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Watches and Wonders 2023: Chopard Unveils Alpine Eagle 41 XPS

Chopard’s Alpine Eagle is one of the most coveted luxury sport watches of our time. It combines contemporary sporty-chic and pure design with sophisticated genuine L.U.C calibers from the Chopard Manufacture. After a flyback chronograph movement, a high-frequency caliber and a flying tourbillon, Chopard now adds an ultra-thin model with a case height of a...

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Mar 27, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

Seiko Introduces Three New King Seiko Models, Plus a Special Edition

Continuing its celebration of 110 years of wristwatchmaking, Seiko is introducing three new King Seiko executions and a special edition. In 1913, Kintaro Hattori introduced the first Japanese wristwatch christened the “Laurel”. The traditional brand announced earlier this year that 2023 will see a host of special edition timepieces commemorating this milestone event. With its...

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Feb 20, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Girard-Perregaux Introduces Laureato 38mm With Charismatic Copper Dial

Girard-Perregaux enriches its Laureato product family with a new member that comes in a reduced, midsized, and gender-neutral case size of 38mm. The legendary design that premiered in 1975 is enhanced by a copper-colored dial that, thanks to its characteristic Clous de Paris pattern, transitions from tawny brown to pink-toned gold depending on the angle. It...

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Nov 7, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Christopher Ward Channels Color with the C63 Sealander Automatic

Colored dials have been having a moment in the watch industry in recent years. Many brands have experimented with designing a vibrant color-pop dial housed in a neutral metallic case, and Christopher Ward is the latest brand to do so. Though not the first time the brand has produced colorfully designed models, its newest release...

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Sep 27, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

IWC Presents the Portugieser Automatic and the Portugieser Chronograph

Without a doubt one of IWC’s most successful collections, the Portugieser has been a benchmark in the world of luxury watches for over 90 years. The iconic timepiece owes its name and origin to two Portuguese watch dealers who asked the Schaffhausen manufacture to create “precise, generously proportioned men’s wristwatches in steel cases.” The manufacture...

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Sep 24, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

The Celebration Continues: Grand Seiko Releases Spring Drive Powered 44GS 55th Anniversary LE ref. SBGY009

The celebrations at Grand Seiko continue this week, with the esteemed Japanese watchmaker releasing its latest of celebratory pieces marking the 55th anniversary of the original 44GS design. The new watch, dubbed the 44GS 55th Anniversary Limited Edition ref. SBGY009, joins the brand’s historically influenced Heritage Collection, with it taking direct influence from the original...

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Aug 19, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

Seeing Red: TAG Heuer Releases Limited Carrera Edition with a Crimson Dial

It was only a couple of weeks ago that TAG Heuer introduced a special edition of the Monaco with a magnificent purple dial. Now, another legendary motorsports watch of the Swiss avantgarde brand gets a colorful makeover, the one and only Carrera. First introduced in 1963 and designed by Jack Heuer himself, this racetrack classic...

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Aug 9, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Motor Meets Rotor in Girard-Perregaux’s Laureato Absolute Chronograph AM F1 Edition

Since 2021, Girard-Perregaux has not only been the official watch partner of the British luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin, but also of the new Formula 1 team Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant. These collaborative efforts have thus far resulted in two distinct timepieces, including a suave steel chronograph as well as a unique Tourbillon with Three...

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Jul 29, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Variation in Black, Presented in Titanium: Grand Seiko Introduces the “Night Birch” ref. SLGH017

Grand Seiko introduces the SLGH017 “Night Birch”, a new timepiece following up on the success of the “White Birch” ref. SLGH005 that was awarded the Men’s Watch Prize at the 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. As the name of the new debut suggests, the latest iteration features a black dial with a subtle texture that...

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Jul 27, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

H. Moser & Cie. Partners With Undefeated for a Limited Edition Streamliner Chronograph

Street culture meets high horology in H. Moser & Cie.’s latest cooperation watch, the Streamliner Chronograph Undefeated. As the timepieces’ name indicates, the Swiss high-end manufacture has partnered with the sports wear brand Undefeated to create a limited edition of the Streamliner Chronograph that features a black tiger camo style dial. This motif, a favorite...

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Jul 6, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Craftsmanship Meets Accuracy in Grand Seiko’s 44GS 55th Anniversary Limited Edition

Grand Seiko celebrates the 55th anniversary of the legendary 44GS design in a watch inspired by the sea of clouds in Shinshu. When introduced in 1967, the 44GS first was the first timepiece that incorporated a design quality later known as the “Grand Seiko Style.” This set of nine principles gave Grand Seiko its distinctive...

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Jun 30, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Driver’s Seat: Union Glashütte Launches Limited Edition of Rallye-Inspired Noramis

Union Glashütte has been partnering with classic car rallies for several years. This year, the brand which is part of the Swatch Group and based in the eponymous German watch town is supporting the ADAC Deutschland Klassik 2022. To mark the occasion, Union Glashütte, well versed in vintage-style designs, launches a special model limited to...

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Jun 24, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Denim Blue: Mido Introduces New Variant of Commander Gradient

Mido— a brand well versed in the art of displaying the beautiful inner workings of a Swiss mechanical movement— is now adding a new execution to its Commander Collection. As its name suggests, the latest Commander Gradient is equipped with a dial that features a color gradient, a quality that is very much en vogue...

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Jun 20, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Tutima Glashütte Introduces M2 Seven Seas S in Reduced Case Size

Tutima Glashütte is releasing the M2 Seven Seas S, a stainless steel offspring of the titanium-clad M2 Seven Seas family, with a case that has been reduced in size from 44 to 40 millimeters. The impressive water-resistance of up to 500 meters remains unchanged. Another first is the black PVD coating on the case, which...

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Jun 10, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Three’s a Party: Meet the Montblanc Star Legacy LE1786 Blue Capsule Collection

Founded in 1906, Montblanc was named after the famous Mont Blanc mountain which appealed to the brand’s founders as a symbol of luxury craftsmanship. The peak of Europe’s highest mountain became a symbol for the house to strive for the greatest heights, and has remained as an inspiration until today. The latest example is the...

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Jun 10, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Blossoming Craft: Grand Seiko Blooms with the Heritage Collection 44GS 55th Anniversary Limited Edition

In 1967, the 44GS paved the trail for the design code today known as the “Grand Seiko Style”, the set of nine guidelines which lend Grand Seiko its distinctive look. 55 years later, the Japanese luxury brand commemorates its progressive design with a limited edition manual-winding watch, the Grand Seiko Heritage Collection 44GS 55th Anniversary...

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May 4, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

An Ode to Simplicity: Laurent Ferrier’s Classic Origin Blue

For fans of independent watchmaking, Laurent Ferrier’s Classic Origin minimalist sector-style dial has been one of the most attractive ones in three-hand timepieces in recent years. It is distinguished by four elongated hour markers and the fine “Assegai” hands as well as a bold subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock. At this year’s Watches &...

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Apr 15, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler