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Video: TAG Heuer Takes Us Inside How a Chronograph Works

What are oscillating pinions and column wheels and how do they work together in a chronograph watch? In this exclusive video, we will find out from one of the movement designers of this year’s TAG Heuer 01 chronograph at TAG Heuer’s headquarters in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

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May 17, 2016 by WatchTime

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Introducing Benjamin Chee Haute Horlogerie, Global Launch Client of Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier’s Latest Calibers

In the field of contemporary high horology, it takes a lot for a young brand to stand out and distinguish itself. Yet for watchmaking veteran Benjamin Chee, his guiding philosophy has been elegantly simple: “I consider myself a perfectionist and cannot abide anything second-rate in my creations. Therefore, the only logical choice was to search...

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Jul 19, 2019 by WatchTime

Getting to Know Mido: 5 Swiss-Made Watches Under $2,500

Though it's been around since 1918, Mido has been largely under the radar in the U.S. despite strong popularity in Latin America. Here are five Mido watches from the brand's five major watch collections, all with Swiss-made mechanical movements, all priced under $2,500.

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May 16, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Rolex GMT-Master II

Over the past 100 years or so, Rolex has produced more than a few “dynasty” series of watches — from the Datejust to the Day-Date, to the Explorer, Daytona, and Speedking, to the piece we will be focusing on today: the GMT-Master II. These watch collections originally built much of their reputations on functionality and...

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May 15, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

Former NYC Mayor Giuliani Donates Historic Yankee-Owned Watch for Online Auction

Former New York Mayor and Yankees superfan Rudy Giuliani has donated a precious timepiece, once owned by a heralded New York Yankees player, for a charity auction. The watch is a vintage Wittnauer Electro-Chron originally presented to Yankee shortstop Dick Bartell in 1962.

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May 14, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

CLOSE-UP:

Chopard Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 2016 Limited-Edition Chronographs

Since 2002, Chopard has been the partner and official timekeeper of the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, a biennial competition featuring classic race cars from the pre-War period through the 1970s on the world-famous Monte Carlo circuit, along the same route as the Formula 1 Grand Prix. For this year’s race, which starts tomorrow, the...

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May 13, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Close-Up: Breitling Superocean II

We take a take a look at the new Breitling Superocean II to see what distinguishes the latest generation of the Breitling Superocean watch from its forebears.

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May 13, 2016 by Jay Deshpande

WATCH TO WATCH

Frédérique Constant Classics Collection: The Art of Porcelain

With its newest limited edition watch, the Frederique Constant Classics Art of Porcelain, the watch brand known for inexpensive complications strives not for new heights of affordable horological complexity but rather classical simplicity.

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May 12, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2016 REVISITED

Three World-Traveler Watches From Indie Watch Brands

World-time and GMT watches were popular at this year's watch fairs, and several of the independent haute horlogerie brands that exhibited at SIHH in Geneva for the first time offered some very interesting new takes on these timepieces aimed at world travelers. Here's a look.

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May 11, 2016 by WatchTime

CLOSE-UP

Patek Philippe Ref. 5230: A New World Time Watch for a More Complicated World

Patek Philippe has been producing some of the world’s most coveted world time watches for nearly 80 years. At this year’s Baselworld, however, the brand announced that it is retiring all existing references in its so-called Heure Universelle collection and launching a new, upgraded model in their place: the Patek Philippe Ref. 5230 World Time....

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May 10, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Eyes on the Boat:

Hands-on with Bremont’s America’s Cup Watch Collection

Bremont sponsors the defending champion Oracle Team USA (OTUSA), and is also the official timing partner to The America’s Cup, a fact reflected in special-edition watches that celebrate its involvement, the more elegant Regatta AC and the Regatta OTUSA

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May 9, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Zenith Pilot Type 20 Extra Special

There are some watches available today that are so distinctive in appearance, it is somewhat hard to believe that they played such a critical role in the development of all pilot watches as a category, and thus an important role in the broader world of horology. The modern Zenith Pilot watch, with its historical heritage,...

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May 8, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

Sporty Traveler: Breitling for Bentley GMT B04 S Carbon Body

This year's new Breitling for Bentley watch, the Bentley GMT B04 S Carbon Body, continues Breitling's 2016 theme of using new materials, with case made from a cutting-edge carbon material used in the chassis of Formula One race cars.

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May 7, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Countdown to Mother's Day

Blancpain Ladybird, a Pioneering Ladies’ Watch, Celebrates 60 Years

Mother’s Day, May 8, is just a few days away, and many watch aficionados are still looking for the right timepiece gift with which to express their appreciation to moms, wives, sisters, and other important ladies in their life. As we at WatchTime.com continue to showcase notable ladies’ watches we discovered at this year’s watch...

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May 6, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Girard-Perregaux 1966 Skeleton

Girard-Perregaux celebrates 225 years of watchmaking in 2016, introduced a plethora of new models and collections at Baselworld. This week, we look at an intriguing new addition to its heritage-inspired 1966 collection, the Girard-Perregaux 1966 Skeleton.

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May 5, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Review

Borrowed Time: Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec II

Last year, Carl F. Bucherer introduced an upgraded version of its triple-time-zone watch, the Patravi TravelTec. With the release of the TravelTec II, CFB pulled off the rare feat of making the original watch substantially larger in dimensions yet more streamlined in its look. Here's our impressions after a week with the Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravcelTec II.

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May 4, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

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Video: Sound-Checking the Gongs in a Breguet Minute Repeater

Since 2003, Breguet has instituted four major expansions of its Vallée de Joux workshops. In its newest wing, Breguet has organized its watchmakers into specialty groups, including one dedicated solely to minute repeaters. Our exclusive video reveals how Breguet watchmakers achieve perfect-sounding chimes.

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May 4, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

From Monochrome Watches

Reviewing the Swatch Sistem51

In this WatchTime article, our reviewer explains why he believes the Swatch Sistem51 is clearly one of the most important new watches of the last 10 years.

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May 4, 2016 by Brice Goulard

Panerai Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater Carillon Tourbillon GMT: A New Milestone

On May 18, Officine Panerai will open “Panerai: Dive Into Time,” an exhibition showcasing the company’s history, in its birthplace city of Florence, Italy. The exhibition will also mark the debut of the new Panerai Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater Carillon Tourbillon GMT, the most complicated Panerai watch ever made. The Panerai Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater...

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May 3, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Both Sides Now: Chanel Launches its First Men’s-Only Watch

The Chanel watch brand has never had a watch aimed specifically at men. Enter the Chanel Monsieur, an elegant, high-end watch with a movement designed by Chanel itself: another first for the brand.

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May 2, 2016 by Norma Buchanan

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Oris Diver Sixty-Five

Like many of my fellow watch aficionados, I am constantly scouring the deepest depths of the interwebs hunting for the next rare find. I do this for a variety of reasons, from researching an article to (occasionally) looking to make a purchase— but, most of all, I do it to test my knowledge on watches;...

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May 1, 2016 by Caleb Anderson