Digital Watches

FEATURE

American Brand: The History of Bulova Through 10 Milestone Bulova Watches

Bulova Watch Company, founded in New York City in 1875, has been responsible for numerous watch world milestones in its century-plus of existence, and continues to innovate well into the 21st Century. Here we look at 10 important Bulova watches from the brand's illustrious history.

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Oct 11, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime New York Welcomes Record Number of Guests and Brands in Third Year

WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch event for collectors and enthusiasts, wrapped up the show’s third year at Manhattan's Gotham Hall yesterday. The two-day event began with a sold-out VIP cocktail on Friday, October 13, followed by a full day of educational panels, seminars, tours, and events on Saturday, October 14.

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Oct 16, 2017 by WatchTime

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 2: The 1970s

In this second installment of our series of features articles on the 60th anniversary of the iconic Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we explore some of the notable Speedmasters from the 1970s, including such milestone pieces as the first electronic Speedy and the watch worn on the famous Apollo-Soyuz space mission.

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Sep 26, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

7 Important TAG Heuer Chronographs, From 1887 to 2016

Few watch brands are better known for chronographs than TAG Heuer. The first ones appeared in the company’s catalog in 1882; they were followed by a parade of technically innovative chronographs that continues to this day. Here are seven highlights from TAG Heuer's distinguished history of chronograph watches.

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Sep 5, 2017 by Gisbert Brunner

5 Milestone Breitling Watches, from 1915 to Today

Here are five important Breitling watches - including the Breitling Navitimer and Breitling Transocean Chronograph Unitime - that helped define the brand's identity from 1915 through the modern day.

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Jul 25, 2017 by Gisbert Brunner

NEWS

Montblanc Summit Collection: The First Smartwatches from Richemont

Montblanc was one of the first luxury watch brands to embrace the trend of wearable technology, with the release of its e-strap models in 2015. Now the watch-and-pen powerhouse becomes the first brand owned by the luxury group Richemont to release a full-fledged smartwatch, called the Montblanc Summit. Read on for details and pricing.

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Mar 17, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

Presidents' Day Special

First Watch: U.S. Presidents and Their Timepieces

WatchTime shares, in this feature on U.S. presidents and their watches, what brands graced the wrists and waistcoasts of our chief executives, such as JFK's Omega Ultra Thin and Bill Clinton's Cartier Ballon Bleu.

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Feb 20, 2017 by Norma Buchanan

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Casio G-Shock

The original Casio G-Shock broke some serious ground in the watch market, so we take a week off from our usual focus on iconic mechanical watches to explore a modern G-Shock reference to see how it stacks up to the original game-changing piece from the 1980s.

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Oct 30, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

Meet Mr. Tutima: A Profile of Tutima Owner Dieter Delecate

Dieter Delecate has spent 61 years in the watch business. He’s seen a few things. In this feature-length profile from the January-February 2016 issue of WatchTime, we profile the notoriously press-shy Delecate and reveal his history with the Tutima watch brand.

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Feb 6, 2016 by Joe Thompson

Opening Acts: Testing Entry-Level Watches from Rolex, IWC, and Panerai

Watch test features entry-level timepieces from Rolex, IWC and Panerai that offer an entrance into the luxury-watch world for a relatively modest price.

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Nov 26, 2015 by Alexander Krupp

Big Numbers: Testing the A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk

In this feature WatchTime tests the original Lange Zeitwerk, A. Lange & Söhne’s mechanical digital watch, which combines a groundbreaking design concept with classic Lange features.

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Nov 23, 2015 by Jens Koch

Casio Watch Confidential: The Inside Story of the Casio G-Shock and Other Casio Watches

Download this FREE feature from the WatchTime magazine archives and learn more about the world of Casio watches! There aren’t a lot of non-mechanical watches that have inspired excitement among collectors, but Casio watches – particularly the famous G-Shock — are among the rare exceptions. And even diehard fans of Swiss mechanicals are impressed with...

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Oct 13, 2015 by Carina Friedrich

Milestone Girard-Perregaux Watches: the Definitive Guide for the Girard-Perregaux Watch Enthusiast

Discover 14 historically important watches from Girard-Perregaux in this free, WatchTime magazine, special article devoted to the milestone watches of Girard-Perregaux.

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Oct 5, 2015 by Carina Friedrich

Fratello Friday: 3 Watches for the Blind

An article I recently discovered on the BBC website (here) caught my attention with its depiction of a wristwatch for blind people. The watch pictured in the article is the Bradley Timepiece, named after a Paralympic gold medalist, Brad Snyder, who lost his sight in Afghanistan.

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Aug 7, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Cleared for Takeoff: The Breitling Emergency II Lands at U.S. Retailers This Summer

Here's what you need to know about the Breitling Emergency II, the very first wristwatch equipped with a built-in personal locator beacon (PLB).

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Jun 24, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Testing the Lange Zeitwerk, a Groundbreaking Watch from A. Lange & Söhne

Download this FREE article to read our test of the Zeitwerk. This WatchTime Spotlight falls on A. Lange & Söhne watches, as we test the Lange Zeitwerk. The Zeitwerk is a mechanical digital watch that combines a groundbreaking design concept with classic Lange features. Many will compare it to one of the most successful A....

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Apr 29, 2015 by Carina Friedrich

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

A. Lange & Söhne Lange Zeitwerk Striking Time in Rose Gold

Three years ago, Germany’s A. Lange & Söhne released its first-ever chiming wristwatch, the Lange Zeitwerk Striking Time, which combined a dial-side chiming mechanism with the Zeitwerk model’s unconventional, mechanical-digital time display. At this year’s SIHH, Lange released a new model with a rose-gold case, silver dial and rose-gold hands.

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Apr 19, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Wallpaper: 8 Calendar Watches

We’ve featured reviews of various types of calendar watches here on WatchTime.com. We thought you might appreciate having access to Nik Schölzel’s original photos of all eight of those watches from that story, now available as wallpaper images for your desktop.

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Mar 31, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

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 Manfred Streit

Presidential Watches: 9 Timepieces Owned by U.S. Presidents

As Presidents’ Day approaches here in the United States, we at WatchTime decided it would be a great time to revisit our piece on watches worn by American presidents over the years. Scroll down to see the list we’ve compiled of notable wristwatches and pocketwatches belonging to past (and current) commanders-in-chief.

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Feb 9, 2015 by Norma Buchanan

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