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Age Statement: The MeisterSinger Perigraph Bronze 2018 Edition

MeisterSinger, an iconoclastic German watch brand that continues to win converts with its intriguing dial designs based on a single timekeeping hand, joins the growing field of watchmakers offering bronze cases with the launch of its new Perigraph Bronze 2018 Edition.

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Sep 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Promotion

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

FEATURE

Glashütte Original’s Triple-Threat Timekeeping Strategy

Glashütte Original continues the time-honored tradition of the famous German watchmaking city with the Senator, Vintage and Pano collections. Here's a look at some standout models from each timepiece family.

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Sep 15, 2018 by Jens Koch

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Moon Phase in White Gold

Few watch manufacturers take the precision of their moon-phases as seriously as does A. Lange & Söhne. Last fall, the Saxon haute horologie brand even invited select media guests, including yours truly, to Scottsdale, Arizona for an astronomically themed experience whose centerpiece was the opportunity to learn about the lunar cycles and their effects on...

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Aug 31, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

POLL:

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

FEATURE:

Five Things You Might Not Know About Nomos Glashütte

It seems like every year I receive more and more questions from my non-horologically-inclined friends about Nomos Glashütte. It’s understandable. Over the past decade-plus, the German brand has made massive inroads in building a following in the United States. This is largely thanks to a highly-praised minimalist design palate, excellent marketing, accessible prices, and true in-house mechanical movements....

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Aug 31, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE

Building the Foundation, Part 3: The In-House Movements of Nomos

Rome wasn’t built in a day — and neither was Rolex, Patek Philippe, Jaeger-LeCoultre and other watch manufacturers praised for their vertical integration and lauded for their array of in-house calibers. While we all applaud the handful of brands that bring new and increasingly complicated calibers to market virtually every year, we also should take...

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Aug 6, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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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

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Tutima Tempostopp Chronograph

“Defiantly elegant.” That’s the phrase that settled into my mind as I attempted to boil down the appeal of the Tutima Tempostopp, a chronograph that features a sizable 43-mm rose-gold case, a vintage-look bicompax dial, and a new, lavishly finished in-house movement, whose architecture was inspired by a historical chronograph caliber. The Tempostopp is not...

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Aug 3, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Building the Foundation, Part 2: The In-House Movements of Tutima

Rome wasn’t built in a day — and neither was Rolex, Patek Philippe, Jaeger-LeCoultre and other watch manufacturers praised for their vertical integration and lauded for their array of in-house calibers. While we all applaud the handful of brands that bring new and increasingly complicated calibers to market virtually every year, we also should take...

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Jul 30, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Showing at WatchTime New York 2018: Glashütte Original Senator Cosmopolite

WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch show, returns to the Big Apple in October. As we countdown to the big event, taking place at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 26-27, we’ll be previewing many of the new watches that guests will discover there. Today we’re taking a look at the latest update to Glashütte...

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Jul 17, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

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Borrowed Time: MeisterSinger Lunascope

MeisterSinger, the German horological purveyor of single-handed timepieces that are read in five-minute increments, operates in a zone by itself. It has no true competitors, yet its stringent loyalty to the one-handed pursuit of timekeeping has often made me wonder if it’s a limiting factor to the brand’s overall development. This year, the 17-year-old company...

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Jul 12, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS:

Mühle Glashütte Dips into Bronze with a New Yacht-Timer

In the past five years, bronze has become more prevalent than ever in the watch industry. It’s come to the point where any brand looking to change things up turns to the centuries-old material for inspiration. That’s not a bad thing. Bronze provides an intimate charisma, through the development of patina, that other case materials...

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Jul 11, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

Spotlight on the Lang & Heyne Anton

Despite its boutique production scale, Lang & Heyne is one of the most impressive German watch brands in today’s industry. The Anton, Lang & Heyne’s Baselworld 2018 release and its second rectangular watch, has an opening in the enamel dial revealing a delicate tourbillon cage. Named after a prominent 19th-century ruler of Saxony (Anthony of...

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Jun 21, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

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Leica Camera Enters the Watch Industry with Two Timepieces

Leica, one of the most well-regarded camera producers in the world, announced late last week that it was introducing an intriguing new product line into its portfolio. That’s right, the brand beloved by camera enthusiasts around the globe is crossing over into the watch world with two new timepieces, the time-and-date-only Leica L1 and the Leica L2 GMT....

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Jun 19, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE

Teutonic and Tough: Spotlighting 4 No-Nonsense German Sports Watches

If you are partial to watches with long, hard-to-pronouce names, are encrusted with glittery jewels, feature intricate filigree finishes, and perhaps include tourbillons whirling away inside of them, you can just move right along; there is nothing for you to see here. If you are still with me, then feast your eyes on these four...

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Jun 16, 2018 by Stephen Brown

Taking a Look at the Junghans Meister Chronoscope Terrassenbau

This year, Junghans has introduced a limited edition chronograph model inspired by the centennial anniversary of the brand’s nine-story factory in Schramberg, Germany. All the way back in 1918, Junghans ranked as one of the most prolific watchmakers in the world. As a result, the quaint Schramberg valley that the young marque called home quickly...

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Jun 4, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

BASELWORLD 2018 REVISITED:

Alexander Shorokhoff’s Los Craneos: Two Skulls, Two Time Zones, and a Tribute to Frida Kahlo

Who says the watch industry doesn't bring varied cultures together? With the Los Craneos timepiece from Alexander Shorokhoff, we have a tribute to a Mexican artistic icon, designed by a Russian watchmaker, and made in Germany using two Swiss movements.

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May 21, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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NOMOS Glashütte Updates Its Icons With New Neomatik Date Caliber

NOMOS Glashütte has managed to develop its classic watches further by adding an entirely new caliber: neomatik date. NOMOS Glashütte presented its newest in-house built caliber at Baselworld 2018: neomatik date (DUW 6101). The watchmaking company has equipped three NOMOS icons — Tangente, Orion, and Ludwig — with this new caliber and created a tailor-made...

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May 17, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS

A. Lange & Söhne Launches Saxonia Annual Calendar in U.S. Exclusive Gray-Dial Edition

A. Lange & Söhne released the first annual calendar in its elegant Saxonia collection back in 2010. This year, the Glashütte, Germany-based manufacture is offering a new, highly limited version of the Saxonia Annual Calendar to its devotees in the United States, clad in a white-gold case, a new gray dial, and a handful of subtle but significant details seen for the first time on a Saxonia watch.

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Apr 25, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Dressing up the Senator: Glashütte Original’s New Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar

At Baselworld this year, while the vintage-inspired and anniversary models by major brands are dominating the scene, some manufacturers are straying from what seems to have become the new orthodoxy in favor of watches based firmly in the 21st century. Glashütte Original, one of those rare brands that’s able to move fluidly between modern and...

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Mar 26, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Laco Pilot Watch Original Replica Type A

This week, we return to the classic B-Uhr (Beobachtungs-Uhren, or observation watch) pilots' watch design, with this series produced by the historical manufacturer Laco. For conciseness, we’ll be focusing our eye on the brand’s most historically-informed series, called the Replica models, the Type A Replica 45 and Type A Replica 55.

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Mar 18, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hanhart Pioneer One Limited Edition

Hanhart is a German watch brand that, for the better part of the twentieth century, was a staple in the production of pilots’ watches and chronographs in Europe. In more recent years, the brand’s focus has remained across the pond with little means of distribution in the United States, yet their watches — especially their...

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Feb 18, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

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