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Breitling Takes a Spin Down Memory Lane with Top Time Classic Cars

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Longines Spirit Titanium: The Vintage Pilot Goes Modern

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Urban Explorer Goes Global: Bell & Ross BR 05 GMT

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Three Greens for the Red, White and Blue: Grand Seiko U.S. Exclusive Editions

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Oris Aquis Date Upcycle Offers Unique PET Dials

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WATCH REVIEW

One Hand, Two Barrels: Meistersinger Circularis

In this article from the WatchTime archives, we size up MeisterSinger’s single-hand, double-barrel Circularis, which boasts a power reserve of five full days. Original photos are by Nik Schölzel.

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Apr 28, 2020 by WatchTime

First Among Masters: Introducing the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronograph Calendar

For this year’s first-ever digital version of the Watches & Wonders salon, Jaeger-LeCoultre put the spotlight on its Master Control collection, so named for the intensive (and exclusive) “1,000 Hours” battery of in-house tests that each timepiece undergoes before it reaches the market. Headlining this year’s new models is a timepiece with an all-new in-house...

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Apr 27, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Labor of Lava: Panerai Luminor Marina Fibratech Brings Volcanic Rock to Watchmaking

Another year, another new material ushered into the world of high horology by Officine Panerai, the Florentine maestros of rugged, sporty luxury. After bringing us such avant-garde alloys as Carbotech and Goldtech in recent years, Panerai introduces in its new Luminor Marine Fibratech – 44MM model a new high-tech composite material made of mineral fibers...

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Apr 26, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

All In on Ultra-Thin: The Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept Comes to Market

In 2018 at SIHH (now Watches & Wonders), Piaget made watchmaking history with the unveiling of the Altiplano Ultimate Concept— then and now the thinnest mechanical watch in the world ever produced. At the time, the watch remained as its name implies: a concept with an experimental design. Today, the Swiss watch-and-jewelry maison brings the...

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Apr 26, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Blue Mountains: New Montblanc 1858 Split Seconds Chronograph and Geosphere Editions

Montblanc kicked off its year of new releases earlier this Spring, rolling out new models in its Heritage and Star Legacy collection. Now, as one of the 30 watch brands rolling out new timepieces as part of the Watches & Wonders online platform, Montblanc unveils new blue-dialed versions of two complicated models in its vintage-influenced...

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Apr 25, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Debuts in White Gold with Integrated Rubber Strap

In 2019, Germany’s A. Lange & Söhne marked its 25th anniversary in grand style with the launch of its first steel luxury-sports watch, the Odysseus. This week, headlining its 2020 releases announced on the Watches & Wonders digital platform, the manufacture unveils the first Odysseus in a precious metal case — which also happens to...

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Apr 25, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Vacheron Constantin Grows the FiftySix Collection with New Sepia-Tone Dials

Introduced in 2018, the Vacheron Constantin FiftySix collection resurrected a classic, vintage model from 1956, Reference 6073, in a modern interpretation that encompassed both steel- and precious metal-cased models. This year, the 265-year-old Swiss watchmaking manufacture expands the mid-20th-century-influenced series, adding new models with rose-gold cases, sepia-toned brown dials, and calfskin straps. The new FiftySix...

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Apr 24, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Collection Reboots with Chronographs, Moon & Tide Edition

IWC Schaffhausen has put the spotlight on its elegant Portugieser family in 2020, and as part of its new lineup has also unveiled the first new models in the nautical-inspired Portugieser Yacht Club sub-series since its last revamp in 2010. These include three new chronograph models as well as the Yacht Club Moon and Tide,...

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Apr 24, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Tockr Glows Brighter with the New Air-Defender Lume Series

Earlier this week, Texas-based boutique brand Tockr unveiled the latest update to its Air-Defender collection, the new Lume series. The update includes three new colorways, with each distinguished by its hydro-dipped, luminescent cases, newly available in black-and-white lume, green marble lume, and camouflage lume — all of which are both eye-catching in broad daylight and...

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Apr 24, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

REVIEW:

Set and Ready: A Hands-On Review of the Breitling Superocean Héritage II

Breitling and Tudor made the decision to bundle their expertise in the design and production of mechanical watches even before changes came to the Breitling company. This became clear, not only in interviews with CEO Georges Kern, but as it is expressed by the timepieces themselves. A modified Breitling movement B01 powers Tudor chronographs as...

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Apr 24, 2020 by Martina Richter

Back to the Table: Roger Dubuis Unveils Excalibur Knights of the Round Table IV

Swiss haute horologerie brand Roger Dubuis is well known for its uncommon and innovative designs, as well as its interesting use of materials, three-dimensional dials, and gemstones. This month, the luxury watchmaker unveiled its newest Excalibur Knights of the Round Table watch— the fourth addition to this super-limited series (ref. RDDBEX0785). The latest watch features...

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Apr 23, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Fair Games: A Look at the Future of Swiss Watch Trade Shows

Two weeks ago, on April 14, Baselworld’s parent company MCH Group took note “with great surprise […] of the cancellation of major exhibitors at Baselworld,” namely Rolex, Patek Philippe, Chanel, Tudor, and Chopard. Two years before that, on July 30, 2018, the company’s former CEO René Kamm was already caught off guard by Swatch Group’s...

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Apr 23, 2020 by Roger Ruegger

Watches & Wonders 2020 Launches Digital Platform to Introduce New Products

Watches & Wonders 2020, the watch salon formerly known as the SIHH, was initially set to take place in Geneva in late April but was cancelled due to concerns about the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Today, however, the Foundation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH), organizers of the event, announced that the 30 watch brands slated to...

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Apr 20, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

The WatchTime Q&A: Hublot North America President Jean-Francois Sberro on New Products, Digital Strategy, and Navigating a Pandemic

As the watch industry deals with the struggles brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, we at WatchTime welcome insights from industry leaders on how they’re coping and planning for the future as dormant world economies begin to reopen. Recently, Hublot North America President Jean-Francois Sberro kindly consented to a candid, wide-ranging conversation about how his...

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Apr 19, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Casio Celebrates 20 Years of the Edifice Collection with New Honda Racing Watch

Japan’s Casio is best known by watch enthusiasts, of course, for its mega-popular G-Shock collection, but the G-Shock is not the only high-tech, sports-focused watch model it offers. Casio marks the 20th anniversary of its Edifice collection this year with the new limited-edition Ref. ECB10HR-1A. The new watch, like many other watches in the series,...

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Apr 18, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

A Mass Exodus and a New Beginning: Rolex, Patek Philippe, LVMH Leave Baselworld, Unite for Geneva Show; MCH Responds

The most chaotic and disruptive year in the watch industry in recent memory just got a little more so this morning, with the announcement that power players Rolex, Patek Philippe, Tudor, Chanel, and Chopard are exiting the Baselworld trade fair, re-scheduled to January 2021 after the 2020 exhibition was cancelled due to the worldwide pandemic....

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Apr 17, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

The New Breitling Chronomat Collection Roars Off the Runway

The first Breitling Chronomat made its debut in 1948, and instantly made history as the first wristwatch to incorporate the aviator’s slide-rule bezel that is now the hallmark of another Breitling model, the Navitimer. When the Chronomat was resurrected after a lengthy hiatus in 1984, Breitling’s 100th anniversary year, it had been substantially redesigned and...

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Apr 16, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

History Surfacing: Breitling Unveils New Superocean Heritage ’57 Capsule Collection

As part of its Spring 2020 launches announced today, Breitling unveiled its latest vintage-inspired family: the new Superocean Heritage ’57 Capsule Collection, a sub-series within the Superocean Heritage line that includes three new additions to the permanent collection and one new limited-edition timepiece. The new collection takes its inspiration from the first SuperOcean (on vintage...

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Apr 16, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One Series Expands with Plasma Ceramic Case

Jaquet Droz introduced its first timepiece with an openworked movement, the Grande Seconde Skelet-One, in 2018, offering it in rose gold, white gold, and black ceramic. This year, the fledgling collection steps into slightly higher-tech territory with a new model with a plasma ceramic case. Used here for the first time by Jaquet Droz for...

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Apr 15, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

UPDATED APRIL 3, 2020

COVID-19 and the Wristwatch Industry: A Timeline

We're following the ongoing news of how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is affecting the watch industry — from cancellations and postponements of major events, to production shutdowns, to emergency corporate initiatives — in an ongoing effort to keep you, our readers, up to date on the latest developments. Here's a chronological look at the crisis, and its impact on the watch trade, as of March 26, 2020.

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Apr 13, 2020 by Mark Bernardo