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Patek Philippe Chimes in the Holidays

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Blancpain Air Command Titanium Joins The Collection

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Vacheron Constantin Unveils Traditionnelle Complete Calendar Openface

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Panerai Goes Smaller in 40-mm Luminor Marina Quaranta

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Montblanc Star Quantième Complet

Montblanc added a new calendar watch, called the Quantième Complet, to its Star Collection of luxury timepieces at this year’s SIHH. As its name implies (Quantième is French for “calendar”), the watch functions as a “complete” or “full” calendar, more versatile than a basic one that displays only the date but not as complicated (nor...

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Mar 15, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

More Baselworld 2013 Previews From Watch Insider

As Baselworld 2013 gets closer, WatchTime’s “Watch Insider” Alexander Linz continues previewing novelties at his blog, watch-insider.com.

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Mar 15, 2013 by WatchTime

Video: Omega Speedmaster Racing

Before Omega’s legendary Speedmaster watch was worn by astronauts on the moon — and thus forever linked to space exploration and assigned the nickname “Moonwatch” — it was much more closely associated with the decidedly earthbound activity of automobile racing. In fact, when Omega introduced the first Speedmaster in 1957, it designed the watch’s dial...

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Mar 15, 2013 by WatchTime

TechnoMarine Baselworld 2013 Preview

In anticipation of the upcoming Baselworld fair, TechnoMarine has unveiled two new watches to be showcased at the event.

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Mar 14, 2013 by WatchTime

A. Lange Söhne Wins Timezone.com Award

The Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar has been awarded “Watch of the Year 2012” on Timezone.com, the online community of watch enthusiasts.

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Mar 14, 2013 by WatchTime

WatchTime’s March-April Issue is On Sale Now!

The March-April issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now (and also available for the Nook, Kindle, and iPad), featuring a test of the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra GMT, a look at new watch releases from SIHH, a visit to the Swiss watchmaking village of Le Locle, the untold story of Winston Churchill’s lost watch, a...

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Mar 14, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld Preview: Perrelet Turbine Chrono

Perrelet launched its first Turbine wristwatch, with its dynamic, double-rotor movement that resembles an aircraft’s turbine blades, in 2009. Since then, the company has introduced several variations on it, including dials inspired by the American flag and by erotic Japanese manga. This year, the Turbine gets its first complicated model, the Turbine Chrono.

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Mar 13, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

March-April Issue Now on the WatchTime App

WatchTime readers, if you want to read the March-April issue one week before it hits newsstands, download the WatchTime app to your iPad/iPhone to read the latest issue of WatchTime, featuring a test of the Omega Aqua Terra GMT.

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Mar 13, 2013 by WatchTime

Orbita Launches Carolo Watchwinder

Orbita, which specializes in luxury watch winders for both automatic and manual wristwatches, will introduce its new Carolo Watchwinder in spring 2013.

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Mar 12, 2013 by WatchTime

Horology Meets Cuisine: Blancpain Partners with Three-Star Chef Daniel Humm

Last week, at a luxurious six-course dinner at New York City’s world renowned Eleven Madison Park restaurant, Blancpain introduced Daniel Humm, a three-Michelin-starred chef and Blancpain watch enthusiast, as an official “friend of the brand,” presenting him with a one-of-a-kind, engraved Fifty Fathoms timepiece.

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Mar 12, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

The Atmos Hermes Clock

Hermes, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and Les Cristalleries de St. Louis have combined their watchmaking and glassmaking expertise to produce the Atmos Hermes Clock, a table clock that “lives on air.”

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Mar 12, 2013 by WatchTime

Watch Wallpaper: Seiko Astron

In WatchTime’s March-April issue, on sale now, technical editor Mike Disher examines the new Seiko Astron, a watch that tells time by receiving GPS signals from anywhere on Earth, and we debut the work of our newest ace watch photographer, Robert Atkinson. Click here to download wallpaper images of Robert’s photos of the Seiko Astron.

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Mar 11, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Seconds City: Exploring La Chaux-de-Fonds

In our March-April issue, on sale now on newsstands and for the iPad, Norma Buchanan visits the Swiss watchmaking town of Le Locle. In this feature story from our June 2009 issue, Buchanan journeys to another cradle of Swiss horology, La Chaux-de-Fonds, a town that is still, as Karl Marx described it a century and...

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Mar 11, 2013 by Norma Buchanan

Watch Insider Previews More Baselworld Novelties

At watch-insider.com, Alexander Linz takes a look at more watches from the upcoming Baselworld fair.

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Mar 11, 2013 by WatchTime

How Bovet Blossomed

In our March-April issue, on sale now, WatchTime’s Jay Deshpande speaks to Bovet owner Pascal Raffy about his plans for the 187-year-old brand. In this feature from our December 2009 issue, writer Lucien F. Trueb explores Bovet’s history and the story of how Raffy fell madly in love with it.

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Mar 8, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Video: Mastering the Rolex Sky Dweller

In the past half-century, since it launched its GMT Master, Rolex has brought out just one new complication: the Yacht-Master II, in 2007, which has a countdown yacht timer. This year it’s launching another, the Sky-Dweller, equipped with both a second time zone and an annual calendar. Thanks to its innovative movement, and the fact...

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Mar 8, 2013 by WatchTime

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver

Introduced in January at the SIHH watch fair, Audemars Piguet’s new Royal Oak Offshore Diver joined the Royal Oak Offshore Grand Complication and Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph as part of the Swiss brand’s celebration of 20 years of its Royal Oak Offshore watch. The new Diver is the third such model to be introduced, and...

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Mar 8, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Girard-Perregaux Introduces New 1966 Lady

Girard-Perregaux has added a new ladies’ watch to its collection of 1966 timepieces.

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Mar 7, 2013 by WatchTime

IWC Joins WatchTime for Ingenieur Launch Event at New York Boutique

Last year, IWC Schaffhausen opened its flagship boutique on New York’s Madison Avenue with a celebrity-filled gala. On Tuesday night, the boutique played host to the United States launch of the brand’s re-tooled Ingenieur line of sports watches, co-hosted by IWC and WatchTime.

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Mar 7, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime E-Special: “Inside Rolex” Now Available on iPad

Rolex fans, if you’ve ever wanted to go behind the scenes and witness how your favorite watches are made, now you have the opportunity. WatchTime’s iPad-exclusive special issue, Inside Rolex, is now available on the WatchTime app.

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Mar 7, 2013 by WatchTime