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Hands-On: Girard-Perregaux Debuts Laureato Chronograph Ti49

Girard-Perregaux is celebrating the 49th anniversary of the Laureato Chronograph with its first titanium version. Launched in 1975 as one of the great luxury sports watches with a bracelet, alongside the Audemars Piguets Royal Oak and the Patek Philippe Nautilus, to name a couple, the Laureato Chronograph has since become a permanent fixture in the...

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Apr 1, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Underwater Pathfinder: The Tudor Pelagos FXD

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Marcus Krüger. Tudor has revived its tradition as a supplier to French Navy combat swimmers with a tool watch that incorporates historical design elements while meeting the elite unit’s modern specifications for a navigation instrument. Since 1960, Tudor...

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Mar 30, 2024 by Jens Koch

WATCH TEST

Retro Racer: Testing the TAG Heuer Monza Calibre 17

In 1976, TAG Heuer introduced its Monza model, named for the world-famous Italian Formula 1 racetrack. Forty years later, the Monza Calibre 17 recalls the glory days of racing while offering a great deal more than retro design. Read on for an in-depth review from the WatchTime archives, with original photos by OK-Photography.

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Mar 27, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Breitling Launches New 41mm Navitimer GMT and a Limited Edition Cosmonaute

As part of the brand’s “140 Years of Firsts” birthday celebration campaign, Breitling just released a pair of new Navitimer watches and a limited edition reimagining of the iconic Cosmonaute, the first Swiss timepiece to go into space back in 1962. The smaller cases and cleaner dials of the post-2022 Navitimer have been a commercial...

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Mar 27, 2024 by Bilal Khan

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

7 Important TAG Heuer Chronographs, From 1887 to Now

The TAG Heuer Monaco is one of several significant watch models celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, but it is far from the only important, innovative chronograph the Swiss watchmaker has created in its distinguished history. In fact, few watch brands are better known for chronographs than TAG Heuer. The first ones appeared in the company’s catalog in 1882; they were followed by a parade of technically innovative chronographs that continues to this day. Here are seven highlights from TAG Heuer's history of chronograph watches.

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Mar 24, 2024 by Gisbert Brunner

The Sound of a Legacy: Chopard’s L.U.C Collection 25th Anniversary

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. On one hand, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, the son of German entrepreneurs Karl and Karin Scheufele who acquired Chopard with five employees in 1963, could easily be described as a visionary. Since the 1980s, “KFS” has been the driving force behind the maison’s mission to...

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Mar 23, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

At the Peak of Daily Life: The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer 2021

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Olaf Köster and Rolex. When you think about a watch for explorers, the first model from Rolex that comes to mind might be the Explorer II or the Submariner, rather than a 36-mm, almost noble-looking, two-tone watch like the...

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Mar 22, 2024 by WatchTime

Facets of Innovation: The TAG Heuer Aquaracer Collection

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. In 2021, the Aquaracer collection received a substantially upgraded design and new materials like ceramic and titanium, and, just one year later, even two new movements. Equally important, the Swiss watchmaker has turned repeatedly to some of its past dive watches...

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Mar 17, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Testing the Sinn 240 St GZ Against the Wempe Iron Walker Tide Automatic

This article was originally published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Sinn, Wempe and Martina Richter. According to the tide calendar, high tide will reach its peak shortly before 10 o’clock this morning. That would be a good time for a swim. It’s late summer and the water in the...

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Mar 17, 2024 by Martina Richter

Testing Speed with the Zenith Defy Extreme

This article was originally published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Zenith built the El Primero, the world’s most accurate chronograph, in 1969. But now the manufacture has increased its beat frequency from 1/10 to 1/100 of a second. We took a look at what the fastest mechanical watch can do with its...

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Mar 16, 2024 by Jens Koch

Audemars Piguet Clads Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Openworked 41 MM in New ‘Sand Gold’ Alloy

Continuing its quest for innovative and new materials, Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet unveils its latest inthe Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Openworked, its first-ever timepiece made from “sand gold,” an in-house created and produced 18-carat gold alloy that offers vibrant light reflections. Its color, combining gold with copper and palladium for a warm rendering,...

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Mar 15, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Time And Tides: The Oris Dat Watt Limited Edition

This article was originally published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Oris and Olaf Köster. Oris has been investing in environmental and sustainability projects for more than a decade. In order to draw more attention to its “Change for the Better” initiatives, the company is also launching timepieces like the...

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Mar 15, 2024 by Martina Richter

A Solid Entry: Hands-On with the Nomos Club Campus Endless Blue

Entry-level products often have to work harder to prove themselves– even when made by esteemed brands– with price to quality commonly questioned in this market. The sentiment is the same for the Nomos Club Campus; which may honestly be a bit by their own doing, as Nomos actively promotes its Club Campus as the gateway...

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Mar 14, 2024 by Martin Green

Ice Diver: The Montblanc 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Montblanc and Olaf Köster. Both an iceberg and a diver appear in a 3D-relief engraving on the caseback of the Montblanc 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date dive watch. The six-screw attachment, together with the 42-mm solid case body and...

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Mar 14, 2024 by Martina Richter

The Pulse Of Time: Longines’ Ultra-Chron

This article was originally published in the November/December 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. The heart of the Longines Ultra-Chron beats 10 times per second. Both the high-frequency automatic Caliber L836.6 and the design of this dive watch are inspired by the original Longines Ultra-Chron Diver from 1968, which was the first dive watch...

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Mar 12, 2024 by Martina Richter

Air, Land, and Sea: Breitling vs. IWC

This article was originally published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. IWC and Breitling have different ideas about how a pilots’ watch should be designed. Both brands rely heavily on their own in-house traditions. At IWC, the Big Pilot’s Watch from 1940 stands front and center — IWC and other manufacturers supplied...

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Mar 11, 2024 by Jens Koch

Celebrating A Classic: RGM Model 600-B

This article was originally published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. In 2022, the American watchmaker’s 30th anniversary, RGM added a striking blue dial version of its vintage-inspired Model 600. We went hands on with the bicompax pilots’ chronograph. Roland G. Murphy’s RGM Watch Company is located in a small town in...

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Mar 10, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Up Close With the Patek Philippe Calatrava

This article was originally published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Patek Philippe and archive. With its classic round case, clean lines, tidy dial and distinctive clous de Paris bezel, the Calatrava is a flagship of the Geneva-based Patek Philippe manufacture. There hasn’t been a Calatrava with the famous guilloché finish in...

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Mar 8, 2024 by Martina Richter