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Luxury in Steel: A History of the Patek Philippe Nautilus

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Borrowed Time: Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8

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Everything You Need to Know About the Apple Watch Series 4

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New Panerai Radiomir 1940 Editions With Vintage Pendulum Clock Dials

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Darkened for the Deep: TAG Heuer Aquaracer Carbon Editions

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HYT Skull 48.8 - Green

Colorful Craniums: HYT Skull 48.8 in Green, Red, Blue

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H. Moser Introduces a Hyper-Accurate Moon-Phase with a Vantablack Dial

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Interview with Felix Baumgartner of Urwerk

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NEWS

Expanded Update: New Dial Colors for Nomos Orion Neomatik 41 Date

Nomos's Update series was born when the Glashütte, Germany-based watchmaker outfitted three of its flagship models — the Tangente, Ludwig, and Orion — with new, self-winding calibers with integrated date functions. This fall, Nomos grows the series with the addition of two colorful new dial options in the Orion neomatik family: one in midnight blue, the other in olive green.

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Oct 3, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION:

Australian-Based BOW & STERN Introduces its First Automatic Dive Watch

BOW & STERN is a four-year-old Australian watch brand that has rapidly been gaining a foothold in the microbrand sphere. Its latest watch, which is the brand’s first automatic divers’ model and launched on Kickstarter last week, is a firm testament to the brand’s ideals, which are focused on quality, reliability, and staying 100% carbon...

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Oct 16, 2018 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW

Wait a Second: A Closer Look at the Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic True Second

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic True Second watch has a seconds hand that jumps forward just once a second. How did this unorthodox automatic watch stand up under our close scrutiny?

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Oct 3, 2018 by Thomas Wanka

FEATURE

10 Things to Know About Rolex

Rolex is the world’s most widely recognized luxury watch brand. That global recognition is the product of decades of success in a range of fields, from early timekeeping records to a string of important firsts, not to mention film appearances and associations with James Bond, Paul Newman, and other notables. Here are 10 key things you should know about Rolex.

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Oct 3, 2018 by WatchTime

Promotion

Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Lengthened Service Intervals

A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2018: Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar

WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch show, is less than a month away! As we continue our countdown to the big event at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 26-27, we turn the spotlight on the Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar Collection Excellence Platine, which debuted at SIHH 2018.

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Oct 2, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

PORTFOLIO

Splash! A Plunge Into the Colorful World of Watersports Watches

Take the plunge with us into the colorful world of water sports. Here you can find professional instruments with appealing technologies, styles, and prices. In this article, we present divers’ watches without complex additional functions (e.g., chronographs) because the watches listed here are designed to focus your undivided attention on the time of day and the...

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Oct 2, 2018 by Alexander Krupp

POLL:

Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

FEATURES:

Do Androids Dream of Horological Sheep?: A Look at Pierre Jaquet-Droz and his Automata

Pierre Jaquet-Droz could very well be the greatest innovator horology has ever seen. His revolutionary automata are living – yet not breathing – proof of his technical genius. Lesser known is how he embraced the business side of clockmaking in a thoroughly modern way by becoming one of the first horologists to have an influence...

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Oct 2, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS

Panerai Launches Three New Luminor 8 Days Power Reserve Models

Panerai's autumn rollout of new timepieces continues with the release of three new variations on the brand's Luminor 8 Days model, two with newly designed power-reserve-indicator dials, the other the first in the series with a case designed for left-handed wearers.

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Oct 1, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION:

Gucci Presents #TimeToParr: An Uncommon Photographic Journey

Embracing Instagram’s creative landscape over the past three years with dedicated projects in which artists play with House motifs, Gucci has published and promoted these special works with a series of hashtags. Now, for the first time, the House is collaborating with a single artist on an Instagram project. Exploring the nature of time and...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

Promotion

Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Protected against Magnetic Fields.

Various objects in our everyday life constantly emit magnetic fields that can potentially influence the accuracy of a mechanical watch. The Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s first in-house mechanical self-winding calibre, the Baumatic BM12-1975A, is offering significantly better protection against magnetic fields, without having to hide the state-of-the art movement in...

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Oct 1, 2018 by WatchTime

WATCH TEST

A Full-Grown Classic: Reviewing the Revamped Rolex Sea-Dweller

Photos by Marcus Krüger / Movement picture by Rolex Rolex premiered its first divers’ watch, the Submariner, in 1953. The Sea-Dweller, which followed in 1967, had a nearly identical design. But since it was made for professional divers, it had an even more pressure-resistant case and a helium valve developed by Rolex. Rolex released a...

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Oct 1, 2018 by Jens Koch

THE WATCHTIME Q&A

Max Büsser of MB&F: “The Watch is My Canvas”

Year after year, MB&F surprises connoisseurs with watches that look and function totally unlike all other familiar timepieces. In this wide-ranging Q&A from our 2018 Design Special Issue (on sale now), Max Büsser, the founder and creative mastermind of this Geneva-based brand, talks about his concept, which sees a watch as a work of art.

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Oct 1, 2018 by Maria-Bettina Eich

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday “Ultraman”

Back in July of this year, Mark Bernardo, Senior Editor of WatchTime, accurately described the new Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday “Ultraman” as a “Monster Launch,” which was nothing short of spot on. The new watch, like many of the bigger collaborative releases as of late, caught much of the market by surprise. It represented a...

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Sep 30, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

Hands-On with the Bulgari Octo l’Originale Velocissimo Chronograph at the Bulgari Hotel in Shanghai

In 2001, the world-renowned, Italian luxury brand Bulgari launched its Hotel & Resorts division. The portfolio started with hotels in Milan, Bali, and London. The most recent openings include Beijing, Dubai and, as of a few months ago, Shanghai. The former “Pearl of the Orient” is considered the largest city in China by population (and...

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Sep 29, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe

Parmigiani Fleurier updated its sporty, round chronograph model, the Tonda Metrographe, in 2017, streamlining its somewhat idiosyncractic, asymmetrical design to a more classically sporty three-register look — and Parmigiani being Parmigiani, it did so without sacrificing the aesthetic flourishes and distinctive technical touches that make the timepiece unmistakably its own. Here are insights from a...

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Sep 28, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

PORTFOLIO

Time Tools: 8 Tool Watches From Luxury Brands

In this article from the WatchTime archives, we present eight "tool watches" that emphasize functionality and are robust, accurate, legible, and — importantly — not excessively expensive.

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Sep 28, 2018 by Jens Koch

What Makes Patek Philippe Watches so Valuable? Seven Reasons for the Brand’s Success

Patek Philippe is generally regarded as the top brand among all major Swiss watch manufacturers. Why is this true? Rüdiger Bucher, Editorial Director of WatchTime's German sister magazine Chronos, lays out seven reasons for Patek Philippe's success.

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Sep 28, 2018 by Ruediger Bucher

NEWS:

Live from Shanghai: Hands-On with the Bulgari Octo Grande Sonnerie Perpetual

Bulgari just unveiled its most complicated watch so far, the Octo Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar, as well as a number of new additions to the Octo collection. WatchTime had the opportunity to spend some time with the models in person during today’s launch event at the Bulgari hotel in Shanghai. A Touch of Blue for the...

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Sep 27, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

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Ulysse Nardin Officially Launches its GPHG-Nominated Dive Watch

After the GPHG nominees were announced a few weeks ago, there was one watch in the “Sports” category that captured a lot of early attention. A previously unreleased Ulysse Nardin diver caused dive-watch focused forums and social media pages to light up in a flurry of questions. Just what was this new direction for Ulysse...

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Sep 27, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

WATCH TO WATCH

Age Statement: The MeisterSinger Perigraph Bronze 2018 Edition

MeisterSinger, an iconoclastic German watch brand that continues to win converts with its intriguing dial designs based on a single timekeeping hand, joins the growing field of watchmakers offering bronze cases with the launch of its new Perigraph Bronze 2018 Edition.

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Sep 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Oris Aquis Chronograph

Oris’s Aquis collection of professional-grade divers’ watches has grown to encompass a variety of limited editions devoted to marine conservation and preservation causes (i.e., 2017’s Hammerhead), a handful of small complications like big dates and small seconds, and notably, an innovative mechanical depth gauge. At this year’s Baselworld, the Holstein-based brand added a chronograph to...

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Sep 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

EXPERT ADVICE:

How To Buy Vintage Watches

The market for truly "vintage" watches is something quite different from that for relatively young "pre-owned" watches. In this in-depth article, FratelloWatches founder and WatchTime contributor Robert-Jan Broer offers advice to newbies looking to dabble in the vintage watch market.

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Sep 27, 2018 by Robert-Jan Broer