Big Face Watches

Big face watches are very popular with watch collectors, mostly because of their unusual big watch dial size and their large bracelets. Recently big face watches have seen success in emerging watch markets and many collectors tend to favor a big face watch over smaller modes.

Oversized watches can be found in the category of big face watches for men, sometimes in flashy versions as big face diamond watches for men. Notable big face watch brands with large watches are Diesel watches, Invicta watches, Fossil and Nixon. In some cases when wrists are too small collectors look for big clocks to put on desks or shelves as a compensation.

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A $1,000 Casio G-Shock? Yes, the Casio G-Shock MT-G

Read about one of the most discussed Casio G-Shock watches even to this day, the Casio G-Shock MT-G.

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Apr 21, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Destination Moon: Introducing Two new Hakuto-R Eco-Drive Chronographs from Citizen (with Live Photos)

Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. and space start-up Ispace Inc. have recently joined forces. As corporate partner of Ispace’s planned commercial lunar exploration program, the 100-year-old Japanese watchmaker and pioneer in the use of titanium has now released two limited-edition chronographs dedicated to the upcoming missions that should also bring parts made of the brand’s Super...

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Oct 13, 2021 by WatchTime

Monochrome Reviews the IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Expedition Jacques-Yves Cousteau

A while ago IWC introduced an entirely renewed Aquatimer collection. All IWC Aquatimer watches have been redesigned and now feature the same design cues, and, more importantly, functional upgrades such as the new Dive-Safe system and an externally operational internal dive-time bezel. We tried out the IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Edition “Expedition Jacques-Yves Cousteau” for several...

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Apr 20, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Horology Comes to Steeltown: Kobold’s Spirit of America

The Kobold Watch Company recently moved from Pittsburgh to Pennsylvania’s Amish country. In this article from our archives, we tell the story behind Kobold’s U.S.-made Spirit of America watch, and how the brand ended up in the Steel City in the first place.

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Apr 20, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: DWISS Celebrates 10 Years with Swiss-Made M3W Wandering Hours Automatic

DWISS is marking 10 years since its founding, and to celebrate its anniversary it is launching a Swiss-made automatic watch with a wandering hours display: the M3W. The case’s design inspiration came from the previous model M3, which was produced in Switzerland and designed in the world’s first Watch Design Club, where 100 members came...

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Oct 11, 2021 by WatchTime

Watch Insider’s Top Ladies’ Watches: Are These the Best Ladies’ Watches of the Year?

Watchtime contributor focuses on his personal choices for the best watches for women, from luxury brands like Vacheron Constantin, Blancpain, Bulgari, Hermès and others.

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Apr 19, 2015 by Alexander Linz

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

Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 052 Skull

In what can accurately be described as a skull watch, the Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 052 Skull is showcased here. Read about how the Skull's clever design element has been integrated into the movement.

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Apr 1, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Test: IWC Portuguese Yacht Club

In 1967, IWC launched one of its biggest success stories: a sporty, three-handed automatic watch called the Yacht Club. Though little remembered today, it was IWC’s most popular model of the late 1960s and 1970s. IWC resurrected the Yacht Club in 2010, in a new chronograph version, and incorporated it into its Portuguese collection. WatchTime...

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Mar 10, 2015 by Jens Koch

Close-Up: The Award-Winning, Bauhaus-Inspired Nomos Tangente Watch

Nomos Glashütte, a watch brand very popular in its native Germany and now making a big push in America as well, takes justifiable pride in its flagship timepiece, the starkly designed — and multiple design-award-winning — Tangente watch, which applies Bauhaus design principles to its dial.

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Feb 25, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Concept to Caliber: The Story Behind Audemars Piguet’s Manufacture Caliber 3120

In this in-depth profile from the WatchTime archives, discover how Audemars Piguet brought its manufacture movement, Caliber 3120, to life, from concept to finished caliber, and see behind-the-scenes photos of Audemars Piguet watchmakers at work assembling the movement.

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Feb 11, 2015 by Martina Richter

Smartwatches – Smartphones for Your Wrist (Updated with News on the new Swatch Smartwatch)

After smartphones come the smartwatches: IT companies — and, perhaps, even some traditional watch companies — are bringing intelligent watches onto the market, and the demand for them is growing. Scroll down for a primer on these groundbreaking devices, including the latest news on the long-rumored Apple smartwatch which was finally launched on September 09,...

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Feb 11, 2015 by Jens Köppe

Fratello Friday: Everyone Needs at Least One, Right? My Top 5 Digital Watches

Perhaps it is a bit like cursing in a church when discussing digital watches on a site devoted primarily to luxury watches, but I am certain that everyone should own at least one.

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Feb 6, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

3 New Omega Seamaster and Speedmaster Watches

Recently, new watches have been added to Omega's Seamaster, Speedmaster and Constellation collections including the Omega Speedmaster Mark II, the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Orange Ceramic, and for the ladies, the Omega Constellation Pluma. We review them in this feature article from WatchTime.

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Jan 22, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Monochrome Essentials: Reviewing the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M GMT GoodPlanet

We review here the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m GMT Goodplanet watch, a special model with a navy-blue dial and bezel that was created as a tribute to the partnership between Omega and the GoodPlanet Foundation.

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Jan 11, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Fratello Classics: 5 Rolex Watches Introduced at Recent Baselworlds

While SIHH is about to start, the watch industry is also getting ready for Baselworld. Every year, as soon as the doors of the exhibition open, there is a run (literally) on the Rolex booth to see what’s new from Geneva’s luxury-watch giant. Here’s a look back at some of the recent Baselworld Rolex introductions.

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Jan 8, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Watches at Wimbledon: Who Wears What

As many watch aficionados and tennis fans know, some of the Wimbledon tournament’s biggest stars are also “brand ambassadors” for some watch brand or other. So which watch will we see on the wrist of the eventual men’s and ladies’ Wimbledon champs at the trophy presentation this year? We don’t know yet, but here’s a...

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Jan 5, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Fratello Classics: My Top 5 Watches from Baselworld 2014

Fratello Classics takes a look back at the many Baselworld 2014 appointments, and in this article, I will show you the five watches that impressed me the most during the show. Actually, it is virtually impossible to come up with just five, as there were 1,500 exhibitors showing their goods. So, my selection is taken only...

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Dec 30, 2014 by Robert-Jan Broer

Five Affordable Luxury Watches from SIHH 2014

In this report, I present five value-priced Luxury Watches from SIHH 2014 that caught my eye, with models from Panerai, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Cartier and others.

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Dec 26, 2014 by WatchTime

The 5 Top Patek Philippe Watches in Antiquorum’s June Watch Auction

Antiquorum’s next “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” auction will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong on June 28. More than 532 watches will be on the block and highlighted, as per usual, by several important models from Patek Philippe. Here are the five Patek Philippe watches expected to draw the most...

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Jun 17, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2014: Glashütte Original Debuts New Movement in Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date

The Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date, introduced last week at Baselworld 2014, features an entirely new chronograph movement, Caliber 37-02, which was designed and manufactured in-house at the brand’s manufacture in Saxony. The new watch becomes the latest in the vintage-inspired Glashütte Original Seventies collection.

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Apr 5, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime Presents 7 Watches Over $1 Million

New York City (NY); Watchtime.com, the website of America’s best-selling watch magazine, WatchTime, presents seven of the world’s most expensive luxury watches over $1 million: https://www.watchtime.com/blog/million-dollar-watches/ This unique list of amazing timepieces includes: Vacheron Constantin Tour de I’Ile, a limited edition watch of only seven pieces, which celebrated the brand’s 250th anniversary. It has two...

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Apr 3, 2014 by Carina Friedrich

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