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Elegant Accessories: TAG Heuer Racer Smartphone

TAG Heuer has built its reputation as a watch brand largely on its close association with auto racing. Now, as the 150-year-old Swiss company continues its growth from watchmaker into lifestyle brand, it introduces the Racer, which it calls the first Swiss luxury touch-screen smartphone made entirely from materials used in auto racing and aviation.

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Oct 17, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Blancpain Villeret Traditional Chinese Calendar

With 2012 being the Chinese Year of the Dragon, and with the momentous growth of Asia, and China in particular, as a luxury wristwatch market, it should be no surprise that many brands have created timepieces aimed squarely at Chinese consumers this year. Dragons and other Chinese motifs and styles were a recurring theme at...

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May 9, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

The Big Reveal: Maîtres du Temps Chapter Three

Like many others, I was intrigued by the invitation to see the Maîtres du Temps Chapter Three “Reveal” at this year’s Baselworld watch fair in Switzerland. Only when I finally got a good look at the shrouded-in-secrecy timepiece — the third model in the haut-de-gamme “Masters of Time” collection, which teams up noted independent watchmakers...

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May 7, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Animation Innovation: Harry Winston’s Opus 12

Each year as Baselworld approaches, one word percolates to the top of the watch world’s collective consciousness: “Opus.” Harry Winston’s Opus pieces often outscore all others on the buzz-generator charts. This year’s Opus watch did not disappoint. It may have momentarily confused some of us, but it did not disappoint. (Click on the watch photos...

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Apr 30, 2012 by WatchTime

Hydromechanical Horology: Inside the New HYT H1

One of the most talked-about timepieces of the 2012 Baselworld watch fair was the HYT H1, an unusual-looking watch that indicates the time by means of two liquids — one green, one clear — that flow through a tiny tube along a peripheral hours scale. WatchTime technical editor Mike Disher explores the technology behind the...

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Apr 23, 2012 by WatchTime

TAG Heuer Carrera Caliber 17 Chronograph Jack Heuer 80th Birthday

This year Jack Heuer, TAG Heuer’s honorary chairman and former chief, celebrates his 80th birthday. (Heuer is the great grandson of company founder Edouard Heuer.) In honor of the milestone the company is launching a limited edition (3,000 pieces) Carrera Caliber 17 Chronograph Jack Heuer 80th Birthday watch. It was during Jack Heuer’s tenure that...

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Apr 17, 2012 by Norma Buchanan

Speake-Marin Goes Back to His Roots With Renaissance Tourbillon Minute Repeater

While he was working at the Swiss movement manufacturer Renaud et Papi, British watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin created, on his own time, a pocketwatch with a tourbillon and two power trains that is today referred to as the Foundation Watch. It is so named because it established Speak-Marin’s horological bonafides and provided the foundation for his...

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Apr 13, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Glashütte Original Unveils Redesigned Pano Collection

“Don’t mess with success” is a mantra to which many watch brands subscribe; German luxury watch brand Glashütte Original, on the other hand, has adopted another piece of advice: “Don’t rest on your laurels.” As proof, witness the company’s subtle, yet significant, redesigns in its popular Pano Collection of timepieces, from which four new models...

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Apr 10, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Romain Jerome Limited Editions Mark 100-Year Anniversary of the Titanic

One hundred years ago this month, the RMS Titanic set off on its legendary, ill-fated voyage across the Atlantic. And while moviegoers across the world file into theaters this week to view the 3-D re-release of James Cameron’s 1997 smash-hit film Titanic, which dramatically portrays the events on that legendary vessel in April 1912, Swiss...

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Apr 10, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Hublot Launches New Big Bang Ferrari

Hublot chairman Jean-Claude Biver’s appreciation for speed is evident not only in his choice of partner for the Swiss watch brand’s latest collaborative venture — the Italian sportscar icon Scuderia Ferrari — but in the astoundingly short time it has taken to produce the first Ferrari-branded Hublot wristwatch: the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Magic Gold....

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Apr 10, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Carl F. Bucherer Launches new Chrono Perpetual

Carl F. Bucherer’s new timepiece, introduced this week at the 2012 Baselworld watch fair, elegantly combines two of the most popular complications. The aptly named Chrono Perpetual uses an in-house movement, made at the brand’s atelier, to power both a chronograph and a perpetual calendar with moon-phase and leap year. Find wallpaper image inside.

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Apr 10, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

High Seas Horology: Montblanc’s Régulateur Nautique

It was one of the most technologically intriguing timekeeping devices unveiled at the SIHH watch fair in January (and, quite probably, the largest) and it’s destined to become a conversation piece for sixteen happy yacht owners. We’re talking about Montblanc’s Régulateur Nautique Timepiece Set, a combination chronograph wristwatch/nautical clock set that pays homage to the...

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Feb 27, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Bulgari Papillon Voyageur

We present Bulgari's new Papillon Voyager dual time zone travel watch and explore its unique and patented system for displaying the minutes.

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Feb 3, 2012 by WatchTime

Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Ultra-Thin

Piaget is the undisputed master of ultra-thin. The brand holds several world records for thinnest movements, both simple and complicated. At SIHH, the list of records grew by two with the introduction of the Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Ultra-Thin. Learn more about the new records, and find wallpaper and pricing information inside.

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Jan 30, 2012 by WatchTime

James Bond 007 50th Anniversary Collector’s Piece

To celebrate fifty years of James Bond films, Omega is releasing a special update of the popular Seamaster Diver 300m James Bond watch which has been worn by 007 in every adventure since GoldenEye. The James Bond 007 50th Anniversary Collector’s Piece has been created in two sizes, 41 mm and 36.25 mm. Find wallpaper...

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Jan 27, 2012 by WatchTime

Tempting Tonneaus: Vacheron Constantin Redesigns the Malte Collection (Video)

Vacheron Constantin introduced its first form watch in 1912. To celebrate the centennial of the curvy case, Vacheron Constantin launched four new Malte models at SIHH, each wearing an appealing, updated shape. The top model houses the new hand-wound Calibre 2795 shaped tourbillon movement. Find pricing and wallpaper images for each of the new models...

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Jan 25, 2012 by WatchTime

De Bethune and the Ninth Mayan Underworld

De Bethune tells us that the ninth step of the Bolon Yokte Ku, the cosmic pyramid of the Mayan civilization, symbolizes the advent of a new world, the ninth underworld, according to which the evolution of consciousness is believed to reach its highest level. The brand marks the occasion of humankind’s symbolic passage into this...

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Jan 24, 2012 by WatchTime

Montblanc TimeWalker TwinFly Chronograph GreyTech

At SIHH Montblanc unveiled the limited edition TimeWalker TwinFly Chronograph GreyTech. The manufacture movement positions both the chronograph seconds and minute hands in the center of the dial to improve the 60-minute totalizer’s legibility. When the flyback function is activated, both hands race back to their starting position and instantly start measuring another interval, giving...

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Jan 23, 2012 by WatchTime

Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT Automatic Ceramica

New at SIHH, PAM00441 is a 44mm auto-winding GMT in an attractive black ceramic case. The display back is smoked sapphire, though the P.9001 caliber and rear-mounted power reserve display remain clearly visible. Twin barrels provide 3 days of autonomy. The second time zone is displayed via the pointer hand. Water resistance is 100 meters....

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Jan 22, 2012 by WatchTime