German Watches

Borrowed Time: Glashütte Original Sixties Chronograph Annual Edition With Glacier Blue Dial

Blue dials on watches have gone from novelty to mainstream; it’s rare these days to find any popular watch model, or family, that doesn’t offer at least one option in blue — some even in an array of shades, from powdery pastel to shiny cerulean to bold navy all the way to moody indigo. There...

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Jan 5, 2022 by Mark Bernardo

Nomos Glashütte Marks 50 Years of Doctors Without Borders, and a Decade’s Partnership, with New Limited-Edition Tangente 38

On December 22, 1971, a group of 13 doctors and journalists founded Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), aka Doctors Without Borders, in Paris, with a goal of providing aid and comfort to people in war zones and those suffering the effects of natural disasters. Fifty years later, the Nobel Prize-winning charitable organization operates in more than...

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Jan 3, 2022 by Mark Bernardo

Circles of Time: Reviewing the A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Time Zone

Fifteen years after its introduction, the Lange 1 Time Zone from A. Lange & Söhne was equipped with a new manufacture caliber. The time in two different time zones can be read intuitively from the dial. But this watch offers much more, as we can confirm after scrutinizing one we were able to preview before...

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Dec 7, 2021 by Martina Richter

Sponsored: Glashütte Original Launches the Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date in Blue

First launched in 2014 to critical acclaim, the Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date has gone on to become a true retro classic. Defined by its charming square style, versatility on the wrist, and refined execution, the vintage-inspired chronograph is firmly established as an interesting and attractive option within the German watchmaker’s diverse and eye-catching...

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Dec 3, 2021 by WatchTime

School Project: Spotlighting the Glashütte Original Alfred Helwig Tourbillon 1920

Glashütte Original’s Alfred Helwig Tourbillon 1920 pays tribute to the legendary Saxon schoolmaster who invented the flying tourbillon, on the occasion of the device’s 100th anniversary in 2020. It was the Swiss who invented the tourbillon, but it was a German who taught it to fly. One of the most significant horological inventions of the...

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Nov 18, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

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Movement Artistry: Up Close with the Decorative Finishes of A. Lange & Söhne

What makes a watch even more exclusive? One factor is the finishes lavished on its movement, especially if they’re handcrafted. A. Lange & Söhne decorates especially beautifully. Here’s a look at the Saxon manufacture’s famed finishing techniques. Manual Engraving The hand-engraved balance cock is a Glashütte specialty that’s still mastered and practiced by only a...

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Nov 15, 2021 by Jens Koch

Bigger and Blue: Nomos Introduces the Club Sport Neomatik 42

Way back in 2019, German watchmaker Nomos Glashütte made major waves with the unveiling of the Club Sport. Launched alongside a duo of Tangente Sport models, the model took familiar Club collection elements — an overall youthful design, a no-nonsense silhouette, and a highly legible dial — and boosted the sporty look with a newly...

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Nov 12, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

A Hero Made of Steel: A Hands-On Review of the A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus

With its first stainless-steel model, A. Lange & Söhne seeks to gain a foothold in the world of luxury sports watches. How does the Odysseus, which bears the name of a legendary hero from Greek mythology, perform in our test?

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Nov 1, 2021 by Jens Koch

Introducing the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar with Rose Opaline Dial

Offering a reminder of every ticking moment from now till eternity (almost), the latest version of the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar comes in a striking new dial color and strap option. When it comes to the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence collection, there is no doubt that each watch undergoes extreme levels of testing...

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Oct 31, 2021 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: MeisterSinger Bell Hora

Germany’s MeisterSinger has built its iconoclastic collections primarily around a single-hand timekeeping display and has gained additional renown by applying this style to unorthodox yet relatively affordable everyday timepieces. This weekend, the brand will be showcasing many of these intriguing timepieces at WatchTime New York 2021, which starts tomorrow at Gotham Hall in NYC (tickets...

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Oct 21, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

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

The WatchTime Q&A: Moritz Grossmann CEO Christine Hutter

Christine Hutter is the Founder & CEO of independent watchmaker Moritz Grossmann in Glashütte, Germany. Before she secured the rights to the Grossmann brand (Grossmann, March 27, 1826- January 23, 1885, was, among many things, the founder of the German watchmaking school in Glashütte), the trained watchmaker and entrepreneur had worked for Wempe, Maurice Lacroix,...

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Sep 23, 2021 by Roger Ruegger

Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar

WatchTime New York 2021 is now less than two months away, and among the more than 25 brands featured at Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 22-24 is A. Lange & Söhne, which is poised to be a major attraction with its widely popular catalogue. Leading the Saxon manufacture’s offerings for this year is the...

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Sep 8, 2021 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: Glashütte Original PanoMaticLunar Red Gold Green Dial

WatchTime New York 2021 is less than two months away, returning for the sixth time to Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 22-24. Prestigious German watchmaker Glashütte Original is one of more than 25 participating watch brands set to showcase its latest timepieces there, including the new PanoMaticLunar in rose gold with a lush green...

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Sep 6, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Mühle-Glashütte Expands Teutonia IV Collection with Four New Models

Heritage German watchmaker Mühle-Glashütte has expanded its dressy Teutonia IV collection — which debuted as an extension of the existing Teutonia family in 2019, with the launch of the Teutonia IV Moonphase — with four new models. The new timepieces continue that design evolution, complete with the IV’s clean, straightforward dial, beveled case edges, and...

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Aug 7, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Back to the Sea: Introducing the Tutima M2 Seven Seas Titanium

Germany’s Tutima has added a splash of summer color to its sportiest collection, while also upgrading its lightness-to-toughness ratio, with the recently released M2 Seven Seas Titanium. The new model offers two colorways sharing the same overall design, one predominantly yellow, the other in orange, both geared toward warm-weather wear. Notably, the two watches represent...

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Jul 28, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

A. Lange & Söhne Langematik Perpetual Marks 20 Years With New Blue-Dial Gold Limited Editions

In its summer rollout of new timepieces, A. Lange & Söhne has garnered the most admiration, and media coverage, for its Cabaret Tourbillon Handwerkskunst, a revival of a now-discontinued model that celebrated the 10th anniversary of the artisanal Handwerkskunst series. However, that watch, outfitted with the world’s first stop-seconds tourbillon caliber, was not the only...

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Jul 23, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

A. Lange & Söhne Revisits the Cabaret Tourbillon with Handwerkskunst Limited Edition

With the unveiling of its Cabaret Tourbillon in 2008, Germany’s A. Lange & Söhne presented a watchmaking milestone: the first tourbillon wristwatch with a stop-seconds mechanism for its rotating balance. The high-horology flagship of the Cabaret family, which was discontinued just two years later, the rectangular-cased timepiece makes its return in grand fashion this year,...

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Jul 13, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Stop & Go: Reviewing the Sinn 910 Anniversary Split-Seconds Chronograph

A split-seconds chronograph is a rather rare complication. Sinn offers the 910 Anniversary model at a reasonable price. We tested this retrostopwatch with contemporary features. While Sinn offers various classic models, especially in its Frankfurt Financial District Watches collection, the Frankfurt-based brand is mainly known for its sporty watches and functional timepieces. Among these is...

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Jul 7, 2021 by Martina Richter

Pilots Dressed in Gray: Tutima Launches Flieger with Slate Gray Dial

Glashütte, Germany-based Tutima has found success in adapting the vintage-look aesthetics of its military pilots’ watches into modern dress watches that are both contemporary in style and attractive in price. The latest example can be found in the new Tutima Flieger models, whose gradient slate-gray dials and tone-on-tone Horween leather strap make for a monochromatic...

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Jun 10, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

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