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2011: The Year in Review Quiz, Part 1

It’s December, and you know what that means. It’s time to look back. Have you been paying attention for the past 12 months? You knew there would be a quiz, right? Say goodbye to 2011 with this little test the focuses on some of the most (and least) important stories of the year. As always,...

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Dec 5, 2011 by WatchTime

Thanks, Wolfgang. Welcome, Dominik.

What do Robert Morris, John Witherspoon, and Wolfgang Blum have in common? They belong to the fraternity of lesser-known founding fathers. WatchTime readers surely know the names Joe Thompson, Norma Buchanan and Mark Bernardo – our Washington, Jefferson and Franklin. A few trivia nuts may even know who Howard Fine is. But as your eyes...

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Oct 23, 2011 by WatchTime

Bell & Ross BR Twelve O’Clock Limited Edition Set

By its very nature, time is a relative concept that man has always wanted to punctuate with markers. The development of watch mechanisms has enabled it to be measured precisely. With the creation of the BR Twelve O’Clock timepiece, Bell & Ross is rewriting the rules of traditional watchmaking by doing away with minutes and...

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Jun 21, 2011 by WatchTime

Ronnie Wood, Armin Strom, and Virgin Racing Team Up

Armin Strom, Official Timing Partner of the Virgin Racing Formula One Team, has announced that it will participate in an art project with the Ronnie Wood. Best known as a Rolling Stone, Ronnie is also an artist, and during 2011 he will paint a Virgin Racing Formula 1 car, an Armin Strom watch, and a...

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Dec 6, 2010 by WatchTime

Confrérie Horlogère La Clef du Temps Tourbillon

If you ever wished time could pass more quickly, or more slowly, now it can, at least on your wrist. The Clef du Temps Tourbillon is the brainchild of Mathias Buttet, founder of Confrérie Horlogère. The timepiece incorporates a mechanism that allows the owner to modulate the speed of time or, more precisely, to control...

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Oct 9, 2009 by WatchTime

Vacheron Constantin Creates Special Quai de l’Ile to Benefit Charity

Following the Only Watch 2009 auction, Vacheron Constantin announced that it is creating a special series of 100 numbered Quai de l’Ile timepieces that will enable the company to donate an additional SFr.100,000 to the Monaco Association against Muscular Dystrophy. The limited edition pieces will feature cases made from tantalum and in palladium, and the...

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Sep 30, 2009 by WatchTime

Buzz Aldrin Celebrates Moon Landing With Omega

On June 3, astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Omega CEO Stephen Urquhart celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first moon walk at the Omega flagship boutique on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first humans to set foot on the moon when they made their historic Apollo 11 moonwalk on...

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Jun 5, 2009 by WatchTime

Navigating Through the Years: Hands-On with the Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Chronograph

For its 175th anniversary last year, Ulysse Nardin introduced an impressive fleet of Marine Torpilleur limited editions. In this latest visit to our esteemed archives, WatchTime sets sail in this latest visit to our archives with the Marine Tourpilleur Chronograph, which also has the added complication of an annual calendar onboard. The French term torpilleur...

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Apr 30, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Re-Enlistment: Hands-On with the Vintage Military-Inspired Bulova “MIL-SHIPS-W-2181”

Named after the United States Navy’s Bureau of Ships “water-tightness specifications of MIL-SHIPS-W-2181,” American watch brand Bulova brings back two variants of its U.S. Navy prototype dive watch from the 1950s, which take a closer look at today in our latest visit to the WatchTime Archives. The latest addition to Bulova’s “Archive Series” is a...

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Apr 28, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

The Evolution of Light and Shade: Grand Seiko Unveils Latest Kodo Constant-force Tourbillon

With the Kodo Constant-force Tourbillon, Grand Seiko demonstrated its outstanding technical expertise at Watches and Wonders 2022. With a charming understatement, the Japanese luxury watch brand called this mechanical masterpiece its “first mechanical complication.” Well, its two sophisticated mechanisms, originally designed to improve the accuracy of timekeeping, combined in a single unit on a single...

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Apr 26, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Back in Platinum and Blue, Meet the Latest Rolex Perpetual 1908

Last year, Rolex first introduced its Perpetual 1908 collection, working to revitalize its formal-focused segment from a slightly different angle after discontinuing its Cellini collection. This year, the brand grew the series once more— unveiling a new platinum-clad, time-only edition at Watches & Wonders 2024. On the wrist, the new Rolex Perpetual 1908 wears 39mm...

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Apr 24, 2024 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Chronomania: The 50+-Year History of the Automatic Chronograph

Fifty years ago, the consortium of Heuer-Leonidas, Breitling, Buren-Hamilton and Dubois Dépraz vied with lone wolves Zenith and Seiko in the race to launch the world’s first automatic chronograph movement. How did these brands keep their developments secret? And how did the watch world change? We searched the past for clues.

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Apr 21, 2024 by WatchTime

Digital Duo: Hands-on with the Yema Digidisc and LED

In 2020 and 2021, digital display, retro-chic watches found themselves in a serious moment. In this visit to the WatchTime Archives, we look back on one of these designs from the French watchmaker Yema via the Digidisc and LED models. As demand for more and more unique watches grows, so too does the demand for...

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Apr 19, 2024 by Caleb Anderson

Flying High With the Breitling Super AVI B04 Chronograph GMT 46 Mosquito

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. The De Havilland Mosquito was a multipurpose airplane manufactured in Britain during and shortly after World War II. More than 7,700 of these twin-engine, two-seater aircraft were built between 1940 and 1950. Aluminum and steel were scarce during this time, so...

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Apr 7, 2024 by Martina Richter

60 Seconds of Speed: Angelus Launches Instrument de Vitesse

A dial as beautiful as a vintage car dashboard: The Instrument de Vitesse from Angelus, which will be first on display at Watches and Wonders 2024, exudes an elegant yet instantly readable design that appeals to classic car and chronograph aficionados. With three hands in the center, it is not immediately recognizable as a stopwatch....

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Apr 5, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Omega Establishes New Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute in the Laboratoire de Précision

Omega today announced the creation of a new chronometer testing institute, the Laboratoire de Précision, with two locations in Switzerland, one in Bienne and the other in Villeret. Similar to the COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres), which has been the number one institute for certifying chronometers for over 50 years, the Laboratoire de Précision...

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Apr 3, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler