Sponsored: Artem Sailcloth Straps Offers Unmatched Comfort and Superior Versatility, Including in Latest “Loop-Less” Design Earlier this year, Australia-Based Artem made its debut on WatchTime, introducing to our readers its trendsetting, next generation of sailcloth straps. Ever since, the brand and its impressive range of straps have only grown in popularity, trending on forums and garnering increasing attention for its traditional pin-and-buckle options as well as its more contemporary deployant-clasp... Read the article Jan 1, 2022 by WatchTime
Sponsored: Artel Rotec Introduces New Sky Series Independent watchmaker Artel Rotec is introducing its second collection, the Sky Series, this month, with the bold timepiece serving as a worthy follow-up to its V-Series limited edition sports watch lineup. Artel Rotec first formed in 2018, when designer and longtime watch collector Matthew Roknipour launched the brand as a family owned, independent watch company... Read the article Jan 25, 2023 by WatchTime
Watch Collecting 101: How to Clean Your Watch and Strap at Home With the holiday season approaching, and many of our watches undoubtedly in need of a good sprucing up, we at WatchTime spoke with a few watch and watch-strap cleaning experts, to help our readers keep their wristwear shining in a few easy steps at home. We spoke with Michael Ryan, Vice President of Watches of... Read the article Dec 6, 2021 by Caleb Anderson
World Series Special: 5 Watches and Accessories Inspired by Baseball The 2021 World Series is in full swing as America’s Pastime takes its place at the top of the United States’ national sports pyramid at the end of October. Tapping into baseball’s historical mystique as well as the star power of its greatest players, several watchmakers have produced timepieces that celebrate this uniquely American game.... Read the article Oct 30, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
IWC Teams with Hot Wheels at Goodwood to Launch New “Racing Works” Collectors’ Set In 1868, New England watchmaker and entrepreneur Florentine Ariosto Jones founded the International Watch Company (IWC) in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen. One hundred years later, in Southern California in 1968, Mattel Toy Company co-founder Elliott Handler built the first Hot Wheels miniature cars. Separated by a century in their origins, but sharing the spirit... Read the article Oct 18, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
The Write Stuff: Carl F. Bucherer Partners with Swiss Penmaker Caran d’Ache for Manero Flyback Signature Edition Multi-generational family-owned Swiss firms are a relative rarity in the world of luxury goods, but among them are Lucerne-based watchmaker Carl F. Bucherer and Genevan writing instrument purveyor Caran d’Ache. The prestigious maisons have now teamed up to produce the so-called Signature Moments project — a limited-edition set pairing a specially designed Carl F. Bucherer... Read the article Oct 12, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Sponsored: Australia-Based Artem Presents the Next Generation of Sailcloth Straps The story of Artem begins in the heart of Adelaide, a coastal city in South Australia where two friends, passionate about watches and wanting to create the best straps to pair with them, embarked on a journey which would produce the genesis of the modern brand. Who isn’t familiar with traditional “summer” watch strap styles... Read the article Aug 17, 2021 by WatchTime
Father’s Day 2021: A Luxury Gift Guide for the Discerning Gentleman Father’s Day is upon us, and as always we at WatchTime hope we’ve provided ample choices over the year for those wishing to gift a timepiece to the fathers, grandfathers, and other important men in their circle. For those who may be looking for something else, we offer these curated, high-end offerings from our friends... Read the article Jun 17, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
WatchTime’s Holiday Gift Guide for the Watch-Collecting Renaissance Man The holidays are close, and while a new watch or two (or three or four) might be on the minds and lists of many WatchTime readers, most of us are also interested in other accessories of the good life outside of watches proper. Over the course of the year, we have come across a number... Read the article Dec 21, 2020 by WatchTime
Fathers’ Day 2020 Gift Guide: Luxurious Finds for the Modern Gentleman Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 21, and if your busy schedule has left you struggling at this late date to come up with a gift idea for your dad, granddad, brother or son, WatchTime is here to assist. Obviously, we feel that our extensive watch coverage on this website, our print magazine, and our... Read the article Jun 19, 2020 by Mark Bernardo
FEATURE Tracking the Rolex Daytona: A 55-Year History In this feature-length article from WatchTime's January-February 2016 issue, we take a look at the 55-year history of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, the brand's iconic chronograph watch. Read the article Mar 24, 2020 by WatchTime
FEATURE In the Workshop with the Watch Strap Maestros at Jean Rousseau A few months ago, I was fortunate to run into Pierre-Louis Follet, the General Manager for Jean Rousseau U.S., the American arm of the French-based, 1954-founded leather strap manufacturer of the same name. We spoke a few minutes on the luxury brand and its happenings, and after a while he told me that Jean Rousseau... Read the article Jan 7, 2020 by Caleb Anderson
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift Ideas from WatchTime’s Friends and Partners Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 16, and if your busy schedule has left you struggling at this late date to come up with a gift idea for your dad, granddad, brother or son, WatchTime is here to assist. Obviously, we feel that our extensive watch coverage on this website, our print magazine, and our... Read the article Jun 14, 2019 by WatchTime
FEATURE WatchTime’s 2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Gentlemen WatchTime readers obviously are really into collecting watches. We've found, after meeting many of them over the years at events like WatchTime New York, that most of them have many other interests and hobbies as well. Herewith, our annual holiday roundup of luxurious gift ideas, curated from some of our friends and partners. Read the article Dec 13, 2018 by WatchTime
EXPERT ADVICE: How To Buy Vintage Watches The market for truly "vintage" watches is something quite different from that for relatively young "pre-owned" watches. In this in-depth article, FratelloWatches founder and WatchTime contributor Robert-Jan Broer offers advice to newbies looking to dabble in the vintage watch market. Read the article Sep 27, 2018 by Robert-Jan Broer
FEATURE What Makes a Dive Watch a Dive Watch? One leading source offers a definitive answer to the question of what determines whether a timepiece can legitimately be called a “dive watch” or “divers’ watch” in this article. Read the article Jun 29, 2018 by WatchTime
WATCHTIME RECOMMENDS: The Watch Connoisseur’s Father’s Day Gift Guide Father’s Day is around the corner, and if your dad (or brother, or son, or best buddy) is a watch guy like you, its likely he also shares other interests — an eye for fashionable accessories; a taste for fine spirits and premium cigars; an appreciation for high-end writing instruments; and a need to store... Read the article Jun 15, 2018 by Mark Bernardo
EXPERT ADVICE: How to Buy Pre-Owned Watches The market for pre-owned items is huge. The success of websites like Craigslist, AutoTrader and so on are a testimonial. And the wristwatch market is no exception. WatchTime contributor Robert-Jan Broer of FratelloWatches offers some guidance on where to look and what to look for when buying a pre-owned wristwatch. Read the article Jun 14, 2018 by Robert-Jan Broer
EXPERT ADVICE: 5 Tips For Buying a New Watch From our friends at Fratello Watches: 5 hints and tips for when you are buying a new watch for the first time. Read the article May 22, 2018 by Robert-Jan Broer
A Holiday Gift Guide for the Watch-Collecting Renaissance Man While all watch enthusiasts are different, and diverse in their pursuits and interests, there are some traits that we’ve found to be fairly common among the collector community. Among these are an eye for stylish fashion; a taste for fine spirits and, often, premium cigars; an appreciation for art, travel, and high-end writing instruments; and,... Read the article Dec 15, 2017 by Mark Bernardo
NEWS Single-Malt “Watch”: Urwerk Teams Up With The Macallan We've always known that many aficionados of fine watches are also fans of high-end spirits, particularly single-malt Scotch. Now, thanks to a collaboration between the avant-garde Swiss watch brand Urwerk and the whisky maestros at the Macallan, well-traveled fans of both watches and Scotches can carry their whiskies in a high-tech flask made especially with them in mind. Read the article Mar 7, 2017 by Mark Bernardo
