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5 Under-the-Radar Watch Releases from the Last Few Months of 2021

With 2021 behind us and the watch world already ramping up for some major movement in 2022 (starting in earnest with the LVMH Watch Week launches next week), we take a look at a handful of recently released noteworthy timepieces from the fall of winter of ’21 that you just may have missed in the...

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Jan 23, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

Zenith Raids its 1969 “Bank Vault” for New, Vintage-Inspired Defy Revival A3642

The year 1969 was a pivotal one for Swiss watchmaker Zenith, which famously introduced its history-making, high-frequency chronograph caliber, the El Primero, to a worldwide audience in January of that year. The El Primero and the Chronomaster watches in which it was first installed have largely defined Zenith’s identity since then, but another important branch...

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Jan 17, 2022 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: The Zenith Chronomaster Sport

America’s largest luxury watch event, WatchTime New York, is returning for its sixth year at Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 22-24. This year’s event is shaping up be a fantastic return, with more than 25 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. Among these brands is Zenith, which is showcasing its most significant launch...

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Aug 13, 2021 by WatchTime

Island Inspired: Seiko Introduces Trio of 140th Anniversary Prospex Divers

Amidst all the heavy coverage of last week’s LVMH Watch Week, Seiko quietly introduced a trio of anniversary timepieces in celebration of the Japanese brand’s founding in 1881. All three limited-edition 140th Anniversary Prospex Divers are based on Seiko’s classic 1968 Hi-Beat Diver: the Seiko Prospex SLA047, Seiko Prospex SPB207, and Seiko Prospex SSC807. Each...

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Feb 1, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

When Split-Seconds Count: Introducing the Zenith Chronomaster Sport

Zenith, as most of you reading this are probably aware by now, introduced the El Primero chronograph caliber in 1969. It was notable for, among other aspects, its uncommonly high frequency of 36,600 vph (5 Hz), which in practical terms meant that its chronograph could record elapsed times not just to the second but to...

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Jan 21, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Fair Games: A Look at the Future of Swiss Watch Trade Shows

Two weeks ago, on April 14, Baselworld’s parent company MCH Group took note “with great surprise […] of the cancellation of major exhibitors at Baselworld,” namely Rolex, Patek Philippe, Chanel, Tudor, and Chopard. Two years before that, on July 30, 2018, the company’s former CEO René Kamm was already caught off guard by Swatch Group’s...

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Apr 23, 2020 by Roger Ruegger

The WatchTime Q&A: Hublot North America President Jean-Francois Sberro on New Products, Digital Strategy, and Navigating a Pandemic

As the watch industry deals with the struggles brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, we at WatchTime welcome insights from industry leaders on how they’re coping and planning for the future as dormant world economies begin to reopen. Recently, Hublot North America President Jean-Francois Sberro kindly consented to a candid, wide-ranging conversation about how his...

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Apr 19, 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

NEWS

TAG Heuer is Celebrating 160 Years with the Carrera Silver Limited Edition

To kick off “a year of tributes and celebrations”, TAG Heuer has just revealed the Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited Edition (1,860 pieces) during the inaugural LVMH Watch Week in Dubai. The chronograph will be available worldwide from June 2020:   Celebrating with the TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited Edition Back in 1962,...

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Jan 15, 2020 by Roger Ruegger