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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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GPHG: The Complete List of Winners

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Breitling: Superocean

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Oris: Chronos Special Edition

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Tudor: Ranger

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NEWS

Urwerk Expands UR-100 SpaceTime Series with New GunMetal Edition

Urwerk, the futuristic haute horologerie brand known for its forward-leaning, avant garde designs, has added to its UR-100 SpaceTime series with a new GunMetal edition. The new watch, distinguished by its new colorway combining a gray case and new, contrasting luminescent dial accents, propels the intriguing, unconventional series forward in a new and distinct way,...

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Feb 12, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

NEWS

Longines HydroConquest Now Garbed in Green

Longines has in recent years added new and eye-catching colorways to its sportiest divers’ watch, the HydroConquest, most recently with last year’s all-black and all-grey models with ceramic bezels that matched their dials. Among this year’s new releases, which the brand previewed last week in New York, is the latest version of the HydroConquest sporting...

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Feb 11, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Bremont Announces 5-Year Partnership with England Rugby, Unveils New Bremont Rose

At the end of last month, UK-based Bremont announced its latest partnership with England Rugby, and with it revealed the newest watch in its collection, the Bremont Rose. The partnership is a five-year agreement for Bremont to serve as England Rugby’s official timekeeper, and to celebrate the launch of this significant move, the brand has...

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Feb 10, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Longines Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946

Longines, a Swiss manufacturer that has become well known for mining its rich archives, last month unveiled the latest addition to its Heritage collection: the Classic Chronograph 1946. Like all other models within that vintage-inspired collection, the Classic Chronograph 1946 takes its cues from a historical model — in this case a classical-looking, unnamed 1940s...

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Feb 9, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

LIVE PHOTOS

Golden Legacy: MB&F Unveils Legacy Machine Perpetual in Yellow Gold Limited Edition

Since its introduction in 2015 — and subsequent award for Best Calendar Watch at the 2016 GPHG — MB&F’s Legacy Machine (LM) Perpetual has run the gamut of case materials in its various incarnations, all of them very limited in number — rose gold, white gold, platinum, and titanium. For the latest, founder Max Büsser...

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Feb 8, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION:

Dive Into the Original

Glashütte Original SeaQ Revives the Tradition of Divers’ Watches Made in Glashütte. Timepieces from Glashütte have long been valued around the world for their high-quality mechanics, elaborate finishes and timeless elegance. Since the 19th century, precise timekeepers from Glashütte have also been used as reliable instruments for navigation and for determining one’s position on land,...

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Feb 7, 2020 by WatchTime

NEWS

Panerai Introduces the New Luminor Marina Carbotech 44mm

At the end of last month, the Swiss-based, Florentine-rooted watchmaker Panerai released the new Luminor Marina Carbotech 44mm (ref. PAM1661), a new carbon fiber watch reminiscent of the brand’s original LAB-ID Luminor released in 2017. This new watch, which like the LAB-ID features a special carbon case, is a somewhat more accessible addition to Panerai’s...

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Feb 7, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

NEWS

Norqain Announces New In-House Calibers in Partnership with Tudor-Founded Kenissi

Norqain is an independent, family-owned watch brand located in the Swiss watch hub of Bienne. Its board of directors includes its founder and CEO, 32-year-old Ben Küffer; his father, Marc Küffer, former owner of another Swiss watch manufacturer, Roventa-Henex; Ted Schneider, of the family that owned Breitling for nearly 40 years; and Mark Streit, a...

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Feb 5, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Racer in Red: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Passion

Girard-Perregaux's Laureato, which debuted in 1975 and was revamped and reintroduced to the market in 2016, begat the sportier, more avant-garde Laureato Absolute series in 2019. Most of the releases from this new family have sported a black-and-blue color combo, but the Laureato Absolute Passion, a limited edition of just 50 pieces, introduces a racing-inspired red to the expanding palette.

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Feb 4, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Introducing Bespoke Watchmaker Alexandre Meerson and his Designer-Led Watch Brand

As watches gain in popularity among general and luxury consumers, so too do the many niches of timepiece diversity, offering what seems like an ever-expanding array of options in the modern marketplace. Today, we’ll be looking at a relatively new brand, Alexandre Meerson— a British-based, bespoke-focused watchmaker led by a man of the same name...

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Feb 3, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hamilton American Classic Chrono-Matic 50 Auto Chrono

Last fall, Swiss-based Hamilton unveiled the latest addition to its American Classic collection with the new Chrono-Matic 50 Auto Chrono. The American Classic collection — which recalls the brand’s historic founding in the U.S. and some of the most iconic watches it manufactured while still stateside — has been the host of many different watches...

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Feb 2, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

BASELWORLD 2020 PREVIEW

Bell & Ross Covers Land, Sea, and Air with Three New BR V2 Watches

Today, Bell & Ross has unveiled three new models within its neo-vintage BR V2 line, becoming, we believe, the first watchmaker to offer an official glimpse of new products launching at the upcoming Baselworld 2020 watch fair. The three new pieces, the BR V2-92 Military Green, BR V2-94 Aéronavale Bronze, and BR V2-93 GMT Blue, are designed to represent a trifecta of sea, air, and land watches.

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Feb 1, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

NEWS

Grand Seiko Marks 60 Years with Four New Limited Editions

It was in December of 1960 that Japanese watchmaking giant Seiko released its “King of Watches,” the first Grand Seiko timepiece, which became legendary for reaching new heights of precision, durability, legibility, and ease of use. This year, the Grand Seiko brand — once Japan’s best-kept horological secret, now a worldwide phenomenon — celebrates 60...

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Jan 31, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon AeroGMT II: A Familiar Face in a Brighter Light

You could be forgiven for taking a first look at Ball Watch Company's new Engineer Hydrocarbon AeroGMT II USA Edition and thinking that you've seen this colorful design before. But take a closer look and you'll find that this sporty travelers' watch offers up some of its own unique charms.

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Jan 30, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

LVMH DUBAI WATCH WEEK REVISITED:

Hublot Launches New “Hybrid” Movement in Spirit of Big Bang Meca-10

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the release of its now-iconic Big Bang model in 2005, Hublot introduced an assortment of new and special Big Bang timepieces at the recent LVMH Watch Week in Dubai. Among them were the Big Bang Integral, the first Big Bang with an integrated metal bracelet fused with its case;...

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Jan 29, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

PROMOTION:

CODE41 Launches Unisex DAY41 Collection

Lausanne-based CODE41 describes itself as more a “community project” aimed “to bring enthusiasts together around a watchmaking project” than a traditional watch brand. Following that mission statement, CODE41 has announced the launch of a new line of automatic models arising from its DAY41 project, an initiative to create a ladies’ watch based on input from...

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Jan 29, 2020 by WatchTime

Bovet Unveils New 19Thirty Models with Fleurisanne Engraving

Around this time last year, Bovet revealed its newest timepieces at the SIHH in Geneva. The SIHH, now re-branded as Watches & Wonders, has been moved forward in the calendar to late April, but the Fleurier-based watchmaking maison has once again unveiled several new models in its collection in January. Among them are two new executions of historically derived 19Thirty, featuring lacquered dials enhanced with ornate Fleurisanne engraving

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Jan 28, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

4 Days Left for “Watch & Act!” World Watch Auction Supporting Australian Firefighting Efforts

As many of you likely took notice last week, Australian watch blog Time + Tide launched the ‘Watch & Act!’ World Watch Auction last Tuesday to support firefighting efforts against the raging bush fires currently sweeping the country. The auction, which is being hosted by Invaluable.com without fees, and which began last week at the...

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Jan 27, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic 42

This week on “Vintage Eye,” we visit one of the most hotly debated vintage-inspired watches of the past few years, taking a deep dive into the Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic 42mm. If you’re unfamiliar with the watch — but are familiar with a little model called the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak — then you can...

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Jan 26, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

LVMH DUBAI WATCH WEEK REVISITED:

Zenith Launches Fourth Watch in Collaboration with Land Rover

Earlier this month at LVMH Watch Week in Dubai, Zenith unveiled its fourth watch produced in collaboration with British luxury vehicle manufacturer Land Rover— the new special edition Defy El Primero 21 Land Rover

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Jan 25, 2020 by Caleb Anderson