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Luxury in Steel: A History of the Patek Philippe Nautilus

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Borrowed Time: Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8

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Everything You Need to Know About the Apple Watch Series 4

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New Panerai Radiomir 1940 Editions With Vintage Pendulum Clock Dials

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Darkened for the Deep: TAG Heuer Aquaracer Carbon Editions

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HYT Skull 48.8 - Green

Colorful Craniums: HYT Skull 48.8 in Green, Red, Blue

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H. Moser Introduces a Hyper-Accurate Moon-Phase with a Vantablack Dial

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Interview with Felix Baumgartner of Urwerk

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AMERICA'S LUXURY WATCH SHOW RETURNS

30 Watch Brands Confirmed for WatchTime New York 2017

Mark your calendars: WatchTime New York, which sold out to record audiences last year, will return, bigger and better, on Oct. 13 and 14 at New York City’s Gotham Hall, at 1356 Broadway, and tickets are going fast. Read on to learn which 30 luxury watch brands will be there.

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Aug 25, 2017 by WatchTime

Promotion

Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Lengthened Service Intervals

A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS

Tennis Time: Citizen Launches New Special-Edition Watches At U.S. Open

This year marks both Citizen Watch Co.'s 25th anniversary as official timekeeper of tennis's U.S. Open Tournament and the beginning of its new partnership with one of the games icons, 39-time Grand Slam champion and social activist Billie Jean King. Citizen celebrates both milestones with two new watches, to be unveiled at next week's U.S. Open in Flushing, NY.

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Aug 25, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Omega’s First World Timer: Introducing the Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer Master Chronometer

Omega was founded in 1848 but has not, amazingly enough, produced a watch with a world-time complication in its century-and-a-half-plus history — until this year. The Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer Master Chronometer, limited to just 87 pieces worldwide, is the crown jewel of the Swiss brand's redesigned Aqua Terra collection.

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Aug 24, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

POLL:

Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS

Breitling DC-3 Circles the Globe — with 500 Limited-Edition Navitimer Chronographs

The Breitling DC-3 World Tour — which began this past March in Switzerland — touched down in New York City this week, bringing with it the storied 77-year-old plane's precious cargo: a 500-piece limited edition of the brand's iconic Navitimer watch that will be available for sale at the conclusion of the historic, globe-spanning journey.

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Aug 23, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 68

Few watch brands have built their modern identity on historical watches as thoroughly as has Zodiac. The watch we examine today, the Super Sea Wolf 68, is based on the original Super Sea Wolf from 1968, the diving-superior follow-up to the original Sea Wolf, which competed at the time with other famous dive watches like the Rolex Submariner and Blancpain Fifty fathoms.

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Aug 20, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

PROMOTION:

Gucci Presents #TimeToParr: An Uncommon Photographic Journey

Embracing Instagram’s creative landscape over the past three years with dedicated projects in which artists play with House motifs, Gucci has published and promoted these special works with a series of hashtags. Now, for the first time, the House is collaborating with a single artist on an Instagram project. Exploring the nature of time and...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

WATCH QUIZ

Counting the Days: How Much Do You Know About Calendar Watches?

Calendar watches are a fascinating category because of how many types there are — running the gamut from simple three-hand models with dates or day-dates, like the famous Rolex Day-Date, to more complicated models like the annual calendar and the even rarer perpetual calendar. How well do you know the world of calendar watches? Take our quiz and find out for yourself.

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Aug 19, 2017 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Bremont Supermarine Type 300 and 301

WatchTime New York returns to Gotham Hall on October 13-14, and Great Britain's own Bremont Watch Co. will be exhibiting at the event for the first time. Among the timepieces it will be showcasing are the new Supermarine Type 300 and Type 301 dive watches.

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Aug 18, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Night Time Navigator: Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon AeroGMT II

It is the curse of the modern-day frequent traveler: how to keep track of not only one's local time, but also the times back home and at the next destination. This week's Watch to Watch, the Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon AeroGMT II, not only displays three time zones simultaneously but does so even in the darkest cockpits and cabins. Here's what you need to know about it.

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Aug 17, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

INDUSTRY NEWS

Baume & Mercier Teams Up with Indian Motorcycle

Since 2015, Baume & Mercier's partnership with the Carroll Shelby Company has produced several notable timepieces, such as the limited-edition Clifton Club Shelby Cobra edition. Now, aficionados of classic motorcycles can also rev their motors in anticipation of some special watches from the Swiss brand, which has announced a new exclusive partnership with Indian Motorcycle.

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Aug 16, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Blancpain Villeret Day-Date Ref. 6652

Blancpain will once again be among the exhibiting watch brands at this year's WatchTime New York event, on October 14-14. Among its highlight timepieces for 2017 will be the new Ref. 6652 Villeret watch, the first in that collection with a day-and-date complication.

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Aug 15, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Omega Launches New Aqua Terra Golf Watches at the 2017 PGA Championship

As it has since 2011, Omega served as Official Timekeeper at the 2017 PGA Championship — and this year, also used the event to launch two new Seamaster Aqua Terra Golf watches, each devoted to one of Omega's professional golf "ambassadors," Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlRoy.

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Aug 14, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

Toc19, a Hand-Wound Watch That Makes a Personal Statement

Toc Watch, or Toc, has just under two weeks to go in its first crowdfunding campaign. Having hit their target in just 24 hours, founders Will and Max are excited about the future.

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Aug 14, 2017 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Nezumi Baliene

Like many of our readers, I have a sweet spot for small, independent brands— the watch startups of today pushing the market in new ways the big players not always can. It’s part of the reason I think I like RGM and the 151-COE piece we covered last week so much, but it’s also the...

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Aug 13, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH REVIEW

Pure & Simple: Patek Philippe Calatrava vs. Lange Saxonia

We take a look at two beautiful, vintage inspired watches, the Patek Philippe Calatrava and the A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia, in this comparison test.

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Aug 13, 2017 by Jens Koch

WATCH QUIZ:

Appearance’s Sake: How Much Do You Know About the History of Watch Design?

When deciding if a watch suits your needs, its design is likely the first thing you notice. And iconic watch models tend to have at least one iconic design element. How well do you know about some of the most important ones? Take our quiz and find out for yourself.

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Aug 12, 2017 by WatchTime

BOOK REVIEW

Marie Antoinette’s Watch: Adultery, Larceny & Perpetual Motion

On August 16, 2006, Zion Yakubov, a small-time antiquities dealer in Tel Aviv, met with a lawyer representing an anonymous American client who needed some old watches authenticated. The lawyer handed Yakubov some poorly packed boxes containing 40 old watches, among which a stunned Yakubov found the most famous watch ever made: Abraham-Louis Breguet’s 160,...

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Aug 11, 2017 by Stephen Brown

WATCH TO WATCH

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Ref. 5168G: A “Jumbo”-Sized Tribute

Patek Philippe celebrates 20 years of its luxury-sport Aquanaut model this year with two significant new references. One is the technically groundbreaking Ref. 5650 "Advanced Research" edition, which we covered in depth during Baselworld. The other is this week's Watch to Watch, the Aquanaut Ref. 5168G.

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Aug 10, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

From Fratello Watches

My Top 5 Vintage Patek Philippe Watches

Fratello Watches founder and WatchTime contributor Robert-Jan Broer reveals his top five vintage Patek Philippe watches, including the Patek Philippe Nautilus Reference 3700/1A and the Patek Philippe World Time Reference 2523.

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Aug 10, 2017 by Robert-Jan Broer

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: MB&F HM7 “Aquapod”

At WatchTime New York 2017, MB&F will showcase one of this year's most buzzed-about releases from SIHH 2017, its Horological Machine No. 7, nicknamed "Aquapod," which combines a radially symmetric design inspired by a jellyfish with a flying tourbillon and some elements of a classical divers' watch. Here's what you need to know about it.

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Aug 9, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

Refined Toughness: G-SHOCK G-STEEL GSTS110BD

Intended for the active gentleman who desires the look and feel of a metal watch, the new G-SHOCK G-STEEL is a high-quality timepiece designed with impeccable attention to detail and embodying both style and technology.

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Aug 8, 2017 by WatchTime