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Grand Seiko Celebrates Japan’s 24 Seasons

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Return of the Black Flieger: IWC Pilot’s Watch Tribute to 3705

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Precious and Few: Panerai Platinumtech

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Wave Runner: Omega’s America’s Cup Chronograph

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TAG Heuer and Porsche Forge New Partnership

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The Big Fix: Behind Girard-Perregaux’s Makeover

The new Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk goes under the microscope in WatchTime’s November-December issue, on sale now. In this feature from the June 2013 issue, we delve into how new Sowind Group CEO Michele Sofisti plans to cure what’s been ailing that Swiss high-horology brand.

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Oct 22, 2013 by Norma Buchanan

Photo Slideshow: Images from the Smithsonian’s “Time and Navigation” Exhibit

In the November-December 2013 issue of WatchTime, on sale October 29, associate editor Jay Deshpande visits the Smithsonian’s “Time and Navigation” exhibit. Click on the image gallery below for a look at classic chronometers on display at the exhibit.

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Oct 22, 2013 by Jay Deshpande

5 Questions for Max Büsser on the New MB&F Legacy Machine No. 2 (Video)

Max Büsser, founder and owner of the MB&F watch brand, calls his unconventional haute horlogerie timepieces “horological machines,” emphasizing artistry over traditional timekeeping. He visited WatchTime to discuss the brand’s newest release, the MB&F Legacy Machine No. 2. Here are his answers to the five questions we posed to him about the watch.

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Oct 17, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Richard Mille Introduces Another New Material to Watchmaking

Richard Mille has long been known for using unusual and often unprecedented materials in its timepieces, many drawn from the worlds of automobiles and aeronautics. Now the brand has announced another horological world-first — a case made of NTPT (North Thin Ply Technology) carbon, to be used in a new version of the brand’s RM011...

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Oct 15, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Tests Special Issue On Sale Now

The WatchTime special issue, Watch Tests, is now available on newsstands and on the WatchTime app. This year’s Watch Tests issue collects 26 tests from the pages of WatchTime, featuring watches from Rolex, Omega, Panerai, IWC, and more!

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Oct 14, 2013 by WatchTime

Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Worldtimer

Maurice Lacroix, recently acquired by Asia-focused “market services expansion group” DKSH, offered a wide array of new timepieces at this year’s Baselworld. Among the additions to its Masterpiece collection is the new Masterpiece Worldtimer, a world-time watch available with two different dials with world map motifs depicting two continents.

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Oct 14, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

3 Standout Complicated Watches from Hong Kong “Watches & Wonders” Fair

Hong Kong’s inaugural “Watches and Wonders” salon, held September 25-28, featured 13 luxury watch brands, several of which launched significant new models at the fair. Here is a look at three of them, a perpetual calendar with tourbillon from A. Lange & Söhne, and minute repeaters from Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet.

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Oct 10, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Horological Hoopsters: More NBA Stars Endorse Watch Brands

As we approach the start of the NBA season, we are reminded that Lebron James — who recently teamed with Audemars Piguet to create a personalized watch — isn’t the only hardcourt hero to join forces with a watch brand. IWC and Tissot have introduced collaborations in recent weeks with, respectively, Carmelo Anthony of the...

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Oct 9, 2013 by WatchTime

Watch Insider: Hermès Unveils its First Tourbillon Watch

Up until very recently, Hermès was known more as a fashion brand than as a purveyor of haute horlogerie. However, its watchmaking subsidiary, La Montre Hermès, has been challenging those assumptions as of late with many of its new watches and proprietary movements, and has now released its first tourbillon watch, called the Arceau Lift.

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Oct 9, 2013 by Alexander Linz

WatchTime E-Special: Testing Four Top Chronographs

WatchTime’s latest digital exclusive, WatchTime E-Special: Testing Four Top Chronographs is now available on the WatchTime app! Download the app on the Google Play store or the iTunes App store to read this compilation of tests featuring four chronographs from top brands.

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Oct 8, 2013 by WatchTime

Tudor Watch Co. Partners with International Motor Sports Association

Fans of the Rolex Daytona know that Rolex has a long association with auto racing. What many may not know is that Rolex’s sister brand, Tudor, also has a close connection to motorsports, and strengthened those ties this year by becoming the “entitlement partner” of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).

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Oct 7, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Special-Edition Girard-Perregaux “Mission of Mermaids” Watch Presented at Charity Event in New York

On September 25, philanthropists Susan and David Rockefeller and Girard-Perregaux joined forces with legendary musician and composer Nile Rodgers for the “Changing Watch” event supporting the “We Are Family” Foundation.

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Oct 2, 2013 by WatchTime

Watch Insider: 4 New IWC Watches Debut at “Watches and Wonders” in Hong Kong

The inaugural Hong Kong “Watches and Wonders” fair — inspired by the rapid growth of the Asian market and showcasing new watches from 13 luxury watch maisons — was held September 25-28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. In this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I present four new models (actually, line extensions)...

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Oct 2, 2013 by Alexander Linz

A Record-Breaking Patek Philippe Highlights Top 5 Watches from Only Watch 2013

The fifth edition of the biennial “Only Watch” auction took place over the weekend at the Hermitage Hotel in Monaco. When the final hammer fell, the auction of unique timepieces had raised 5,066,000 euros for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and a Patek Philippe Ref. 5004T fetched the highest price ever paid for a modern...

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Oct 1, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Advertisement: Hublot Big Bang Aero Bang Depeche Mode

Hublot and Depeche Mode have come together in a joint fundraising initiative to benefit charity: water, a non-profit organization which brings clean, safe drinking water to the developing world. In honor of the partnership, Hublot designed the limited-edition Big Bang Aero Bang Depeche Mode — with a portion of the proceeds of each watch directly...

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Oct 1, 2013 by Advertising Department

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore LeBron James Edition Launches in Miami

As we teased last week, and announced on social media yesterday, Audemars Piguet has released its heretofore top-secret new watch, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore LeBron James limited edition.

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Sep 28, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Why Was NBA Star LeBron James Visiting Audemars Piguet?

Today’s NBA certainly boasts its share of watch-loving superstars. A few of them have even come aboard watch brands as official “ambassadors” or “friends of the brand,” such as Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant (both Hublot), Tony Parker (Tissot) and Carmelo Anthony (soon to announce with IWC). Now we have received word that Miami Heat...

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Sep 25, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider: New Bell & Ross Watches for 50th Anniversary of Dassault Mystère-Falcon 20

At this year’s Baselworld, Bell & Ross, a watch brand long associated with aviation, added to its Vintage collection’s new Sport Heritage line of watches with a timepiece that pays homage to the 1960s – specifically, to Dassault Aviation’s famous Mystère-Falcon 20, the preeminent business jet of its time. Read about it in this article...

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Sep 25, 2013 by Alexander Linz

TAG Heuer Watches and Oracle Team USA Introduce First Smartwatch for Sailing

Well, that didn’t take long. The recent rise of the so-called smartwatch has reached the “traditional” Swiss watch industry. TAG Heuer has teamed up with America’s Cup champion Oracle Team U.S.A. to develop the new TAG Heuer Aquaracer 72, which TAG is calling “the first-ever Swiss sports smartwatch dedicated to competitive sailing.”

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Sep 24, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Watchmaker Dominique Loiseau Passes Away

French watchmaker Dominique Loiseau, known for creating the Rose des Temps clock, Blancpain 1735 wristwatch, and other notable timepieces, has passed away. Last year, Loiseau joined Girard-Perregaux to develop new in-house movements for the brand. Read below for Girard-Perragaux’s official statement on the watchmaker’s passing.

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Sep 18, 2013 by WatchTime