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The Watchmakers’ Award: How the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève Became the Industry’s Gold Standard

Created in 2001, the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) has established itself as the most important award show in the industry. Here's a look back at how the event started, the performance of the competing brands and, just as important, how much the event has evolved over the last two decades.

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Sep 26, 2020 by Roger Ruegger

Sponsored: Creative Design Meets Dive Watch Specs in the NOVE Atlantean Automatic

Since its founding in 2015, NOVE has established itself as creatively driven, boutique. Specializing in creating beautiful, handcrafted Swiss made timepieces as art, the brand has consistently produced watches for those who value time and share an authentic passion for contemporary and innovative designs. In the Atlantean Automatic, you find one of the brand’s latest...

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May 24, 2022 by WatchTime

Seiko Honors its Founder with Astron GPS Kintaro Hattori 160th Anniversary Edition

Seiko founder Kintaro Hattori was born in 1860 in central Tokyo, during a time of massive social change and industrial maturation for Japan. The timepiece repair business he established at the tender age of 17 would grow into Japan's preeminent watch and clock manufacturer. For the 160th anniversary of Hattori's birth, Seiko has released a special edition of its groundbreaking Astron GPS Solar watch.

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Sep 24, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Pilot on a Diet: Patek Philippe’s “Medium” Ref. 7234G-001 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time in White Gold

Patek Philippe revived a little-known facet of its watchmaking history in 2015, launching the first Calatrava Pilot Travel Time, a watch inspired by historical aviator watches the manufacture produced in the 1930s. That model spawned an entire collection, which expands this year with the introduction of the new Ref. 7234G-001, cased in white gold and...

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Sep 23, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Compact for the Cockpit: Alpina Unveils Five Startimer Pilot Automatics at New 40-mm Size

Geneva-based watch manufacturer Alpina has unveiled five new re-editions of its vintage-look Startimer Pilot Automatic wristwatch, whose dial features the collection’s original characteristics, including a red-colored triangle-shaped marker at 12 o’clock, a dial with Arabic numerals in a vintage-style font, and a square-shaped date display window at 3 o’clock. The case of the new Startimer...

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Sep 22, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Orange: A Boutique-Exclusive Limited Edition

Bell & Ross launched the BR 03-92 Diver in 2017, its first divers’ watch fashioned in the familiar, square-shaped “Instrument” case that the brand pioneered with its line of aviation watches. That black-dialed model was followed by a blue-dialed version last year, and the most recent BR 03-92, offered exclusively in Bell & Ross boutiques...

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Sep 21, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Reservoir GT Tour Black Skeleton Limited Edition Hits the Road at 24 Hours of Le Mans

French watchmaking brand Reservoir has introduced a new GT Tour model into its automotive-inspired watch series to mark its new role as official watchmaker of the IDEC Sport T racing team. at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race, taking place between September 19–20. Each piece of the new GT Tour Black Skeleton, limited...

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Sep 20, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

Hacking Seconds: A Quick Story about Turkish Hackers, Blackmailing and a Potential Backdoor to Instagram

As some of you might already have noticed, WatchTime’s Instagram account got hacked last week. Unfortunately, attacks on Instagram users, while rarer than other forms of cyber crime, are becoming increasingly common (and sophisticated), and not only high-profiles celebs have recently come under attack. In short, we were not the first nor will we be the last victim of...

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Sep 19, 2020 by Roger Ruegger

Sponsored: HODINKEE Launches Revolutionary New Digital Insurance Platform for Timepieces

Ever wish that insuring your high-end timepieces was less of a hassle, without all the appraisals, receipts, and conversations with an agent who might not know a Rolex from a Timex? Thanks to the enterprising watch experts at horological media and retail platform HODINKEE, that wish is now reality. To reimagine the watch insurance experience,...

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Sep 17, 2020 by WatchTime

Appealing Newcomer: Testing the Norqain Freedom 60 Chrono

Fans of retro styling will like the Freedom 60 Chrono. This chronograph from the young Swiss brand Norqain certainly looks attractive, but what else does it do? We find out in this test feature from our August 2020 issue.

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Sep 17, 2020 by Alexander Krupp

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Open-Dial Season: 5 Watches With Skeleton Dials

Skeletonization, in which the dial and all non-essential materials are removed from the movement construction, is one of modern watchmaking’s most enduring trends, with roots dating back to the mid-20th century. Each year, dozens of brands unveil skeletonized timepieces that range from over-the-top and garish to pleasantly subtle. Here, we’ve gathered five noteworthy timepieces that have embraced skeletonization to great effect.

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Sep 17, 2020 by WatchTime

TAG Heuer Motors Back to 1963 with New Historically Inspired Carrera Chronographs

In its 160th anniversary year, TAG Heuer has placed its focus, as one might expect, on its most iconic watch model, the motorsport-inspired Carrera. Thus far, we have seen two retro-look special editions and a new collection outfitted with the in-house Caliber Heuer 02. The Swiss brand’s latest Carrera family, launched this week, adopts the...

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Sep 16, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

The Shortlisted Watches in This Year’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

The 2020 edition of the Grand Prix d'Horologerie de Geneve (GPHG) has announced the shortlisted (pre-selected) watches that will be competing for an award. Click here to see the full list.

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Sep 16, 2020 by WatchTime

Fighting for Time: The Seiko 5 Sports Street Fighter Limited Edition

After the re-introduction of the Seiko 5 sports series last year, Seiko has introduced a series of automatic wristwatches inspired by the Player VS Player fighting game, Street Fighter V.

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Sep 15, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

New Heights: Frederique Constant Re-Introduces the Highlife Collection

Twenty years ago, Frederique Constant introduced its original Highlife collection, which featured an integrated strap built into a distinctive case. Now the Geneva-based brand introduces a modern update to the collection, applying the concept to three new models: the Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture, Highlife Heart Beat, and Highlife Automatic COSC. Each model features a strap-and-bracelet...

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Sep 13, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

Whirlwind from Japan: Up Close with Grand Seiko’s T0 Constant Force Tourbillon Concept

In many cultures in East Asia the 60th birthday signifies new beginnings and a moment of rebirth. The Japanese embrace the tradition of Kanreki, which literally means your years completed in a circle and symbolizes a return to the time you were born. Grand Seiko turns 60 this year and boy, its watchmakers have taken...

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Sep 12, 2020 by WatchTime

Parmigiani Extends its Newest, Sportiest Collection with New Tondagraph GT Rose Gold Blue

Parmigiani Fleurier launched its Tonda GT collection this summer, with a pair of time-and-date-only models and a complicated piece integrating both a chronograph and an annual calendar. Earlier this week at Watches & Wonders Shanghai, Parmigiani added another member to the family, this one featuring an all-new integrated chronograph caliber, based on the one that...

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Sep 11, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Traveler’s Upgrade: Ulysse Nardin Introduces Reworked Dual Time Models

Ulysse Nardin has been making watches specially suited for world travelers since at least 1994, when it introduced its patented, user-friendly second-time-zone function in the original Dual Time models. The watches have undergone some evolution since then, the most recent and most striking of them coming just this year, with three new editions incorporating the...

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Sep 10, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Maltese Cross of Gold: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Self-Winding in Rose-Gold and Blue

Back in April, during the virtual Watches & Wonders exhibition, Vacheron Constantin ushered in 2020 with an array of complications, including a version of its Overseas Ultra-Thin Perpetual Calendar in a rose-gold case and a blue lacquered dial. Now the venerable maison applies the same gold-and-blue combo to the collection’s flagship three-hand-date model, the Overseas...

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Sep 8, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Highlights from WatchTime’s September-October 2020 Issue, On Sale Now

The September-October issue of WatchTime is available at retailers and in our online shop) today. Among the highlights of the issue are a showcase of the new Omega Constellation Gents collection; tests and reviews of new watches from Breitling, Seiko, A. Lange & Söhne, Oris, and more; an in-depth exploration of the new, independent Accutron...

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Sep 8, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Colorful Pearls: Rolex Offers New Size, New Caliber, and Vibrant Dials in 2020 Oyster Perpetual Collection

Rolex has extended its Oyster Perpetual series introducing a new model in a larger case diameter, as well as refreshing its 36 mm model displaying dials in vivid colorways, housed in cases made from Oystersteel. The new references are direct descendants of Rolex’s first waterproof wristwatch, the 1926 Oyster.

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Sep 7, 2020 by Corey Vlahos