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Omega Sets a New Depth Record with the Seamaster Ultra Deep

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Breguet Revives the Type 20 Chrono for Only Watch 2019

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The Complicated Story of the Simple Field Watch

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Panerai’s Eco-Friendly Submersible Mike Horn Edition

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Ulysse Nardin Skeleton X Magma Kicks Off a Red Hot Summer

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COUNTDOWN TO WTNY:

Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Seiko Presage SPB093 and SPB095

America’s luxury watch event, WatchTime New York, is returning for its fifth consecutive year at midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 25-26. This year’s event is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with 37 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. Among these brands is Japan's Seiko, which will be featuring among its many 2019 offerings the new Presage Arita Porecelain Dial models.

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Aug 11, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE:

Antimagnetic or Bust? An In-Depth Look at the Progression of Silicon in Watchmaking

It has been nearly 20 years since Ulysse Nardin introduced the world’s first timepiece using silicon components with the original Freak in 2001. That groundbreaking moment was the proverbial starting gun for a shift in how the watch industry approached movement production. It’s also raised questions on every side of the industry, from the enthusiast...

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Aug 10, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

Americana on the Wrist: Timex Goes Back to Its Roots With U.S.-Made American Documents Series

As major watch manufacturers go, it’s hard to imagine one more quintessentially American than Timex. Founded in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company, its mission to “democratize” timekeeping for the masses began with the manufacture of clocks that were less expensive alternatives to their European-made counterparts. It continued through the following decades...

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Aug 9, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: RGM Watch Co. PS-801-Skeleton

A little over a decade ago, Roland G. Murphy of RGM Watch Co. did something completely unexpected. Defying mainstream horological expectations, Murphy conceptualized and executed the first American-made, in-house movement since 1969. Given the name Caliber 801, Murphy followed it up in 2010 with the RGM Pennsylvania Tourbillon, containing RGM Caliber MM2 (for “manufacture movement 2”), with...

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Aug 9, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

PORTFOLIO

Record Breakers: 9 Watches That Set World Records

A Rolex Daytona formerly owned by Paul Newman broke a record when it sold at auction for 17.7 million dollars in 2017. But certain other records cannot be measured in money. Here are some spectacular examples from the wristwatch world.

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Aug 9, 2019 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW:

A Hands-On Review of the Zenith El Primero 21

Starting the chronograph of the Zenith Defy El Primero by pressing the large rectangular pusher at 2 o’clock comes with a huge surprise: a long, thin hand spins around the dial at lightning speed. It only needs 1 second for each rotation. And inside the titanium case, the mechanism that makes this possible hums along...

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Aug 9, 2019 by Martina Richter

WATCH TO WATCH

Chrono in Camo: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph

Despite the industry-wide focus on its much-discussed, much-debated new Code 11:59 collection, Audemars Piguet actually did launch several other noteworthy new timepieces in 2019, most of them extensions of the manufacture's Royal Oak and Royal Oak Offshore families. From the latter series hails three new Selfwinding Chronograph models with colorful ceramic case elements and color-coordinated camouflage-motif rubber straps.

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Aug 8, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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Kari Voutilainen Will Present the Voutilainen 28ti (Titanium Inverse) at WatchTime New York 2019

If you look too quickly at the latest release from Kari Voutilainen, you might be tricked into thinking its an entirely new timepiece for the Finnish watchmaking maestro. Given the name 28ti, the watch features a brand new execution for Voutilainen, yet it should feel quite familiar for the Kari faithful. If you haven’t guessed yet,...

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Aug 8, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE

Touching the Past: Six Modern “Retro” Watches and the Historical Pieces That Inspired Them

When retro-inspired watches are modeled after specific predecessors, fans of mechanical timekeeping can “grasp” design history. In this feature from our WatchTime Special Design Issue 2019, on sale now, we take a look at six watches that awaken a longing for the past.

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Aug 8, 2019 by Alexander Krupp

COMPARATIVE WATCH REVIEW

Elegant Solutions: Testing Dress Watches From Longines, Montblanc, and Frédérique Constant

What is the essence of elegance? We compare three dress watches — the Frédérique Constant Manufacture Classic, Longines Master Collection, and Montblanc Star Classique Date Automatique — that offer three very different answers.

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Aug 8, 2019 by Martina Richter

COUNTDOWN TO WTNY:

Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Arnold & Son Time Pyramid Tourbillon

WatchTime New York, America’s luxury watch event, is returning for its fifth consecutive year at midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 25-26. With 37 participating watch brands set to showcase their latest and greatest timepieces, this year's WTNY is shaping up to be the biggest yet. Among the watch maisons joining us this year is Arnold & Son, a brand that pays homage to the horological innovations of 18th-Century English watchmaker John Arnold. One of those tribute pieces is the new Time Pyramid Tourbillon.

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Aug 7, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

REVIEW:

Borrowed Time: Hands-On with the Grand Seiko SBGV245

Earlier this year, Grand Seiko quietly released two timepieces within its Sport Collection. These two watches, SBGV243 and SBGV245, weren’t as flashy as the releases we saw from the Japanese firm at Baselworld 2019, nor did they utilize a mechanical movement or one of the brand’s Spring Drive calibers. Instead, Grand Seiko equipped both of...

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Aug 7, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE:

Hello, Newman! 10 Panda-Dial Chronographs That Aren’t the Rolex Paul Newman Daytona

Actual pandas are a rare and vulnerable species, only recently removed from the endangered list, but "panda dial" watches — loosely described as chronographs with black subdials on a predominantly white main dial — are more ubiquitous than ever, especially in the wake of the record-breaking auction sale of the world's most famous panda-dial watch, Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona. Here we round up 10 currently available panda-dial watches.

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Aug 7, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

REVIEW:

Testing the Breitling Navitimer Rattrapante

Breitling chose its flagship Navitimer to debut the new chronograph Caliber B03 with split-seconds function. In this cover feature from our January-February 2018 issue (with photos by OK-Photography), we tested this manufacture caliber in a stainless-steel model with an exclusive bronze-colored dial.

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Aug 7, 2019 by Martina Richter

COUNTDOWN TO WTNY

Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Maurice Lacroix Aikon Mercury

America's luxury watch extravaganza, WatchTime New York, is returning for its fifth consecutive year at midtown Manhattan's Gotham Hall on October 25-26. This year's event is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with 37 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. Among these brands is Maurice Lacroix, who will be showcasing its playful and innovative new model, the Aikon Mercury.

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Aug 6, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

The Evolution of the Men’s Wristwatch: A Decade-by-Decade Guide

World War I coincided with the breakthrough of the wristwatch. New and trailblazing designs followed in each subsequent decade. From the WatchTime Design Special 2019, here are our highlights. 1910s Many soldiers in World War I preferred a quickly readable watch on the wrist to a timepiece safely tucked away in a pocket of their...

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Aug 6, 2019 by Ruediger Bucher

WATCH REVIEW:

Borrowed Time: Montblanc 1858 Automatic Chronograph

Montblanc’s reasoning for entering the watch business and acquiring the erstwhile Minerva manufacture is fairly easy to comprehend. Watchmaking can be a lucrative trade and there’s nothing wrong with the 112-year-old writing instrument and leather goods company wanting to tap into it. As conservative as the Swiss watch industry can be, there’s at least a...

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Aug 6, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

SWATCH GROUP 2019 RELEASE:

Blancpain Adds New GMT Date Models to the Villeret Collection

Blancpain added a number of new timepieces to its emblematic Villeret collection at the Swatch Group’s 2019 “Time to Move” showcase, with a new GMT design being one of the options. This isn’t really a revolutionary development for the Villeret line, as Blancpain has consistently offered a variety of travel-time designs within it, most recently...

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Aug 5, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS

A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Daymatic “25th Anniversary” Continues the German Brand’s Jubilee

A. Lange & Söhne's extended celebration of its flagship timepiece's 25th anniversary — ten limited-edition versions of the Lange 1, rolled out over ten months, beginning in January at SIHH 2019 and concluding in October, when the model reaches its actual birthday — continues with this month's announcement of the eighth model in the series, the Lange 1 Daymatic "25th Anniversary."

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Aug 5, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

7 Important TAG Heuer Chronographs, From 1887 to 2016

The TAG Heuer Monaco is one of several significant watch models celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, but it is far from the only important, innovative chronograph the Swiss watchmaker has created in its distinguished history. In fact, few watch brands are better known for chronographs than TAG Heuer. The first ones appeared in the company’s catalog in 1882; they were followed by a parade of technically innovative chronographs that continues to this day. Here are seven highlights from TAG Heuer's history of chronograph watches.

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Aug 5, 2019 by Gisbert Brunner

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