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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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Panerai Finds a Mid-Size with the Submersible Quaranta Quattro

So far, Panerai’s Submersible has been only available in the two cases sizes 47 and 42mm. At this year’s Watches & Wonders, a new case size that lies in-between has been added. As with most of Panerai’s references, it is expressed in name: Submersible Quaranta Quattro, which translates to 44mm. Apart from the size, the...

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Apr 14, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Boasting Cutting Edge Technology, G-SHOCK Introduces Its Latest MT-G

G-SHOCK’s premium MT-G collection of timepieces has long been found at the crossroads of bold style and cutting edge technology, and with the new MTGB3000BD1A that trend only continues. Found as part of the larger MTGB3000 series, the watch is constructed of stainless steel, fine resin, and carbon, and features a renewed Dual Core Guard Structure...

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May 18, 2022 by WatchTime

Worn & Wound’s Windup Watch Fair Returns This Month to San Francisco

Following the success of their New York event last fall, our friends over at Worn & Wound are launching their next fantastic event, the Windup Watch Fair in San Francisco. The fair and shopping event will be taking place once more in the Bay Area, from April 22 to 24, and will feature an array...

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Apr 14, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

What Is It Like To Visit Watches And Wonders?

With nearly 22,000 visitors, Watches & Wonders is the major event in the watch industry. However, when we look at the size of the market that they service, the fair is actually very exclusive, also for us as journalists, as of those 22,000, only a mere 1,000 are representatives of the press. So what is...

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Apr 13, 2022 by Martin Green

Sponsored: Where Professionalism Meets Technology, ProTek Sees Its Debut

Crafted with first responders in mind, American watchmaker ProTek launches this month with the debut of their initial collection, the Series 1000. The new brand joins the Time Concepts family of brands, and is helmed by industry veteran Barry Cohen, founder of Luminox. After founding Luminox in 1989, Cohen differentiated the brand as an industry...

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May 10, 2022 by WatchTime

Revving Up For the Second Round: TAG Heuer Introduces The Carrera X Porsche Limited Edition at Watches & Wonders 2022

It’s been eagerly awaited by Porsche and TAG Heuer enthusiasts: A new TAG Heuer Carrera x Porsche that brings together the strong aesthetics and performance of the two partners. Picking up on the successful collaboration announced at last year’s Watches & Wonders, in 2022, a limited edition of a bold chronograph takes center stage. The TAG Heuer Carrera x...

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Apr 13, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Cartier Adds Tank Chinoise to Its Privé Collection

Every year Cartier presents an exclusive collector’s edition in the Cartier Privé. This line comprises of legendary watches of the Maison, available exclusively as limited editions. They combine the tradition of Cartier’s watchmaking art with the brand’s contemporary design language. Following the Crash, the Tank Cintrée, the Tonneau, the Tank Asymétrique and the Cloche de...

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Apr 13, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

A Touch of Dolce Vita: Baume & Mercier Adds to Riviera Fleet

Baume & Mercier has streamlined its product range putting four collections into the spotlight. The one that is likely to have the greatest impact upon the brand’s personality is probably the Riviera. Designed in 1973 by the legendary watch designer Gerald Genta who was also the mastermind behind the iconic Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and...

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Apr 13, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Seen at Inhorgenta Munich 2022: New Watches from Junghans, Mühle-Glashütte, and Sinn Spezialuhren

Inhorgenta Munich 2022 opened its doors this month from April 8 to 11. Almost 800 exhibitors showcased their latest products at this trade fair that is important for the DACH market—comprising Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Although the event is best known as a platform for jewelry and design debutantes, it has also become increasingly important...

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Apr 12, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Universal Genius: Reviewing the Breitling Chronomat B01 Chronograph 42

The new Breitling Chronomat is an all-purpose sports watch that recalls the return of mechanical timekeeping in the 1980s and Breitling’s role as a chronograph pioneer. The unique Rouleaux bracelet brings a trendy retro look to the wrist, while modern manufacture Caliber 01 points the way toward the future. We review it in this feature...

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Apr 11, 2022 by Martina Richter

Green Rambles: Are You Already Part Of A Tribe?

It is no secret that there are brands in the watch industry where the demand for their timepieces is far greater than the supply. Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Richard Mille are often the ones mentioned in relation to this. The focus was mainly on their sports models with the first two, but even that has...

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Apr 11, 2022 by Martin Green

Sponsored: Birth of the Flagship G-SHOCK MRG-B5000

The MRG-B5000 comes with a level of luxury finishing that goes beyond anything in the history of the G-SHOCK to date. A closer look at the Japanese brand's new flagship model.

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Apr 11, 2022 by WatchTime

Showcasing Mechanical Innovation, Parmigiani Fleurier Introduces the Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante

Parmigiani Fleurier adds a new GMT watch with a clever mechanism to its purist Tonda PF collection, first introduced last year. Although the name of the debutante, Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante, hints at a complex chronograph model, the debutante is a travel timepiece. The new complication features two superimposed hour hands: one in rhodium-plated gold...

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Apr 11, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Grand Seiko: A Constant Force in Watchmaking

During the past six decades, Grand Seiko has constantly been pursuing the creation of the world’s most accurate wristwatch, pushing the development of quartz, mechanical and Spring Drive movements. Now, the Japanesegiant is ready to finally enter the haute horlogerie segment. In September 2020, Seiko Watch Corporation revealed the T-zero Constant-force Tourbillon (abbreviated as “T0”)...

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Apr 10, 2022 by Roger Ruegger

Introducing at Watches & Wonders 2022: TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf Special Edition

Precision and performance in every second – these ideals play an equally important role in the world of Formula 1 and timekeeping. That’s why there are many watches that have come out of this liason. Combining unmistakable looks with convincing features, often borrowed from the auto world, they rank among the most popular timepieces. One...

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Apr 10, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Watches, Wonders and Some of Our Highlights – WatchTime’s Editors Look Back

The “largest watchmaking summit ever held in Geneva,” Watches and Wonders 2022, closed its doors last Tuesday, with some brands having sold out their new pieces before the event concluded. “With nearly 22,000 unique visitors, including nearly 1,000 journalists who traveled to Geneva for the event, generating more than 30,000 overnight stays, this year’s salon...

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Apr 10, 2022 by WatchTime

The WatchTime Q&A: Moritz Grossmann CEO Christine Hutter

Christine Hutter is the Founder & CEO of independent watchmaker Moritz Grossmann in Glashütte, Germany. Before she secured the rights to the Grossmann brand (Grossmann, March 27, 1826- January 23, 1885, was, among many things, the founder of the German watchmaking school in Glashütte), the trained watchmaker and entrepreneur had worked for Wempe, Maurice Lacroix,...

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Apr 9, 2022 by Roger Ruegger

Celebrating 25 Years, Chopard Unveils the L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the L.U.C collection, Chopard is presenting a top-notch minute repeater. Limited to five pieces, the grand complication is exceptional in many respects and marks a number of firsts in the world of high-end watches. First of all, the haute-horlogerie timepiece makes its appearance in a case made entirely...

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Apr 9, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

The Savoir-faire of Elegance: Cartier Launches Three New Santos-Dumont Timepieces

The Santos de Cartier is truly a symbol of timelessness. It was created by Mr. Louis Cartier himself in 1904 as one of the first wristwatches and a pioneering pilot’s watch for his adventurous friend Alberto Santos-Dumont. 120 years later, the design still embodies modernity, as is demonstrated by the spring-off line aptly christened Santos-Dumont,...

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Apr 8, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Into the Void: Jaeger-LeCoultre Introduces the Atmos Infinite

More than nine decades after it first appearance, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Atmos remains unique in the world of horology. This table clock, the brainchild of Jean-León Reutter, is famous for its clever winding mechanism that generates energy from the slightest temperature differences. Some people actually compare it to a perpetuum mobile. A genuine masterpiece both from a...

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Apr 8, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Expanding Its Diver Collection, Rado Introduces the Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Diver

The successful Captain Cook product family from Rado is being expanded again this year. Following the ceramic models with a transparent dial and partially skeletonized movement introduced in 2021, these new designs are presented with the added term “Diver.” Characterized by a classic closed dial and an additional date display at 3 o’clock, the new...

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Apr 7, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Patek Philippe Unveils Its First 1/10th-of-a-Second Chronograph

Just after the doors of Watches & Wonders have closed, Patek Philippe creates a stir with yet another sophisticated timepiece that offers a multitude of innovative features in the ref. 5470P-001— the brand’s first wrist chronograph which is able to measure and display the tenths-of-a-second. Aptly christened 1/10th Second Monopusher Chronograph, the debutante has its entrance in...

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Apr 7, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler