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Watches & Wonders 2022 >>>

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Oris: Teaming up With Chronos for a Special Edition >>>

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Omega and Swatch Join Forces for a New Collection >>>

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Certina: the DS-2 is Back >>>

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Bulgari: Creating the Octo Collection >>>

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Bell & Ross: Time for Instruments >>>

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Bovet: Driving the Battista Tourbillon >>>

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Omega: Reaching New Depths in 2022 >>>

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Architectural Inspiration: Mido Introduces the Multifort Skeleton Vertigo

The architecture of the famous Harbour Bridge in Sydney serves as a source of inspiration for Mido’s Multifort collection. Both icons were created at the same time, in the 1930s. In this spirit, the new Multifort Skeleton highlights the beauty of the individual elements by putting them into the spotlight. Its finely skeletonized plate that...

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Apr 26, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Creative Design Meets Dive Watch Specs in the NOVE Atlantean Automatic

Since its founding in 2015, NOVE has established itself as creatively driven, boutique. Specializing in creating beautiful, handcrafted Swiss made timepieces as art, the brand has consistently produced watches for those who value time and share an authentic passion for contemporary and innovative designs. In the Atlantean Automatic, you find one of the brand’s latest...

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May 24, 2022 by WatchTime

Cosmopolitain Spirit: Carl F. Bucherer releases Heritage BiCompax Annual Hometown Edition

When introduced in 2018, Carl F. Bucherer’s Heritage BiCompax Annual watch, which takes its design inspiration from one of the brand’s archival pieces dating back to the 1950s, instantly appealed to fans of retro-style watches. Combining vintage flair with contemporary features, it was an authentic expression of the brand’s heritage. With its symmetrically arranged chronograph...

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Apr 26, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Norqain Expands the Freedom 60 Chronograph Series with a Smaller Case Size and New Strap Options

Norqain launches two new variants of its popular, vintage-inspired Freedom 60 Chronograph this month, now with a goldilocks diameter of 40mm and the choice of a royal blue or anthracite dial. The colors beautifully contrast with the white flange and the three counters at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock of the two-layer watch face, which...

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Apr 25, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Boasting Cutting Edge Technology, G-SHOCK Introduces Its Latest MT-G

G-SHOCK’s premium MT-G collection of timepieces has long been found at the crossroads of bold style and cutting edge technology, and with the new MTGB3000BD1A that trend only continues. Found as part of the larger MTGB3000 series, the watch is constructed of stainless steel, fine resin, and carbon, and features a renewed Dual Core Guard Structure...

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May 18, 2022 by WatchTime

Green Rambles: The Joy Of Manual Labor

One of the most magical moments in the life of a watch collector is winding your very first manual watch. There is something magical about gently turning the crown, bringing the device to life as it starts ticking. This excitement also comes with a dash of fear so as not to damage the watch. Most...

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Apr 25, 2022 by Martin Green

And Action:

Time for the Movies: 10 Times a Watch Stole the Spotlight from the Actors

(Warning: Spoilers ahead.) Watches in movies have fascinated watch fans since collecting timepieces became (at least) as interesting as getting an autograph from your favorite actor. From Steve McQueen’s Monaco in Le Mans (1971), Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) Seiko Giugario in Aliens (1986), Christian Bale’s Datejust in American Psycho (2000), Marlon Brando’s Rolex GMT and Martin...

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Apr 24, 2022 by Roger Ruegger

Orange is the New Black: Bell & Ross Unveils New Version of BR V2-92

This year, we have already seen a plethora of colorful watch faces. Now Bell & Ross unveils yet another cheerful watch with its very own in the BR V2-92 Orange. This neo-vintage stainless steel watch truly lives up to its name, complete with a bright orange dial, diameter of 41 mm, bidirectional rotating bezel, and...

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Apr 24, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Power at a Premium: 6 Watches Under $3,500 with Great Power Reserves

Of the various ongoing trends in the watch world, ever-improving power reserves in mechanical timepieces are among the most practical. With collectors often owning a variety of pieces they like to change in and out on a daily basis, owning a mechanical timepiece that’s still running after it’s been put down for a few days...

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Apr 23, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

MeisterSinger Perigraph in Two New Cool Colorways

Every year, German watchmaker MeisterSinger expands its Perigraph collection with a colorful new iteration. Following a bold yellow edition in 2021, this year the Perigraph will be available as a series watch in two new colors: one in black with bordeaux accents, and the other in black with petrol accents taking center stage. As the...

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Apr 23, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: eBay – How Jomashop was Able to Build Trust With eBay’s Authenticity Guarantee

Luxury watches on eBay continue to grow at double digit rates. If you’ve considered buying your next watch online, the marketplace made it a little more enticing: Being one of the world’s largest luxury watch marketplaces, eBay has launched “Authenticity Guarantee,” a post-sale authentication service for watches sold for $2,000 or more in the U.S....

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Apr 22, 2022 by WatchTime

Rado Drops New Captain Cook Over-Pole With World-Time Indication

An iconic model from the Sixties inspired Rado’s latest, the new Captain Cook Over-Pole. It goes without saying that the Legnau-based brand updated it with its latest technological features, while preserving the vintage look. Characteristic design aspects from the original “Over-Pole Worldtimer” have been modernized, with a high-tech ceramic insert added to the bezel, laser...

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Apr 22, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Mission Timing: Hamilton Releases New Khaki Field Titanium Automatic Variants

Hamilton’s legacy of providing tough, reliable timepieces to military forces during the 20th century lives on in the Khaki Field Titanium Automatic. Previously launched in two 42mm versions, the American-rooted Swiss brand adds a new 38mm case size that is geared to enthusiasts of smaller watches while also highlighting the design of the historic originals. Three distinct...

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Apr 22, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Certina Drops New DS SuperPH500M Sea Turtle Conservancy

This month, Certina once more turns to the sea and its inhabitants with its latest. It’s clear from a first glance at the DS Super PH500M Sea Turtle Conservancy, the Swiss watchmaker’s most recent special edition, that this watch is different. For the first time, the annual STC edition appears with a vintage design combined...

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Apr 21, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Back in Black: MeisterSinger Bell Hora

As a nod to the history of timekeeping and a tribute to the brand’s 20th anniversary, MeisterSinger introduced the magnificent Bell Hora last year with a sonnerie au passage function. This rare function earned the single-hand timepiece that chimes the passage of the hour even a nomination for the GPGH in the fall of 2021 and a Red...

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Apr 21, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

In Hindsight: The Vacheron Constantin 222

The 1970s marked the introduction of stainless steel sport watches in the collections of renowned Swiss brands such as Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe. This was quite a step, as both were primarily known for their fine gold-cased dress watches and complicated pieces. While the Nautilus and Royal Oak grew to become icons, Patek Philippe...

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Apr 20, 2022 by Martin Green

Metropolitan Inspired: Hands-on with the Maen Greenwich 38 GMT

Years ago, when I first began writing for WatchTime, I penned a weekly column dubbed “Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy.” I wrote the column for several years early in my career, looking at the many vintage re-editions and inspired watches which in-part help define the industry in the latter half of the 2010s. As...

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Apr 20, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

Gentleman Sailor: Testing the IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph

IWC launched the Portugieser Yacht Club in 2010 into the sporty yet elegant world of sailing. For 2020, the nautical chronograph model has a classic look and a steel bracelet upgrade. We give it a thorough review in this feature from the WatchTime archives. The new IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph is a watch you...

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Apr 19, 2022 by Alexander Krupp

Long Lasting Beauty: Louis Erard Drops Excellence Emaille Grand Feu II

Louis Erard continues its journey into the art of grand-feu enamel timepieces with a new limited edition of a three-hand model. The Excellence Emaille Grand Feu, first introduced in 2021, returns in a contemporary classic with some red touches and a 39-mm stainless steel case. Grand-feu enamel is a time-honored craft that requires a high...

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Apr 19, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Mido Unveils the Commander Icône with Green Dial and Integrated Bracelet

Mido launches a new variant of the Commander Icône, designed in 1959 as a tribute to the Eiffel Tower and unchanged ever since, with an olive green sunray dial. This cool look is complemented by the satin-finished stainless-steel case with a diameter of 42mm and an integrated bracelet, which marks a first in this collection....

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Apr 19, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Green Rambles: Make All Watches Unisex

One of the things that have always struck me as very weird is watch brands telling us for which gender, specific models are. While this very well may help the marketing department target its efforts, why would you voluntarily limit to who you are selling your product to? Granted, not many men will be drawn...

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Apr 18, 2022 by Martin Green

Chiming the Hours: Chopard Unveils the L.U.C Strike One, a Passage au Sonnerie

The Chopard Manufacture celebrates the 25th anniversary of the L.U.C collection with a Sonnerie au Passage, which is limited to 25 pieces. The timepiece has its entrance in a rose gold case made of ethical gold with a diameter of 40mm and a svelte height of 9.86mm. The L.U.C Strike One, which chimes the hour on a patented...

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Apr 18, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler