Annual Calendar Watches

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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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Sep 21, 2018 by WatchTime

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

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

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

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

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

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

2016: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

10 Calendar Watches From the 2016 Swiss Watch Fairs

As we approach the end of 2016 and prepare for a new year (and new watch introductions) in 2017, we take a look back at some of the most notable timepieces launched at this year's SIHH and Baselworld watch fairs, in several categories. First up, we showcase 10 watches with annual calendar and perpetual calendar functions.

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Dec 25, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2016: Blancpain Villeret Annual Calendar GMT

Venerable Swiss haute horlogerie brand Blancpain is the latest to announce its participation in the upcoming WatchTime New York show on October 14-14. Among its highlight timepieces will be the new, stainless steel version of the Blancpain Villeret Quantième Annuel GMT, which combines the increasingly popular annual calendar function with a dual-time display. The steel...

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Sep 30, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

The Next Generation: Richard Mille RM 11-03 Automatic Flyback Chronograph

Introduced in 2007, Richard Mille's RM 011 flyback chronograph model has become a mainstay of the brand's ever-growing collection. This year, Richard Mille retires the RM 011 to make room for its successor, and this week's Watch to Watch, the newly introduced Richard Mille RM 11-03.

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Sep 15, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Blancpain Villeret Quantième Annuel GMT Steel

Annual calendars were a hot category at both of this year's Swiss watch fairs, and one of the most noteworthy of these was the latest version of the Blancpain Villeret Quantième Annuel GMT, which combines the annual calendar function with a dual-time display.

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Aug 18, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Richard Mille Kicks Off 2016 Le Mans Classic with Limited-Edition RM 11-02 Watch

The 8th edition of the Le Mans Classic, a biennial vintage sportscar rally held on the grounds of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, kicks off on July 8. As in previous years, Richard Mille — official timekeeper and principal partner of the event — will offer a special watch commemorating it. This year’s...

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Jul 5, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Celebrating the Summer Solstice

7 New Calendar Watches from SIHH 2016

It's February 29, and in honor of this extra day on the 2016 calendar, we've gathered seven calendar watches that were introduced at this year's SIHH watch fair in Geneva. Scroll down to see the watches, and don't forget to reset your own watch (if necessary) at midnight tonight!

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Jun 20, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

Mastering the Rolex Sky Dweller

Read Watchtime's feature on how the Rolex Sky-Dweller, equipped with a second time zone, an annual calendar and containing the Rolex in-house caliber 9001, works.

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Apr 22, 2016 by Norma Buchanan

Limited-Edition IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar Celebrates 2016 Tribeca Film Festival

IWC marks its fourth year as “Official Festival Time Partner” of the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in 2016. As in all three previous years of the partnership, the Schaffhausen-based watch brand is releasing a limited-edition watch as a tribute to the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI). This year’s timepiece, officially unveiled this week at the annual...

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Apr 15, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

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