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Blancpain: Fifty Fathoms “70th Anniversary Act 3” in Bronze Gold

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Tudor: The New Pelagos FXD

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A. Lange & Söhne: Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar

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Pacific Ocean Edition from Blancpain and Swatch

Blancpain X Swatch: Everything About the Collab

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Breguet: The New Type XX Chronographe

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Montblanc: Secret Minerva Monopusher Chronograph Limited Edition

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IWC Schaffhausen: Ingenieur Automatic 40

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Bulgari: Octo Roma

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Blancpain: Fifty Fathoms “Tech Gombessa”

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TAG Heuer: Carrera Chronograph 60th Anniversary Edition

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Seiko: SPB333 Limited Edition

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Oris: Coulson Limited Edition

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Omega: 60th Anniversary Bond Seamaster

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Breitling: Superocean

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Tudor: Ranger

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Out Now: WatchTime’s April Issue

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Carl F. Bucherer: Capsule Collection in Black

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When Runway Meets Racetrack: IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Constant-Force Tourbillon Edition “IWC Racing”

Throughout its history, IWC Schaffhausen has been heavily involved in the world of aviation and also, to a lesser extent, in the world of motorsports. Until recently, the company’s work in the latter field exerted its influence mainly on one particular IWC watch family, the racing-inspired Ingenieur, while the modern evolution of the Pilot’s family...

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May 7, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: A Durable Style – Meet the Victorinox I.N.O.X. Chrono

Since its founding in 1884, Victorinox has been a steady champion of utility-driven style. From its now-iconic Swiss Army Knife, the brand has garnered a wide renown for reliable functionality in its products, with its modern collection of timepieces carrying that legacy forward. In the brand’s latest, the new I.N.O.X. Chrono, we see a continuation...

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Dec 1, 2023 by WatchTime

Baume & Mercier Channels 1973 With its Fifth-Generation Revival of the Riviera Collection

Baume & Mercier threw its hat into the ring of watch manufacturers offering an integrated-bracelet steel sports watch with its revival of a 1970s stalwart, the Riviera, at the recently wrapped Watches & Wonders virtual fair. The new series, encompassing 10 references, seven distinct colorways and two different sizes, is inspired by the 1973 original...

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May 6, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Breitling Veers Back Into Bigger and Bolder Territory with New Super Chronomat Collection

Just over a year ago, Breitling rolled out its revived Chronomat collection, which brought the watches’ design more in tune with their most direct inspiration, the Frecce Tricolori models released in 1984, and winnowed their case sizes down to a more modest but still assertive 42 mm. This week sees the releases of the Super...

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May 6, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Eye of the Tiger: H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Tiger’s Eye

Always a brand known for making a statement, H. Moser & Cie unveiled one of its more interesting timepieces in recent memory, the Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Tiger’s Eye, at the recent Watches & Wonders virtual exhibition. A novel take on the now-familiar Endeavour design, it dresses up that model’s understated look with two bright new...

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May 5, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

It’s Star Wars Day! Check Out the Kross Studios x Lucasfilm Death Star Tourbillon Limited Edition

Every May 4, Star Wars fans the world over celebrate a secular holiday to commemorate the 1977 release of the very first film in the mega-popular franchise. This year, a few of those fans who are also serious watch aficionados can acquire a timepiece that is uniquely suitable to join their collections of Star Wars...

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May 4, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Oris Returns to the Deep with Second-Generation Aquis Depth Gauge Divers’ Watch

Oris added the Aquis Depth Gauge, an innovative divers’ timepiece that measured depth while its wearer was submerged, to its lineup in 2013. The Hölstein, Switzerland-based watchmaker has made small adjustments to the model in the years since, but this year, it has updated it in three key areas that improve both its performance in...

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May 4, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Behind Giants, Tudor Unveils a New Time-Only, Silver-Dial Black Bay in Three Sizes

Tudor made major waves the past few weeks with the release of its precious-metal Black Bay 58 editions, as well as major updates to its Black Bay Chronograph series, at Watches & Wonders. But Tudor had one more release up its sleeve, perhaps a bit overshadowed behind those two giants. The non-diver, time-only Black Bay...

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May 3, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Panerai Explores New Reaches of Sustainability with 98.6%-Recycled Submersible eLAB-ID Concept Watch

Like many other industries, the luxury watch world has embraced environmentally friendly manufacturing processes and sustainable materials in recent years, particularly brands strongly associated with diving and the sea — from Breitling’s use of ECONYL straps crafted from recycled fishing nets, to Oris’s recycled PET casebacks on its Clean Ocean Limited Edition, all the way...

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May 2, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Innovation, Smart Marketing, or Both? A Closer Look at the Frederique Constant Slimline Monolithic Manufacture

Right before the start of the madness that was Watches & Wonders, a few brave brands braced the tides and unveiled their own novelties separate from the event. Some rode the waves, others were swept away, and still others, like Frederique Constant, have been steadily coming into shore, riding in on the strength of their...

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May 1, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Four Faces Have I: Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 is the Most Complex Reverso Ever

Back in 2006, Jaeger-LeCoultre created the Reverso Hybris Mechanica a Triptyque, possessed of three faces and a multitude of built-in horological complications. The most complicated evolution yet of the Reverso, Jaeger-LeCoulte’s legendary and enduring two-faced timepiece born in 1931, it prompted many of us who cover the watch industry to wonder if the venerable Swiss...

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Apr 30, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Ergonomic Growth: Bulova Curv Chronograph Debuts in New Tonneau Case

In 2016, Bulova introduced the Curv, a quartz chronograph watch noted and named for its extreme curvilinear case and the groundbreaking mechanism humming inside it, which the brand touted as “the world’s first curved chronograph movement.” Five years later, Bulova re-imagines the original Curv’s ergonomically sculpted, ultra-thin round case, crafting an all-new tonneau-shaped model in...

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Apr 29, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Perpetual Pilots: IWC Launches Perpetual Calendars in Big Pilot’s Watch and Top Gun “Mojave Desert” Collections

As it does most years, IWC used its time in the watch trade-fair spotlight in 2021 to refresh one of its six major collections. At the recently concluded Watches & Wonders virtual event, the company expanded its ever-popular Big Pilot’s Watch series with the release of the first 43-mm, blue-dialed Big Pilot models as the...

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Apr 28, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Executive Style Meets Maritime Substance in Ulysse Nardin Diver X Skeleton (with Live Photos)

Ulysse Nardin (the watch manufacturer, not its eponymous founder) turns 175 years old in 2021 and among the new timepieces it’s rolling out to mark the occasion is one that uniquely merges the two horological worlds it’s best known for in its modern incarnation: nautical design and seaworthy utility inspired by its marine-chronometer history, and...

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Apr 28, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Patek Philippe Ref. 5236P-001 In-Line Perpetual Calendar Brings a Novel Display to the Calatrava Collection

Patek Philippe’s most buzz-generating release at its inauguaral Watches & Wonders appearance earlier this month was undoubtedly the green-dialed Nautilus that marked the finish line for the production of that sport-luxury reference. But the manufacture’s most technically significant new model, which made its debut in the wake of that release, came from its venerable, classically...

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Apr 27, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sweet Treats in Bronze Wrappers: Introducing Three Oris Divers Sixty-Five “Cotton Candy” Editions

Oris is a brand that often catches attention even in a crowded field, and this past month at Watches & Wonders was no different. With releases like the Dat Watt LE and AquisPro Date Calibre 400, the Holstein-based brand once again proved its capability of producing particularly novel dive watches with unusual yet thoroughly useful...

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Apr 27, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Vacheron Constantin Embraces Gold and High Complications in Three New Overseas Models

Alongside its other notable releases at the recently concluded Watches & Wonders exhibition, Vacheron Constantin added to its popular Overseas sport-luxury range two white-gold perpetual calendars and a rose-gold tourbillon. The updates follow-up 2020’s rose-gold Overseas Self-Winding, and rose-gold perpetual calendars, bringing even more higher-tier complications to the expanding Overseas collection. Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin...

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Apr 26, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Montblanc Introduces Summit Lite Smartwatch With New Active-Lifestyle Apps

Montblanc dipped its toe into the luxury-smartwatch pool as early as 2015 with its first “e-strap” accessory (I review the strap and the watch it came with here) and plunged in fully with the launch of the first Summit models in 2017. Last year, Montblanc upped the high-tech ante with the Summit 2+, the first...

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Apr 25, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Black, Blue, and See-Through: Chronoswiss Introduces New SkelTec Azur and Pitch Black Editions

Lucerne-based Chronoswiss has become well known for not only its distinctive regulator-style designs but also recently for its forays into skeletonization. At Watches & Wonders, Chronoswiss doubled down on the latter, expanding its SkelTec series (introduced in 2020) with two new colorways, SkelTec Azur (blue-and-black) and SkelTec Pitch Black (monochrome black). Both models continue the...

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Apr 24, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Rolex Adds Meteorite to the Daytona for a Truly Cosmic Cosmograph

Among Rolex’s new releases at Watches & Wonders 2021, the vintage-look Explorer and updated Explorer II claimed most of the spotlight, but the Swiss mega-brand launched several other noteworthy timepieces alongside them. These include an all-new version of its iconic, motorsport-styled sport chronograph, the Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, whose dial is literally out of this...

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Apr 23, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Counting Down to the Tokyo Olympics, Omega Unveils the Seamaster Diver 300M “Tokyo 2020” Edition

Last week, official Olympic timekeeper Omega unveiled its new Seamaster Diver 300M “Tokyo 2020,” a blue-and-white divers’ watch commemorating the long-delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. The special edition arrives as the latest in a long line of commemorative Olympic timepieces produced by Omega and is the second one produced in anticipation of the Tokyo summer...

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Apr 22, 2021 by Caleb Anderson