Luxury Watches

The WatchTime Q&A: An Interview with Uwe Ahrendt from Nomos

This article was originally published in 2022. Since February 2022, “made in Glashütte” is a legally protected designation of origin that provides a significantly improved framework and is therefore a more effective protection for watches from the “cradle of German watchmaking.” WatchTime met with Uwe Ahrendt, managing director and general partner of the award-winning German...

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Mar 18, 2023 by Roger Ruegger

Hands-On Debut: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Green Ceramic Aston Martin Edition

Girard-Perregaux and Aston Martin have collaborated on several watches over the past few years and the just-released Girard-Perregaux Laureato Green Ceramic Aston Martin Edition might be the best looking one yet. For the first time, the Girard-Perregaux Laureato will come in a green ceramic case and bracelet offered in both the 42mm and 38mm case...

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Mar 15, 2023 by Bilal Khan

Green Rambles: The Joy of Manual Labor

This article was originally published in the spring of 2022. One of the most magical moments in the life of a watch collector is winding your very first manual watch. There is something magical about gently turning the crown, bringing the device to life as it starts ticking. This excitement also comes with a dash...

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Mar 12, 2023 by Martin Green

Metropolitan Inspired: Hands-on with the Maen Greenwich 38 GMT

This article was originally published in April 2022. Years ago, when I first began writing for WatchTime, I penned a weekly column dubbed “Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy.” I wrote the column for several years early in my career, looking at the many vintage re-editions and inspired watches which in-part help define the industry...

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Mar 11, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Green Rambles: Make All Watches Unisex

This article was originally published in April 2022. One of the things that have always struck me as very weird is watch brands telling us for which gender, specific models are. While this very well may help the marketing department target its efforts, why would you voluntarily limit to who you are selling your product...

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Mar 4, 2023 by Martin Green

Introducing at Watches & Wonders 2023: Hermès H08 in Pink Gold and Titanium

At this year’s Watches & Wonders, Hermès will debut a new variant of its striking H08 timepiece that made its debut two years ago. Designed by the brand’s creative director Philippe Delhotal, the latest iteration of this pronounced masculine watch arrives in an intriguing two tone look, combining pink gold and titanium. Like its predecessors,...

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Mar 3, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Taking a Second Look: The Cartier Pebble

In October of 2022, Cartier announced the limited-edition re-release of one of its lesser known designs, the Pebble. Prior to last year’s revival, only six examples of the Pebble are estimated to have been released by the brand. Also known as the “Baseball” for its round case shape, the Pebble design was released in 1973,...

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Mar 3, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE

Luxury With Utility: 4 Patek Philippe Watches with “Everyday” Complications

Patek Philippe is not all about high-end chronographs, perpetual calendars, and repeaters; the brand also offers many complicated timepieces that have plenty of everyday utility. We present a few of them here, in this feature from the WatchTime archives.

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Feb 25, 2023 by Alexander Krupp

Richard Mille Goes Rock ‘n’ Roll: The RM 66 Flying Tourbillon

Richard Mille is a champion of avant-garde design, using bright colors, unusual motifs, and eye-catching materials to create what many consider to be horological gems. The brand is now banging into the world of rock and roll in its newest ultramodern design, the RM 66 Flying Tourbillon. On the exterior, the RM 66 Flying Tourbillon...

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Feb 23, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Blinged-Out Bulgari: The Serpenti Tubogas Infinity

Expanding its iconic Serpenti collection, Bulgari debuted its Serpenti Tubogas Infinity at LVMH Watch Week early this year. The release joined a larger collection of pieces following the brand’s “Time is a Jewel” motif, and as such it is covered with gem settings from the dial to the bracelet. The theme is appropriate, as this...

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Feb 21, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Off to New Heights: Rolex Explorer II

This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Marcus Krüger. To mark the model’s 50th anniversary, Rolex has updated the Explorer II with a new movement and subtle design modifications. We look at what the most recent version can offer collectors, explorers and adventurers. Before last year’s Watches...

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Feb 21, 2023 by Jens Koch

Hublot Introduces Third Collab with Save Our Rhino Africa via Big Bang Unico SORAI

Hublot recently introduced its third collaboration with Save Our Rhino Africa India (SORAI), an organization working to protect rhinos threatened with extinction from poachers. SORAI was founded by Hublot brand ambassador Kevin Pietersen, and the partnership naturally took shape with its first collaborative timepiece released in 2019, and its second in 2021. The new Big...

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Feb 20, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE:

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 Lincoln's Waltham pocketwatch, JFK's Omega Ultra Thin and Bill Clinton's Cartier Ballon Bleu.

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Feb 20, 2023 by WatchTime

What Is It Like To Visit Watches And Wonders?

With nearly 22,000 visitors, Watches & Wonders is the major event in the watch industry. However, when we look at the size of the market that they service, the fair is actually very exclusive, also for us as journalists, as of those 22,000, only a mere 1,000 are representatives of the press. So what is...

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Feb 19, 2023 by Martin Green

Blancpain Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms with the New Tech Gombessa (with Hands-On Photos)

Photography by Roger Ruegger. Blancpain is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its iconic Fifty Fathoms dive watch with the launch of a new model, the Tech Gombessa Fifty Fathoms. The diver was co-developed by Blancpain CEO, Marc A. Hayek, and founder of the Gombessa Expeditions, Laurent Ballesta, and highlights seven decades since the first ground-breaking...

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Feb 16, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Seeing Hearts: 5 Valentine’s Day Themed Timepieces

Happy Hallmark Holiday to those who celebrate, and even for those who don’t, we’re using this Valentine’s Day as an excuse to put together an array of love-inspired timepieces for all. From red and pink hues to tourbillons beating like a mechanical heart, we’ve assembled a list of five watches that follow the theme criteria...

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Feb 14, 2023 by WatchTime

Black Ceramic All Over: Audemars Piguet Launches Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph

Audemars Piguet is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph with a new execution debuting a black ceramic case and matching bracelet. The case has a diameter of 42mm and is water-resistant to 100 meters. Another premiere is the usage of the Petite Tapisserie decor, a variation of the signature pattern which...

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Feb 13, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Green Rambles: Are You Already Part Of A Tribe?

It is no secret that there are brands in the watch industry where the demand for their timepieces is far greater than the supply. Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Richard Mille are often the ones mentioned in relation to this. The focus was mainly on their sports models with the first two, but even that has...

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Feb 11, 2023 by Martin Green

Hands-On With the New Roger Dubuis Excalibur Blacklight Monobalancier (And Some Thoughts on the Brand)

Roger Dubuis is loud and in your face. This is the first thing one must accept at face value to understand the appeal of Richemont’s most nonconformist brand. The second thing is to realize that design language and watchmaking are two separate things that exist independently of each other. You may not love the design,...

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Feb 9, 2023 by Bilal Khan

Piaget Gives Its Polo the Perpetual Treatment

A perpetual calendar remains a captivating complication. The mere fact that so many parts can come together and show the correct day, date, month, and moon phase for almost a century to come is mind blowing. This is why this complication still has firm ground under its feet in the world of haute horlogerie. This...

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Feb 6, 2023 by Martin Green

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