Annual Calendar Watches

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What a Year! Reviewing the Longines Master Collection Annual Calendar

In 2020, our extended test examined an annual calendar from Longines, a mix of elegance and superior functionality at a great price. Our test of theAnnual Calendar from the Longines Master Collection took place over a period of several months. Some people, due to superstition, regard leap years as catastrophic. Better to wait before building...

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Apr 2, 2021 by Martina Richter

Strength in Numbers: Five Watches with Big Date Displays

Some watch connoisseurs find date displays of any kind on a watch dial distracting, unnecessary, and disruptive to a harmonious design. Others not only appreciate them, but also want them to be as legible and prominent as possible. For the latter group, we’ve assembled this list.

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Feb 26, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Richard Mille Introduces New Grey Cermet Material in RM 11-05 Automatic Flyback Chronograph GMT

Richard Mille long ago earned its spot in the upper echelon of firms bringing new and avant-garde materials to watchmaking — from ceramics to forged carbon to quartz TPT and beyond. With the use of its new, exclusive grey cermet material in the new RM 11-05 Automatic Flyback Chronograph GMT, the automotive- and aerospace-influenced brand...

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Jul 9, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda GT: Casual Luxury Reimagined

Among all its distinctive watch families, Parmigiani’s Tonda models are most renowned for their understated elegance and most firmly ensconced in the “dress watch” rather than the “sport watch” category. This year, the Fleurier-based manufacture introduces a new evolution of the Tonda designed to tread the mythical line between special-occasion luxury and sporty, everyday active...

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Jul 7, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

CLASSIC DESIGNS:

5 Iconic Watches from the Mind of Gérald Genta

We take a look at 5 of legendary watch designer Gerald Genta's most notable watch creations, including the Patek Philippe Nautilus and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak.

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May 4, 2020 by WatchTime

WATCH TO WATCH

Old-School Design: Laurent Ferrier Galet Annual Calendar School Piece “Vintage”

The newest version of Laurent Ferrier’s GPHG Award-Winning Galet Annual Calendar School Piece, previously offered with gold cases and black or white opaline dials, pays tribute to the champagne-dialed vintage models of the 1950s. Limited to just five pieces, the Galet Annual Calendar School Piece “Vintage” combines a 40-mm steel case with a new opaline...

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Feb 27, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Close-Up: The Carl F. Bucherer Heritage BiCompax Annual

In late 2018, Carl F. Bucherer revealed the Tourbillon Double Peripheral Limited Edition as the launch point for the new Heritage Collection meant to commemorate the company’s 130-year history of involvement in the watch industry as a jeweler and watchmaker. According to the brand, the Heritage Collection would function as a tentpole range of exclusively...

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Aug 21, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

BASELWORLD 2019 REVISITED:

Introducing the Patek Philippe Nautilus Annual Calendar Moon Phases 5726/1A and Aquanaut “Jumbo” 5168G

You know a trend has officially arrived in the wristwatch world when traditionally trend-averse, stay-the-course Patek Philippe begins adopting it. The prestigious Swiss manufacture has not only contributed, in its own distinctive style, to the still-prevalent blue-on-blue aesthetic that began gathering heat several years ago — its latest being a moon-phase-equipped annual calendar version of...

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Apr 25, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2019 PREVIEW:

Back to School: New Versions of Laurent Ferrier’s Award-Winning Annual Calendar

Laurent Ferrier’s Galet Annual Calendar School Piece, named for and inspired by its eponymous inventor’s days as a watchmaking student, won out over an impressive field of competitors to claim the Men’s Complication Prize at the 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. One year after its introduction at last year’s SIHH watch salon, the watch...

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Dec 3, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

HAPPY JULY 4TH!

Five U.S.-Exclusive Watches for Independence Day

The United States celebrates its most patriotic holiday today, July 4, and what better way to show off both American pride and horological savvy than by sporting one of the rare special-edition timepieces aimed exclusively at the U.S. market? We rounded up five, including a few that bear the red, white, and blue colors of Old Glory.

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Jul 4, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

A. Lange & Söhne Launches Saxonia Annual Calendar in U.S. Exclusive Gray-Dial Edition

A. Lange & Söhne released the first annual calendar in its elegant Saxonia collection back in 2010. This year, the Glashütte, Germany-based manufacture is offering a new, highly limited version of the Saxonia Annual Calendar to its devotees in the United States, clad in a white-gold case, a new gray dial, and a handful of subtle but significant details seen for the first time on a Saxonia watch.

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Apr 25, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Blancpain Adds New Complications to Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Collection

Blancpain’s legendary Fifty Fathoms, which more or less established the blueprint for the modern-day dive watches that followed its debut in 1953, is the gift that keeps on giving for the venerable Swiss brand. The model begat an entire collection, one of the three pillars of today’s Blancpain, which continues to expand every year with...

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Mar 25, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Parmigiani Fleurier Introduces the Tonda Annual Calendar

The annual calendar timepiece has been having a moment lately, as brands aim for that sweet spot between simple day-date and highly complex perpetual calendar complications. The latest to join the party is Parmigiani Fleurier, and its new offering, the Tonda Annual Calendar, is as distinctive in the category as the watchmaker's fans would expect.

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Mar 8, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018 PREVIEW:

Blancpain Updates the Villeret Quantième Complet GMT

With the opening of Baselworld, the world's biggest watch fair, less than a month away, more watch brands are offering up appetizers to the smorgasbord of new product introductions in March. The latest is Blancpain, with a preview of the revamped version of its Villeret Quantième Complet GMT watch.

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Feb 23, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Expanding the Fleet: Three New Pilot’s Watches from IWC Schaffhausen

If there is one watch series that IWC Schaffhausen is most recognized for, it would have to be its iconic line of Pilot’s watches. Next month, three new IWC Pilot’s Watches will join the expanding ranks of the collection: the Big Pilot’s Watch Annual Calendar Edition “Antoine de Saint Exupéry,” the Big Pilot’s Watch Heritage, and the Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII Heritage.

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Oct 18, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

30 Highlight Watches You’ll See at WatchTime New York 2017, From A to Z

The wait is almost over! WatchTime New York, America's largest luxury watch show, kicks off tonight at Manhattan's Gotham Hall and continues tomorrow. Thirty watch brands will be on hand to show off their newest timepiece treasures; here we showcase each brand's highlight model, from A. Lange to Zenith.

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Oct 13, 2017 by WatchTime

WATCH QUIZ

Complicated Questions: Test Your Knowledge Of Calendars, Repeaters, Chronographs & Other Watch Doohickeys

While complications in life are usually regarded as negative, they are highly prized, and in demand, in the watch world. Today's questions are all about these additional functions outside of timekeeping. How familiar are you with them? Take our quiz and find out for yourself.

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Aug 27, 2017 by WatchTime

WATCH QUIZ

Counting the Days: How Much Do You Know About Calendar Watches?

Calendar watches are a fascinating category because of how many types there are — running the gamut from simple three-hand models with dates or day-dates, like the famous Rolex Day-Date, to more complicated models like the annual calendar and the even rarer perpetual calendar. How well do you know the world of calendar watches? Take our quiz and find out for yourself.

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Aug 19, 2017 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Annual Calendar

For the third year in a row, German luxury watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne will be among the eclectic lineup of exhibiting brands at WatchTime New York, held this year on October 13-14. (Tickets and details here.) Among the timepieces it will showcase at the event is the new 1815 Annual Calendar, its first annual calendar watch...

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Jun 24, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH REVIEW

Annual Check-up: Reviewing the Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Chronograph Quantième Annuel

The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Chronograph Quantième Annuel features a rare combination of complications: a chronograph and an annual calendar. It has a notable price, too. Our test watch, which has a stainless-steel case, sells for $13,300: you’d expect to pay a lot more, given the movement’s complexity.

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May 30, 2017 by Martina Richter

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