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Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec Maldives Extends Partnership with Manta Trust

Carl F. Bucherer kicked off its partnership with the Manta Trust, a charitable organization devoted to preserving endangered Manta Rays and their ecosystems, in 2017 and the collaboration has produced its fourth specially dedicated timepiece this year. The Patravi ScubaTec Maldives, which was unveiled at Watches & Wonders back in April, is noteworthy for its...

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Aug 15, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Bovet Marches Toward Multicolor Modernity with Virtuoso VIII Chapter Two DLC-SLN Collection

Earlier this year, Fleurier-based Bovet made major headlines with the announcement of its collaboration with Rolls-Royce and the subsequent release of a bespoke, dashboard mounted timepieces. Following up that creation, the maison returns to its stock-in-trade of producing luxurious, horologically complex mechanisms for the wrist with the release of the new Virtuoso VIII Chapter Two...

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Aug 11, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Mühle-Glashütte Expands Teutonia IV Collection with Four New Models

Heritage German watchmaker Mühle-Glashütte has expanded its dressy Teutonia IV collection — which debuted as an extension of the existing Teutonia family in 2019, with the launch of the Teutonia IV Moonphase — with four new models. The new timepieces continue that design evolution, complete with the IV’s clean, straightforward dial, beveled case edges, and...

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Aug 7, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Wrist Armor: G-Shock MRGB2000BS3A Hana-Basara Celebrates 25 Years of MR-G Collection in Samurai Style

G-Shock’s year of interesting and diverse releases continues with this summer’s launch of the latest timepieces within the Japanese watchmaker’s luxurious MR-G collection. The new MRGB2000BS3A Hana-Basara, a limited edition that celebrates the 25th anniversary of the high-end MR-G line, is inspired by Hana-Basara samurai armor. The term “Hana” means “ostentatious or brilliant,” and “Basara”...

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Aug 4, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

What a Year! Reviewing the Longines Master Collection Annual Calendar

In 2020, our extended test examined an annual calendar from Longines, a mix of elegance and superior functionality at a great price. Our test of theAnnual Calendar from the Longines Master Collection took place over a period of several months. Some people, due to superstition, regard leap years as catastrophic. Better to wait before building...

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Aug 2, 2021 by Martina Richter

Jaquet Droz Bares it All With New Grande Seconde Skelet-One Tourbillon

When it comes to watches from Jaquet Droz, one has to remember that despite the technical innovation it showcases with its complex and refined movements, the brand has always reached for the finest aesthetics in terms of design beauty. Its Grande Seconde collection, with its signature figure-eight dial layout, is not only technically innovative in...

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Jul 31, 2021 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Oris Aquis Chronograph

Oris’s Aquis collection of professional-grade divers’ watches has grown to encompass a variety of limited editions devoted to marine conservation and preservation causes (i.e., 2017’s Hammerhead), a handful of small complications like big dates and small seconds, and notably, an innovative mechanical depth gauge. In 2018, the Holstein-based brand added a chronograph to the lineup....

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Jul 30, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

A. Lange & Söhne Langematik Perpetual Marks 20 Years With New Blue-Dial Gold Limited Editions

In its summer rollout of new timepieces, A. Lange & Söhne has garnered the most admiration, and media coverage, for its Cabaret Tourbillon Handwerkskunst, a revival of a now-discontinued model that celebrated the 10th anniversary of the artisanal Handwerkskunst series. However, that watch, outfitted with the world’s first stop-seconds tourbillon caliber, was not the only...

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Jul 23, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

In the Racing Spirit, Roger Dubuis Launches the Excalibur Spider Pirelli

This month brings the latest innovative timepiece by Geneva-based Roger Dubuis, born from its partnership with Italian tire maker Pirelli. The new Excalibur Spider Pirelli, which the brand describes as a “fully versatile Hyper Horology timepiece,” is notable for its interchangeability, in the tradition of the tires and other parts that Pirelli supplies for motorsports...

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Jul 20, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Chronoswiss Sirius Flying Grand Regulator

The regulator dial is one of those niche styles in the wristwatch world. It never really had a “moment” but it’s been around for quite a while, and many watch brands have at least one in their portfolios in the interests of broadening their appeal. However, none have embraced the regulator style more than Chronoswiss, the maker of the watch reviewed here, the Sirius Flying Grand Regulator.

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Jul 14, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

A. Lange & Söhne Revisits the Cabaret Tourbillon with Handwerkskunst Limited Edition

With the unveiling of its Cabaret Tourbillon in 2008, Germany’s A. Lange & Söhne presented a watchmaking milestone: the first tourbillon wristwatch with a stop-seconds mechanism for its rotating balance. The high-horology flagship of the Cabaret family, which was discontinued just two years later, the rectangular-cased timepiece makes its return in grand fashion this year,...

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Jul 13, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Stop, Reset, Start: Five Noteworthy Chronographs to Reboot Life in 2021

Let’s face it: 2020 was a challenging year in just about every regard. Now that 2021 appears to be finally bringing positive trends and a slow return to some type of normalcy for most of us, what better time to celebrate a “restart” to life with five new and distinctive chronographs? PARMIGIANI FLEURIER TONDAGRAPH GT...

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Jul 9, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Promotion: From Stealth Fighter to Tourbillon — The Astronic Nighthawk

In 1964, Pyotr Ufimtsev, a Soviet mathematician, showed that the strength of the radar return from an object is related to its edge configuration rather than its size, considering a certain angle of edge and shape together with gravity; the legendary Stealth F-117 Nighthawk was developed by DARPA of the U.S. Department of Defense in...

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Jul 8, 2021 by WatchTime

A Pair of Adventurers: Panerai Submersible Chrono Flyback Jimmy Chin Editions

Panerai’s Submersible collection, which spun off from the larger Luminor family in 2019, has been defined largely by its association with rugged adventure and its forays into sustainable materials. With the release of two new timepieces in collaboration with alpinist, environmentalist and National Geographic photographer Jimmy Chin — both limited editions, one that comes with...

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Jul 8, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Reservoir Partners with Underwater Photographer for Hydrosphere Bronze “Greg Lecoeur” Edition

In 2019, French-founded watchmaking house Reservoir unveiled its first dive watch, the aptly named Hydrosphere, whose unique configuration added a diving bezel to the brand’s signature racing-inspired retrograde time display. One year later, Reservoir introduced the Hydrosphere Bronze, which added intrigue thanks to its use of the uncommon case material. This year, the maker revisits...

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Jul 6, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Summertime Blue: Hublot Big Bang Unico Summer Shines in Turquoise Aluminum Case

Since its founding, and particularly in recent years, Hublot has been on the cutting edge of both unusual colorways and avant-garde materials. Now, inspired by the promise of a vibrant, post-Covid-19 summer, the Nyon-based manufacture remains true to this calling card with the Big Bang Unico Summer, a festive, monochromatic timepiece featuring a turquoise-blue case...

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Jul 5, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Return of the French Skin Diver: Introducing the New Jacques Bianchi JB 200

Marseille-based master watchmaker Jacques Bianchi began providing models of the JB 200, a distinctively designed, quartz-powered divers’ watch that he developed for his eponymous brand, to the French Navy in the mid-1980s. Now 80 years old, Bianchi has partnered with a small team of French watch-industry players to resurrect the JB200 for a modern audience,...

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Jul 4, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Tudor Introduces Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze: New Size, New Bracelet

Tudor returned to watch-industry headlines recently, for good reason, with the unveiling of the latest addition to its popular, “mid-sized” Black Bay 58 collection, the Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze, which offers not only the namesake bronze case but also the option to wear it on a solid bronze, Oyster-style bracelet. Featuring the aesthetics of previous...

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Jun 30, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: CODE41 Launches Fifth Edition of Avant-Garde X41

Lausanne-based CODE41 started 2021 with a bang. Launching its attention-grabbing NB24 at the start of the year, the brand best known for lifting the curtain on traditional luxury watchmaking since its meteoric rise at the beginning ot 2016, has gone on to build even more excitement around its horological projects. This week, CODE41 launches its...

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Jun 29, 2021 by WatchTime