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Batman Returns: The New Rolex GMT-Master II

1/5

Close-Up: Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph

2/5

Longines Times a Controversial Kentucky Derby

3/5

Breitling Superocean Chronograph Supports Ocean Conservancy

4/5

Master of Chime: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Répétition Minute

5/5

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Omega De Ville Prestige

The Omega De Ville Prestige collection is a somewhat hidden gem within the larger sphere of Seamasters, Speedmasters, and Constellations. Born around 1960 as part of the larger Omega Seamaster series of watches, the De Ville was a continuation of the classic dress watch heritage the Seamaster had embodied since 1948.

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Mar 13, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

PROMOTION:

New E.C. Andersson Dive Watch Set for Summer Delivery

E.C. Andersson Watch Co.’s 2019 novelty, the Denise divers’ watch, is being delivered to customers just in time for their summer adventures. After pre-order fulfillments, the company now has only 20 pieces of the Denise Calypso-Blue left in stock for July delivery, and it is once again offering a customary 5% discount to WatchTime readers....

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Jul 2, 2019 by WatchTime

BASELWORLD 2016:

Watch Insider Previews the New Chopard L.U.C. Perpetual Chrono

To celebrate the first 20 years of the L.U.C manufacture in Fleurier, Chopard will launch the L.U.C Perpetual Chrono in a limited edition of only 20 pieces at the Baselworld 2016 watch fair.

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Mar 11, 2016 by Alexander Linz

WATCH TO WATCH

Giuliano Mazzuoli Cemento: The World’s First Cement Wristwatch

The latest off-the-beaten-path timekeeper from iconoclastic watch designer Giuliano Mazzuoli, the Giuliano Mazzuoli Cemento, carries on the brand's tradition of bold horological experimentation: it's the first wristwatch with a case made of cement.

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Mar 10, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION:

The G-SHOCK GMWB5000D-1 is a Full Metal Take on the Classic G-SHOCK Design

The G-SHOCK Full Metal collection has emerged as one of the Japanese brand’s most successful recent ventures. First introduced at Baselworld 2018, the line quickly expanded with a number of different colorways to match demand, but one of the first references, GMWB5000D-1, with its cool silver tone, stands out as perhaps the most memorable design. Taking...

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Jun 28, 2019 by WatchTime

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW

Omega Globemaster Annual Calendar: The New Master Chronometer

Omega's undisputed headliner at last year's Baselworld was the Globemaster, a three-handed watch heavily influenced in its design by the brand's historical Constellation models and containing its first Master Chronometer movement, Caliber 8900. This year, Omega adds the first complication to the Globemaster line, the Omega Globemaster Annual Calendar.

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Mar 9, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW:

Tissot Le Locle Regulateur: Another Nod to Affordable Elegance

Tissot has devoted its Le Locle collection of timepieces, named for the watchmaking town in the Swiss Jura where the brand was founded, to affordable watches with classically elegant designs and small complications. This year, Tissot adds a regulator watch, the Tissot Le Locle Regulateuer, to the family.

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Mar 8, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

GIFT GUIDE

Baselworld Travel Essentials

The watch world’s biggest international event, Baselworld, begins next week in Basel, Switzerland. If you are one of the thousands of eager watch aficonados, media representatives, and watch-and-jewelry professionals attending the show this year, we’ve compiled some of our favorite stylish and useful items that will make both the trip itself, and your travel experience,...

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Mar 7, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Oris Diver Sixty-Five Now Offered with New Bracelet

Following up on its previous models with tropical and textile straps, Oris is now also offering a riveted bracelet option for its vintage-inspired dive watch, the Oris Diver Sixty-Five.

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Mar 5, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW:

Armin Strom Tourbillon Skeleton Earth

Skeleton watch specialist Armin Strom is launching its newest collection, called Tourbillon Skeleton, at Baselworld 2016. As with other Armin Strom watch families, this one will consist of four watches representing the four elements, Earth, Air, Water, and Fire. The first to be released is the the new Armin Strom Tourbillon Skeleton Earth, with a black PVD case.

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Mar 4, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW:

A Sneak Peek at Frédérique Constant’s Entry-Level Perpetual Calender

Frédérique Constant just announced the launch of a new automatic perpetual calendar (Cal. FC-775) that the brand says should be available for less than €8,000 (stainless steel version). The integrated design most likely means that the calendar can only be adjusted forward, and it will be even less expensive than Montblanc’s already attractively priced Meisterstück Heritage Perpetual...

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Mar 3, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

PROMOTION

Video: Jeff Kingston Chronicles the Making of a TAG Heuer Chronograph

In this exclusive watchmaking video, we will sit with one of the movement designers of this year’s TAG Heuer 01 chronograph in TAG Heuer’s headquarters in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

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Mar 3, 2016 by WatchTime

SIHH 2016

Scales of Time: Urwerk UR-105 “T-Rex”

Watch aficionados are used to seeing reptilian scaled patterns on leather straps, but the new Urwerk UR-105 T-Rex — unveiled at SIHH 2016 in January and equipped with the iconoclastic brand’s unique satellite-hours timekeeping system — may be the first timepiece to bring such a motif to a watch case as well. The UR-105 T-Rex...

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Mar 1, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW:

Bulgari Octo Ultranero Collection

Bulgari's Bulgarin Octo men's watch collection gets a sleek black makeover at the upcoming Baselworld 2016 watch fair. The new Bulgari Octo Ultranero series, which combine black DLC with elements in rose gold, consists of a three-hand watch in two executions, a chronograph, and the newest variation on the brand's record-setting ultra-thin tourbillon.

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Feb 29, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Breguet Type XX

Breguet produces three styles of the Breguet Type XX, inspired by vintage military aviation watches: the namesake Type XX, Type XXI, and Type XXII. We cover the modern re-interpretation of the Breguet Type XX Aeronavale Automatic Chronograph (Ref. 3800ST/92/9W6) in this week's Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy feature.

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Feb 28, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

THE WATCHTIME Q&A

Jean Rousseau’s Jacques Bordier Talks Customized Watch Straps

At last fall’s WatchTime New York event, one of the busiest exhibitor booths was that of Jean Rousseau — a producer not of watches but of the luxurious leather straps that secure them to wrists. Recently, we sat down with Jean Rousseau’s brand president, Jacques Bordier, at the Jean Rousseau boutique and atelier in midtown...

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Feb 26, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

Video: Jeff Kingston Explains the Tuning Process of a Breguet Minute Repeater

In this exclusive video, produced in cooperation with Jeff Kingston and IBG Worldwide, we take our cameras to the Breguet watch manufacture in the Vallee de Joux, where Breguet watchmakers produce the brand's exceptional minute repeater watches.

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Feb 26, 2016 by WatchTime

CLOSE-UP

An Icon Revisited: Movado Museum Classic

Movado, which made headlines last year with its release of a new series of smartwatches, returns to the classic watch design that put the brand on the map back in the mid-20th century, announcing the launch of the Movado Museum Classic at Baselworld 2016.

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Feb 25, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2016

HYT H2 Tradition: Futuristic Meets Retro

The "hydromechanical horologists" of indie watch brand HYT made a splash at recent Baselworlds with timepieces like the H1, H2, and H3. This year, the brand wowed the SIHH 2016 crowd with the new HYT H2 Tradition — the first HYT to meld cutting-edge technology with horological classicism.

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Feb 24, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

PRESS RELEASE

WatchTime Announces New Editor-in-Chief; Thompson to Become Editor-at-Large

Beginning March 1, 2016, longstanding WatchTime Editor-in-Chief Joe Thompson will assume his new role as Editor-at-Large. Mr. Thompson steps down as Editor-in-Chief after a successful 16-year run at the magazine’s helm, and he will remain with the publication as a writer and reporter in a part-time capacity. Blending passion for watches and the watch industry...

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Feb 23, 2016 by WatchTime

From Monochrome Watches

Review: IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound 8 Days – 75th Anniversary Edition

IWC chose the 75th anniversary of the Portugieser line in 2015 to introduce a model that takes its style cues directly from the original. In this article from Monochrome-Watches, we take a look at a modern reinterpretation of the Schaffhausen watchmaker’s most venerable lines.

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Feb 23, 2016 by Frank Geelen

TAG Heuer Partners with North American Soccer Organizations

TAG Heuer has announced a landmark, long-term partnership agreement with Major League Soccer (MLS) and the U.S. Soccer Federation. The partnership, which commences on March 6, the first day of the 2016 MLS season, also includes the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), the organization responsible for managing the referee and assistant referee program in professional soccer...

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Feb 22, 2016 by Mark Bernardo