary audiences, and found success by resurrecting those vintage models in a modern way. This is perhaps most evident in the brand’s Heritage Bicompax Annual...

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Mar 26, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Glashütte Original Returns to the Deep with New SeaQ in Reed Green

Germany’s Glashütte Original has found an avid audience with vintage-styled models like the Sixties and Seventies, which hearken back to the “Spezimatic” watches produced during the Cold War era of Saxon watchmaking. (You can read my review of one of the most recent Sixties models here.) In 2019, the company launched the “Spezialist” collection, which...

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Mar 25, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Zenith Defy 21 Felipe Pantone: High-Frequency Timing Meets Kinetic Art (Updated with Live Photos)

Zenith has launched some of its boldest colorways on special editions of its ultra-high-frequency Defy 21 chronograph (as witness last year’s Ultraviolet and Pink Editions and the recently unveiled Urban Jungle). For perhaps the most vibrant execution yet, the manufacture has teamed with Argentinean-Spanish artist Felipe Pantone to create a timepiece that it describes as...

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Mar 25, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Omega Doubles Down on Dark with the Seamaster Diver 300M Black Black

While much of the attention for Omega this week has been on the newly refreshed Seamaster 300 series, standing just behind that launch was another major dive-watch release, the Seamaster Diver 300M Black Black. As its name indicates, the new professional diver is a trendy, monochromatic take on the original black ceramic Seamaster Diver 300M...

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Mar 24, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: The G-SHOCK Women’s GMS5600PG-1 Melds Rose-Gold Elegance with Unmatched Functionality

Last year, G-SHOCK unveiled its all-new, metal-covered series for women, the GMS5600, which brings the iconic silhouette of the G-SHOCK 5000/5600 into a new, sleek shape. Leading that group was the compact GMS5600PG-1, a new rose-gold-IP timepiece featuring an elegant, lightweight case for a comfortable fit on any wrist size. The 38.4-mm GMS5600PG-1 showcases the...

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Mar 24, 2021 by WatchTime

Norqain Launches the Next Wave of Freedom 60 GMT Collection in Bronze & Steel

Today, Swiss newcomer Norqain unveils the latest update to its attention-grabbing Freedom collection — specifically, two new Freedom 60 GMT watches, one with a forest green dial in a bronze case, the other a steel-cased model with an opaline dial. Norqain’s initial launch of the Freedom 60 GMT came last year, just prior to October’s...

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Mar 24, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Bronze Breakthrough: Omega Kicks Off 2021 with New Seamaster 300 in New Bronze Gold Alloy

Watches in bronze cases have been proliferating throughout the industry for several years, with brands large and small offering timepieces clothed in the maritime-evocative material. But leave it to Omega to put an entirely new spin on the trend, as it does with the undisputed headliner of its 2021 releases, unveiled today: a new version...

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Mar 23, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Empire Mindset: Hands-on with the Hublot Classic Fusion Concrete Jungle Limited Edition

At the end of last year, Hublot unveiled its latest ode to New York City, the aptly named Classic Fusion Concrete Jungle Limited Edition. That model, limited to only 50 pieces and following up on the original Concrete Jungle released in 2016, quickly caught eyes with its unique construction — from materials including concrete, epoxy...

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Mar 21, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Green with Gold: Montblanc Introduces the 1858 Split-Second Chronograph Limited-Edition 18

Montblanc in recent years has garnered significant attention for its historically inspired collections. From the Heritage GMT and Pulsograph, to its vast 1858 collection, the brand has staked out its place in the market by channeling the vintage designs of historical Swiss maison Minerva, which Montblanc and its parent company Richemont acquired in 2006. This...

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Mar 19, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Introducing the Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Red Bronze

Bell & Ross shook up the dive-watch category in 2017 with the introduction of its revolutionary square-cased BR 03-92 Diver, and has been expanding that model’s market footprint ever since, unveiling colorways in black, blue and orange in subsequent years. This year, the brand pairs a deep red dial and bezel with a maritime-inspired bronze...

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Mar 18, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Looking at “Infinite Possibilities,” Citizen Launches Automatic Series 8 Collection

Japan’s Citizen Watch Co. continues its month of new releases, introducing its relaunched Series 8 Collection to the U.S. market. The series comprises four models in two distinct designs, the 870 and 831. Together, the Series 8 models mark another substantial step by the brand into a more luxurious segment of mechanical watchmaking; the name...

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Mar 18, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

A First Look at the Upcoming PRX Automatic from Tissot

This February, Tissot surprised the watch community with the Tissot PRX 40 205, a 40-mm stainless steel watch, based on a design from 1978, with an integrated bracelet, a flat, barrel-shaped case and solid caseback. The Tissot PRX almost immediately became available (or not, since Tissot had to set up waitlists in some cases), with...

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Mar 18, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

Blancpain Revisits the No-Nukes ’60s with Tribute to Fifty Fathoms No-Rad Limited Edition

Blancpain can boast a long history of providing divers’ watches for military units since its introduction of the original Fifty Fathoms in 1953. By the mid-1960s, Blancpain was producing a version of that seminal timepiece to the elite combat swimmers (“Kampfschwimmers”) of the German Navy, one notable for the use of a red-and-yellow “No Radiations”...

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Mar 16, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: MODALO MV4 Watch Winders Are Crafted to Perfection

The German-based manufacturer MODALO courts passionate watch lovers around the world, with watch winders of high-quality workmanship and superlative materials. The brand stands for safe and reliable watch storage solutions that create a remarkable experience for all ambitious watch owners who love the winders’ sophisticated design and the upscale presentation they provide for their finest...

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Mar 16, 2021 by WatchTime

TimeOut With WatchTime Returns This Thursday, March 18!

This coming Thursday, March 18, at 12:00 PM EST, WatchTime hosts the third in our series of “TimeOut” virtual presentations, presented on Zoom, in which WatchTime editors and contributors discuss, debate, and shed light on all subjects related to watches and the watch industry. In the upcoming session, WatchTime Editor-in-Chief Roger Ruegger and Senior Editor...

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Mar 15, 2021 by WatchTime

Blancpain Releases Documentary Film on the History of the Fifty Fathoms

Blancpain just announced the release of its full-length documentary film Fifty Fathoms – The history as told by the pioneers who created it. Narrated by American Emmy Award winning actor and author Peter Coyote, the film recounts the most important events in the creation and seven-decade evolution of the watch. First-hand interviews are conducted with...

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Mar 15, 2021 by WatchTime

Breitling Launches #BreitlingSelect, a New Mono-brand Watch Subscription Program

On March 9, Swiss watchmaker Breitling unveiled its latest initiative in the new #BreitlingSelect program, a mono-brand watch subscription service. The program, which according to Breitling is the first subscription service to be offered by a singular independent brand, is the company’s latest effort towards expanding its reach to a larger audience, after its previous...

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Mar 15, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Digital Duo: Hands-on with the Yema Digidisc and LED

As demand for more and more unique watches grows, so too does the demand for digital watches. In the luxury realm, this demand has been apparent for some time, with the king of mechanized digital timekeeping, the A. Lange & Söhne’s Zeitwerk, representing possibly the highest tier. In recent years, the trend has entered the...

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Mar 14, 2021 by Caleb Anderson