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Budget Travelers: 5 World-Time Watches Under $5,000

Here are 5 world-time watches all with mechanical movements, that you can get for $5,000 or less, including Montblanc's TimeWalker World Time Hemispheres watch and Tissot's Heritage Navigator 160th Anniversary watch.

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Sep 17, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Promotion

Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Lengthened Service Intervals

A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

FEATURES

Five Chronometer-Certified Watches That Won’t Break the Bank

The past two decades have seen a shift in why people wear watches. Thanks to the omnipresence of smartphones, laptops, and other digital devices, it’s no longer necessary to wear a watch to know the exact time. Some may claim that idea as sacrilege, but as a younger enthusiast, I know that the reason I fell...

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Sep 7, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURES:

Five Tissot Watches from 2018 Worth a Second Look

Out of all the brands within the Swatch Group’s mechanical watch portfolio, Tissot is likely the most well tuned into the global mass market. You can find Tissot watches in department stores around the world. You’ll see Tissot ads on TV as well as on the New York subway. If you follow sports, you might...

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Aug 29, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

POLL:

Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

MICROBRAND MONDAY:

Hands-On with the LIV GX1-A Limited Edition | Blue Dial

Imagine you had a vision in mind, along with 20 years of experience in the watch industry, but you needed the funds to back your project. A decade ago, you would have been out of luck. But, thankfully, crowdsourcing platforms like Kickstarter have made it so microbrands like LIV Watches can secure the funding they...

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Aug 13, 2018 by Laura Kühn

MICROBRAND MONDAY:

Spotlight on Farer, a British-Born Watch Brand with a Fully-Formed Identity

Farer burst onto the British horological scene back in 2015 and has since made a name for itself with three different lines of watches that have combined a clean and focused design with practical complications and accessible price tags. Joining the brand’s lineup of three-handers, GMTs, and dive watches is a trio of attractive hand-wound timepieces...

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Jul 30, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

PROMOTION:

Gucci Presents #TimeToParr: An Uncommon Photographic Journey

Embracing Instagram’s creative landscape over the past three years with dedicated projects in which artists play with House motifs, Gucci has published and promoted these special works with a series of hashtags. Now, for the first time, the House is collaborating with a single artist on an Instagram project. Exploring the nature of time and...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

BANG FOR THE BUCK

Ticking Admission Tickets: 10 Entry-Level Mechanical Watches

Every watch collection has to start somewhere, and often that initial watch purchase is on a somewhat restricted budget. Here's an introduction to entry-level mechanical watches from 10 brands. To narrow the field down, we only considered men’s watches with a case diameter of 37 mm or greater.

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Jul 24, 2018 by Alexander Krupp

FEATURE:

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Yema Superman Héritage

Yema was never a superpower of horology. It wasn’t a renowned brand forgotten by time like Universal Genève, or one revived for the modern era like IWC; it was always just Yema — one French brand alongside a handful of others, producing its best watches in the ultra-competitive 1960s and the live-or-die-by-quartz ‘70s; never standing...

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Jul 15, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

From Fratello Watches

Expert Advice: 5 Tips for Buying Vintage Watches

Whether you’re buying out of sentimentality or simply for investment purposes, education is the most important factor when it comes to buying, or collecting, vintage timepieces, says Fratello Watches founder and WatchTime contributor Robert-Jan Broer.

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Jul 5, 2018 by Robert-Jan Broer

MIDO CELEBRATES 100 YEARS

Borrowed Time: Touring Mexico City with the Mido Commander Shade Special Edition

On November 11, 1918, the Armistice marking the official end of World War I was signed. On that same date, Georges G. Schaeren founded the Mido watch brand, which celebrated its centennial this year with the release of a host of special-edition timepieces and, on May 24, a major celebratory event in one of Mido’s...

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Jun 6, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TEST

Those Crazy ’70s: A Test of the Hamilton Pan-Europ Day-Date

The Hamilton Pan-Europ Day-Date brings back the most colorful decade in watch history. How did this vintage-inspired timepiece fare in our test? Read on to find out.

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May 24, 2018 by Alexander Krupp

PROMOTION

Lenvino Watch Co. Launches the Lecronos “Race for Vintage” Collection

Lenvino Watch Co., launched in Hong Kong in 2017, is described by its founders as "a group of watch addicts with the passion and constancy of traditional watch craftsmanship" who aim to "awaken people’s minds about the core function of a watch." In 2017, Lenvino launched its first Kickstarter campaign to fund the World’s First Minimalist Design Rectangular Tourbillon Watch. On the heels of its success, it returns to Kickstarter to introduce the new Lecronos collection.

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May 3, 2018 by WatchTime

BASELWORLD 2018 REVISITED:

Anonimo Goes From Military Machismo to Florentine Elegance with New Epurato Collection

Anonimo has long been known for big, masculine, military-look timepieces, but at Baselworld 2018 the Florentine watchmaker of robust divers' models like the Militare and Nautilo dipped its toes into the shallower waters of gentlemanly elegance with the launch of the new Epurato collection.

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Apr 21, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Mido Multifort Datometer Limited Edition

In 2018, Mido is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. To commemorate the centennial, it has been revisiting some of its most important models from the brand’s entire history. Chief among them is the Multifort Datometer Limited Edition, which is modeled after a 1939 watch by the same name, released five years after the...

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Apr 15, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

PROMOTION

Every Journey is Better Shared: Toc Watch Introduces the Ulysses

Toc Watch is back and this time around it has something for every watch lover. Toc released its first watch last July with the Toc19, and now, the brand has customers in 37 different countries. It’s hard not to be impressed by that, given the two-man team at the helm of the brand. In the...

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Mar 12, 2018 by WatchTime

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 38 mm

Like many United States-based watch enthusiasts, Hamilton has long held a soft spot in my heart. Founded in Pennsylvania in 1892, Hamilton has symbolized American excellence from its start as a railroad companion through its prominent appearance in every war up to the 1980s. It’s a brand that has become so synonymous with American watchmaking...

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Feb 25, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

SIHH 2018 REVISITED:

Panerai’s Entry-Level Luminor Base and Marina Logo Collections Get an Upgrade

Panerai has received justified accolades for the two high-complication models it introduced at SIHH 2018, the L'Astronomo and the Lo Scienziato. However, another significant release has been more under the radar: the Luminor Base Logo and Luminor Marina Logo, the Florentine brand's entry-level models, have become the latest in the collection to be equipped with in-house movements.

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Feb 14, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Timex Marlin

Timex has never been a luxury brand, nor has it ever attempted to be. It has simply remained, at least since its modern debut in the 1950s, as an inexpensive and reliable option for those seeking out a watch capable of the two most basic requirements: to tell the time and not break. This is...

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Feb 4, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

BASELWORLD 2018 PREVIEW:

New Color from Frédérique Constant, New Quartz Chronograph from Alpina

Affordably luxurious Frédérique Constant and its sportier sister brand, Alpina, are among the latest watch manufacturers to offer a glimpse of their upcoming new collections debuting at Baselworld in March. Frédérique Constant is launching a version of its Worldtimer model with a new green color scheme, while Alpina is introducing a quartz chronograph to its Startimer Pilot series. Here's the lowdown on both.

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Jan 31, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Raymond Weil Freelancer Calibre RW1212

Raymond Weil, owned and operated by the Bernheim family, is one of the very few remaining family-owned watch companies, alongside prestigious maisons like Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe. Up until very recently, it remained a member of another diminishing breed in the luxury watch industry — a manufacturer that used solely outsourced movements to power...

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Jan 30, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Basic Breitling: Reviewing the New-Look Breitling Colt

Breitling’s modern take on the decades-old Colt is true to the original, with features that have become hallmarks of the brand. From our archives, here's a hands-on review of the new-look Breitling Colt, an entry-level watch with a mechanical ETA movement.

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Jan 22, 2018 by Martina Richter

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