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Sailor Chic: IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Moon & Tides

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Labor of Lava: Panerai Luminor Marina Fibratech

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All in on Ultra Thin: Piaget Altilpano Ultimate Concept Hits the Market

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Vacheron Constantin Adds Sepia Brown FiftySix Models

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Roaring off the Runway: New Breitling Chronomats

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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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May 13, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

Highlights from WatchTime’s May-June Issue, On Sale Now

The May-June issue of WatchTime is available at retailers and in our online shop) today. Among the highlights of the issue are our cover feature on the revitalized Zenith Defy collection; a plethora of tests and reviews, of the IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph, Breitling Avenger Chronograph, Longines Heritage Military 1938, and others; a showcase of...

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May 12, 2020 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Touching the Past: Six Modern “Retro” Watches and the Historical Pieces That Inspired Them

When retro-inspired watches are modeled after specific predecessors, fans of mechanical timekeeping can “grasp” design history. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, we take a look at six watches that awaken a longing for the past.

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May 12, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

WATCH REVIEW

High Flying Eye: Reviewing the Longines Avigation BigEye

Inspired by a chronograph from the 1930s, the Longines Avigation BigEye unites aviation history and modern watchmaking and boasts a column-wheel movement manufactured exclusively for Longines. We review the watch in this feature from the WatchTime archives.

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May 12, 2020 by Martina Richter

Doxa Introduces Forged Carbon Case in New SUB 300 Aqua Lung US Divers

Iconic Swiss dive-watch brand Doxa has once again revisited its famous SUB 300 design with a new limited-edition model housed for the first time in a forged carbon case. Here’s what you should know about the SUB 300 Aqua Lung US Divers. The SUB 300 — which was first released in 1967 and quickly made...

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May 11, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

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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May 11, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

Great Briton: The Watchmaking Wizardry of Roger W. Smith

Once an apprentice to the revered George Daniels, Roger W. Smith is considered the greatest British watchmaker today. In this profile from our sister magazine, WatchTime Middle East, editor Nitin Nair finds out what makes him tick.

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May 11, 2020 by WatchTime

The WatchTime Q&A: Piaget CEO Chabi Nouri

Chabi Nouri has been at the helm of the Swiss watchmaker/jeweler Piaget for two years. In this exclusive interview with WatchTime Senior Editor Mark Bernardo, she discusses the long road to producing and commercializing the current World’s Thinnest Mechanical Watch, standing out in the crowded men’s luxury sports-watch field, and the intersection between watch and...

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May 10, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Nine Cities, One Watch: Bulgari Launches Bulgari Bulgari Cities Special Edition 2020

Recently, Italian jeweler and watchmaking maison Bulgari unveiled the latest update to its collections with the new Bulgari Bulgari Cities Special Edition 2020. The new collection includes nine watches, each with the same matte-black-and-rose-gold base “Bulgari Bulgari” design, but distinguished from the others by the engraved name of one of nine world cities that have...

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May 9, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Corum Admiral Bronze Editions Pay Tribute to Historic Sailing Ships

Corum’s modern Admiral collection evolved from the iconic Admiral’s Cup yachting watch of the 1960s and its various models continue to channel the distinctly nautical character that made it a cult hit. This year, Corum takes the maritime theme to a new level, introducing two new models of its Admiral Automatic 42 in cases made...

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May 8, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

The History of Seiko Through 12 Milestone Seiko Watches

Discover the history of Seiko watchmaking, stretching all the way back to the late 19th century, which includes several watch-world firsts, from the Seiko Marvel (1956) to the watch-world game changer: the Seiko Astron GPS Solar.

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May 8, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TEST

Chasing Nostalgia: A Test of the Omega Speedmaster Racing

The Omega Speedmaster Racing Chronometer is in gear for a new generation of fans. We tested the current Speedmaster with a retro-inspired dial and the latest in watchmaking technology under the hood.

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May 8, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

Shades of the Past: Zenith Chronomaster Revival “Shadow” Revives a Rare El Primero Prototype

Zenith’s history-making El Primero chronograph caliber famously marked its 50th anniversary in 2019, debuting a number of historically inspired timepieces, including a revival of the very first El Primero watch from 1969. This year, the manufacture follows up that mega-popular vintage re-edition with the Chronomaster Revival “Shadow” — the modern reissue of a rare, legendary...

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May 7, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Chronoswiss Sirius Flying Grand Regulator

The regulator dial is one of those niche styles in the wristwatch world. It never really had a “moment” but it’s been around for quite a while, and many watch brands have at least one in their portfolios in the interests of broadening their appeal. However, none have embraced the regulator style more than Chronoswiss, the maker of the watch reviewed here, the Sirius Flying Grand Regulator.

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May 7, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Time Flies: 9 Historic IWC Pilot’s Watches

IWC launched a slew of new models from its popular Pilot's collection, which continues the brand's long and storied heritage as a supplier of timepieces for aviators, at this year's SIHH. Here, courtesy of IWC's archives, we present a lineup of vintage and modern IWC pilots' watches that represent milestones for the brand — and for watchmaking history.

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May 7, 2020 by WatchTime

A Tank for the Memories: Cartier Privé Collection Adds Vintage-Inspired Tank Asymétrique

French watch and jewelry king Cartier always makes a splash with its annual releases, and this year the brand has already surprised many with the return of its 1980s classic, the Pasha, and its updated, revitalized Santos collection. Yet for all the attention these new models have received, much discussion of the maison’s most notable...

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May 6, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

IWC Portugieser Collection Reaches New Pinnacles with Two Tourbillon-Equipped Complications

The new releases from Schaffhausen-based IWC are highly anticipated each year, and 2020 is no different. Most years, the Swiss brand trains its focus on revitalizing specific collections, and this year the popular Portugieser family is the one in the spotlight. We’ve previously reviewed the new pieces in the Portugieser Yacht Club sub-family; today we...

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May 5, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Ulysse Nardin Freak Vision

Ulysse Nardin unveiled the first automatic version of the game-changing Freak in 2018. However, the revolutionary Grinder winding system is just one noteworthy feature of the Freak Vision, which deftly blends the brand’s nautical history with its forward-thinking technical inventiveness. I give it an in-depth look in this review from WatchTime's March-April 2019 issue.

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May 5, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

BANG FOR THE BUCK

Ticking Admission Tickets: 10 Entry-Level Mechanical Watches

Every watch collection has to start somewhere, and often that initial watch purchase is on a somewhat restricted budget. Here's an introduction to entry-level mechanical watches from 10 brands. To narrow the field down, we only considered men’s watches with a case diameter of 37 mm or greater.

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May 5, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

May The Fourth Be With You: Citizen Marks “Star Wars Day” With Two Special Editions

The original Star Wars (retroactively subtitled “Episode IV: A New Hope”) hit theaters in May 1977, and hardcore fans of the epic, cinematic sci-fi franchise it launched have since established today’s date, May 4, as a secular holiday, using “May the Fourth Be With You” — a play on the classic Star Wars salute “May...

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May 4, 2020 by Mark Bernardo