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Accutron Celebrates 60 Years with Gold Spaceview

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Jet Black: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun SFTI

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Back Into Orbit: Omega Speedmaster Silver Snoopy Anniversary Edition

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TAG Heuer Rolls Out Monaco on Steel Bracelet

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Zenith Launches Type 20 Pilot Type 20 Blueprint Limited Edition

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Borrowed Time: Longines Spirit Ref. L3.810.4.53.0 Three-Hand Date

Longines’ major release in 2020 was its Spirit collection, which it described as drawing “traditional features from pilot’s watches and combin[ing] them with contemporary lines and codes.” All of the watches pay stylistic tribute to the vintage models worn by adventurous, early 20th-century aviators like Amelia Earhart and Howard Hughes, with standout features including an...

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Dec 7, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Porsche Design Revs Up with New Sport Chrono Collection

Porsche Design adds to its collection of timepieces — which launched in 1972 with the iconic Chronograph I inspired by a Porsche 911 dashboard — with the introduction of the new Sport Chrono wristwatch collection alongside a revolutionary dashboard clock for the Porsche Panamera. The new product line includes a chronograph and a trio of...

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Dec 21, 2020 by WatchTime

Bulova Partners with Veterans Watchmaker Initiative for VWI Edition Hack Watch

Bulova has added to its historically inspired collections the new Special VWI Edition Hack Watch, which is being launched in partnership with the Veterans Watchmaker Initiative (VWI). A modern re-edition of the 1960s MIL-W-3818A (pictured below, via MyBulova.com) — the last official military-issued watch produced by Bulova— it joins the family of Hack watches that Bulova...

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Dec 6, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Vacheron Constantin and the Louvre Offer a Bespoke Masterpiece for the Wrist at Christie’s Auction

The Louvre Museum Paris, Vacheron Constantin, and auction house Christie’s have come together to offer a unique Les Cabinotiers wristwatch as part of an online “Bid for the Louvre” sale to benefit the world-renowned museum. This is a unique opportunity to enjoy an experience poised at the intersection of art and craftsmanship, between Paris and...

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Dec 5, 2020 by WatchTime

Stop, Reset, Start: Five Noteworthy Chronographs to Usher in 2021

Let’s face it: 2020 has been a challenging year in just about every regard and most of us are more than ready to give it a full stop and start over in a new year that offers (fingers crossed) more positive developments on the horizon. What better time to delve into five new and distinctive...

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Dec 4, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

A Hands-On Review of the Certina DS PH200M Dive Watch

With the DS PH200M, Certina raises one of its early divers’ watches up to the surface. Not only is the design authentic, the construction is, too. We give it an in-depth look in this review from our May-June 2019 issue.

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Dec 4, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

The Evolution of the Men’s Wristwatch: A Decade-by-Decade Guide

World War I coincided with the breakthrough of the wristwatch. New and trailblazing designs followed in each subsequent decade. From the WatchTime archives, here are our highlights, from the beginning of the 20th Century to the present day.

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Dec 4, 2020 by Ruediger Bucher

Blancpain Villeret Extraplate Boutique Edition Offers the Collection’s First Green Dial

Throughout much of the past few years, Blancpain has been adding to its palette of dial colors, notably with the gradient sunburst-green that debuted on the Bathyscaphe Mokarran Limited Edition and re-emerged on the non-limited, chronograph version of the Bathyscaphe. For the latest Boutique Edition of its Villeret Extraplate model, the manufacture brings a green-hued...

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Dec 3, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Double Time: Eight GMT Watches For Travelers at Work and Play

A second time zone can be shown in many ways, offering a wide range of options for watch designers. As the summer travel season winds down, we showcase some notable timepieces with second-time-zone (GMT) displays in this article from our 2019 Special Design Issue.

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Dec 3, 2020 by Jens Koch

WATCH TEST

Retro Racer: Testing the TAG Heuer Monza Calibre 17

In 1976, TAG Heuer introduced its Monza model, named for the world-famous Italian Formula 1 racetrack. Forty years later, the Monza Calibre 17 recalls the glory days of racing while offering a great deal more than retro design. Read on for an in-depth review from the WatchTime archives, with original photos by OK-Photography.

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Dec 3, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Heritage Limited Edition Celebrates the Founder’s 70th Birthday

Master watchmaker Michel Parmigiani, founder of Parmigiani Fleurier, turns 70 years old today, and the eponymous maison he founded in 1996 is commemorating this milestone birthday with the Toric Heritage, a limited-edition timepiece that takes its design cues, appropriately, from the first wristwatch that he ever designed. Born in 1950 in Neuchâtel, Michel Parmigiani grew...

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Dec 2, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Baltic Goes Global with the Aquascaphe GMT

For a small company of fewer than 10 people, France-based Baltic is often a brand that attracts outsized attention. Led by its young founder, Etienne Malic, Baltic has from its initial launch in 2017 focused on creating vintage-influenced modern watches, and few of these have garnered as much praise as the mid-century diver-inspired Aquascaphe and...

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Dec 2, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

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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Dec 2, 2020 by Ruediger Bucher

WATCH REVIEW

Line of Succession: Reviewing the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Chronograph

Tudor’s Heritage Black Bay Chronograph profits from a collaboration with Breitling while drawing deeply from Tudor’s own history. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, with original photos by OK-Photography, we give the watch an in-depth review.

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Dec 2, 2020 by Martina Richter

Bronze Age: Reviewing the Oris Big Crown Bronze Pointer Date

Following the current trend, Oris has encased its design icon, the Big Crown Pointer Date, in warm bronze — not only the case, but the bezel, the namesake big crown and even the dial. In this feature from our October 2020 issue, we tested the watch in real-life situations. Bronze, a metallic compound based on...

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Dec 1, 2020 by Martina Richter

FEATURE

The Dial as Canvas: Six Watches From Artistic Collaborations

With these six timepieces created in collaboration with, or in tribute to, contemporary and historical artists, watch manufacturers get highly personal in the time-honored tradition of using applying miniaturized artistic masterworks to their dial.

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Dec 1, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Flight Fight: A History of IWC and Breitling Pilots’ Watches

When longtime IWC head honcho Georges Kern left became CEO of Breitling, some saw it as the latest salvo in the two Swiss brands' historical duel for horological supremacy in the air. Here we explore how both brands have made their marks on the history and evolution of pilots' watches.

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Dec 1, 2020 by Jens Koch

Celestial Style: Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon Obsidian

There are watches with moon-phases and then there is the Arnold & Son Perpetual Moon, the only timepiece in which the lunar complication truly dominates the dial, relegating even the central hours and minutes to secondary status. The Swiss luxury watchmaker with British roots, named for 18th-Century English chronometer pioneer John Arnold, introduced the model...

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Nov 30, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Microbrand Monday: Caffeine-Charged Brew Watch Co. Goes Mechanical with New Retromatic

Brew Watch Co., a U.S.-based watch brand best known for its industrial, espresso machine-inspired designs, recently unveiled the latest addition to its caffeine-charged collection, the new time-and-date Retromatic. The watch, whose design recalls that of Brew’s Retrograph chronograph first released in 2018, is the first fully-mechanical timepiece by the young brand, and comes as its...

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Nov 30, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Strength in Numbers: Five Watches with Big Date Displays

Some watch connoisseurs find date displays of any kind on a watch dial distracting, unnecessary, and disruptive to a harmonious design. Others not only appreciate them, but also want them to be as legible and prominent as possible. For the latter group, we’ve assembled this list.

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Nov 30, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Tools for the Depths: The Dive Watches of Rolex

Dive watches from Rolex are highly sought after. And it’s no wonder with such an exciting history, a number of noteworthy collaborations, unique designs and robust, accurate in-house movements. We explore the various models in this feature from the WatchTime archives. Rolex currently produces four different dive watch models: the Submariner and Submariner Date, the...

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Nov 30, 2020 by Jens Koch