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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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Press Release: WatchTime E-Special: The Watches of SIHH 2014

New York City (NY); America’s best-selling watch magazine, WatchTime, has published its latest E-Special, “The Watches of SIHH 2014.” This digital download edition contains WatchTime’s complete coverage of the new watches, trends, and industry news from the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), an exclusive annual event for the luxury watch industry, which takes place...

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Jun 20, 2014 by Carina Friedrich

Audemars Piguet Announces New, Ultramodern Museum

Audemars Piguet, the oldest luxury watch company still owned by its founding families, has announced plans to extend its historic headquarters building to incorporate a new museum called the Maison des Fondateurs, a “radically contemporary” new structure that will be naturally integrated into the surrounding Vallée de Joux landscape.

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Jun 19, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday: Collecting the World’s Smallest Dive Watches

There is good news for all those watch enthusiasts struggling with watch sizes beyond 42 mm… and even better news for boys-at-heart that occasionally recall their beloved Hasbro “G.I. Joe Hard Hat Diver” figure from 1968 (that’s Ref. 7620, should you be wondering about it right now): Not unlike the available after-market parts and accessories...

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Jun 18, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

Press Release: WatchTime July-August Cover Story: TAG Heuer vs. Tudor

New York City (NY); America’s best-selling watch magazine, WatchTime, tests two sporty chronograph watches — The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1887 Jack Heuer Edition and The Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue — for the cover story of its upcoming July-August 2014 issue. For those who don’t want to wait for the print issue, WatchTime is offering this feature article — including...

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Jun 17, 2014 by Carina Friedrich

The 5 Top Patek Philippe Watches in Antiquorum’s June Watch Auction

Antiquorum’s next “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” auction will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong on June 28. More than 532 watches will be on the block and highlighted, as per usual, by several important models from Patek Philippe. Here are the five Patek Philippe watches expected to draw the most...

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Jun 17, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Vacheron Constantin from the Packard Collection Brings $1.8 Million at Christie’s

A Grand Complication pocket watch in 20-carat gold by Vacheron Constantin that belonged to famed collector James Ward Packard brought $1,800,000 at Christie’s New York auction. Bidders from around the world displayed keen interest, driving the price to an absolute record for Vacheron Constantin in the U.S. market. Packard was one of the first U.S....

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Jun 17, 2014 by WatchTime

Swatch Sistem51 to Launch in the U.S. on July 1

To those outside of Switzerland awaiting your opportunity to purchase the Swatch Sistem51 — the eminently affordable watch with an innovative, Swiss-made mechanical movement introduced at Baselworld 2013 — your wait is nearly over. The Swatch Group today announced that the Sistem51 will launch at a “pop-in-shop” at the Swatch flagship boutique in New York’s...

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Jun 16, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime Becomes First Watch Magazine To Win Folio Fame Award, Future 50 Award and Apex Award

WatchTime has broken yet another record (after reaching 600,000 monthly readers for the first time ever): it becomes the world’s first luxury watch magazine to win a Folio Fame Award, SmartCEO Future 50 Award, and Apex Award. Within the past year, WatchTime has been honored with eight prestigious global and domestic awards and nominations. The...

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Jun 12, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

Promotion: TUDOR Heritage Black Bay

An open book on decades of deep-water adventures, steeped in the mysterious aura of a hidden bay that gradually reveals its secrets to those who venture there, the TUDOR Heritage Black Bay is a long-lost treasure, returning to the light of day. First presented in 2012 in an appealing version with warm colors, it was...

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Jun 12, 2014 by Advertising Department

Glashütte Original Launches New Manual-Winding Skeleton Watch

Fans of skeleton watches will appreciate the latest offering from German luxury watch brand Glashütte Original, the Senator Manual Winding Skeletonized Edition, which features an all-new, skeletonized movement created in-house, Glashütte Original Caliber 49-18.

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Jun 11, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday: The Visconti Abyssus 3000M

The most eye-catching new dive watch released this year also seems to be the least discussed. This might be because its maker was nowhere to be found in the main exhibition hall at Baselworld 2014 and also. probably, because the brand in question happens to be better known for writing instruments than watches.

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Jun 11, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

Promotion: Wryst’s New Limited-Edition Mechanical Watch (With Video)

Atypical Swiss luxury watch brand Wryst is releasing its first mechanical timepiece: The Wryst Automatic 2824 Limited Edition, of which only 50 pieces will be made. Containing the legendary, self-winding Swiss workhorse ETA 2824-2 movement, this is the first reference of a higher-end range from the manufacturer.

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Jun 9, 2014 by Advertising Department

For First Time Ever, WatchTime Reaches 600,000 Monthly Readers

WatchTime reached a record-breaking audience of affluent watch collectors in May 2014. More than 600,000 readers accessed one of WatchTime’s products, setting a new record and marking a rapid growth of more than 200 percent versus May 2013. The digital channels grew most quickly, while there has also been growth in print and tablet subscribers....

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Jun 6, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

JCK 2014: Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity (with Live Photos)

On WatchTime’s final day at the Las Vegas watch and jewelry trade show, JCK 2014 and Couture 2014, we visited Maurice Lacroix and got an up-close look at the brand’s headliner piece from this year’s Baselworld, the Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity.

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Jun 2, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Couture 2014: Bell & Ross B-Rocket Watches

The JCK and Couture watch and jewelry fairs are winding down, but we’re still covering some of the cool watches that we saw in Las Vegas this week. At the Couture show, we got a look at the new Bell & Ross BR 01 and BR 03 B-Rocket watches, as well as the aviation-inspired B-Rocket...

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Jun 1, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

New at JCK 2014: Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback Rainbow

Zenith has had a busy 2014, introducing new watches both at Baselworld and during the Geneva shows. It released yet another at the JCK watch and jewelry trade show in Las Vegas: the Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback rainbow, a timepiece inspired by a military watch Zenith once created for the French Air Force.

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May 31, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

JCK 2014: New Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk in Rose Gold (With Live Photo)

Another new watch that was previewed at Baselworld makes its official press debut at JCK 2014 in Las Vegas: an all-new rose-gold version of the Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk, the brand’s flagship chronograph watch.

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May 30, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Couture 2014: New Hublot Watches for FIFA World Cup

The luxury watch world comes to Las Vegas this week, as brands showcase new products at the Couture and JCK 2014 watch and jewelry fairs. At the Couture show today, I had a chance to see (and try on) several of the new limited-edition Hublot watches dedicated to this year’s FIFA World Cup.

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May 29, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

New at JCK 2014: Carl F. Bucherer Manero Power Reserve with In-House Movement

The 2014 Las Vegas Watch and Jewelry shows — JCK and Couture — open their doors this week. Here is a preview of a new watch from Carl F. Bucherer that we glimpsed at Baselworld but which makes its official debut here at JCK: the Carl F. Bucherer Manero PowerReserve, now equipped with an in-house...

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May 29, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Fratello Friday: Which Watch Brands Are Likely to Increase in Value? (Part 2)

In case you missed part one of this article, please click here. The basic question is: “What brands offer watches that tend to increase in value over time?” As I wrote last time, there are two answers here, a short version and a long version. The short answer is simple: Rolex and Patek Philippe. The...

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May 23, 2014 by Robert-Jan Broer