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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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Breitling Adds “Code Yellow” Model to Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel Line

Breitling’s Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel model — a divers’ watch with 3,000-meter water resistance and a carbon-treated black steel case — was one of WatchTime.com’s most popular “Watches to Watch” of recent months. This week, Breitling announced the release of a new model, limited to 1,000 pieces, called Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel Code Yellow.

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Nov 1, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Bremont Adds New Models to Its Solo Collection

Bremont launched its Solo collection, inspired by pilots’ watches from the 1940s, in 2011. This year, the line expands with the addition of a new white-dial model, which accompanies the original black-dial version, and a smaller version with a 37-mm diameter case.

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Oct 31, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2013 Preview: Ralph Lauren Sporting World Time

The 2013 Salon International de Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), in which many luxury watch brands introduce their new models for the year, doesn’t take place until late January, but one of those brands, Ralph Lauren, has offered us a preview of one of those new watches, called the Sporting World Time.

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Oct 30, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Adults Only: Perrelet’s Erotic Dial Limited Editions

The themes of Perrelet’s previous limited-edition Turbine watches have ranged from patriotism to auto racing to the Chinese Year of the Dragon; its latest are targeted to more, shall we say, prurient interests: the Turbine Erotic collection, which feature decidedly adult illustrations behind the spinning, dial-side rotors.

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Oct 29, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Armin Strom’s Tourbillon Tour

Biel-based watch manufacture Armin Strom have recently created their own in-house tourbillon movement, and are kicking off a global tour to showcase their latest calibre, the ATC11, which is a manual movement with a 10 day power reserve, and a collection of new timepieces.

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Oct 26, 2012 by WatchTime

Chimes and Birdsong: Jaquet Droz’s Bird Repeater

Jaquet Droz has channeled the spirit of its namesake, the 18th-century inventor renowned for his complicated automatons and musical clockworks — many of them using singing birds — with its new ultra-complicated timepiece, the Bird Repeater.

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Oct 26, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Breguet at the Wynn Las Vegas

Breguet has joined with Wynn & Company Watches at the Wynn Las Vegas to open a Breguet boutique at the new watch store. A private cocktail reception was held on October 18th to celebrate its launch.

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Oct 25, 2012 by WatchTime

Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Apollo XVII

Omega supplied the watch for the first moon landing; it also provided the watch used in the most recent one, which took place in 1972. That was the year in which astronaut Eugene Cernan, commander of the Apollo XVII, became the last human being to set foot on the lunar surface, bringing a successful end...

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Oct 25, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Girard-Perregaux and Hugh Jackman Fight Cancer

Girard Perregaux has partnered with the Hour Glass Group, sponsor of the Fight Cancer Foundation’s signature annual fundraising event, the Red Ball, held in the Palladium Ballroom at the Crown. The Red Ball is in its 20th year, and had over 1,300 guests. Among the attendees was actor and patron of the Fight Cancer Foundation,...

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Oct 24, 2012 by WatchTime

Antiquorum October Auction Results

Two weeks ago, we reported on Antiquroum’s October 19th auction at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, with several Patek Philippe watches and a rare Harry Winston among the timepieces up for auction.

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Oct 24, 2012 by WatchTime

Hanhart Heads West

In this feature from our current issue, we profile Hanhart, a Swiss-German company known mostly in Europe — and mostly for its stopwatches — and its plans to bring its wristwatches to the United States.

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Oct 24, 2012 by Gisbert Brunner

New Franck Muller Watches at WPHH

From October 8th to 10th, the Franck Muller Group held its 4th Salon World Première of Haute Horlogerie & Jewellery (WPHH) in the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. At the event, they announced a partnership between Franck Muller and Roberto Cavalli for a “Roberto Cavalli by Franck Muller” collection.

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Oct 23, 2012 by WatchTime

Porsche Design Rolls Out New Watches For Its 40th Anniversary

The Porsche Design Studio, founded by Porsche 911 designer Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, marks four decades this year. To celebrate, Porsche Design is releasing four new watches: a limited-edition model of its very first product, the Chronograph I, and three new additions to its Flat Six collection.

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Oct 23, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Breguet Unveils New Reine de Naples Anniversary Edition on Isle of Capri

It’s been a big year for Breguet. Not only did the company kick off its sponsorship of Carnegie Hall with a brand-new tourbillon clock, it also celebrated, around the same time, the 200th anniversary of the wristwatch — an invention of brand namesake Abraham-Louis Breguet — with a preview of a complicated haute joallerie watch...

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Oct 22, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Audemars Piguet Releases Michael Schumacher Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph

Audemars Piguet’s latest limited-edition Royal Oak watch — introduced this week at a press conference in Berlin — is a collaboration with legendary auto racer Michael Schumacher. The seven-time world champion was personally involved with the development of the model, which includes numerous car-inspired design elements.

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Oct 19, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Panerai’s New Special Edition Radiomir 10 Days GMT

Panerai has introduced three new Special Edition Radiomir 10 Days GMT watches in platinum, white gold, and red gold, powered by the automatic P.2003 manufacture movement, which has a power reserve of ten days. The dial features a date window, a small seconds dial, and a power reserve indicator. The color of the strap and...

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Oct 18, 2012 by WatchTime

Baume & Mercier Classima Jump Hour

This year the 180-year-old Baume & Mercier brand is launching a new jump hour in its Classima line. The polished stainless steel case measures 42mm and houses a automatic winding Dubois Depraz 14400 movement with an openworked oscillating weight finished with Côtes de Genève and brand’s trademark Phi symbol. Find pricing and wallpaper inside.

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Oct 18, 2012 by WatchTime

Fortis Celebrates 100th Anniversary with B-47 Mysterious Planets

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Fortis, and they’ve been celebrating the occasion with several limited edition watches. Earlier this year they released a limited re-edition of the Marinemaster Vintage.

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Oct 18, 2012 by WatchTime

Richard Mille Tourbillon Flyback Chronograph RM 039 Aviation E6-B

Richard Mille has always been a pioneer in the use of aeronautic materials — such as titanium, carbon nanofiber, ARCAP and tungsten carbide — in watchmaking. This year, the brand displays its love of aviation with a new watch, and caliber, designed specifically for flight navigation, the Tourbillon Flyback Chronograph RM 039 Aviation E6-B. The...

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Oct 18, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Borrowed Time: A Few Weeks With the Dubey & Schaldenbrand Grande Dôme DT

Regular visitors to Watchtime.com may recall our story from a few months ago, which announced the imminent return to the U.S. market of Dubey & Schaldenbrand, an elegant Swiss watch brand that had been absent from our stores here for several years. Recently, I was made the proverbial offer I couldn’t refuse by Dubey’s U.S....

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Oct 17, 2012 by Mark Bernardo