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    FEATURE:

    Antimagnetic or Bust? An In-Depth Look at the Progression of Silicon in Watchmaking

    It has been nearly 20 years since Ulysse Nardin introduced the world’s first timepiece using silicon components with the original Freak in 2001. That groundbreaking moment was the proverbial starting gun for a shift in how the watch industry approached movement production. It’s also raised questions on every side of the industry, from the enthusiast...

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    Aug 10, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

    Watch Review: Ulysse Nardin GMT Perpetual

    The latest in our end-of-year series on calendar watches, excerpted from a feature in WatchTime’s December 2010 issue, is our review of the Ulysse Nardin GMT Perpetual, which combines a perpetual calendar with a second time zone. Click here to read the article and see original photos by Nik Schölzel.

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    Nov 26, 2013 by Jens Koch

    Louis Moinet: Rewriting Chronograph History

    The Swiss watch brand Louis Moinet has unveiled an artifact that may change how we look at the history of timekeeping — a timekeeping device from the early 19th century, invented by the brand’s namesake, that may be the first chronograph ever created.

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    Mar 27, 2013 by Jay Deshpande

    Baselworld Preview: Ulysse Nardin’s Musical Stranger

    Ulysse Nardin is no stranger (pardon the pun) to complicated watches with chiming mechanisms, having already released its Carnival of Venice minute repeater this year. Its latest such timepiece melds horological savoir faire with Rat Pack cool: the Ulysse Nardin Stranger chimes the melody of the iconic 1966 Sinatra song, “Strangers in the Night” on...

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    Mar 20, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

    Seconds City: Exploring La Chaux-de-Fonds

    In our March-April issue, on sale now on newsstands and for the iPad, Norma Buchanan visits the Swiss watchmaking town of Le Locle. In this feature story from our June 2009 issue, Buchanan journeys to another cradle of Swiss horology, La Chaux-de-Fonds, a town that is still, as Karl Marx described it a century and...

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    Mar 11, 2013 by Norma Buchanan

    New Moons: Ulysse Nardin Introduces Classico Luna Collection

    Ulysse Nardin has once again utilized the expertise of watchmaker Ludwig Oechslin — the creative mind behind the brand’s groundbreaking Trilogy of Time astronomical timepieces —  to launch an entirely new family of watches with innovative moon-phase complications called Classico Luna. The movement Oechslin and UN developed for the Classico Luna, Caliber UN-829, draws its...

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    Jun 22, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

    Zenith Annual Calendar

    Zenith’s new Captain Winsor Annual Calendar brings together two notable watchmaking achievements: the elegantly simple annual calendar complication designed by Ludwig Oechslin, curator of the Musée International d’Horlogerie (MIH), and Zenith’s famous 36,000 vph in-house El Primero chronograph. This piece marks the start of a collaboration between the MIH and the Manufacture Zenith. The movement...

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    Oct 8, 2011 by WatchTime

    Zenith Captain Winsor Annual Calendar Chronograph

    Zenith’s new Captain Winsor Annual Calendar brings together two notable watchmaking achievements: the elegantly simple annual calendar complication designed by Ludwig Oechslin, curator of the Musée International d’Horlogerie (MIH), and Zenith’s famous 36,000 vph in-house El Primero chronograph. Find the details, along with pricing and wallpaper, inside.

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    Sep 27, 2011 by WatchTime

    The Ship’s New Captain: Ulysse Nardin’s Patrik Hoffmann

    On April 14, one of the giants of the modern watch industry, Ulysse Nardin’s Rolf Schnyder, passed away unexpectedly. Schnyder transformed a small company known for marine chronometers into an innovative manufacturer producing groundbreaking timepieces. Following Schnyder’s passing, vice-president Patrik Hoffmann was appointed CEO. We go inside Schnyder’s last days, we look at the transition,...

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    Aug 13, 2011 by WatchTime

    WatchTime’s August Issue on Newsstands Now

    Last week our iPad app became available in iTunes, and this week the print edition hits newsstand shelves. In this issue, Gisbert Brunner goes inside Patek’s new 5270; we test watches from Cartier and Zenith; we present 40 new watches from Baselworld; we profile watchmaking legend Ludwig Oechslin, and much, much more. Click here to...

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    Jul 18, 2011 by WatchTime

    WatchTime’s August iPad App is Now Available

    In this issue we take an in-depth look at one of the most important watches of the year, Patek Philippe’s new reference 5270 perpetual calendar chronograph with in-house movement. We test Zenith’s Captain Grande Date Moonphase and the Cartier Calibre de Cartier with the brand’s first in-house automatic movement. Our Baselworld review presents 40 new...

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    Jul 12, 2011 by WatchTime

    Visual Quiz: Famous Faces

    You know their watches, but would you recognize them on the street? We’ve lined up images of 15 well-known watchmakers to test your facial recognition skills. So get your keyboards and pencils ready and see how many you can identify. As always, the answers are revealed at the end. Good luck!

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    Mar 13, 2011 by WatchTime

    Jean-Claude Biver Receives 2010 Entrepreneurship Gaia Award

    On September 16, Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver received the “2010 Entrepreneurship” Gaia Award for “his career as a whole and his qualities as a visionary businessman and marketing genius”. The award ceremony was held at the La Chaux-de-Fonds International Watchmaking Museum, and the award was presented by Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, Chairman of the Jury and...

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    Sep 21, 2010 by WatchTime

    12 Faces of Time Book Signing At Baselworld

    Author Elizabeth Doerr and photographer Ralf Baumgarten will be signing copies of Doerr’s new book Twelve Faces of Time during Baselworld. Joining them will be 11 of the watchmakers featured in the book: Philippe Dufour, Vianney Halter, Felix Baumgartner, Thomas Prescher, Volker Vyskocil, Paul Gerber, Beat Haldimann, Dr. Ludwig Oechslin, Kari Voutilainen, Roger Smith, and...

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    Mar 10, 2010 by WatchTime

    Lange Zeitwerk Takes Top Honor at 2009 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

    The A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk received the L’Aiguille d’Or Grand Prize at the 2009 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. More than 1500 people attended the event, held at the Grand Théâtre. Launched in May, the Zeitwerk is the new face of Lange, and the manufacturer calls it the most important launch since the Lange...

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    Nov 17, 2009 by WatchTime

    La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle Earn World Heritage Site Status

    Swiss watchmaking centers La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle have been named UNESCO World Heritage sites. The neighboring towns, with populations of about 37,000 and 10,000 respectively, are located in the canton of Neuchâtel. Many leading watch brands have headquarters or manufacturing facilities in the area, including TAG Heuer, Breitling, Girard-Perregaux, Ulysse Nardin, Corum, Ebel, Patek...

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    Jun 30, 2009 by WatchTime

    12 FACES OF TIME Profiles Top Watchmakers

    The mood was refreshingly festive inside a packed pavilion in front of Hall 1 at Basel as luminaries from the world of watches gathered to celebrate Elizabeth Doerr’s new book, 12 FACES OF TIME: HOROLOGICAL VIRTUOSOS. Slated for release this fall, 12 FACES is a non-commercial, close-up look at 12 leading independent watchmakers and their...

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    Apr 23, 2009 by WatchTime
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