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  • Audemars Piguet

    Audemars Piguet (AP) is a Swiss luxury watch brand and was founded in 1875. Tiffany, Cartier and Bulgari used Audemars watches to offer them (relabeled) under their own brands. Since 1882, the Audemars and Piguet families have been involved with the AP company without interruption. The brand is especially known for the iconic Royal Oak, designed by Gérald Genta.

    FEATURE

    Pursuing Perfect Sound: The Audemars Piguet Supersonnerie

    Watch brands, driven by a desire to offer better value to consumers are more and more taking advantage of industrial fabrication methods to make complications like tourbillons and perpetual calendars more affordable than ever before. But there are still a few complications that resist this trend – and one of them is the minute repeater.

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    Oct 12, 2018 by WatchTime

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    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

    NEWS

    Frost on the Oak: Audemars Piguet Carolina Bucci Limited Edition Royal Oak Frosted Gold

    Audemars Piguet celebrated 40 years of Royal Oak for women in 2016 by enlisting Italian jewelry designer Carolina Bucci to design a new version of the iconic timepiece in a shimmering “frosted gold” case. Those models, in rose-gold and white-gold case options, featured the Royal Oak’s well-known “Tapisserie” patterned dial. This year, AP has once...

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    Oct 10, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

    Seven Must-Visit Watch Museums in Switzerland

    Switzerland is home to many great watch museums, and in this WatchTime feature we present 7 of the most interesting Swiss watch museums, including the Omega Museum in Bienne, the IWC Museum in Schaffhausen and MIH in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

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    Oct 10, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

    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

    PORTFOLIO

    Splash! A Plunge Into the Colorful World of Watersports Watches

    Take the plunge with us into the colorful world of water sports. Here you can find professional instruments with appealing technologies, styles, and prices. In this article, we present divers’ watches without complex additional functions (e.g., chronographs) because the watches listed here are designed to focus your undivided attention on the time of day and the...

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    Oct 2, 2018 by Alexander Krupp

    AUCTION PREVIEW:

    13 Highlights from the Fortuna “Important Watches” Fall Sale

    Back in June, we introduced you to Fortuna Auction House, a new presence in the watch auction sphere that distinguishes itself through a straightforward pricing strategy and a hands-on, no-risk approach to buying and selling vintage timepieces. After a successful summer sale, the seven-year-old, New York-based company has returned for its sophomore watch auction with...

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    Sep 24, 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

    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

    PORTFOLIO

    Eternal Time: 6 Modern Perpetual Calendar Watches

    In modern watchmaking, a perpetual calendar indicates the date, and corrects automatically for months with less than 31 days, as well as leap years. Unless the movement takes into account century years that are not leap years, a perpetual calendar will need manual adjusting in 2100, 2200 and 2300. Usually, a perpetual calendar combines additional complications (a moon-phase, for example). From WatchTime's February 2018 issue, here are six watches that are (almost) ready for eternity.

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    Sep 5, 2018 by WatchTime

    In Review: Five Final Thoughts on the 2018 Audemars Piguet Novelties

    After the whirlwind that was SIHH 2018, it’s sometimes hard to get your specific thoughts on a collection in order. It’s especially hard when one of the world’s biggest brands drops a mammoth collection of new novelties during the show. So many that it was easy to overlook some of the less flashy models. The...

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    Aug 20, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

    FEATURE:

    Undercover Wrist: Six Noteworthy Camouflage Watches

    Not just intended for outdoor recreation these days, camouflage has emerged as a trendy and bold alternative for your daily wristwear. Found on both watch straps and dials, the military-focused hue isn’t one normally associated with the luxury world of watchmaking but it has evolved into a distinct look for those in search of a...

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    Aug 3, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

    QUIZ

    Can You Identify Famous Watches By Their Bracelets?

    Can you identify well-known watches just by their components? In some instances, a watch's bracelet is so distinctive in style that it is enough to reveal its identity. Below, we've illustrated the bracelets of five famous watches. Test your knowledge by naming the watch represented by each illustration before clicking through to the next slide that reveals the model.

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    Jul 28, 2018 by WatchTime

    From Fratello Watches

    How Snoopy Ended Up on an Omega Speedmaster Dial

    Read about the Omega Speedmaster Professional "Snoopy Award" watch and how cartoonist Charles M. Schulz's beloved character, Snoopy, came to end up on its dial.

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    Jul 27, 2018 by Robert-Jan Broer

    FEATURE

    Progress Through Technology: 10 Tourbillon Watches with High-Tech Designs

    Audi’s "progress through technology" motto also applies to the importance of the tourbillon for watch design, because this eye-catching complication greatly enhances a timepiece’s visual appeal. From our Special Design Issue, here are 10 highly technical tourbillon watches.

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    Jul 26, 2018 by Alexander Krupp

    QUIZ

    Can You Identify Famous Watches By Their Dials?

    Our latest series of visual quizzes asks: Can you identify well-known watches just by their components? We’ve removed the identifying logos from the dials of five famous watches. Can you identify the watches solely by their framed subdials, date windows, distinguishing patterns and unusual markings? Test your watch knowledge by naming the watch represented by...

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    Jul 21, 2018 by WatchTime

    FEATURE

    Hello, Newman! 10 Panda-Dial Chronographs That Aren’t the Rolex Paul Newman Daytona

    Actual pandas are a rare and vulnerable species, only recently removed from the endangered list, but "panda dial" watches — loosely described as chronographs with black subdials on a predominantly white main dial — are more ubiquitous than ever, especially in the wake of the record-breaking auction sale of the world's most famous panda-dial watch, Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona. Here we round up 10 currently available panda-dial watches.

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    Jul 18, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

    QUIZ

    Can You Identify Iconic Watches By Their Hands?

    Our latest series of visual quizzes asks: Can you identify well-known watches just by their components? One of the most difficult challenges is to identify a watch solely by the design of its hands, and those who can do so can surely be numbered among the ranks of genuine watch connoisseurs. We’ve illustrated the hands...

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    Jul 14, 2018 by WatchTime

    FEATURE

    7 Milestone Watches From A. Lange & Söhne

    We take a look at a century-plus of notable timepieces from A. Lange & Söhne, including the Grande Complication pocketwatch, the first Lange 1, the Zeitwerk, and the Richard Lange Terraluna.

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    Jul 13, 2018 by Gisbert Brunner

    FEATURE

    “Sound” Investments: 10 Notable Minute Repeaters and Chiming Watches

    WatchTime takes a look at 10 notable minute repeaters - and other, even more sophisticated, chiming watches - such as the A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Striking Time and the Ulysse Nardin Stranger.

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    Jul 13, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

    QUIZ

    Can You Identify Famous Watches By Their Cases?

    Can you identify well-known watches just by their components? We've illustrated the cases of five famous watches. Tachymeter scales, slide-rule bezels, and shaped cases can play a prominent role in the design of a watch. Test your watch knowledge and name the watch before clicking through to the next slide showing the watch it belongs to.

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    Jul 7, 2018 by WatchTime

    DIVE WATCH BASICS

    The Basics of the Rotating Divers’ Watch Bezel

    In this article on divers' watches, we take a look at what is probably the most distinctive element of a dive watch: the rotating bezel.

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    Jul 6, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

    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
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    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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