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Exploring Watch Shades of Red

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. A watch with a sunset on the dial? Oh yes, right here. Zenith brought it to market as the Defy Midnight Sunset. Surrounded by a diamond-studded bezel, the dial of this 36mm steel watch shines with gradient color ranging from...

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Apr 2, 2024 by Maria-Bettina Eich

Citizen Celebrates a Century of Watchmaking with a Limited Pocket Watch

In 1924, Citizen created its first-ever product: a pocket watch. It was given the name “Citizen” to express the idea of a watch that as many people as possible would be able to use and cherish for a long time. Inspired by that original philosophy and commemorating the anniversary, the Japanese watch manufacture now launches...

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Mar 27, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Hands-on with the Äonic Automat, An Innovative Jump Hour Watch from Germany

German watchmaking has quite a reputation to uphold, a fact not lost on new brands entering the scene. Äonic is based in Berlin and founded by Jörg Wichmann, who spent most of his career in design. He launched the international fashion fair ‘Panorama Berlin’ in 2011, but was before already active with ‘Berlinomat,’ a presentation...

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Mar 26, 2024 by Martin Green

Downsizing: Six Watches Under 40-mm from Top Brands

In this article from the WatchTime Archives, we revisit six watches released in recent times capitalizing upon the growing interest in smaller diameter watches, including timepieces from Tudor, Panerai, Omega, and more. Enjoy! Over the past several years, we’ve seen an influx of modestly-sized timepieces from the dominant industry players. Even the leaders of the “wrist-saucer”...

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Mar 24, 2024 by WatchTime

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Splash! A Plunge Into the Colorful World of Watersports Watches

Take the plunge with us into the colorful world of water sports in our latest dip into the WatchTime Archives! Here you can find professional instruments with appealing technologies, styles, and prices. In this article, we present divers’ watches without complex additional functions (e.g., chronographs) because the watches listed here are designed to focus your...

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Mar 20, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Green Rambles: Watches & Wonders 2024 Preparations

While it is still a few weeks away, the preparations for Watches & Wonders 2024 have already started for me and the rest of the WatchTime team a short while ago. It is always a bit of a frenzy, not only making the necessary travel arrangements, but also planning all the appointments. Many brands also...

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Mar 18, 2024 by Martin Green

A New Era for American Watch Brands

This article was originally published in the November/December 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. The surge in popularity that independent watch brands and watchmakers have enjoyed these last several years is apparent and clearly here to stay. These “indie” Swiss, German and Japanese brands and watchmakers have been able to meet the moment by recruiting...

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Mar 13, 2024 by Bilal Khan

The Great Watch Climb: Mountaineering Watches

This article was originally written by watch journalist Roberta Naas and published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. In the past decade, we have witnessed more and more professional climbers and explorers tackle the world’s tallest and most treacherous mountains wearing rugged timepieces designed to withstand unfathomable extremes. It is a phenomenon, though,...

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Mar 10, 2024 by WatchTime

Mühle-Glashütte Introduces New Watch Family in the Sportivo

With the new Sportivo collection, Mühle-Glashütte unveiled a completely new watch family at this year’s Inhorgenta Munich. It comprises three models, the Sportivo Compass Date, Sportivo Travel GMT, and Sportivo Active Chronograph, each produced in stainless steel cases with a diameter of 42.5 millimeters and a water-resistance rating of 30 bar (300 meters). As is...

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Mar 5, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Aircraft Maintenance: Taking Apart the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43

This article was originally published in the March/April 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Marcus Krüger. IWC reduced the size of its iconic Big Pilot’s Watch by 3 mm, cleaned up the dial and installed a new in-house movement. Does this innovative model make the grade? We took it apart to find...

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Mar 4, 2024 by Jens Koch

With Zeal: IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Spitfire

This article was originally published in the November/December 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. The IWC name has been inextricably linked with pilots’ watches for more than 85 years. The Schaffhausen-based company set standards in the development of this type of watch, which remains extremely popular today. IWC introduced its first “Special Watch for Aviators”...

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Mar 1, 2024 by Martina Richter

Reaching New Depths: A History of the Dive Watch

This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine.  For many collectors, the history of the dive watch starts in 1953 with the introduction of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms and Rolex Submariner. Divers, however, already had to rely on water-resistant watches, decades before the commercialization of two of the...

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Feb 10, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Flight Instructor: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41

This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by IWC and Olaf Köster. IWC has been developing and building watches for pilots for 85 years. Originally inspired by cockpit instruments, these wristwatches are still regarded today as robust, precise, functional and reliable. And they have long since ceased to...

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Feb 8, 2024 by Martina Richter

Power at a Premium: 6 Watches Under $3,500 with Great Power Reserves

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in 2021. Of the various ongoing trends in the watch world, ever-improving power reserves in mechanical timepieces are among the most practical. With collectors often owning a variety of pieces they like to change in and out on a daily basis, owning a mechanical...

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Feb 4, 2024 by Caleb Anderson

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Splendid Splitters: 5 Noteworthy Rattrapante Chronograph Watches

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in July 2022.  Rattrapante chronographs, also referred to as split-seconds chronographs, are a type of chronograph with two seconds hands that allow for the ability to time multiple simultaneous events, such as runners during a race. It can also time a series of events,...

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Feb 1, 2024 by WatchTime