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 2014: New Watches From Patek Philippe (Updated with Live Photos)

We present two new Patek Philippe chronograph watches in steel cases, the Annual Calendar Chronograph, and the Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph.

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Mar 26, 2014 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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Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

Baselworld 2014: Breva Génie 02 Air – Updated with Live Images

Last year at Baselworld Breva burst upon the horological scene with an excellent first effort – the Génie 01, featuring the world’s first mechanical weather station for the wrist. For 2014 Breva follows up with the sequentially named Génie 02 Air, a 100% Swiss-made timepiece created with award-winning movement constructor Jean-François Mojon of Chronode. Find...

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Mar 26, 2014 by WatchTime

Baselworld 2014: Peter Speake-Marin Magister Tourbillon

The Magister Tourbillon is both a new timepiece and the first watch in a new collection from independent watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin. The Magister Tourbillon incorporates several visual cues from Speake-Marin’s very first timepiece – a handmade pocket watch with tourbillon known as the Foundation Watch, which featured the same blued steel hands and tourbillon cage...

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Mar 26, 2014 by WatchTime

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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

Watch Insider: Patek Philippe to Unveil New Booth at Baselworld 2014

Baselworld 2014 is almost upon us, and I have continued to preview new watches and cover other news on my blog, Watch-Insider.com. This week Patek Philippe, one of Baselworld’s most popular exhibitors, announced that it will be debuting an all-new booth at the fair.

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Mar 22, 2014 by Alexander Linz

Fratello Friday: What we Know About the New Omega Seamaster Launching at Baselworld 2014

As it is every year, the watch press is being overwhelmed with previews of new watches set to be presented during Baselworld 2014. Some brands have already shown their products in all their glory, with no secrets left to unveil, while others have revealed only bits and pieces of their upcoming releases.

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Mar 21, 2014 by Robert-Jan Broer

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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

Monochrome Monday: New Tudor Watches We’d Love to See at Baselworld 2014

In Last Week’s “Monochrome Monday” post, the Monochrome team gave you our ideas on what could (and, in our opinion, should) be Rolex’s new models at the upcoming Baselworld fair. Tudor, having been in the shadow of its big-brother brand Rolex for several decades, has been mounting a rather successful comeback in recent years. Tudor...

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Mar 17, 2014 by Frank Geelen

Baselworld 2014: Watch Insider Previews 3 New Hublot Ferrari Chronographs

Continuing its partnership with Scuderia Ferrari, Hublot will introduce at Baselworld 2014 three new 45-mm Hublot Big Bang Ferrari chronographs, all equipped with the Hublot’s in-house Unico chronograph caliber. From my blog, Watch-Insider.com, here is a sneak peek at these three new Hublot Ferrari watches, with U.S. prices added.

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Mar 14, 2014 by Alexander Linz

Monochrome Monday: 5 Watches We Hope to See From Rolex at Baselworld 2014

Read our inaugural "Monochrome Monday" article, in which Monochrome founder Frank Geelen and his team hope and speculate on what Rolex might have in store for its fans at the 2014 Baselworld watch fair, such as a renewed Rolex Sea-Dweller II, a Rolex Sky-Dweller in stainless-steel or a Rolex GMT-Master II (blue/red).

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Mar 10, 2014 by Frank Geelen

Watch Insider Reviews the Breitling for Bentley 6.75 Midnight Carbon

The Breitling for Bentley 6.75 Midnight Carbo is a deep black, ticking tribute to the biggest Bentley engine, the famous 6.75-liter version that powers Bentley’s Mulsanne limousines. In this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I reveal photos and technical details directly from the brand. This new version of the Bentley 6.75 chronograph watch, according to Breitling’s press...

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Mar 8, 2014 by Alexander Linz

Basel 2014 Preview: 3 New Watches from Carl F. Bucherer, Speake-Marin, and Ulysse Nardin

As we continue the countdown to Baselworld 2014, we present three more watches making their worldwide debuts at the fair — two new perpetual calendar watches from Carl F. Bucherer and Ulysse Nardin and the first-ever chronograph from Britain’s Peter Speake-Marin.

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Mar 2, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Glashütte Original PanoMaticInverse

Previews of new watches making their debut at Baselworld 2014 continue to flood our in-boxes here at WatchTime. One that caught our eye is for Glashütte Original’s new PanoMaticInverse, which repositions movement components to make visually interesting elements, such as the Saxon brand’s hallmark swan’s neck fine adjustment, visible on the dial side of the...

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Feb 24, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider: 5 Pre-Basel Watches from Tissot, Longines, Bulgari, Maurice Lacroix, and Frédérique Constant

The Baselworld watch fair is about a month away, but many watch brands have already sent previews of new timepieces that they will be launching at the fair. Click on the pictures below to read my posts (along with additional photos) on five new watches from Tissot, Longines, Bulgari, Maurice Lacroix, and Frédérique Constant, all...

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Feb 23, 2014 by Alexander Linz

Baselworld 2014 Preview: New Ladies’ and Men’s Mido Watches

Mido watches have only a cult following in the U.S. but are very popular elsewhere in the world, particularly Latin America. This week, the brand, known for offering Swiss-made mechanical watches at affordable prices, released previews of two new Mido watch models — one men’s, one ladies’ — debuting at next month’s Baselworld.

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Feb 19, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Chopard L.U.C. 1963

Every year seems to bring with it a fresh slew of anniversaries in the watch world, and 2014 is no exception. The new Chopard L.U.C. 1963, premiering at Baselworld, commemorates the 50th year of Chopard’s ownership by the Scheufele family with a wristwatch inspired by the golden age of chronometer pocketwatches.

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Feb 17, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Pre-Baselworld 2014: Watch Insider Previews the New Blancpain Villeret Watch

The pre-Baselworld 2014 product releases have started pouring into my in-box, and I have already covered several of them on my blog, Watch-Insider.com. Here is one of the latest: Blancpain’s Villeret 2014, a self-winding three-hand watch with a date display, featuring a remarkably understated grand feu enamel dial.

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Feb 9, 2014 by Alexander Linz

Off the Beaten Path: 5 Unconventional Watches from Baselworld 2013

In the September-October issue of WatchTime (on sale now), we look at over 60 watches from Baselworld 2013. WatchTime’s Mike Disher was on the lookout for watches from smaller brands and independent watchmakers. Below he takes a look at some of the unconventional watches shown at Baselworld 2013. For more information on these watches and...

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Sep 1, 2013 by WatchTime

Gucci Takes the Plunge Into High Horology with New Gucci Dive Watch

(As seen in the October issue of WatchTime.) At Baselworld, Gucci announced it will launch a new men’s watch that stands apart from the brand’s other watches. Due out next year, the Gucci Dive is an official divers’ watch, certified to adhere to ISO standard 6425. But what is most significant about it is its...

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Aug 28, 2013 by Jay Deshpande

Video: Breva Génie 01

In WatchTime’s September-October issue, on sale now, technical editor Mike Disher seeks out the most offbeat and under-the-radar timepieces at the 2013 Baselworld watch fair, most produced by little-known independent watchmakers. Click here to watch a video of one of this year’s most interesting newcomers, the Breva Génie 01.

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Aug 26, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

3 Standout Tourbillon Watches From Baselworld 2013

After a few challenging economic years for the watch industry, in which some feared big-ticket haute horlogerie timepieces were on the wane, tourbillon watches came roaring back at this year’s Baselworld. Here’s a trio of unusual tourbillons that grabbed our attention.

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Jul 25, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

From WatchTime Magazine: 7 “Buzz” Watches From Baselworld 2013

Every Baselworld has its “buzz” watches, new models that set fairgoers’ tongues wagging, whether they’re technologically advanced, unexpected from the brand that produced them, or a new twist on an old standby, In the current issue of Watchtime, on sale now, we spotlight seven of them in detail. Here is a glimpse of the timepieces...

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Jul 7, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

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