Designer Watches

CLASSIC DESIGNS:

5 Iconic Watches from the Mind of Gérald Genta

We take a look at 5 of legendary watch designer Gerald Genta's most notable watch creations, including the Patek Philippe Nautilus and Audemars Piguet Royal Oak.

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May 4, 2020 by WatchTime

Sponsored: The Return of the Legendary Hanhart 417 ES

The reissue of the Hanhart 417 ES marks the return of a legend among wristwatches. More than 60 years ago, the original model served as the first pilot’s chronograph for the German armed forces. Today Hanhart combines the watch’s iconic historical design with the most modern production techniques to produce a robust chronograph suitable for...

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Oct 20, 2021 by WatchTime

DIVING INTO HISTORY:

7 Milestone IWC Aquatimer Watches

For fans of vintage IWC watches, we highlight here five important IWC Aquatimers from the brand’s history, including IWC's Aquatimer GST Automatic 2000 and Aquatimer Split Minute Chronograph watches.

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Aug 10, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURES:

Taking a Look at Carl Suchy & Söhne, a Resurrected Austrian Watch Brand

Austria, despite its envy-inducing location on the border of Switzerland and Germany, isn’t home to as many prestigious watchmakers as you might think. In fact, other than the husband and wife duo that forms the independent brand Habring², there hasn’t been much horological activity in the country over the past few decades. That changed in...

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Aug 6, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

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

BASELWORLD 2018:

Brother, Can You Spare the Time? Corum’s Heritage Artisan “Hobo Coin” Watch

Corum revealed its new Heritage Artisan Coin Watch at Baselworld this year, featuring the coin engraving work of New York-based artist Aleksey Saburov. The Russian engraver has been an avid promoter for the early 20th-century American art form known as “hobo coins” or “hobo nickels” — in which a coin, often an old buffalo nickel,...

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Mar 24, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

Fratello Watches

Fratello Classics: Top 5 Gold Watches

You may have noticed that a lot of the “Fratello” articles from WatchTime contributor Robert-Jan Broer focus mainly on watches with stainless steel or titanium cases – and a select few with more exotic case materials such as forged carbon and bronze — and that Fratello Watches rarely covers gold watches. Not only can gold...

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Sep 6, 2017 by Robert-Jan Broer

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Bulgari Bulgari Solotempo

Of all the classic watches designed by Gérald Genta, the Bulgari Bulgari is, to me, the most interesting, with its minimalist Bauhaus look and engraved outer bezel. Here we compare the original Bulgari Bulgari, and its predecessor, the digital Bulgari Roma, to the modern day watch with a mechanical Solotempo movement.

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Jun 25, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

From Fratello Watches

Entry-Level Luxury: 5 Mechanical Watches Under $1,000

WatchTime contributor's top 5 watches with mechanical movements priced under $1,000.00, including watches from Seiko, Longines, Xetum Kendrick and others.

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Apr 8, 2016 by Robert-Jan Broer

Milestone Cartier Watches: From the Cartier Santos to the Calibre de Cartier

This feature from WatchTime magazine introduces you to the 23 most important milestones in the history of the Cartier watch, including models like the Cartier Santos and Cartier Tank watch.

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Nov 17, 2015 by Carina Friedrich

Speed Dreamin’: Testing the TAG Heuer Carrera 1887 (With Video)

Read the results of our comprehensive watch test of TAG Heuer's racing-inspired Carrera watch - the TAG Heuer Carrera 1887.

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Oct 22, 2015 by Jens Koch

Test: Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques American 1921

We review the Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921, an updated version of a classic timepiece from the heyday of Art Deco, made exclusively for the North American market, which inspired the brand's new Harmony collection.

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Jul 2, 2015 by Witold Michalczyk

Getting to Know Nomos: 6 Important Nomos Watches

As the Nomos watch brand becomes more prominent in the U.S., we offer six Nomos watches - like the Nomos Metro Datum Gangreserve and the Nomos Zürich Weltzeit - that you should become familiar with.

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Jun 3, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Cartier Gets Serious: The Evolution of Cartier Men’s Watches

In recent years Cartier, the king of haute joaillerie, has begun storming the bastions of haute horlogerie. In this full-length feature, WatchTime explores the bold future initiatives of Manufacture Cartier, maker of Cartier watches.

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May 11, 2015 by Joe Thompson

Fratello Classics: 5 Mechanical Watches Under $1,000

Call it a “budget” timepiece or an “entry-level luxury” affordable watch: for many, affordable watches are the first step into a lifelong passion. Fortunately, there are many affordable mechanical watches on the market priced under $1,000. I’ve reported on a number of affordable watch brands on my blog, Fratellowatches.com, and the affordable swiss watches presented...

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Apr 21, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Whirlwind Romance: 4 Watches with Multiple Tourbillons

Nowadays, almost any luxury watch brand worthy of the name offers at least one timepiece with a tourbillon. But there are only a handful of brands that have pushed the envelope to create watches with two, three or even four tourbillons. Here we take a look at four such watches that made their debut at...

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Mar 17, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

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

Monochrome Watches Review: Porsche Design Timepiece No.1 & Chronograph Titanium Limited Edition

Porsche Design is not only making leather goods and sunglasses. That’s not our material here at Monochrome-Watches. The word “Watches” appears in our blog name, and if we have to talk about Porsche Design, it’s for their undoubtedly interesting timepieces. Black theme and chronographs had always been part of Porsche’s DNA. In order to keep the...

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Jan 22, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Escapement Watch Review: Nomos Glashütte Metro

Nomos Glashütte releases its own “swing system.” The brand’s terminology refers to a new in-house escapement which features in its Bauhaus-influenced Metro watch. This degree of vertical integration is quite rare. In this article from my online magazine Escapement, I discuss this latest development in more detail.

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Jan 17, 2015 by Angus Davies

Harry Winston Ocean DualTime Monochrome

At the 2013 Baselworld, watch-and-jewelry brand Harry Winston had the watch press’s collective tongue wagging about its haute horlogerie creations, the Histoire de Tourbillon 4 and Opus XIII. Not to be overlooked, however, is the interesting new GMT watch in the brand’s sporty Ocean collection, the Ocean Dual Time Monochrome.

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Jan 10, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Monochrome Monday: 3 Interesting Vintage Heuer Chronographs

In this selected article from our “Cool Finds” series on Monochrome Watches.com, in which we seek out little-known and often underrated vintage chronograph watches, we focus on a single brand, one that we love and one that is also growing fast in the heart of collectors: Heuer, predecessor of today’s TAG Heuer. Recently we unearthed...

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Dec 29, 2014 by Frank Geelen

Showing at WatchTime IBG 2014: Carl F. Bucherer Manero Tourbillon Limited Edition

WatchTime and noted watch collector and expert Jeff Kingston have teamed up again for the 2014 edition of the popular “Inside Basel.Geneva” series of collector events, kicking off September 5 in Chicago. Among the core sponsoring watch brands is Carl F. Bucherer, which will showcase its Manero Tourbillon Limited Edition at the events.

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Jul 26, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

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