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Omega Debuts its First World Time Watch

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Military Greens: 3 New Green-Dial Watches from Panerai

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IWC’s 50th Anniversary Aquatimer Boasts New Case Material

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Borrowed Time: Vacheron Constantin Overseas in Steel & Gold

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Showing at WatchTime New York: Longines Legend Diver

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WATCH TEST

Reserved Power: Testing the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down

Check out our review of the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down, which comes equipped with a prominent "ab/auf" power reserve display and has the restrained styling for which the brand is known.

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Sep 14, 2017 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Frédérique Constant Slimline Moonphase Stars Manufacture

The Frédérique Constant Slimline Moonphase Stars Manufacture, introduced at this year's Baselworld, is among the models the Swiss "affordable luxury" brand will be showing at this year's WatchTime New York, held October 13-14 at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall. Read on to find out more about this distinctive moon-phase watch.

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Sep 13, 2017 by WatchTime

DIVE WATCH BASICS

The Basics of the Rotating Divers’ Watch Bezel

In this article on divers' watches, we take a look at what is probably the most distinctive element of a dive watch: the rotating bezel.

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Sep 13, 2017 by Roger Ruegger

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

10 Highlights in the History of the Dive Watch

In the beginning, dive watches were pure tools that helped keep divers on time and alive. Today they’re something else: fashion statements, conversation pieces, rugged companions for a trip to the beach or pool. Our Timeline: "Dive Watches Through the Decades," traces the history of the dive watch from its start in the 1920s, with the invention of the first truly water-resistant cases, to 2014.

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Sep 13, 2017 by WatchTime

NEWS

Bulgari and Maserati Launch Two New Octo Special Editions (Live Photos from Frankfurt Motor Show)

Bulgari and Maserati — two Italian luxury brands which first teamed up in 2012 to produce a special-edition chronograph watch — have partnered once again to create two new Octo Maserati timepieces, the GranSport and GranLusso, which were unveiled today alongside new Maserati cars at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Read on for more details and live photos.

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Sep 12, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

ON SALE NOW

WatchTime’s September-October Issue Features TAG Heuer Profile, Omega and Rolex Tests

The September-October 2017 issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now, highlighted by an in-depth look at the TAG Heuer brand and its plans for the future, tests of the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M and Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King, a special section on dive watches, and more. Read on for highlights from the issue…

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Sep 12, 2017 by WatchTime

EXPERT ADVICE

Budget Travelers: 5 World-Time Watches Under $5,000

Here are 5 world-time watches all with mechanical movements, that you can get for $5,000 or less, including Montblanc's TimeWalker World Time Hemispheres watch and Tissot's Heritage Navigator 160th Anniversary watch.

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Sep 12, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Armin Strom Will Present its Watch Configurator at WatchTime New York 2017

For the third year running, Armin Strom will be among the sponsoring watch brands at the WatchTime New York event in October. This year, the brand renowned for its skeleton movements will showcase an entirely new technological development that enables consumers to design their own one-of-a-kind watch from the ground up —the Armin Strom Watch Configurator.

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Sep 11, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Experience Haute Horlogerie

WatchTime Announces Second Readers’ Trip to Switzerland in 2018

In April 2017, 12 WatchTime readers from five countries traveled to Switzerland to visit eight watch brands —a trip that turned out to be a “lifetime experience” for some of the participants. The good news for watch lovers: We've already planned our next reader's trip to Switzerland, which will take place in April 2018.

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Sep 11, 2017 by Sophia Kuemmerle

WATCH TEST

The Sinking Man’s Watch: Testing the Omega Seamaster Ploprof

WatchTime tests the Omega Seamaster Ploprof, a re-edition of a classic divers’ watch from 1970 with double the original’s water-resistance and a manufacture caliber.

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Sep 11, 2017 by Jens Koch

FEATURE

Bare Bones: 10 Standout Skeleton Watches

For watch aficonados who love the technical "openwork" artistry of skeleton watchmaking, we take a look at 10 skeleton watches introduced in recent years, from brands like Glashütte Original, Blancpain, Vacheron Constantin, Piaget and others.

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Sep 11, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Junghans Meister Pilot

The modern Junghans Meister Pilot is based on the Junghans J88 Bundeswher Fliegeruhr, a B-Uhr-style pilots' watch developed in 1955 for the newly-established West German military, or Bundeswehr. How does the modern version compare with its vintage predecessor?

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Sep 10, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Resonant Reminder: A History of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox

When Jaeger-LeCoultre created the Memovox with built-in alarm in 1950, it gave birth to a watch that went on to become a classic. Now there’s a new edition of this historical model. Learn more about it in this feature from the WatchTime archives.

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Sep 9, 2017 by Jens Koch

NEWS

IWC Celebrates 50 Years of the Aquatimer with New Case Material, Limited-Edition Watch

With the release this month of the IWC Aquatimer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Edition "50 Years Aquatimer," the Schaffhausen-based brand not only commemorates the 50th anniversary of its Aquatimer divers' watch in grand style, but also punches its ticket to the exclusive club of watch companies that have introduced new materials into watchmaking.

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Sep 8, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Fratello Watches

Fratello’s “Alternative” Top 5 Pilots’ Watches

Our WatchTime contributor presents his list of "alternative" top five pilots' watches, including timepieces from brands like Hamilton, Sinn, Bremont and others.

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Sep 8, 2017 by Robert-Jan Broer

Dive Watch Test: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M Co-Axial

Our editors went 11 feet under water to test various divers' watches for legibility, ease of use, and toughness in actual diving conditions. Here are the results of our dive watch test for one of these watches - the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M Co-Axial.

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Sep 8, 2017 by Alexander Krupp

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Longines Legend Diver

This year marks 185 years of watchmaking history for Longines — and also the St.-Imier-based manufacturer's first year as a sponsoring brand at WatchTime New York, America's biggest watch show. Among the pieces the brand will be showcasing is the Longines Legend Diver, a sporty piece from its vintage-inspired Heritage collection, now available with a new Milanese bracelet.

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Sep 7, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

10 Notable Tourbillon Watches from Baselworld 2016

Every Baselworld watch fair brings its share of new and often innovative variations on the still-popular tourbillon watch. Here’s a look back at 10 tourbillons, from 10 very diverse brands, that commanded our attention at last year’s Baselworld, all of which should be available at retailers now. 1. Angelus U30 Tourbillon Rattrapante From the recently...

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Sep 7, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Tough Timers: 10 Watches for Extreme Conditions

WatchTime takes a look at 10 tough timer watches, including the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra >15,000 Gauss and the Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea, designed to withstand extreme conditions.

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Sep 7, 2017 by Jens Koch

NEWS

Military Greens: 3 New Green-Dialed Watches from Panerai

Panerai, which introduced its first blue-dialed watches earlier this year, continues to expand its palette with the launch of three new models with dark green dials that evoke the brand's storied history as a provider of timekeeping instruments to military divers in the 1930s and '40s. Here's what you need to know about the new watches.

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Sep 6, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

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