Limited Edition Watches

NEWS

Frost on the Oak: Audemars Piguet Carolina Bucci Limited Edition Royal Oak Frosted Gold

Audemars Piguet celebrated 40 years of Royal Oak for women in 2016 by enlisting Italian jewelry designer Carolina Bucci to design a new version of the iconic timepiece in a shimmering “frosted gold” case. Those models, in rose-gold and white-gold case options, featured the Royal Oak’s well-known “Tapisserie” patterned dial. This year, AP has once...

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Oct 10, 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

Debuting at WatchTime New York 2018: Grand Seiko U.S. Exclusive Limited Editions

The first Grand Seiko arrived in 1960 and was all but unknown at the time to watch enthusiasts in the United States. How times have changed: this year, the Japanese high-end watchmaker, now independent of the Seiko parent company, has launched its first limited-edition timepiece to be sold exclusively in the U.S. market. And what...

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Oct 8, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Earning its Stripes: Chopard Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph Racing Stripes Edition

Chopard's 30-year partnership with the Mille Miglia series of classic car rallies has yielded some very intriguing timepieces, and the latest is no exception. The Chopard Mille Miglia Classic Chronograph Racing Stripes Edition takes its visual cues from a specific era in Porsche auto racing and the legendary car design that emerged from it.

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Oct 4, 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

Showing at WatchTime New York 2018: Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar

WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch show, is less than a month away! As we continue our countdown to the big event at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 26-27, we turn the spotlight on the Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar Collection Excellence Platine, which debuted at SIHH 2018.

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Oct 2, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

THE WATCHTIME Q&A

Max Büsser of MB&F: “The Watch is My Canvas”

Year after year, MB&F surprises connoisseurs with watches that look and function totally unlike all other familiar timepieces. In this wide-ranging Q&A from our 2018 Design Special Issue (on sale now), Max Büsser, the founder and creative mastermind of this Geneva-based brand, talks about his concept, which sees a watch as a work of art.

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Oct 1, 2018 by Maria-Bettina Eich

PROMOTION:

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

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday “Ultraman”

Back in July of this year, Mark Bernardo, Senior Editor of WatchTime, accurately described the new Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday “Ultraman” as a “Monster Launch,” which was nothing short of spot on. The new watch, like many of the bigger collaborative releases as of late, caught much of the market by surprise. It represented a...

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Sep 30, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

WATCH TO WATCH

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

NEWS

Colorful Craniums: HYT Skull 48.8 Launches in Green, Red, and Blue

The "hydro-mechanical horologists" at HYT are expanding their collection of skull-themed timepieces with three new titanium-cased models, each with a new galvanized, opaline-varnished skull dial in green, red, or blue, to match the hue of each watch's fluidic hours display.

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Sep 22, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Military Semper Fortis (With Live Photos)

Ulysse Nardin has made chronometers for the world’s seafaring forces since the 19th century, but the Swiss watchmaker’s first collaboration with the United States Navy began more recently, in 1905. It was in that year that the Washington Naval Observatory organized its “Precision Torpedo Boat Timepieces” competition to supply the U.S. Navy and its superior...

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Sep 20, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Go West: Ralph Lauren Introduces Limited-Edition American Western Watch Collection

Ralph Lauren's clothing designs have long been known for their aesthetic evocations of the American West, and with the new Ralph Lauren American Western Watch Collection, a range of limited editions launched to coincide with the fashion giant's 50th anniversary, the designer brings that same sensibility to his timepiece brand. Here's a closer look.

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Sep 18, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Racetrack Black: The Oris Williams FW41 Limited Edition

Of the many partnerships that Swiss watch brand Oris has developed over the years, one of its most longstanding and productive has been its collaboration with the Williams Formula One Racing Team, which has yielded a number of notable timepieces with racing-influenced technology and materials, most recently the ultra-lightweight Chronograph Carbon Fiber Extreme that debuted...

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Sep 13, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

MICROBRAND MONDAY:

Britain’s Farer Unveils New Mechanical Chronograph Collection

Established in 2015 in London, Farer has been swiftly and aggressively growing its line of British-designed, Swiss-made timepieces. Last week, the latest additions to the family debuted in New York. Here is what you need to know about Farer's three new mechanical chronographs — the Cobb, Eldridge, and Segrave.

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Sep 10, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

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

Yesterday, we showcased the latest vintage-inspired release from Bulova, the crowd-sourced Oceanographer Devil Diver created in cooperation with the vintage-watch specialists at Analog/Shift. In this feature from our archives, we explore other important watch milestones from Bulova over its 140-plus-year history.

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Sep 10, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Total Transparency: Bell & Ross BR-X2 Skeleton Tourbillon Micro-Rotor

“A movement worn directly on the wrist” is how Bell & Ross describes its latest limited-edition haute horlogerie creation, the BR-X2 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor. Designed by the brand’s prolific Creative Director Bruno Belamich, the timepiece utilizes the emblematic Bell & Ross square case shape to underline an architecture in which the case and caliber unite to form...

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Sep 6, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Grand Seiko 9F86 Quartz GMT Caliber Debuts in Three New Models

In 1993, back when it was still a sub-brand of the main Seiko collection and scarcely known outside its native Japan, Grand Seiko introduced its first exclusive quartz movement, Caliber 9F. Among that pioneering movement’s attributes were an instantaneous calendar change for the day-date display; a “backlash” auto-adjust mechanism that prevented shuddering of the seconds...

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Sep 4, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

A Cult Classic Turns 50: Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse

Patek Philippe made its biggest splashes at this year's Baselworld with new variations on its sportiest watch models, the Nautilus and Aquanaut. On the dressier side, and not to be overlooked, the Genevan manufacture also unveiled two new versions of its Golden Ellipse, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

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Aug 30, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

EXPERT ADVICE:

Buying a Chronograph? Here Are 10 Things You Should Know

10 factors to consider when selecting a chronograph watch, to help make sure it suits your wants and your needs. We take a look at chronographs from brands like Jaeger LeCoultre, Omega, Baume & Mercier, Longines, Montblanc, Tag Heuer and others.

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Aug 28, 2018 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2018: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Memovox

WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch show, returns to the Big Apple in October. As we count down to the big event, taking place at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 26-27, we’ continue to spotlight some of the headliners among the many new watches that guests will discover there. Today we showcase the Polaris...

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Aug 18, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

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Swimming with Sharks: Ulysse Nardin Diver Deep Dive

While Ulysse Nardin's most prominent launch of 2018 was undoubtedly the groundbreaking Freak Vision, the Swiss brand identified since 1846 with nautical navigation also debuted the most robust model yet in its sporty Diver collection, the limited-edition Diver Deep Dive, with a hammerhead shark motif and a 1,000-meter water resistance.

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Aug 9, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS:

Oak & Oscar Quietly Releases Two Watches in Batch Nº1

Owners of Oak & Oscar timepieces received a surprise email in their inbox last Friday. Chase Fancher, the founder of the Chicago-based microbrand, was writing to his network of collectors to announce a highly-limited collection called Batch Nº1 that would be available to ship starting on Monday, August 6. The name is a reference, no...

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Aug 8, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

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