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Aquanauts Assemble: Patek Philippe’s New White-Gold Chronographs

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Big & Bold Is Back: Breitling Super Chronomat

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A New Level of Mastery: Tudor Black Bay Ceramic

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Supermoon for the Wrist: MeisterSinger Stratoscope

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Runway Meets Racetrack: IWC Pilot’s Chronograph “Edition AMG”

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Hublot Limited Edition Supports Medical Research

Hublot has teamed with the oldest automobile club in the world – the Automobile Club de France (ACF) – to create a limited edition timepiece to benefit the Fondation ICM (Institute for Cerebral and Medullary Disorders). This is the first partnership with a major brand for the ACF, which was founded in 1895. One of...

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Nov 30, 2009 by WatchTime

Jaeger-LeCoultre Yearbook Three Available December 1

The third edition of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Yearbook features the manufacture’s brightest stars of 2009. The Yearbook includes articles by leading authors and casts its spotlight on nature, music, filmmaking, and of course on watchmaking. The edition celebrates the 80th anniversary of Calibre 101, still the smallest mechanical movement ever made. It probes the Hybris Mechanica 55...

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Nov 27, 2009 by WatchTime

Jaquet Droz Launches New Website

On November 25, Jaquet Droz launched its new digital world. Navigation links launch visitors on travels around, over and into a sepia-toned Tim Burtonesque microcosm. Visitors can travel to La Chaux-de-Fonds, Geneva, London and Paris, retracing Jaquet Droz’s steps. Underground lie the roots of the manufacture, including aesthetic traditions and history. Once airborne, the traveler...

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Nov 26, 2009 by WatchTime

Antiquorum’s December 9 NYC Auction Features Patek 3974, Rolex Comex

On December 9 at its New York City headquarters, Antiquorum will auction over 400 timepieces, and the star of the show will be a platinum Patek Philippe ref. 3974 minute repeater perpetual calendar with 2 additional dials. This watch was produced in 1999 and this is only the fourth time in 10 years this reference...

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Nov 25, 2009 by WatchTime

Antiquorum Auction, New York

Over 400 watches including rare Patek Philippes and renowned Rolex diver’s watches offered at Antiquorum’s final sale of its 35th anniversary year.

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Nov 24, 2009 by WatchTime

SIHH Preview: GP’s Updated Tourbillon with Three Gold Bridges

In 1860, Constant Girard-Perregaux was conducting research in the field of the Tourbillon escapement. The timepiece he created received a first-class prize from the Neuchatel Observatory. Its Tourbillon movement featured three parallel bridges. At SIHH 2010, Girard-Perregaux will unveil a limited edition of 50 Tourbillons with openworked versions of the gold bridges used in the...

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Nov 24, 2009 by WatchTime

Audemars Piquet-Sponsored Hydrofoil Trimaran Sets World Speed Record

The trimaran l’Hydroptère has established itself as the fastest sailing craft on the planet, setting a new world speed record with an average speed of 50.17 knots (57.73 mph) over one nautical mile. Fifty knots per hour is a magical threshold for sailing, similar to the sound barrier for aviation. Alain Thébault and his ten-man...

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Nov 23, 2009 by WatchTime

Tips for Attending Baselworld

Baselworld 2010 runs from March 18 to 25 and it’s open to the public. Admission is CHF 60.00 for a 1-day pass, or CHF 150.00 for an 8-day pass. The doors are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and until 4 p.m. on March 25. If you’re thinking of attending, here are some quick tips:...

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Nov 23, 2009 by WatchTime

Jaeger-LeCoultre Climbers Scale Himalayan Peak

They made it! On October 28, the climbers reached the top. Stéphane Schaffter, a Swiss alpinist, Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa (known as Apa Sherpa) who has a record 19 Everest ascents under his belt, and Little Karim Balti, who has accompanied many sportsmen on expeditions above 8,000 meters, scaled the virgin peak, and as the first...

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Nov 23, 2009 by WatchTime

Sneak Peek: Girard-Perregaux 1966 Chronograph

Girard-Perregaux adds a beautiful new piece to their 1966 collection: the 1966 Chronograph. This traditional column wheel chronograph measures 40mm in diameter and displays elapsed time via a central chronograph seconds and 30 minute counter. The dial includes a tachometric scale. The movement comprises 304 parts including 38 jewels and is visible through a sapphire...

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Nov 23, 2009 by WatchTime

Baselworld Preview: Glashütte Original Pocket Watch No. 1

At Baselworld 2010, Glashütte Original will present their rose gold Pocket Watch No. 1 with quarter hour repetition in a limited edition of 25 pieces. A historical watch by Julius Assmann, a famous pioneer of the Glashütte watchmaking industry, served as the model. The repeater first strikes the previous hours, and then in a higher...

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Nov 23, 2009 by WatchTime

What Are These Guys Up To?

TechnoMarine made a big splash a decade ago. A new team is hoping to do it again. The image of (left to right) Christian Viros, Vincent Perriard, and Steven Cohen, nearly up to their necks in water, is designed to make us wonder what these three bobbing Pep Boys are up to. The image is...

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Nov 22, 2009 by Joe Thompson

Chronoswiss Opens Boutique in NYC’s SoHo

Chronoswiss has opened its first USA boutique at 339 West Broadway in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood. The boutique is open to the public now, and the grand opening celebration will be on Wednesday, December 2nd from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. Chronoswiss teams up with jewelry designer and goldsmith Kristen Farrell to operate this...

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Nov 20, 2009 by WatchTime

Christie’s Geneva Auction Achieves Over SFr. 19 Million

Christie’s November 16 Geneva auction set nine world record prices for Patek and Rolex references on the way to achieving the highest total for any watch auction in 2009: SFr. 19,032,388, or just under $19 million. This was nearly twice the pre-sale low estimate. The results reflected sales of 97% by value and 94% by...

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Nov 19, 2009 by WatchTime

Patek Philippe Caliber 89 Brings Over $5 Million at Auction

A Patek Philippe Caliber 89 sold for $5,042,000 (SFr.5,120,000) at Antiquorum’s 35th Anniversary sale held November 14 and 15 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva. The selling price exceeded the pre-sale estimate of 4.5 to 5 million Swiss francs. Patek created 4 examples of the Caliber 89 in 1989 to mark the company’s 150th...

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Nov 18, 2009 by WatchTime

Lange Zeitwerk Takes Top Honor at 2009 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

The A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk received the L’Aiguille d’Or Grand Prize at the 2009 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. More than 1500 people attended the event, held at the Grand Théâtre. Launched in May, the Zeitwerk is the new face of Lange, and the manufacturer calls it the most important launch since the Lange...

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Nov 17, 2009 by WatchTime

AP Millenary Carbon One Tourbillon Chronograph

Audemars Piguet’s new Millenary Carbon One is a technical wonder. The case is forged carbon, an ultra-light material developed by AP. The middle section of the case is created by placing a set of threaded carbon filaments inside a mold. The wire, measuring one millimeter in diameter, is itself composed of several thousand 7-micron carbon...

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Nov 16, 2009 by WatchTime

Patek’s New In-House Chronograph

Paris is always a treat, but Paris paired with a new Patek Philippe movement: ooh-la-la. On November 5, scores of reporters from around the world got just that, as Patek Philippe held a party at its newly renovated Place Vendôme boutique to launch its new in-house manual-wind chronograph movement, the CH 29-535 PS.

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Nov 15, 2009 by Norma Buchanan

Johann Rupert Assumes Richemont CEO Role Effective April 1, 2010

Richemont has announced that effective April 1, 2010, Johann Rupert will assume the role of CEO, replacing Norbert Platt who will retire at the end of the year for health reasons. Mr. Platt will remain as a director of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA and will act as an advisor to the Group.

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Nov 13, 2009 by WatchTime

Breitling 40 Year Anniversary Chrono-Matic QP and 1461 Limited Editions

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of their first automatic chronograph movement, Breitling is introducing two limited editions of its Chrono-Matic model. The first is the Chrono-Matic 1461, a stainless steel edition of 2,000 pieces combining a chronograph with a calendar that requires adjustment once each leap-year. The second, in red gold, is...

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Nov 12, 2009 by WatchTime