Baselworld

Here you find all the news and updates from Baselworld, the world’s biggest and most important watch fair until 2019.

Patek Philippe Ref. 5980 Nautilus Chronograph

Recent years have seen one aesthetic trend — blue dials — coming on strong in the watch world, and another — two-tone steel-and-gold looks — trickling back into vogue after a few years out of fashion. Both are in evidence in this week’s Watch to Watch, the new two-tone, chronograph version of Patek Philippe’s luxury...

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Apr 20, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

5 Citizen Eco-Drive Watches from Recent Baselworld Shows

We take a look at five Citizen Eco-Drive watches, powered by Citizen's renowned Eco-Drive solar technology, including the Citizen Eco-Drive Chrono-Time and the Citizen Eco-Drive Ecosphere.

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Apr 20, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Breaking the Mold: 5 Offbeat Watches from Baselworld

Contrary to popular belief, Baselworld is not just a steady stream of tourbillons, chronographs, and watches that are mostly black. The show does play host to some individualists who create watches that are outside the mainstream. Some are newcomers, and some return year after year, reliably delighting us with their unique vision. We take a...

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Apr 19, 2015 by WatchTime

A Musical Whirlwind: Introducing the Raymond Weil Nabucco Cello Tourbillon

To some collectors, a watch brand — even one with a proud history — only proves its horological legitimacy when it produce its first tourbillon. Geneva-based Raymond Weil joins that prestigious club this year, with the release of its extremely limited Raymond Weil Nabucco Cello Tourbillon. Best of all, the watch still manages to fit...

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Apr 17, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

The Rolex Cellini Collections: Here’s What You Need to Know

Rolex recently launched three new and distinctive Cellini families at Baselworld. Here's what you need to know about these elegant timepieces.

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Apr 17, 2015 by WatchTime

Brand to Watch: Aerowatch and the Aerowatch Renaissance Orange Tornado

Aerowatch is a small brand with a big history. At Baselworld 2015, the Jura-based brand debuted the Renaissance Orange Tornado, a new skeletonized watch with bright accents on the dial. It’s worth taking a look at both where this watch company comes from and what it’s doing today. Here’s the Aerowatch story behind the Renaissance...

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Apr 16, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Zenith Pilot Montre D’Aeronef Type 20 GMT Red Baron

Before it became known as a pioneer in wristwatch chronographs with the development of the El Primero caliber in 1969, Zenith had secured a place in history as one of the first manufacturers of onboard instruments for aviators in the early 20th century. The Swiss brand has embraced this heritage in recent years with the...

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Apr 13, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Three Watch Brands That Surprised Us at Baselworld 2015

While nearly every watch brand exhibiting at Baselworld puts forth at least one notable headliner piece each year, those of us who cover the industry often find many of the new offerings to be somewhat on the predictable side. Occasionally, we’ll see something truly unexpected, like Patek Philippe’s Calatrava Travel Time, or Bulgari’s “connected” luxury...

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Apr 12, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Breitling Superocean Chronograph Steelfish

Breitling watches are, of course, renowned for being go-to watches for pilots. However, the Swiss brand also produces its share of professional-grade divers’ watches. The latest of which, the Breitling Superocean Chronograph Steelfish, made its debut at Baselworld 2014 and takes the honors as this week’s Watch to Watch. The new Breitling Superocean Chronograph Steelfish...

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Apr 10, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

8 Things to Know About the Christophe Claret Allegro

At #baselworld 2015, Christophe Claret’s headliner was the Allegro, a new minute repeater watch that boasts very fine craftsmanship and an extremely eye-catching movement. Here’s what you need to know about the Le Locle brand’s latest in order to stay up to date.

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Apr 9, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Dive Watch Wednesday: Hands-on with the Ball Watch Skindiver II

In this dive watch review, we take a look at the Ball Watch Skindiver II (Ref. DM3108A-SCJ-BK).

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Apr 8, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Baselworld 2015: The Movado 1881 Collection

We take a look at Movado's new 1881 Automatic three-hand watch featuring the spare, stark appeal that has characterized Movado ever since the "Museum" watch became the centerpiece of the brand in the 1980s.

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Apr 7, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Heaven & Earth: Breitling Chronomat B01 vs. IWC Big Ingenieur Chrono

Two chronographs with in-house movements — Breitling’s pilot-styled Chronomat B01 and IWC’s rugged Big Ingenieur Chronograph, designed for earthbound adventure — go head-to-head in this comparison test.

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Apr 7, 2015 by Jens Koch

Monochrome Monday: The HYT H3 Debuts At Baselworld 2015

Back in 2012, HYT introduced a watch that was a real blast in the world of watchmaking, by integrating a liquid directly into the movement and using it as an instrument to indicate time. One year after this first attempt named HYT H1, the company came back with a new watch, even more exiting and technically...

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Apr 6, 2015 by Brice Goulard

Omega’s 4 New Speedmaster “Dark Side of the Moon” Watches for 2015

For those of you who have wanted more variations on Omega's Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon, your time has come. We present in review, four new versions of the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon by Omega, all certified chronometers.

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Apr 5, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Glashütte Original Introduces the Senator Cosmopolite

The highlight of Glashütte Original’s Baselworld 2015 showcase was the Senator Cosmopolite, an all-new watch with an all-new manufacture movement. The Senator Cosmopolite is intended for the world traveler: it combines an easy-to-read, dual time-zone display with all the high-quality workmanship of German haute horlogerie. Let’s take a look.

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Apr 4, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Baselworld 2015 For the Brave and Bold: 5 Off-the-Wall New Dive Watches

Some people believe all dive watches look basically the same. And while we at DiveIntoWatches.com certainly don’t expect those people to fall in love with the selection we’re presenting this week — all spotted in the hallowed halls of this year’s Baselworld — we are confident that nobody will be able to say that the...

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Apr 1, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec II Marks 10 Years of the TravelTec Family

Time flies — especially when you’re watching three time zones at once, apparently. It’s been 10 years since Carl F. Bucherer introduced its first TravelTec watch, equipped with both a chronograph and triple-time-zone display. At Baselworld 2015, the brand commemorated the occasion with the launch of the bigger, bolder Patravi TravelTec II.

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Mar 31, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Hublot Hosts Live Art Performance at Baselworld 2015

As it does every year, Hublot introduced an array of new timepieces at Baselworld 2015. This year, the brand also hosted one of the fair’s entertainment highlights: on March 22, a selection of guests gathered to watch a “live art” performance by Brazilian artist, painter and sculptor Romero Britto and Swiss enamelist Vanessa Lecci —...

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Mar 30, 2015 by Robert Velasquez

Monochrome Monday: The Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Tourbillon (Now In White Gold)

As with every object located on earth, a watch is subjected to several forces. Together with magnetic fields, the worst enemy of an escapement is gravity, a force strong enough to deregulate a watch if it remains constantly in the same position. Brice Goulard of Monochrome Watches writes that in order to counteract this undesirable effect, a well-known...

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Mar 30, 2015 by Brice Goulard

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