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The 40-mm Manero Flyback Chronograph in 5 New Colorways

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Geneva Watch Days 2022

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Tudor: the new Ranger

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Breitling: the new Superocean

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MB&F: LM Sequential EVO >>>

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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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Stop, Reset, Start: Five Noteworthy Chronographs to Reboot Life in 2021

Let’s face it: 2020 was a challenging year in just about every regard. Now that 2021 appears to be finally bringing positive trends and a slow return to some type of normalcy for most of us, what better time to celebrate a “restart” to life with five new and distinctive chronographs? PARMIGIANI FLEURIER TONDAGRAPH GT...

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Jul 9, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Promotion: From Stealth Fighter to Tourbillon — The Astronic Nighthawk

In 1964, Pyotr Ufimtsev, a Soviet mathematician, showed that the strength of the radar return from an object is related to its edge configuration rather than its size, considering a certain angle of edge and shape together with gravity; the legendary Stealth F-117 Nighthawk was developed by DARPA of the U.S. Department of Defense in...

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Jul 8, 2021 by WatchTime

A Pair of Adventurers: Panerai Submersible Chrono Flyback Jimmy Chin Editions

Panerai’s Submersible collection, which spun off from the larger Luminor family in 2019, has been defined largely by its association with rugged adventure and its forays into sustainable materials. With the release of two new timepieces in collaboration with alpinist, environmentalist and National Geographic photographer Jimmy Chin — both limited editions, one that comes with...

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Jul 8, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Zenith Chronomaster Original Series Brings the Iconic A386 Into the 21st Century

Zenith continues to march toward the future by deftly deploying iconic elements from its past, as evidenced by vintage-inspired timepieces like the Chronomaster Revival and Pilot Type 20. This year sees the launch of the Chronomaster Original, described as a “21st century rendition” of one of the Swiss maker’s historical touchstones, 1969’s Ref. A386, one...

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Jul 7, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

The New Breed: How Bremont, Christopher Ward and Farer are Redefining British Watchmaking

The British won the war but lost their watchmaking. Though watchmaking had existed in Switzerland as a cottage industry since the Age of Enlightenment, the Swiss did not truly dominate commercial watchmaking until World War II when the neutral country freely used resources – from metals to skilled labor to capital – that other countries...

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Jul 7, 2021 by Allen Farmelo

Reservoir Partners with Underwater Photographer for Hydrosphere Bronze “Greg Lecoeur” Edition

In 2019, French-founded watchmaking house Reservoir unveiled its first dive watch, the aptly named Hydrosphere, whose unique configuration added a diving bezel to the brand’s signature racing-inspired retrograde time display. One year later, Reservoir introduced the Hydrosphere Bronze, which added intrigue thanks to its use of the uncommon case material. This year, the maker revisits...

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Jul 6, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Summertime Blue: Hublot Big Bang Unico Summer Shines in Turquoise Aluminum Case

Since its founding, and particularly in recent years, Hublot has been on the cutting edge of both unusual colorways and avant-garde materials. Now, inspired by the promise of a vibrant, post-Covid-19 summer, the Nyon-based manufacture remains true to this calling card with the Big Bang Unico Summer, a festive, monochromatic timepiece featuring a turquoise-blue case...

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Jul 5, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Return of the French Skin Diver: Introducing the New Jacques Bianchi JB 200

Marseille-based master watchmaker Jacques Bianchi began providing models of the JB 200, a distinctively designed, quartz-powered divers’ watch that he developed for his eponymous brand, to the French Navy in the mid-1980s. Now 80 years old, Bianchi has partnered with a small team of French watch-industry players to resurrect the JB200 for a modern audience,...

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Jul 4, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Continuing a Racing Tradition, Bell & Ross Launches the Alpine F1 A521 Collection

Bell & Ross has unveiled the Alpine F1 Team watch collection, produced in partnership with the Alpine Formula 1 racing team — the first such collaboration since the re-branding of the squad, formerly known as the Renault Formula 1 team, and it’s sixth overall in the co-branded series. Each of the new models — all...

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Jul 3, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Breitling Dives Into Summer Colors with Superocean Heritage ’57 Pastel Paradise Capsule Collection

Ushering in the summer months in colorful fashion, Breitling has unveiled the new Superocean Heritage ’57 Pastel Paradise Capsule Collection. The series consists of five diver-style watches, all executed in bright, trendy pastel colorways and catering to a diverse and likely younger audience of watch buyers. The collection follows on the heels of the original...

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Jul 2, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

It’s Official: WatchTime New York Returns to Gotham Hall in October

With the world, and the watch industry, finally beginning to emerge from a year-plus period of pandemic-driven lockdowns, business closures, and gathering restrictions, WatchTime is proud to announce that its popular autumn collectors’ extravaganza, WatchTime New York, will return this year as a live, in-person event after being removed from the calendar in favor of...

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Jul 1, 2021 by WatchTime

Hermès Slim d’Hermès Squelette Lune Melds Double Moon-Phase with Openworked Design

Hermès caught the admiring eye of watch connoisseurs with the launch of its luxurious yet understated Slim d’Hermes collection in 2015 and the maison has been slowly adding to the family ever since. The latest, which follows up the impressive, high-complication Quantième Perpétuel from earlier this year, is the Slim d’Hermès Squelette Lune, which enhances...

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Jul 1, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Tudor Introduces Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze: New Size, New Bracelet

Tudor returned to watch-industry headlines recently, for good reason, with the unveiling of the latest addition to its popular, “mid-sized” Black Bay 58 collection, the Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze, which offers not only the namesake bronze case but also the option to wear it on a solid bronze, Oyster-style bracelet. Featuring the aesthetics of previous...

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Jun 30, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: CODE41 Launches Fifth Edition of Avant-Garde X41

Lausanne-based CODE41 started 2021 with a bang. Launching its attention-grabbing NB24 at the start of the year, the brand best known for lifting the curtain on traditional luxury watchmaking since its meteoric rise at the beginning ot 2016, has gone on to build even more excitement around its horological projects. This week, CODE41 launches its...

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Jun 29, 2021 by WatchTime

Bucherer USA President Ira Melnitsky on Re-Opening Plans, New Logo for Re-Branded Time Machine Stores

Switzerland-based Bucherer, Europe’s leading retailer for watches and jewelry, announced the acquisition of Tourneau LLC, the largest luxury watch seller in the United States, back in January 2018. Since then, the watch industry and those who follow and cover it have anxiously awaited what this merger of timepiece titans will mean for both companies and...

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Jun 28, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Vacheron Constantin & WatchTime Pop the Champagne At NYC Flagship Opening Event

Last week, Vacheron Constantin welcomed WatchTime Magazine and its readers to one the first viewings at its new New York City flagship boutique. The event was hosted by Vacheron Constantin President of the Americas Alexander Schmiedt, and included a cocktail hour followed by a presentation and discussion between Schmiedt and WatchTime’s Senior Editor, Mark Bernardo....

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Jun 28, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

New Material, Same Grit: Introducing the Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical Bronze

Hamilton is not a watch brand you often think of when it comes to using alternative or luxurious case materials. Best known for producing hardy steel sports watches and field watches, Hamilton has garnered a reputation for its utilitarian design codes and manufacturing, usually eschewing gold and even gold tones for its most popular collections....

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Jun 27, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Close-Up: Ulysse Nardin Introduces the Freak X Marquetry

Ulysse Nardin recently launched the Freak X Marquetry, the latest experimental take on the brand’s signature Freak X base design, touting it as the first watch to bring “silicium marquetry” to watchmaking. In effect, Ulysse Nardin has adapted a material used almost exclusively within the industrial electronics manufacturing sector to develop a novel aesthetic for...

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Jun 26, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Raymond Weil Rounds Out its Fab Foursome with Maestro Beatles “Let it Be” Edition

Raymond Weil, a Swiss watch brand founded by a musician and in recent years known for producing timepieces inspired by legendary musical acts, unveiling its first Maestro Beatles Limited Edition in 2016. Two other variations on that original watch have been released since, including an Abbey Road-themed edition in 2017. This year, Raymond Weil concludes...

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Jun 25, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Norqain Turns the Calendar from ’20 to ’21 with New Independence 21 Limited Editions

Last year, young Swiss watchmaker Norqain introduced the Independence 20, which was its first timepiece fitted with an exclusive manufacture caliber produced in partnership with Tudor-founded movement maker Kenissi. Now the brand follows it up with the introduction of the Independence 21, the next generation of watches within the original model’s design family. The release...

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Jun 24, 2021 by Caleb Anderson