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    • Ball Watch

    Ball Watch is an American watch company with headquarters in Switzerland. The founder of Ball Watch, Webb C. Ball, was the first jeweler to use Standard Time time signals in 1883 and subsequently held important positions in the railroad industry. Ball established guidelines for the manufacturing of precision timepieces, including resistance to magnetism, reliability of time keeping in 5 positions, isochronism, power reserve and dial arrangement.

    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

    PORTFOLIO

    Time Explorers: 6 Watches Tough Enough for the Outdoors

    When climbing or hiking, mountain biking or camping, a watch needs to be sturdy and able to withstand scratches and impacts. Outdoors, far away from work, the pressures of everyday schedules quickly fall away. We’ve found six watches designed to rediscover that lost time, including new models from TAG Heuer, Oris, and Sinn.

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    Sep 4, 2018 by WatchTime

    GOING THE EXTRA FATHOM:

    The Rolex Deepsea and 6 Other Extreme Dive Watches

    We take a look at seven "extreme" dive watches - including the Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea D-Blue Edition; Breitling's Superocean Chronograph M2000 and the UTS 4000M Professional Diver - and what sets them apart from the pack.

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    Aug 29, 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

    Tough Timers: 10 Watches for Extreme Conditions

    WatchTime takes a look at 10 tough timer watches, including the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra >15,000 Gauss and the Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea, designed to withstand extreme conditions.

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    Aug 24, 2018 by Jens Koch

    FEATURES:

    Five Things You Should Know About the COSC

    The Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC) is crucial to the Swiss watch industry. It’s existed in its current form since 1973 but there has been competitive chronometric testing happening in Neuchâtel since the late 1800s. Today, the COSC functions as a sort of litmus test for precision throughout the Swiss watch industry. In an...

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    Aug 17, 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

    PORTFOLIO

    6 Sports Watches and Dive Watches Built for Adventure

    From the WatchTime archives: If you want to climb mountains, explore caverns, or undergo underwater ordeals, these watches will blithely master such extreme situations. But their attributes can also be useful in everyday life.

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    Aug 13, 2018 by Jens Koch

    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

    FEATURE:

    First Watch: U.S. Presidents and Their Timepieces

    WatchTime shares, in this feature on U.S. presidents and their watches, what brands graced the wrists and waistcoasts of our chief executives, such as JFK's Omega Ultra Thin and Bill Clinton's Cartier Ballon Bleu.

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    Feb 19, 2018 by Norma Buchanan

    NEWS

    Ball Watch Debuts New In-House Caliber in Engineer M Challenger

    With the introduction of its new Engineer M Challenger, Ball Watch Co. joins the fraternity of watch manufacturers that produce at least one in-house movement. Here's what you need to know about the watch and the new manufacture Caliber 7309.

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    Jan 5, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

    WATCH TO WATCH

    Night Time Navigator: Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon AeroGMT II

    It is the curse of the modern-day frequent traveler: how to keep track of not only one's local time, but also the times back home and at the next destination. This week's Watch to Watch, the Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon AeroGMT II, not only displays three time zones simultaneously but does so even in the darkest cockpits and cabins. Here's what you need to know about it.

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    Aug 17, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

    COUTURE 2017:

    Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon DEVGRU Boasts Navy SEAL Team Six DNA

    The 2017 Couture Time watch exhibition rolls on this weekend in Las Vegas, and we continue to seek out notable watches. Today we spotlight the Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon DEVGRU — a new divers' watch designed jointly with members of Navy SEAL Team Six.

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    Jun 4, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

    SPONSORED

    Close-Up: Ball Engineer Master II Voyager

    Ball Watch Co. has become known for its use of micro gas tubes to provide bright, long-lasting luminescence on its dials. The brand's new Engineer Master II Voyager — a limited edition available for a short time at a special pre-order price — features the thinnest such tubes ever used on a Ball watch.

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    Jan 30, 2017 by WatchTime

    Close-Up: Ball for BMW TimeTrekker Limited Edition

    Ball Watch brought out a new piece for the special collection, the Ball for BMW TimeTrekker, at Baselworld 2015, and is now offering it in a new, limited edition.

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    Oct 29, 2016 by WatchTime

    Just for Kicks: 6 Watches That Celebrate Soccer

    Some of the world's luxury sports-watch makers - like Audemars Piguet, Tissot and Parmigiani - have gotten in on the excitement of soccer, with special-edition watches specially devoted to the sport and its players.

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    Oct 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

    Close-Up: Ball for BMW TMT

    The Ball for BMW TMT is a recent addition to the series of watches that Ball Watch launched in a partnership with BMW in 2012. The watch, which we had a chance to get our hands on this week, is equipped with a complication one doesn't see very often: a mechanical thermometer.

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    Aug 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

    Automatic for the People: 7 Mechanical Watches Under $2,000

    We've compiled a list of affordable watches with automatic movements - from brands like Tissot, Ball, Raymond Weil and others - that won't break the bank.

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    Jun 22, 2016 by WatchTime

    JCK/COUTURE 2016:

    Ball Trainmaster Manufacture Features New In-House Movement

    Ball Watch Co. celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2016, the same year in which the brand has introduced its first in-house movement, Caliber RRM1101. The movement makes its debut in the new Ball Trainmaster Manufacture, on display this week at the JCK Watch and Jewelry fair in Las Vegas.

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    Jun 2, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

    Broadway Debut: New Watch Models Launch at WatchTime New York 2015

    When a new play wants to make a big splash, it opens on Broadway. When a watch company wants to put its newest timepieces in front of the most avid and knowledgeable collectors, it also turns to Broadway — specifically Gotham Hall at 1356 Boradway, site of last weekend's WatchTime New York event. Here are the timepieces that U.S. watch aficionados saw for the first time at the event.

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    Oct 29, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

    Dive Watch Wednesday: Diving into WatchTime New York 2015

    If you are as much into dive watches as we are at DiveIntoWatches.com, last week’s WatchTime New York event offered at least 30 additional very good reasons to visit the show at Gotham Hall. And just in case you missed it, here is a comprehensive overview of what the sponsoring brands had on display (from...

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    Oct 28, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

    20 Brands, 20 Highlight Watches: Here’s What You’ll See at WatchTime New York 2015

    The wait is over! WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch show, starts tonight at Gotham Hall and features 20 sponsoring watch brands displaying their new timepieces for 2015. Scroll down to see each brand’s showcase watch, and click on the links for detailed reports on each.

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    Oct 23, 2015 by Mark Bernardo
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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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