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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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Ulysse Nardin Marine Diver Monaco Limited Edition

Ulysse Nardin is a six-time sponsor of the Monaco Yacht Show, and to celebrate this year’s event, this brand that is so closely linked to the seas has created a new watch, the Ulysse Nardin Marine Diver Monaco Limited Edition.

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Sep 16, 2014 by WatchTime

Destination Moon: Introducing Two new Hakuto-R Eco-Drive Chronographs from Citizen (with Live Photos)

Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. and space start-up Ispace Inc. have recently joined forces. As corporate partner of Ispace’s planned commercial lunar exploration program, the 100-year-old Japanese watchmaker and pioneer in the use of titanium has now released two limited-edition chronographs dedicated to the upcoming missions that should also bring parts made of the brand’s Super...

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Oct 13, 2021 by WatchTime

New Watch: Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Day-Date and Power Reserve

Vacheron Constantin’s Collection Excellence Platine welcomes a new model for those who appreciate classically understated timepieces. The limited edition Traditionnelle Day-Date and Power Reserve embodies the finest horological traditions in every sense.

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Sep 14, 2014 by WatchTime

Highlight Watches From WatchTime’s IBG 2014 Watch Collector Events

The sponsoring luxury watch brands for WatchTime’s “Inside Basel.Geneva” series of watch collector events have really strutted their stuff this year. As noted by WatchTime’s IBG event partner, watch collector and aficionado Jeff Kingston, not only did each brand have a broad selection from its collection on display at the opening event in Chicago —...

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Sep 12, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Press Release: WatchTime Magazine Celebrates 15 years with Special Subscription Rate

New York City (NY): America’s best-selling watch magazine, WatchTime, celebrates 15 years of wristwatch journalism this year. On the occasion of this anniversary, WatchTime is offering its readers a special offer: Watch enthusiasts will now be invited to receive two years’ worth of WatchTime for the price of one.

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Sep 12, 2014 by Carina Friedrich

Press Release: Bulgari vs. Hermès — A Comparative Watch Test

New York City (NY); America’s best-selling watch magazine, WatchTime, has released a comparative test of the Bulgari Bulgari vs. the Hermès Dressage – two steel watches with automatic movements, both priced under $10,000.

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Sep 11, 2014 by Carina Friedrich

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Tourbillon Chronograph Set to Debut in Hong Kong

The first Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph watch, which featured a hand-wound movement and a groundbreaking case made of forged carbon and ceramics, had watch-world tongues wagging in its debut year 2010. This year, at the upcoming Watches and Wonders watch fair in Hong Kong, AP launches the next generation, with a brand-new...

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Sep 11, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

The Apple Smartwatch Arrives: Here Are the Highlights

At long last, following what feels like a years-long media build-up (because it was), Apple revealed its new smartwatch today, and it turns out that most of the rumors were right on the money, except for the name. It’s not the iWatch or the iTime, it’s simply the Apple Watch, and CEO Tim Cook said...

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Sep 9, 2014 by WatchTime

Audio Exclusive: Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek Talks Smartwatches

The new Apple Watch smartwatch is now a reality, but is it the wave of the future for the watch business? The September-October 2014 issue of WatchTime, on sale September 16, features editor-in-chief Joe Thompson’s exclusive interview with Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek. Among the many topics discussed in the far-ranging interview is Hayek’s reluctance...

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Sep 9, 2014 by Joe Thompson

F.P. Journe Octa Sport Titanium

The latest timepiece from the enigmatic watchmaker François-Paul Journe is the F.P. Journe Octa Sport in titanium. The new model is part of the independent watch brand’s lineSport collection. The case is in grade 5 titanium in an anthracite grey color with a satin finish. Let’s take a closer look.

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Sep 9, 2014 by WatchTime

Monochrome Monday: Introducing New Jeanrichard Watches for Autumn 2014

For those who are not already aware, Jeanrichard is the “affordable proposition” of the Kering Group, the luxury group that owns the better known Swiss watch brand Girard-Perregaux, the jeweler Boucheron and, as of a few weeks ago, another Swiss watch concern, Ulysse Nardin. With a collection focused on sports watches with a strong and distinctive...

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Sep 8, 2014 by Brice Goulard

New Hublot Watch Partnership: Official Timekeeper of the Dallas Cowboys

Hublot has formed an exclusive partnership with the Dallas Cowboys, making the Swiss luxury watch brand the team’s Official Luxury Watch & Timekeeper. Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe joined Dallas Cowboys owner and General Manager Jerry Jones in Dallas, Texas to kick off the start of the multi-year partnership. Known as America’s Team, the...

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Sep 7, 2014 by WatchTime

Fratello Friday: How to Buy Vintage Watches, Part 2

In last week’s Fratello Friday — part 1 of this feature on buying vintage watches — I offered my take on what I consider the most important aspects of buying vintage watches: knowledge of the watch, the trustworthiness of the seller, the watch’s service history, and whether the package is complete. In this week’s part...

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Sep 5, 2014 by Robert-Jan Broer

Showing at WatchTime IBG 2014: Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique

WatchTime and noted watch collector and expert Jeff Kingston have teamed up again for the 2014 edition of the popular “Inside Basel.Geneva” series of collector events, kicking off tomorrow night, September 5, in Chicago. Among the core sponsoring watch brands is Breguet, which will showcase its Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique 5377 at the events.

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Sep 4, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Samsung Debuts 3G Gear S Smartwatch Ahead of Apple Launch

If Apple has a major event scheduled next week (it does), it’s a safe bet that competitors will be out to steal some thunder. Apple is widely expected to announce its long-anticipated smartwatch, and Samsung’s preemptive strike is the new Gear S smartwatch with built-in 3G connectivity.

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Sep 3, 2014 by WatchTime

Inside Basel.Geneva 2014 Showcase: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph

WatchTime and noted watch collector and expert Jeff Kingston are teaming up again to present the 2014 edition of the popular “Inside Basel.Geneva” live event series, kicking off September 5 in Chicago. The series also visits New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Blancpain returns this year as a core sponsor, and at the show,...

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Sep 2, 2014 by WatchTime

WatchTime Q&A: Seiko Watch CEO Shinji Hattori on Seiko’s First U.S. Boutique

Seiko Corporation of America has opened a boutique at 510 Madison Avenue in New York between 52nd and 53rd Street. The official opening was August 19. Seiko has many boutiques in Asia but this is its first one in the United States. On hand for the occasion was Shinji Hattori, CEO of Seiko Watch Corp. and...

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Aug 31, 2014 by Joe Thompson

Showing at WatchTime IBG 2014: Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Titanium Carbon

WatchTime and noted watch collector and expert Jeff Kingston are teaming up again to present the 2014 edition of the popular “Inside Basel.Geneva” collector event series, and we’re kicking things off September 5 in Chicago. We’ll also visit New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. We’re fortunate to have Hublot as a core sponsor, and...

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Aug 30, 2014 by WatchTime

Press Release: Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier & More – The History of Wristwatches

New York City (NY); America’s best-selling watch magazine, WatchTime, has released a “A Wristwatch Timeline: The First 100 Years,” a comprehensive feature tracing the history of the wristwatch. Starting in the pivotal year of 1914, this illustrated timeline depicts the most important watch models and watch-industry milestones of the last century.

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Aug 28, 2014 by Carina Friedrich

Dive Watch Wednesday: The Swiss Military’s Doxa Dive Watch

Due to the fact that the development of most early dive watches was heavily influenced, or even directly initiated, by armed services around the world, it is no surprise that a large number of these watches were in fact used and issued by them as well. It did, however, come as a surprise to us...

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Aug 27, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

Longines Twenty-Four Hours Single Push-Piece Chronograph

Longines has added another new watch to its vintage-inspired Longines Heritage collection. The Longines Twenty-Four Hours Single Push-Piece Chronograph takes its cues, including its extra-large case and pocketwatch-sized movement, from a historical Longines pilots’ watch from the 1950s.

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Aug 26, 2014 by Mark Bernardo