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Breitling: the new Superocean

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MB&F: LM Sequential EVO >>>

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Watches & Wonders 2022 >>>

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Oris: Teaming up With Chronos for a Special Edition >>>

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Omega and Swatch Join Forces for a New Collection >>>

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Certina: the DS-2 is Back >>>

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Bulgari: Creating the Octo Collection >>>

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Bell & Ross: Time for Instruments >>>

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Bovet: Driving the Battista Tourbillon >>>

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Omega: Reaching New Depths in 2022 >>>

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Antiquorum’s May 8-9 Geneva Auction Offers Many Delights

Antiquorum’s Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, Pocket Watches, & Clocks Auction, to be held on Saturday and Sunday May 8 and 9 at the Mandarin Oriental Geneva, will offer more than 450 selected vintage and modern timepieces for sale. Top items include a Patek Philippe 10 Day Tourbillon, an Audemars Piguet Cabinet No. 2, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon...

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May 5, 2010 by WatchTime

Sponsored: The ANOMALY-T4— the New Watch That’s 100% in CODE41’s DNA

CODE41’s pioneering, iconoclastic business model has very rapidly succeeded in ranking this project among the most promising in Swiss watchmaking. Other than their watchmaking expertise, the real added value is, above all, each individual who’s part of it. Each member of the CODE41 community – more than 400,000 members strong! – represents an exclusive stakeholder...

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Jul 1, 2022 by WatchTime

Renovated Omega Museum in Biel Reopens

The Omega Museum in Biel reopened on May 3, following several months of renovation. Originally opened in January, 1984, the museum is the oldest dedicated to a single watch brand. Located just opposite Omega’s headquarters in Biel, it features items representing the brand’s entire history, from Louis Brandt’s 160-year-old watchmaker’s bench to the Olympics, moon...

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May 4, 2010 by WatchTime

Audemars Piguet Adds Anthony Kim and Rory McIlroy as Golf Ambassadors

Audemars Piguet announces the addition of PGA golfer Anthony Kim and European PGA golfer Rory McIlroy as the Company’s newest brand ambassadors. Kim and McIlroy join the AP Golf Ambassador Team which already includes Darren Clarke, Nick Faldo, Miguel Angel Jiménez, Graeme McDowell, Rocco Mediate, Morgan Pressel, Vijay Singh, DJ Trahan, and Lee Westwood, among...

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May 3, 2010 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Unlike Any Other, Artem Introduces NATO Style Straps

Since the brand’s launch in mid-2021, Australian-based Artem has been consistently impressing the market with its appealing line of strap offerings. At first, this was in its signature, next-generation of sailcloth straps, but not long after the brand— upon excited and positive feedback from its growing list of fans— expanded its offerings in both appealing...

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Jun 28, 2022 by WatchTime

“Mad” About ’60s Watches

The fourth season of AMC TV’s Emmy-award-winning drama series Mad Men premieres in late July, and the show’s fans have the date circled. The series, which follows the lives and careers of Madison Avenue advertising executives in 1960s New York, has not only wowed critics and fueled revivals of that era’s fashions and classic cocktails...

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May 2, 2010 by Mark Bernardo

RGM Launches the First USA Series-Made Tourbillon

RGM Watch Company announces the launch of America’s first serially-produced tourbillon movement, the Caliber MM 2 “Pennsylvania Tourbillon”. The company’s new flagship mechanical movement will be produced by hand at its Lancaster, Pennsylvania facility and it will power a small, numbered series of watches available both as a standard model and as custom-ordered pieces.

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Apr 30, 2010 by WatchTime

Hublot and Bode Miller Team Up for World Cup 2011 Season

After signing sponsorship deals with FIFA World Cup and Formula 1 racing, Hublot announces the renewal of its partnership with skiing star Bode Miller who became the most decorated U.S. skier in Olympic history with 3 medals in Vancouver. Hublot’s relationship extends through the 2011 World Championships, where it will be the official timekeeper.

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Apr 29, 2010 by WatchTime

Jaeger-LeCoultre Watches Appear in Iron Man 2

Three Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces co-star with Robert Downey Jr. in the soon to be released Iron Man 2. In the film, Downey, playing billionaire inventor Tony Stark, sports the Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX 3 Tourbillion in Platinum, a Master Grand Tourbillon 1833, and a Reverso Grande 985. The film, based on the Marvel comics super hero Iron Man,...

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Apr 27, 2010 by WatchTime

Swiss Watch Exports Pick Up in First Quarter

Swiss watch exports registered strong growth in March and for the first quarter overall. Exports to the U.S. were up 56% in March and 6.7% for the quarter. Though the numbers reflect improvements against admittedly terrible year-earlier figures, the results confirm that a recovery is under way, with exports returning to 2007 levels.

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Apr 27, 2010 by WatchTime

Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Silicon Escapement

Montblanc presents the chronograph in its seminal form and makes it state of the art with a silicon escapement. Nicolas Rieussec registered the world’s first chronograph for a patent on in 1822. That first “timewriter” is reflected here with disks that turn beneath motionless hands, as the chronograph’s inventor intended. Rieussec sought the ultimate in...

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Apr 25, 2010 by WatchTime

Chronograph Quiz

How well do you know chronographs? This week we look at technical, functional, and historical aspects of what may be the all-time favorite complication. So fire up your chronographs and see how long it takes you to complete this quiz. As always, the answers appear at the end. Good luck!

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Apr 25, 2010 by WatchTime

Romain Jerome Eyjafjallajökull-DNA Unique Piece

Before the dust has settled, so to speak, Romain Jerome introduces the Eyjafjallajökull-DNA, a unique-piece memento of the eruption that tortured air travelers and newsreaders the world over. The piece is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity confirming that the volcanic rock and the ash used to create it do indeed come from the infamous...

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Apr 21, 2010 by WatchTime

U.S. Supreme Court Will Examine Costco Sale of Omega Watches

In a case that could have wide-ranging implications for so-called “gray-market” goods, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether manufacturers can use U.S. copyright law to prevent their foreign-made goods from appearing on web sites and store shelves at U.S. discounters such as Costco, Amazon, Target, and others.

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Apr 20, 2010 by WatchTime

Panerai Radiomir 8 Days Titanio 45mm

For 2010 Panerai introduces the 45mm Radiomir 8 days Titano with a hand-wound in-house caliber P.2002/9 movement with hours, minutes, small seconds, date, and of course, power reserve – displayed via an indicator located on the back of the watch. The case is brushed titanium.

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Apr 19, 2010 by WatchTime

TIME TEST: The Name Game

Ever wonder how your watch got its name? Test your knowledge of watch-brand handles by matching these brand names with the explanations of the origins. Answers take the form 1-C, 2-G, etc. Good luck!

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Apr 18, 2010 by Norma Buchanan

Girard-Perregaux Opens Flagship Boutique on Madison Avenue

Girard-Perregaux continues its expansion with the opening of its first American boutique at 701 Madison Avenue, the prestigious home to some of the world’s finest luxury brands. The Leonori building, constructed in 1902 and designated a city landmark, houses Girard-Perregaux between 62nd and 63rd streets. All of the Brand’s collections, including the Haute Horlogerie models...

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Apr 15, 2010 by WatchTime

Lange’s New 1815 Chronograph

Lange’s Datograph movement holds a special place in the hearts of many enthusiasts. When introduced, an image of the movement graced computer monitors around the world. In 2004, Lange launched the Datograph’s little brother, the 1815 Chronograph, which uses the same movement, with some modifications, the largest of which is the absence of the big...

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Apr 14, 2010 by WatchTime

Corum Admiral’s Cup Deep Hull 48 Limited Edition

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Admiral’s Cup, and Corum marks the occasion with a version dedicated to diving. The Admiral’s Cup Deep Hull features a 48mm titanium version of Corum’s well known 12 sided case. The Deep Hull is designed to withstand pressures to 1000 meters. A helium decompression valve is located...

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Apr 12, 2010 by WatchTime

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Watch Company Financial Results for 2009

For the most part, the Great Recession of 2009 pretty much mugged corporate sales and profits. In the watch sector, for example, the Bulgari and Movado groups reported red ink for the year. But there were exceptions to the battered sales and profits syndrome. Fossil, for one, had its most profitable year ever. Here’s a...

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Apr 11, 2010 by Joe Thompson

Antiquorum Auctioneers New York

Important collectors watches and clocks

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Apr 9, 2010 by WatchTime

Omega Supports Solar Powered Flight

Solar Impulse is a prototype aircraft powered by the Sun, and on a clear April day over the Swiss town of Payerne, it took its first serious test flight. Seven years in the making, the goal of the venture is to demonstrate that it is possible to fly around the world using only solar power....

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Apr 9, 2010 by WatchTime