Baselworld

Here you’ll find previews, pictures, prices as well as live news and updates from Baselworld, the world’s biggest and most important watch fair, including reports on watches from top watch brands like Rolex, Omega, Patek Philippe, Breitling, TAG Heuer. Also, explore the Baselworld news archive for the best of new watch coverage from earlier Baselworld shows.

BASELWORLD 2016

Return of the TAG Heuer Monza (Updated with Live Photos)

At Baselworld 2016, TAG Heuer has returned the iconic Heuer Monza watch to its roots with a re-edition of the Monza that is the first in the modern era to include both the tachymeter and pulsometer scales as well as the original type font on the dial.

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Mar 24, 2016 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

BASELWORLD 2016

Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Features All-New Movement

The biggest news from German watch manufacture Glashütte original at Baselworld 2016 was the launch of a new, in-house automatic movement, Caliber 36, which makes its debut in a new watch model, the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence.

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Mar 23, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Omega Speedmaster CK2998 Limited Edition (Updated with Live Photos)

WT reviews here Omega's vintage-inspired limited edition, the Omega Speedmaster "CK2998." The Speedmaster "CK2998" is a re-production of one of the most collectible Omega Speedmaster references on the market, originally released in 1959, and features Alpha hands, a symmetrical case, and a dark blue bezel with a tachymeter scale.

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Mar 23, 2016 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 2016

Eterna Super KonTiki Diver Chronograph (Updated With Live Photos)

Eterna has unveiled, ahead of its official debut at Baselworld 2016, the first image of the upcoming Eterna Super KonTiki Diver Chronograph (below), which takes its inspiration from the redesigned base model that was introduced in 2015.

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Mar 23, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

BASELWORLD 2016

Hora Mundi Revisited: A New, Elegant Take on Breguet’s Groundbreaking World-Timer

The original Breguet Hora Mundi rocked Baselworld in 2011 with its world-premiere instant time-zone jump display, with synchronized date, day/night and city indications. This year the Classique Hora Mundi 5727 is being reintroduced with the same groundbreaking Caliber 77F0 (based on Caliber 777 with an additional plate), but in a more classic, accessible case and...

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Mar 22, 2016 by Carol Besler

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 2016

The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Goes Back to Basics (Updated with Live Photos & Prices)

The Girard-Perregaux Laureato claims a place as one of the 1970s' most iconic luxury sports watches, alongside the Patek Philippe Nautilus and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. For its newest model, debuting at Baselworld 2016 in March, G-P returns to the elegantly simple look that first made the Laureato a hit.

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Mar 22, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Bulgari Octo Minute Repeater: A New Thinness Record

In 2014, Bulgari released the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon, the thinnest tourbillon watch in the world. This year, the ambitious brand takes the theme of extreme horological slenderness a step further with the release of the Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater, which now claims the title of smallest striking watch on the market. The minute repeater is,...

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Mar 21, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Lowering the Boom: The Ulysse Nardin Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon

The Ulysse Nardin Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon, one of the most buzzed-about timepieces introduced at this year's Baselworld, is a sailboat for the wrist.

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Mar 21, 2016 by Carol Besler

BASELWORLD 2016

First Look: The Doxa Sub 50th Anniversary Limited Edition

In 2017, Doxa’s iconic divers' watch, the Doxa Sub, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Doxa will therefore be launching a limited edition dedicated to the original version of the first dive watch that came with an orange dial.

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Mar 21, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

BASELWORLD 2016

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Now Offered with Cerachrom Bezel

Rolex's iconic, racing-inspired chronograph watch, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, is now available in an all-new version with a bezel made of cerachrom, the Swiss brand's proprietary high-tech material.

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Mar 20, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Citizen’s New Eco-Drive Satellite Wave World Time GPS Watch (Updated with Live Photos)

Japan's Citizen Watch Co. rolls out the latest edition in its popular Satellite Wave collection at Baselworld 2016 — a new, more elegant take on 2015's Citizen Eco-Drive Satellite Wave World Time GPS watch, which had a sportier look. We give you the details and price.

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Mar 20, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Nomos Tetra Neomatik Features New Automatic Movement (Updated with Prices)

Nomos has extended its neomatik collection, launched last fall at WatchTime New York, with the introduction of the Nomos Tetra neomatik this week at Baselworld 2016. This newest version of the Tetra, Nomos's square-cased men's watch, is the first to be equipped with the brand's in-house self-winding movement, Caliber DUW 3001.

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Mar 20, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

History Boys: Three New Longines Heritage Watches

Longines has gone to its archives for inspiration this year, launching three new timepieces that pay homage to vintage designs: the Longines Equestrian Pocket Watch Jockey 1878; the Longines RailRoad; and the Longines Heritage 1918. All three, introduced this week at Baselworld, are faithful recreations of the originals. The Heritage 1918 is inspired by the...

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Mar 20, 2016 by Carol Besler

BASELWORLD 2016:

Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec in Black

Carl F. Bucherer's triple-time-zone chronograph watch, the TravelTec, gets a matte-black makeover at Baselworld 2016. Previously available in steel and rose-gold variations, the newest version of the Carl F. Bucherer Patrvai TravelTec features a scratch-resistant black DLC coating.

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Mar 20, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

New Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Debuts in Gray Plasma Ceramic Case

The newest version of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, launched at Baselworld 2016, is distinguished by its unidirectional bezel made of plasma gray ceramic — the result of a production method that imparts a subtle metallic shade to the finished material.

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Mar 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Tudor Introduces the Heritage Black Bay in Bronze (Updated with Live Photos and Price)

Recently, every Baselworld watch fair has brought at least one new addition to Tudor's popular, award-winning family of vintage-inspired divers' watches, the Tudor Heritage Black Bay. One of the latest is the first Black Bay model with a bronze case and the first Tudor watch with a chocolate-brown dial.

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Mar 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Arnold & Son Eight-Day Royal Navy, A Tribute to Century British Chronometers (Updated with Prices)

Arnold & Son, the Swiss watch manufacture with British heritage, pays tribute to the marine chronometers made in the 18th century by brand namesake John Arnold and his son with the new Arnold & Son Eight-Day Royal Navy, launching at Baselworld 2016. The watch, available in three references, features a new movement with an eight-day...

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Mar 19, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Introducing the New Omega Speedmaster Moonphase (Updated with Live Photos)

If there’s one watch that deserves a moon-phase indicator, it has to be the one that (literally) went there first: The legendary Omega Speedmaster “Moonwatch.” Omega presented at Baselworld 2016 a Caliber 9904-based version (which means it will be a certified Master Chronometer, one of six new Master Chronometer calibers the brand has introduced this year)...

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Mar 18, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

BASELWORLD 2016

Bulova Special Edition Moon Watch Chronograph (Updated With Live Photos)

The Bulova Special Edition Moon Watch Chronograph is aesthetically a very faithful re-creation of the first Bulova watch worn on the moon but is outfitted with a modern, exclusive UHF (Ultra-High-Frequency) quartz movement and an affordable price tag.

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Mar 18, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2016

Watchstars 2016 Award Winners Honored at Baselworld

The winning watches of the second annual Watchstars Awards, chosen by an independent panel of international experts, were announced this week. Omega was the biggest winner this year, capturing two of the five categories. Other winners included Tudor and A. Lange & Söhne.

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Mar 18, 2016 by WatchTime

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