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Adventures in Two-Tone: Rolex Explorer in Yellow Rolesor

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Nautical Sendoff: Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 in Olive Green

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Hand Wound & History Bound: Breitling Premier Heritage

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Stopwatch Style: Panerai Luminor Chrono Collection

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Zenith Goes Big With Defy Extreme

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Stop & Go: Reviewing the Sinn 910 Anniversary Split-Seconds Chronograph

A split-seconds chronograph is a rather rare complication. Sinn offers the 910 Anniversary model at a reasonable price. We tested this retrostopwatch with contemporary features. While Sinn offers various classic models, especially in its Frankfurt Financial District Watches collection, the Frankfurt-based brand is mainly known for its sporty watches and functional timepieces. Among these is...

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Mar 28, 2021 by Martina Richter

Taking Inspiration from a Russian River, Alexander Shorokhoff Launches the Neva

Bavarian-based, watchmaker Alexander Shorokhoff has, since its founding in 2003, created uncommonly designed, artistically focused timepieces. This week, that tradition continues, with its Moscow-born namesake and founder unveiling his latest creation, called Neva, whose wavy-looking dial design is inspired by Russia’s 74-km-long river of the same name. Shorokhoff began developing the Neva in 2019, when...

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Mar 27, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Carl F. Bucherer Rewinds to the ’50s Again with “Reverse Panda” Heritage Bicompax Annual

Like so many other watch brands with a long and rich history, Lucerne-based Carl F. Bucherer has in recent years sifted through its archives for notable timepieces that resonate with contemporary audiences, and found success by resurrecting those vintage models in a modern way. This is perhaps most evident in the brand’s Heritage Bicompax Annual...

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Mar 26, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Glashütte Original Returns to the Deep with New SeaQ in Reed Green

Germany’s Glashütte Original has found an avid audience with vintage-styled models like the Sixties and Seventies, which hearken back to the “Spezimatic” watches produced during the Cold War era of Saxon watchmaking. (You can read my review of one of the most recent Sixties models here.) In 2019, the company launched the “Spezialist” collection, which...

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Mar 25, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Zenith Defy 21 Felipe Pantone: High-Frequency Timing Meets Kinetic Art (Updated with Live Photos)

Zenith has launched some of its boldest colorways on special editions of its ultra-high-frequency Defy 21 chronograph (as witness last year’s Ultraviolet and Pink Editions and the recently unveiled Urban Jungle). For perhaps the most vibrant execution yet, the manufacture has teamed with Argentinean-Spanish artist Felipe Pantone to create a timepiece that it describes as...

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Mar 25, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Customizing Time: The Art of the Personalized Watch

As more and more of today’s consumers look for watches that make a truly personal statement, the art of customization is in rising demand. In this feature from the archives, WatchTime contributor and author Roberta Naas offers one of the most comprehensive looks at customizing time. It’s been a centuries-old trend in clothing: bespoke tailoring...

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Mar 25, 2021 by WatchTime

What Makes Patek Philippe Watches so Valuable? Seven Reasons for the Brand’s Success

Patek Philippe is generally regarded as the top brand among all major Swiss watch manufacturers. Why is this true? Rüdiger Bucher, Editorial Director of WatchTime's German sister magazine Chronos, lays out seven reasons for Patek Philippe's success.

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Mar 25, 2021 by Ruediger Bucher

Omega Doubles Down on Dark with the Seamaster Diver 300M Black Black

While much of the attention for Omega this week has been on the newly refreshed Seamaster 300 series, standing just behind that launch was another major dive-watch release, the Seamaster Diver 300M Black Black. As its name indicates, the new professional diver is a trendy, monochromatic take on the original black ceramic Seamaster Diver 300M...

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Mar 24, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: The G-SHOCK Women’s GMS5600PG-1 Melds Rose-Gold Elegance with Unmatched Functionality

Last year, G-SHOCK unveiled its all-new, metal-covered series for women, the GMS5600, which brings the iconic silhouette of the G-SHOCK 5000/5600 into a new, sleek shape. Leading that group was the compact GMS5600PG-1, a new rose-gold-IP timepiece featuring an elegant, lightweight case for a comfortable fit on any wrist size. The 38.4-mm GMS5600PG-1 showcases the...

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Mar 24, 2021 by WatchTime

Norqain Launches the Next Wave of Freedom 60 GMT Collection in Bronze & Steel

Today, Swiss newcomer Norqain unveils the latest update to its attention-grabbing Freedom collection — specifically, two new Freedom 60 GMT watches, one with a forest green dial in a bronze case, the other a steel-cased model with an opaline dial. Norqain’s initial launch of the Freedom 60 GMT came last year, just prior to October’s...

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Mar 24, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Inspired by Ancestry: Exploring the Blancpain Villeret Collection

Blancpain’s Villeret collection channels the haute horlogerie roots of the world’s oldest watchmaking brand and continues to innovate with an array of grand and practical complications. We explore the collection’s origins, as well as its historical and modern highlights, in this feature from our October 2020 issue. The author Thomas Wolfe is often credited with...

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Mar 24, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

PORTFOLIO

Stopwatches at the Top: 7 Chronographs with In-House Movements

Looking for a chronograph with a completely in-house-manufactured movement? In this feature from WatchTime's June 2017 issue, we showcase some of the industry’s top picks, from seven power brands, from Breitling to Rolex to Zenith.

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Mar 24, 2021 by Alexander Krupp

Bronze Breakthrough: Omega Kicks Off 2021 with New Seamaster 300 in New Bronze Gold Alloy

Watches in bronze cases have been proliferating throughout the industry for several years, with brands large and small offering timepieces clothed in the maritime-evocative material. But leave it to Omega to put an entirely new spin on the trend, as it does with the undisputed headliner of its 2021 releases, unveiled today: a new version...

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Mar 23, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Anything But Ordinary: 8 Watches Made from Extraordinary Materials

Is gold too precious and stainless steel too commonplace for you? Several watch manufacturers are experimenting with case materials that add even greater excitement to unconventional timepieces. From the WatchTime archives, here are eight timepieces that incorporate these out-of-the-ordinary materials.

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Mar 23, 2021 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW

All Fired Up: Reviewing the IWC Pilot’s Watch Automatic Spitfire

IWC launched a new Spitfire squadron in its collection of pilots’ watches at that debuted in 2019. A self-winding movement from the new 32000 family of manufacture calibers debuts inside the case of the Pilot’s Watch Automatic Spitfire. We tested one of the first available in this feature from the WatchTime archives, with original photos...

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Mar 23, 2021 by Martina Richter

Striking Simplicity: Spotlighting the Patek Philippe Ref. 6301P Grande Sonnerie

Patek Philippe’s new 6301P features not only a grande sonnerie with a petite sonnerie and a minute repeater, it also comes with a patented “seconde morte” jumping subsidiary seconds. We delve into its many complexities in this feature from our January-February 2021 issue. In the world of haute horlogerie, hardly anything is as exclusive and...

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Mar 22, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

Rarefied Air: The History of the Breguet Type XX Collection

The Breguet family revolutionized watchmaking in the 19th century and aviation in the 20th. The modern Type XX collection is the culmination of its multi-generational savoir faire in both fields. We explore the history of this storied watch model in this feature from our July-August 2020 issue.

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Mar 22, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

What Makes Rolex so Successful? Here Are Nine Reasons

Rolex is viewed by many as the Number One among major Swiss watch manufacturers. Why? Rüdiger Bucher, Editorial Director at WatchTime's German sister magazine, Chronos, lists nine reasons for the success of Rolex.

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Mar 22, 2021 by Ruediger Bucher

Empire Mindset: Hands-on with the Hublot Classic Fusion Concrete Jungle Limited Edition

At the end of last year, Hublot unveiled its latest ode to New York City, the aptly named Classic Fusion Concrete Jungle Limited Edition. That model, limited to only 50 pieces and following up on the original Concrete Jungle released in 2016, quickly caught eyes with its unique construction — from materials including concrete, epoxy...

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Mar 21, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

The Traditionalist: Hands-On With the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner

As of 2020, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner with no date display, which many view as the archetypal dive watch, is slightly larger and has an updated movement yet remains true to its original design. This is our first encounter with the new watch. We had to wait a long time for the latest Rolex...

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Mar 20, 2021 by Martina Richter