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Video: What is the Difference Between a Tourbillon and a Carrousel?

Blancpain is unique in the world of watchmaking, as it is the only house that has mastered the art of placing a carrousel in a wristwatch. Carrousels were originally conceived to defy gravity and the associated rate errors incurred when the watch is in a vertical position. In this way, carrousels are like tourbillons. But...

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Jun 27, 2016 by Advertising Department

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Up Close with the Seiko Credor Tourbillon

In its 135-year history, which includes a long tradition of creating mechanical movements, Seiko has never made a tourbillon watch, until this year. Seiko announced at Baselworld 2016 that it aims to build worldwide recognition for its mechanical movements, hoping to create the same profile it enjoys for its electronic watchmaking capabilities. The new Credor...

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Jun 23, 2016 by Carol Besler

Sound Check:

6 Patek Philippe Minute Repeaters in Action (Video)

We recently had the rare opportunity to watch six Patek Philippe minute repeaters in action. All of them chime three distinctly different sounds: the hours are signaled by a low tone, the quarter-hours by a sequence of two tones, and the minutes by a high tone. Check them out in these exclusive videos.

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Jun 19, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Cartier Tortue

The Cartier Tortue watch, designed personally by Louis Cartier, was characterized by its tortoise-inspired shape, which stood in stark contrast to the predominantly round watches of the time. We compare modern and vintage examples of this iconic Cartier watch.

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Jun 12, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

JCK/COUTURE 2016:

Ball Trainmaster Manufacture Features New In-House Movement

Ball Watch Co. celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2016, the same year in which the brand has introduced its first in-house movement, Caliber RRM1101. The movement makes its debut in the new Ball Trainmaster Manufacture, on display this week at the JCK Watch and Jewelry fair in Las Vegas.

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Jun 2, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Tuscan Treasure: Panerai Radiomir Firenze 3 Days Acciaio

Panerai unveiled a host of new timepieces at its "Dive Into Time" event in Florence last week. We turn our gaze to one of them, the Panerai Radiomir Firenze 3 Days Accaiaio - 47MM, a ticking, breathtakingly decorated tribute to the city of Florence, where the Panerai brand was born.

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May 27, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

MB&F Teams With Alain Silberstein for New Legacy Machine

MB&F collaborated with renowned French watch designer Alain Silberstein in 2009 on the HM2.2 "Black Box," the first MB&F "Performance Art" timepiece. Today, the brand announces the latest in the series — and one imbued even more deeply with Silberstein's distinctive design DNA — the MB&F LM1 Silberstein.

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May 25, 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

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

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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

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

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

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Wryst Elements: The New Collection for 2016

Wryst Timepieces reveals its new watch collections with aggressive designs inspired by extreme sports and motorsports. After unveiling a tribute to the world's fastest and most dangerous motorcycle road race, the Wryst Isle of Man TT Special Edition timepiece, Wryst now launches online its new sport watch collection for 2016: Wryst Elements.

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Apr 22, 2016 by Advertising Department

Mastering the Rolex Sky Dweller

Read Watchtime's feature on how the Rolex Sky-Dweller, equipped with a second time zone, an annual calendar and containing the Rolex in-house caliber 9001, works.

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Apr 22, 2016 by Norma Buchanan

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NOMOS Tetra Neomatik — An Automatic Classic

Even if the hands of a watch always move in a circle, some wrists simply look better with a square timepiece. With this in mind, NOMOS Glashütte created an automatic version of its classic model Tetra equipped with the brand’s tenth proprietary caliber and the foundation of the next generation of NOMOS watches.

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Apr 18, 2016 by Roger Ruegger