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New Watch Reveals, Celebrity Sightings, and In-Person Reunions: WatchTime New York Wraps Up its 2021 Edition in Grand Fashion

WatchTime New York 2021 wrapped up this Sunday following three days of new wristwatch presentations, talks, and warm reunions as the global watch community gathered for the first live, in-person WatchTime New York event since 2019. The triumphant comeback also marked a notable expansion for the major event, widely regarded as America’s most important public...

2020, The Watch Year in Review: 10 Tantalizing Tourbillon Watches

It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch launches despite the huge obstacles posed by the pandemic and its effects on the world economy. As we look ahead hopefully to 2021, it’s time for our...

UPDATED APRIL 3, 2020

COVID-19 and the Wristwatch Industry: A Timeline

We're following the ongoing news of how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is affecting the watch industry — from cancellations and postponements of major events, to production shutdowns, to emergency corporate initiatives — in an ongoing effort to keep you, our readers, up to date on the latest developments. Here's a chronological look at the crisis, and its impact on the watch trade, as of March 26, 2020.

NEWS

“Geneva Watch Days” Event to Launch in April in Place of Cancelled Shows

Yesterday, eight prominent Swiss brands announced their intention to launch a new, smaller show in the absence of Watches & Wonders (formerly SIHH) and Baselworld, called Geneva Watch Days. This news comes less than a week after organizers from the two shows cancelled their 2020 events due to growing concerns over the spread of the...

2019: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

10 Notable Dive Watches That Surfaced in 2019

As we approach the end of 2019 and prepare for 2020 — surely destined to be another interesting year in the world of watches — we take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year, in various popular categories. Today, we look at some of the past year’s...

ONLY WATCH 2019:

Patek Philippe Sets New World Record

The Only Watch 2019 auction was held on Saturday, November 9 by Christies’ in Geneva, Switzerland. The 50 one-of-a-kind watches made for the biennial auction were auctioned off to support the research into the cure of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. Luc Pettavino, founder and organiser of Only...

WTNY 2019

Top 5 Dive Watches Seen at WatchTime New York 2019

Of the many amazing watches we saw this year at WatchTime New York, it seemed many brands were keen to debut their newest and most impressive dive watches. This year, we saw some amazing new dive watches from Glashütte Original, Blancpain, Maurice Lacroix, Omega, and De Bethune, among many others. Glashütte Original Spezialist SeaQ Panorama...

WTNY 2019 DAY ONE

37 Highlight Timepieces From the 37 Sponsoring Watch Brands at WatchTime New York

WatchTime New York 2019, the fifth edition of America's luxury watch show, kicks off tonight, with a record number of sponsoring watch brands and a host of panels, activities, and opportunities to meet and mingle with fellow timepiece enthusiasts and watch industry VIPs. Scroll down to check out each brand's showcase watch; click on the links to read about them in more detail.

EVENTS:

Announcing the 36 Presenting Watch Brands at WatchTime New York 2019

Happy Fourth of July! We hope everyone out there is having a fun and safe start to the holiday weekend. To commemorate Independence Day, we’re happy to announce a majority of the watch brands that will be presenting at this year’s WatchTime New York show. Over the past five years, the two-day WatchTime New York...

5 Divers’ Watches That Stole the Show at WatchTime L.A.

Last week’s WatchTime L.A. event was populated by many dozens of luxurious timepieces, — tourbillons, perpetual calendars, astronomical world timers, and any number of other high-end and often idiosyncratic complications. But those looking for a little “tool watch” appeal in their timepiece also found quite a few to strike their fancy, including several highly individualistic...

Awards Night: 3 Timepieces at WatchTime L.A. that Won Watchmaking’s Oscars

Hollywood is all about awards — Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, etc. — so it was only fitting that the first WatchTime Los Angeles event included among its plethora of luxury watches on display a number of timepieces that were awarded watchmaking’s highest honor, a prize from the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (aka the Geneva...

Didn’t Make it to WatchTime L.A.? Here’s What You Missed

The inaugural WatchTime Los Angeles fair — a two-day horological extravaganza at Downtown Los Angeles’ trendy Hudson Loft — wrapped on Saturday. If you weren’t among the more than 400 West Coast watch connoisseurs who joined us and our partners for the event, here’s a list of 27 highlight timepieces that our 27 sponsoring watch...

COUNTDOWN TO WTLA:

What You Need to Know About WatchTime Los Angeles

WatchTime Los Angeles is this weekend and we hope you’re just as excited as we are! Since this is the first time we’ve hosted the event on the West Coast after five extremely successful years in New York, we figured our attending guests will have some questions. We’ve gathered a list of our most frequently...

COUNTDOWN TO WTLA

Seven Intriguing Chronographs You’ll Discover at WatchTime L.A.

WatchTime Los Angeles kicks off this Friday, May 3, with 27 sponsoring watch brands and a host of watch-industry VIPs. Among the brands' new products on display will be, of course, some new chronograph models making their U.S. debut after being introduced at Baselworld or SIHH. Here are seven that are worthy of a closer look.

Baselworld 2019:

WatchTime’s Official Editors’ Round Table for Baselworld

Baselworld 2019 will most likely go down as the show’s deciding year: On one hand, Baselworld had to deal with yet another significantly lower number of exhibitors (and visitors); on the other hand, the show’s new management also had to make sure the outlook for 2020 would be convincing enough to bring back large portions...

EVENTS:

WatchTime Los Angeles 2019: Introducing the Brands, Part 1

As we previously announced, WatchTime is bringing the WatchTime New York event concept to the West Coast on May 3 – 4, 2019. We’ll be taking over the Hudson Loft space in Downtown Los Angeles — just minutes from Staples Center — for two days to bring you the best in luxury timepieces. For those who...

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Visit Cellini Jewelers This Week to See the Hottest New Releases of 2019 from 20+ Brands

Starting tomorrow, our friends over at Cellini Jewelers will be hosting a five-day long event series dedicated to luxury watchmaking at their boutique on Park Avenue in Manhattan. Some of the top independent firms such as MB&F, Urwerk, Greubel Forsey, De Bethune, Bovet, Kari Voutilainen, and Romain Gauthier will be represented alongside industry power players like...