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Aquanauts Assemble: Patek Philippe’s New White-Gold Chronographs

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Big & Bold Is Back: Breitling Super Chronomat

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A New Level of Mastery: Tudor Black Bay Ceramic

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Supermoon for the Wrist: MeisterSinger Stratoscope

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Runway Meets Racetrack: IWC Pilot’s Chronograph “Edition AMG”

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Hublot and Watches of Switzerland Group Team Up for Classic Fusion Aerofusion Special Edition

Hublot first teamed with UK-based watch retailer The Watches of Switzerland Group on an exclusive, special edition of its Classic Fusion timepiece in 2018. This week, the second collaboration between those partners made its debut, this one designed in Hublot's skeletonized "Aerofusion" style.

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Jul 3, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Panerai Continues its Luminor Marina 70th Anniversary Releases with the PAM01313

The year 2020 marks 70 years since the original release of the Luminor collection by Panerai and, continuing the stream of fresh watches commemorating that anniversary this year, the brand has unveiled the Luminor Marina Ref. PAM01313. The new model comes on the heels of the unveiling of three ultra-luminous Luminor Marina models, along with...

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Jul 2, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

The WatchTime Q&A: Elizabeth Smith, Aspen Boutique Director, Oliver Smith Jeweler

Located on the second floor of the historic Tom Thumb building with sweeping views of Aspen Mountain, Oliver Smith Jeweler is opening its new boutique specializing in vintage timepieces from the world's most sought-after watch brands, estate jewelry, and the company's in-house-designed jewelry. We took the opportunity to talk to Oliver's eldest daughter Elizabeth Smith, Boutique Director of the Panerai Aspen Boutique and the new pre-owned boutique...

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Jul 2, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Chronoswiss Grand Regulator Night & Day in Rose Gold

Chronoswiss has built much of its reputation on its ability to conceive and execute numerous clever variations on the classical regulator dial — this year’s ReSec models being possibly the most prominent recent additions to the collection — and one of the most eye-catching spins on this classical arrangement can be found in the Flying...

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Jul 2, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Tudor Dips Its Toe Into 2020’s Choppy Waters with Black Bay Fifty-Eight Navy Blue Dive Watch

Tudor, along with its corporate "big brother," Rolex, had been holding back indefinitely on releasing new products to the market in pandemic-challenged 2020. But this week, Tudor finally took the plunge, so to speak, launching a new version of its vintage-influenced divers' watch, the Black Bay Fifty-Eight, in Navy blue livery.

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Jul 1, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Sports Cars for the Wrist: Porsche Design Launches Custom-Built Timepieces Program

Professor F.A. Porsche, originator of the iconic Porsche 911, founded the Porsche Design Studio in 1972, intending to apply the principles of luxury automobile design to other accessories such as watches. With the launch of Porsche Design's new Custom-Built Timepiece program, the worlds of car and watch design have connected so seamlessly.

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Jul 1, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE:

Second Life: Nine Watches Featuring “Upcycled” Materials

More so than any other consumer product, watches are intertwined with history. Whether it’s your grandfather’s Elgin pocket watch or Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona that broke the record for most expensive wristwatch ever sold, it’s these relationships between time and personality that allow watches to retain a sort of indefinable sense of humanity on the...

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Jul 1, 2020 by WatchTime

Numbers Up: Audemars Piguet Launches Three Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronographs with Arabic Numerals

Audemars Piguet has added a full palette of colors to its most sporty and robust model, the Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph, over the last few years. This year, the manufacture introduces a trio of new colorful references, in black ceramic cases, whose "Mega Tapisserie" dials feature a subtle variation from previous versions: new Arabic hour numerals in place of the traditional baton indexes.

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Jun 30, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

A Punch of Light: Bell & Ross Unveils BR 03-92 Full Lum Limited Edition

Ever since the introduction of the BR 03-92 Diver in 2017, its first dive watch in the iconic square case shape, French watchmaker Bell & Ross has gone on to expand this popular model into an entire collection. This month, the brand announced the debut of the BR 03-92 Full Lum Limited Edition, the seventh reference added to this "Instrument" collection, here with a dial coated entirely in Super-LumiNova.

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Jun 30, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

WATCH REVIEW:

The Blue Hour: A Hands-On Review of the IWC Portugieser Chronograph Edition “150 Years”

At the beginning of last year, IWC introduced a 150-year anniversary edition of its Portugieser Chronograph as a limited-edition model alongside the original Portugieser Chronograph, which debuted in 1998. The most significant difference between the two is the movement: the unlimited version has a modified ETA Valjoux 7750, while the anniversary model is animated by...

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Jun 30, 2020 by Jens Koch

Back to the Reef with the Oris Carysfort Reef Limited Edition

Swiss watchmaker Oris in recent years has become almost as well known for its charitable partnerships as for for its dive watches, and today the brand returns to both themes with the new Carysfort Reef Limited Edition, a new, special variation on the Aquis GMT Date model. The limited-edition watch is being produced in partnership...

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Jun 29, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Introducing the Longines Heritage Classic Tuxedos — Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy

As any longtime reader of the “Vintage Eye” series knows, Longines is a major leader when it comes to vintage-inspired and vintage-reissue watches. With its neo-vintage Heritage collection, which includes attention-grabbing models like the Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946, Heritage Military Watch, and Heritage 1945, among many others, the Swiss brand has been at the forefront...

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Jun 28, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

The WatchTime Q&A: Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Catherine Rénier

Jaeger-LeCoultre, like most every luxury watch brand, has faced unprecedented challenges in 2020, but the Le Sentier-based manufacture has managed to capture accolades for the new models released under its “Sound Makers” theme, launched on the Watches & Wonders digital platform in April. As she enters her third year at the helm, Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Catherine...

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Jun 26, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Sixties, Meet Seventies: The TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Montreal Limited Edition (With Live Photos)

Following up the launch of its Carrera 160 Years Silver Dial Limited Edition earlier this year, TAG Heuer has introduced a second collector’s edition to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the brand. The TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Montreal Limited Edition combines elements of the Carrera with those of another cult classic timepiece from the 1970s. The...

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Jun 25, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

A Timely Update: A. Lange & Söhne’s Lange 1 Time Zone Gets a New Manufacture Movement

Fifteen years ago, Germany’s A. Lange & Söhne released its first Lange 1 Time Zone, one of many variations on the classic Lange 1, which led the Saxon manufacture’s inaugural collection in 1994. The watch, containing the in-house Caliber L901, was Lange’s first with a dual time-zone indication. For the model’s newest incarnation this year,...

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Jun 25, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

A Song of Ice and Fire: Ulysse Nardin Freak X Magma and Ice Editions (New Live Photos)

Ulysse Nardin presented its Freak X model, a more traditional (relatively) and accessible (ditto) evolution of the avant-garde, original 2001 Freak in 2019. This year, the brand — renowned these days for both its historical connection to marine chronometry and its bravura technical innovations — unveils two new versions of the Freak X: a polar-white...

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Jun 25, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Montblanc Unveils Two New Models in Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum World-Timer Collection

Montblanc introduced its first Orbis Terrarum models in 2014 as members of its Heritage Spirit collection, originally called “Meisterstück Heritage” after Montblanc’s signature line of luxury pens. This year, having further streamlined and revamped its collections, Montblanc now brings these attractively designed world-time watches to its “Formal Elegance” family, the Star Legacy collection. The Star...

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Jun 24, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

GPHG 2020: Open for Entries

In the last few weeks, the newly founded GPHG Academy has kicked off the 20th edition of the industry’s leading award show with several hundred pre-selected models for the competition. Now the time has come for the brands to do the same: As of today, watch brands can officially enter the 2020 edition of the...

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Jun 24, 2020 by WatchTime

Citizen Releases Four New Super Titanium Watches to Celebrate Its Partnership with ispace

In honor of its fifty years in titanium history, and to celebrate its new future in space, Citizen has announced the launch of, not just one, but four new timepieces.

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Jun 23, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

Microbrand Monday: Back in Bronze with the Baltic Aquascaphe

It’s no secret in the watch community what a great value Baltic watches represents in the market — microbrand or otherwise. Founded in 2017 after two years of preparation, the brand kicked off with a successful Kickstarter campaign launching its first two watches: the time-only HMS 001 and chronograph-equipped BICOMPAX 001 (both below). Not too...

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Jun 22, 2020 by Caleb Anderson