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Bulgari: Octo Roma

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Montblanc: Secret Minerva Monopusher Chronograph Limited Edition

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Blancpain: Fifty Fathoms “Tech Gombessa”

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TAG Heuer: Carrera Chronograph 60th Anniversary Edition

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Seiko: SPB333 Limited Edition

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Oris: Coulson Limited Edition

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Omega: 60th Anniversary Bond Seamaster

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GPHG: The Complete List of Winners

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Breitling: Superocean

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Oris: Chronos Special Edition

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Tudor: Ranger

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Launches New Rendez-Vous Ladies Watch with Diane Kruger

German actress Diane Kruger, known for her roles as Helen of Troy in 2004’s Troy and Bridget von Hammersmark in the 2009 Quentin Tarantino WWII film Inglorious Basterds, has been a brand ambassador for Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre since 2009, and now she serves as the inspiration for JLC’s new collection of ladies’ watches, called Rendez-Vous.

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May 30, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Merk Out as CEO, Bennahmias In as Interim GM in Audemars Piguet Shakeup

Family-owned Swiss watch firm Audemars Piguet has announced that its Board of Directors has reached an agreement with Philippe Merk, the company’s chief executive officer, to terminate their collaboration, citing “differences in company strategy.” The company also announced that it is promoting Francois-Henry Bennahmias to the position of general manager ad interim.

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May 29, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Patek Philippe Ref. 5726 Nautilus Annual Calendar

Patek Philippe has introduced a new steel-bracelet version of an annual calendar from its luxury-sport Nautilus collection, the Patek Philippe Reference 5726/1A Nautilus Annual Calendar. We've got the details for you.

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May 24, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Running Time: Olympic Hero Usain Bolt Gets His Own Hublot Watch

Jamaican sprinter Usain “Lightning” Bolt became known as the world’s fastest man back in 2008, when he won a gold medal and set new Olympic records at the summer games in Beijing. Now, as Bolt prepares to defend his title this year in London, he will have his own personalized Hublot watch to record his...

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May 22, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Cable Meets Cobra: David Yurman’s New Shelby 1000 Sports Watch

Watch-and-jewelry designer David Yurman, famous for his signature cable bracelet, has teamed up with muscle-car visionary Carroll Shelby, creator of the legendary Shelby Cobra, to create Yurman’s first limited-edition sports watch, the David Yurman Revolution Shelby 1000.

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May 21, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Ulysse Nardin Commemorates Columbus’s Santa Maria with Limited Edition

Ulysse Nardin’s origins as a maker of nautical clocks and marine chronometers are on display in many of the brand’s modern wristwatches, like its Marine collection of divers’ watches. The newest model from the Swiss brand’s Cloisonné collection of limited-edition timepieces, the Classico Limited Edition Santa Maria, continues the theme of sailing with its tribute...

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May 18, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Big Time: More Wallpaper From the WatchTime Archives

This week, WatchTime offers another gallery of one-of-a-kind watch watch photography from its magazine archives as full-size wallpaper for your desktop. This week’s theme is “Big Time,” first presented at the height of the big-watch boom in 2007, featuring eight large watches re-imagined as larger-than-life sculpture by expert watch photographer Nik Schölzel. Click on the...

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May 17, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Richard Mille Partners with Natalie Portman and Free the Children Charity

Richard Mille has added to its already impressive roster of celebrity “friends of the brand” — a lineup that includes tennis ace Rafael Nadal, golfer Bubba Watson and racecar driver Felipe Masa — by welcoming award-winning actress Natalie Portman into the fold at an exclusive dinner at New York City’s St. Regis Hotel.

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May 16, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Panerai Tuttonero Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT Automatic Ceramica

“Tuttonero” is Italian for “all black,” so it made the perfect nickname for this new model from Panerai, a brand with a strong Florentine heritage. The full name, as per usual with Panerai, is a mouthful: Tuttonero Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT Automatic Ceramica – 44 mm. Its Paneristi-friendly reference number is PAM00438. The watch,...

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May 16, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Close-Up: Carl F. Bucherer Patravi EvoTec PowerReserve

In 2010, Carl F. Bucherer added a power-reserve indicator to its Patravi EvoTec watch, launched the year before, thus creating the Patravi EvoTec PowerReserve. WatchTime gives the watch and its in-house movement a thorough once-over in the May-June issue 2012 issue. Click here to read the story and see stunning photos by Zuckerfabrik Fotodesign.

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May 15, 2012 by Gwendolyn Benda

Hard Timers: How Hublot Conjured its Magic Gold

The Hublot brand is known for its use of unusual materials, including cermet (a mix of ceramic and metal), tungsten, and something the brand named “Hublonium” (an alloy of magnesium and aluminum). Now the company has unveiled one more: a very hard and therefore scratch-resistant alloy of gold Hublot has dubbed “Magic Gold.” Click here...

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May 14, 2012 by Gisbert Brunner

WatchTime’s May-June Issue Is On Sale Now!

WatchTime’s May-June issue is on newsstands now, featuring a cavalcade of new watches introduced at the Baselworld watch fair and a triple-feature cover story focusing on the Omega Moonwatch, including a detailed history and a comparative watch test. Click here for highlights from the issue…

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May 14, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Youth Movement: Girard-Perregaux Brings Young Watchmakers to New York

Recently, I learned firsthand to never again take for granted the faithful functionality of my mechanical watches. Given the opportunity to sit down at a watchmaker’s bench and use the tiny tools to painstakingly and precisely attach wheels and jewels to a stripped-down baseplate, it became extremely clear just how much concentration, dexterity, and patience...

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May 11, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Elegant Accessories: The Gucci Time Box by Scatola del Tempo

Gucci has teamed up with Scatola del Tempo, an Italian manufacturer specializing in watch winders and boxes, to produce the Gucci Time Box, a luxuriously appointed watch winder that bears the design influence of Gucci’s renowned creative director, Frida Giannini.

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May 10, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Blancpain Villeret Traditional Chinese Calendar

With 2012 being the Chinese Year of the Dragon, and with the momentous growth of Asia, and China in particular, as a luxury wristwatch market, it should be no surprise that many brands have created timepieces aimed squarely at Chinese consumers this year. Dragons and other Chinese motifs and styles were a recurring theme at...

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May 9, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Celebrity Wrist Watch: Samuel L. Jackson Sports Piaget in “The Avengers”

In Marvel Studios’ new blockbuster film “The Avengers,” Samuel L. Jackson plays Nick Fury, leader of S.H.I.E.L.D., the top-secret government agency behind the formation of the world’s mightiest super-hero team. But the watch he’s wearing in the movie is no longer a secret: it’s a decidedly masculine model from Piaget’s iconic Polo collection.

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May 8, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

The Big Reveal: Maîtres du Temps Chapter Three

Like many others, I was intrigued by the invitation to see the Maîtres du Temps Chapter Three “Reveal” at this year’s Baselworld watch fair in Switzerland. Only when I finally got a good look at the shrouded-in-secrecy timepiece — the third model in the haut-de-gamme “Masters of Time” collection, which teams up noted independent watchmakers...

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May 7, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Video: WatchTime Interviews Chopard’s Karl-Friedrich Scheufele

At the Baselworld watch fair in March, the online media team from our German sister site, www.watchtime.net, caught up with Chopard president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele for an exclusive video interview.

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May 4, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Clockwork Orange: Wallpaper From the WatchTime Archives

Back in our December 2006 issue, we ran a photo feature called “Clockwork Orange,” showcasing watches with orange dials, straps, and other elements. Now we’ve selected a half-dozen of these striking still-life images, shot by our faithful watch shutterbug Nik Schölzel, for you to download to decorate your computer screen. Simply click on the photos...

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May 3, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1

It’s been 18 years since A. Lange & Söhne put German watchmaking on the map with its now-iconic Lange 1 model. The collector community took notice of its boldly off-center dial design and large date, as well as traditional Saxon elements in the movement, like the three-quarters plate, screwed gold chatons and screw balance, and...

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May 2, 2012 by Mark Bernardo