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IWC: Portugieser Perpetual Calendar

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Omega: Speedmaster Dark Side of Moon Apollo 8

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Tudor: The New Pelagos FXD

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Breguet: The New Type XX Chronographe

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Pacific Ocean Edition from Blancpain and Swatch

Blancpain X Swatch: Everything About the Collab

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IWC Schaffhausen: Ingenieur Automatic 40

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Blancpain: Fifty Fathoms “70th Anniversary Act 3” in Bronze Gold

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Citizen: A Deep Dive Into the Challenge Divers

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Grieb & Benzinger Presents Unique “Blue Whirlwind” Tourbillon Minute Repeater

The German watch firm Grieb & Benzinger, known for its one-of-a-kind skeletonized watches with intricate guilloché embellishments, has released its latest, called Blue Whirlwind, a skeletonized tourbillon minute repeater based on a rare Patek Philippe caliber.

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Sep 26, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Buy Watches Securely, Directly from Collectors with Grailzee

Grailzee, a premier online auction house and marketplace specializing in luxury watches, is establishing itself as the international benchmark for trust and authenticity in the industry. Offering a curated selection of over 50 prestigious watch brands, including Audemars Piguet, Rolex, Richard Mille, and Patek Philippe, Grailzee has overseen more than 10,000 successful watch transactions in...

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May 7, 2024 by WatchTime

Raymond Weil Supports VH1 Save The Music Foundation

Last week, watch brand Raymond Weil continued their relationship with VH1’s Save the Music Foundation (a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education programs in America’s public schools) by sponsoring their Songwriters Music Series, featuring a performance by singer LeAnn Rimes.

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Sep 26, 2012 by WatchTime

WatchTime Contest: Win a Baume & Mercier Watch

WatchTime and Baume & Mercier want to see your best vacation photo. Head over to our Facebook page to enter our photo contest for a chance to win a Baume & Mercier watch.* To enter, simply like us on Facebook and click on the “Photocontest” tab to upload your vacation photo. Our Facebook fans will vote on...

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Sep 25, 2012 by WatchTime

Bell & Ross CEO Receives French Legion of Honor

Bell & Ross recently held their annual event at the Hôtel National des Invalides, at which CEO Carlos A. Rosillo received the commendation of Knight of the French Legion of Honor from General Baptiste, Director of the Musée de l’Armée. Among the almost 500 guests in attendance were media figures, military representatives, and watchmaking industry leaders.

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Sep 24, 2012 by WatchTime

Ralph Lauren Adds Blue-Stripe Limited Edition to Ceramic Sporting Collection

Ralph Lauren has added a new color option for the racing stripe on the bracelet of its collection of black matte ceramic chronograph watches. The ceramic-case chronographs are part of Ralph Lauren’s Sporting Collection.

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Sep 24, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Edifice Unveils Black x Rose Gold Series

Casio’s Edifice Black Label Collection has just added a new line of watches, the Black x Rose Gold Series, introducing a new rose gold look to the typically black watches. The three watches in this series have several features including 100m water resistance, world time, and chronograph. They will all be available in October 2012.

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Sep 21, 2012 by WatchTime

Panerai’s New Luminor Has Antimagnetic Case

Panerai‘s newest Luminor Submersible model debuts a new technological innovation for the brand: a special case construction that ensures a high level of resistance to the magnetic fields, omnipresent in everyday life, that can disrupt or even stop a watch’s movement.

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Sep 21, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Hermès Dressage

La Montre Hermès has updated its Dressage watch for men, expanding the diameter of its traditional tonneau case by 1.5 mm to 40.5 mm. The big news for Hermès is what’s inside: the firm’s first proprietary movement. The movement, Caliber H1837, is made for Hermès by Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, in which Hermès has a 25-percent...

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Sep 20, 2012 by Joe Thompson

Ulysse Nardin Launches Limited Edition Timepiece for Monaco Yacht Show

Ulysse Nardin, a brand steeped in nautical history, is participating for the fourth year as an official sponsor of the prestigious Monaco Yacht Show. To commemorate the occasion, the brand has introduced a new, limited-edition timepiece to its Marine Diver collection.

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Sep 19, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Tool of Hard Knocks: Tutima’s Grand Classic Black

From our watch test archives, writer Alexander Krupp and photographer Nik Schölzel take a close look at Tutima’s Grand Classic Black sport watch, which boasts an extra-hardened, scratch-resistant case and costs less than $2,000.

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Sep 18, 2012 by Alexander Krupp

WatchTime Adds New Social Media Accounts

WatchTime recently increased its already broad social media presence. Now, readers can reach WatchTime’s news, reviews, features and photo posts conveniently on the world’s most popular social networks. With more than 38,000 fans on Facebook WatchTime has more followers than all other U.S. watch magazines and watch blogs combined. On Pinterest, WatchTime currently features over...

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Sep 17, 2012 by Roger Ruegger

Breitling and Hamilton Jewelers Partner to Create the Chronomat 44 Hamilton 100th Edition

To celebrate its 100th anniversary as a family-owned and operated business, Hamilton Jewelers has teamed with Breitling (also a family-owned business) to create a limited edition timepiece, the Chronomat 44 Hamilton 100th Edition.

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Sep 14, 2012 by WatchTime

Capeland 10088 is Baume & Mercier’s First Limited Edition for U.S.

Baume & Mercier traces its founding all the way back to 1830 in Geneva, but it has never created a limited-edition watch for the U.S. market until now. The Capeland 10088, limited to 250 pieces and sold exclusively at select Tourneau stores nationwide, will be the first, making its debut this fall.

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Sep 14, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Frédérique Constant Slimline Tourbillon Manufacture

A Swiss-made tourbillon wristwatch with an automatic movement is rare enough — but finding one that costs less than $40,000 is virtually impossible. We say “virtually,” because Frédérique Constant, a brand long known for its impressive cost-benefit ratio, has added such a watch to its repertoire with the introduction of the Slimline Tourbillon Manufacture, a...

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Sep 13, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

A. Lange & Söhne Expands Watchmaking in Glashütte

With global demand for its watches growing, A. Lange & Söhne, based in Glashütte in the German state of Saxony, has been expanding its production facilities over the past few years. The latest step took place on September 5, with a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction on the company’s new annex.

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Sep 12, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime’s September-October Issue is On Sale Now!

WatchTime’s September-October issue is on newsstands now, with tests of Rolex’s new Explorer II and Breitling Transocean, an in-depth technical report on the Cartier ID Two concept watch, brand profiles of Ball Watch and Hanhart, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue…

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Sep 11, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Cartier’s Crystal Ball: Inside the ID Two Concept Watch

Cartier is rare among watch manufacturers because it releases concept watches that reveal its future plans for all to see. The latest concept, called ID Two, looks like something teleported to us from the year 2020. Click here to read WatchTime technical editor Mike Disher’s report on the ID Two, along with a video animation...

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Sep 10, 2012 by WatchTime

Obama and Romney Both Wearing TAG Heuer?

While President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney may be on opposite ends of the political spectrum in the coming election, they at least seem to be on the same page for one of the most important issues: taste in watches. According to watch spotters at TAG Heuer, both have been seen wearing that brand.

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Sep 7, 2012 by WatchTime

Selections Announced for 2012 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix

The Foundation of the Watchmaking Grand Prix has announced that the prize-giving ceremony for the 12th Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) will take place on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. The GPHG has also announced the list of 70 nominated watches in seven categories.

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Sep 7, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Bonus Audio: Excerpts from Our Interview with Festina Group’s Jean-Claude Schwarz

In the September-October 2012 issue of WatchTime, on sale September 11, executive editor Norma Buchanan profiles the Festina Group, one of the few companies that make movements, including hairsprings, from scratch, and hopes to cash in on cutbacks by the Swatch Group. Click below the photos to listen to audio outtakes from her exclusive interview...

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Sep 6, 2012 by Mark Bernardo