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Tudor: the new Ranger

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Breitling: the new Superocean

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MB&F: LM Sequential EVO >>>

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Watches & Wonders 2022 >>>

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Oris: Teaming up With Chronos for a Special Edition >>>

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Omega and Swatch Join Forces for a New Collection >>>

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Certina: the DS-2 is Back >>>

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Bulgari: Creating the Octo Collection >>>

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Bell & Ross: Time for Instruments >>>

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Bovet: Driving the Battista Tourbillon >>>

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Omega: Reaching New Depths in 2022 >>>

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Escapement Watch Review: Ball Watch Trainmaster Cannonball

Angus Davies provides an in-depth review of the Ball Watch Company Trainmaster Cannonball, a modern day chronograph inspired by a historical pocket watch. You can read more of Angus’s watch musings at his Escapement watch blog.

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Feb 15, 2015 by Angus Davies

Sponsored: A Genuine Evolution of G-SHOCK DNA – Introducing the Full Metal GMB2100D-1A

Since its debut in 2018, the Casio G-SHOCK Full Metal lineup has become a fan favorite. This month, the brand is back with its newest addition to the catalog, the G-SHOCK Full Metal GMB2100-1A. The latest release takes the brand’s popular octagonal form and elevates it with a full metal construction, in-turn representing a genuine...

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Aug 5, 2022 by WatchTime

Watch Test: Nomos Glashütte Lux

Nomos is known for its affordable manufacture watches. With its white-gold Lux model, the Glashütte-based brand entered a higher price range. Writer Jens Koch takes us deep into the timepiece and Nik Schölzel and Nomos provide outstanding photography.

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Feb 14, 2015 by Jens Koch

Jaquet Droz’s New Bird Repeater Geneva

The Jaquet Droz brand has made a name for itself by combining fine watchmaking and elaborate mechanical inventions. Now Jaquet Droz has turned its attentions to the capital city of watchmaking. With the new Bird Repeater Geneva, the brand has adapted its automaton-bearing minute repeater to include some of Geneva’s landmarks.

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Feb 14, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Remaking Moser: New Owners Revitalize the H. Moser & Cie. Watch Brand

By streamlining production and focusing on profitability, the new owners of Schaffhausen-based H. Moser & Cie. hope to give the brand a second chance. In this feature we explore how the new Moser came about.

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Feb 14, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Fratello Friday: The Rise of the Micro Brands

In this article, we take a look at the growth of "micro brands" in the watch industry, including brands like Melbourne Watches, Tempest Watches and others.

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Feb 13, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Fratello Classics: 8 Watches for Friday the 13th

As we all try to survive another Friday the 13th, I thought it would be fun to re-post this “Fratello Friday” article highlighting eight watches that have the number ‘13’ in their reference number. It is, admittedly, an unusual method for generating a list of watches, and the results were somewhat surprising; before I started...

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Feb 13, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Concept to Caliber: The Story Behind Audemars Piguet’s Manufacture Caliber 3120

In this in-depth profile from the WatchTime archives, discover how Audemars Piguet brought its manufacture movement, Caliber 3120, to life, from concept to finished caliber, and see behind-the-scenes photos of Audemars Piguet watchmakers at work assembling the movement.

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Feb 11, 2015 by Martina Richter

Smartwatches – Smartphones for Your Wrist (Updated with News on the new Swatch Smartwatch)

After smartphones come the smartwatches: IT companies — and, perhaps, even some traditional watch companies — are bringing intelligent watches onto the market, and the demand for them is growing. Scroll down for a primer on these groundbreaking devices, including the latest news on the long-rumored Apple smartwatch which was finally launched on September 09,...

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Feb 11, 2015 by Jens Köppe

World Media Association Showcases WatchTime As Best Practice Example

The world media association FIPP has published a company profile and interview with WatchTime’s publisher, Dominik Grau, about the brand’s stunning success on mobile and digital in general. The FIPP presents WatchTime as a rare best practice example for a 16-year old magazine published by a 200-year old media company that has mastered the difficult...

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Feb 11, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Close-Up: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe

Join us in taking a close-up look at Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, a professional-grade diving watch that derives its name and design from a model introduced in the late 1950s.

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Feb 11, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday: 6 Dive Watches for Gold Hunters

As dive watches are supposed to be “tool watches,” you’d normally expect them to be made in stainless steel or titanium. Maybe in carbon fiber or ceramic, if you are looking for something more avant-garde, or even in bronze if you are interested in a more nostalgic or organic look. While gold certainly isn’t considered...

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Feb 11, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Close-Up: the $150, Swiss-Mechanical Swatch Sistem51

In this article, we explore what makes the Swiss-Mechanical Swatch Sistem51 watches fascinating.

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Feb 10, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Presidential Watches: 9 Timepieces Owned by U.S. Presidents

As Presidents’ Day approaches here in the United States, we at WatchTime decided it would be a great time to revisit our piece on watches worn by American presidents over the years. Scroll down to see the list we’ve compiled of notable wristwatches and pocketwatches belonging to past (and current) commanders-in-chief.

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Feb 9, 2015 by Norma Buchanan

Monochrome Monday: Vacheron Constantin Harmony Collection Debuts at SIHH 2015

On the occasion of the 260th anniversary of its founding, Vacheron Constantin unveils the first models of an entirely new collection called Harmony. Issued in limited editions, these new timepieces are at once contemporary and vintage-inspired. They feature a new cushion shape and a design inspired by one of the brand’s first wristwatch chronographs introduced in...

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Feb 9, 2015 by Brice Goulard

WatchTime.com’s Top 10 Watch Reviews and Tests

Watch Tests and Watch Reviews, all taken from the print edition of WatchTime magazine, are among our most popular features on Watchtime.com. Here’s a look back at the watches our readers were most excited to see us put to the test in recent years. Below we count down our most popular watch tests and watch...

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Feb 9, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Watch Review: Montblanc Meisterstück Heritage Perpetual Calendar

Montblanc introduced the Meisterstück fountain pen 90 years ago. With a deep black finish, gold rings and clip, a cap inlaid with the Montblanc star emblem, and a handcrafted nib, the pen became a famous status symbol. The brand launched the Meisterstück Heritage Collection of timepieces to mark the 90th birthday of this iconic writing...

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Feb 8, 2015 by Martina Richter

Two New Panerai Watches Feature Linear Equation-of-Time Function

Panerai added a new complication to its lineup at SIHH 2015, and it did so in a very Panerai way: the brand’s first Equation of Time function debuts in both a new Radiomir 1940 and Luminor 1950 watch, represented on the dial by a linear scale. Scroll down to read more on the new watches,...

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Feb 8, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Escapement Watch Review: The Bulgari Octo Chronograph

Not long ago, Angus Davies had the opportunity to get “hands-on” with the Bulgari Octo Chronograph. His in-depth review of the timepiece, which originally appeared on his Escapement watch blog, discusses the many attributes of the Octo Chronograph, which features 110 surfaces and an impressive column-wheel chronograph movement.

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Feb 8, 2015 by Angus Davies

Why Do Comic Book Super-Heroes Never Have Time for Watches?

Every time a watch brand lands a deal with an actor or a studio, and every time a watch is prominently featured on screen, the online watch community immediately recognizes and responds to it. We know exactly which star wears what watch model — and also which ones immediately change their preferred watch brand as...

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Feb 7, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

F.P. Journe Presents the Nouvelle Octa Lune

During SIHH in Geneva last month, independent watch brand F.P. Journe introduced updated versions of the moon-phase watch in its Octa Collection. The Nouvelle Octa Lune is available in two case materials. Its dial has been rearranged from that of its predecessor, and it’s now available in a larger size.

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Feb 7, 2015 by Jay Deshpande