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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....

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Oct 30, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Back for Another Round, CODE41 Launches the NB24 Edition 2 with an Exclusive Swiss Caliber

When Lausanne-based CODE41 launched the NB24 Chronograph in 2020, the watch made significant waves with the exceptional level of technicality and expertise it represented for its price— a defining combination of traits that has characterized each of the brand’s timepieces. Led by the value proposition of its avant-garde design, the NB24 struck a serious chord...

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Nov 25, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

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...

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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...

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Oct 12, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Citizen Ushers In “Purposeful Power” Campaign with Limited-Edition Promaster Navihawk

Citizen Watch Company has launched a new brand campaign, focused on its groundbreaking Eco-Drive technology, to remind consumers of the Japanese watchmaker’s core values and to re-emphasize its commitment to environmental sustainability. Dubbed “Purposeful Power,” the campaign kicks off with the release of an exciting new watch from its Promaster series, the Limited Edition Navihawk....

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Nov 24, 2021 by WatchTime

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...

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Aug 17, 2021 by WatchTime

Watch Collecting 101: How to Clean Your Watch and Strap at Home

With the New Year beginning, and many of our watches undoubtedly needing 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 Switzerland for...

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Jul 19, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: Past Meets Present in New Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic

Pioneering Swiss watchmaker Rado has deemed 2021 “a year of hope and reinvention,” and chosen it for the launch of an unprecedented, revolutionary timepiece. The Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic is the culmination of many years of research and development that seamlessly fits within the history and tradition of the Captain Cook watch. This latest watch...

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Nov 23, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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,...

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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.

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Mar 7, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

Introducing the Lepsi Watch Demagnetizer

Geneva-based Lepsi allows you to remove magnetism from a watch yourself with its latest invention, the Lepsi Watch Demagnetizer. Used together, the Watch Scope and Watch Demagnetizer represent a new and unique way to take care of your watches.

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Nov 28, 2016 by WatchTime

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