Perpetual Calendar

FEATURE

Art and Ingenuity: Inside the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Handwerkskunst

The sixth Handwerkskunst edition from A. Lange & Söhne combines some top tier métiers d’art with real technical ingenuity. Nitin Nair of WatchTime Middle East asked Lange’s Anthony Haas to give him the lowdown on the new model.

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Oct 8, 2018 by WatchTime

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

NEWS:

Live from Shanghai: Hands-On with the Bulgari Octo Grande Sonnerie Perpetual

Bulgari just unveiled its most complicated watch so far, the Octo Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar, as well as a number of new additions to the Octo collection. WatchTime had the opportunity to spend some time with the models in person during today’s launch event at the Bulgari hotel in Shanghai. A Touch of Blue for the...

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Sep 27, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

EXPERT ADVICE

Watch Winders 101: The Ultimate Watch Winder Guide

For collectors and dealers of self-winding watches, we present in this WatchTime feature a guide to the watch winder, covering a selection of models, sizes, designs and functions of available watch winders.

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Sep 19, 2018 by WatchTime

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

PORTFOLIO

Eternal Time: 6 Modern Perpetual Calendar Watches

In modern watchmaking, a perpetual calendar indicates the date, and corrects automatically for months with less than 31 days, as well as leap years. Unless the movement takes into account century years that are not leap years, a perpetual calendar will need manual adjusting in 2100, 2200 and 2300. Usually, a perpetual calendar combines additional complications (a moon-phase, for example). From WatchTime's February 2018 issue, here are six watches that are (almost) ready for eternity.

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Sep 5, 2018 by WatchTime

Depths of Complexity: 5 Ultra-Complicated Dive Watches

Most mechanical dive watches are priced under $10,000 (even though the iconic Rolex Deepsea, Sea-Dweller, and Submariner, and some Blancpain Fifty Fathoms models, might go for a bit more nowadays), but there are several fascinating dive watches that go way beyond that. Here are some examples.

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Aug 14, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

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

NEWS

Vacheron Constantin Les Collectionneurs: 10 World-Touring Vintage Timepieces Touch Down in NYC

Vacheron Constantin’s Les Collectionneurs Exhibition — a collection of (currently) 10 notable vintage timepieces from the Genevan manufacture’s 260-plus-year history, all impeccably restored and available for sale to consumers — is currently on display in New York, after its first two stops in Singapore and London. The watches, manufactured in a period spanning from 1928...

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Jul 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

5 Milestone Patek Philippe Watches, from 1868 to Today

Flashing back to one of last year's biggest milestones in the watch-collecting world, Patek Philippe's "Art of Watches" Grand Exhibition in New York, WatchTime offers a look at some of the most notable wristwatches from the company's 178-year history. Read on to discover WatchTime.com's top five.

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Jul 16, 2018 by Gisbert Brunner

FEATURE

7 Milestone Watches From A. Lange & Söhne

We take a look at a century-plus of notable timepieces from A. Lange & Söhne, including the Grande Complication pocketwatch, the first Lange 1, the Zeitwerk, and the Richard Lange Terraluna.

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Jul 13, 2018 by Gisbert Brunner

Feeling Blue: 25 Watches With Blue Dials and Blue Straps

We take a look at 25 stunning blue-on-blue watches, with blue dials and blue straps, released within recent years, from watch brands like Patek Philippe, Rolex, TAG Heuer, Zenith and many others.

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May 23, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

A Grand Debut: Patek Philippe Nautilus Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5740/1G-001

Since its storied debut in 1976, at the vanguard of the luxury sports-watch revolution, the original three-handed Patek Philippe Nautilus has grown and evolved into an entire collection, now counting among its portfolio models with chronographs, second-time-zone displays, and a patented annual calendar. But perhaps not even the Nautilus’s legendary designer, Gérald Genta, could have...

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Apr 3, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Two Faces, 14 Indications: Introducing the Chopard L.U.C All-in-One

Chopard continues to push the envelope of high-complication horology with its flagship L.U.C collection. How far, you ask? How about a timepiece with 14 indications on two dials, including astronomical and calendar functions and a tourbillon? Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the Chopard L.U.C All-in-One.

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Mar 29, 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

2017: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

Celestial Complications: Six Noteworthy Calendar and Moon Phase Watches from 2017

As we approach the end of 2017 and prepare for a new year of watch releases in 2018, we wanted to take a look back at some of the most noteworthy timepieces that came out this year. Check back each day this week for a new list focused on everything that 2017 had to offer....

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Dec 29, 2017 by WatchTime

SIHH 2018 PREVIEW:

IWC Celebrates 150 Years With New Jubilee Collection

We’ve reached the point in SIHH preview season (which is how we watch media folks tend to regard the holiday season) when we would normally reveal which of its collections IWC will be focusing on in 2018. This year, however, things are a bit different. Because in 2018, it will be 150 years since Boston...

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Dec 1, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

WATCH TO WATCH

Greubel Forsey QP à Équation Millésimé Edition: A Truly “Smart” Watch

Greubel Forsey launched its seventh "invention piece," the QP à Équation, to wide acclaim at SIHH 2015. Now the trailblazing brand founded by Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey takes this micro-mechanical marvel to the next level of luxury in a new Millésimé Edition with a rhodium-colored gold dial.

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Oct 19, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

8 Celebrity-Owned Watches That Rocked the Auction Block

As we await the historic sale of Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona at the upcoming Phillips New York auction, we look at other notable "celebrity" watches, once owned by iconic entertainment and sports stars, sold at auction within the past few years.

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Oct 11, 2017 by WatchTime

Showing at WatchTime New York 2017: Breguet Marine Équation Marchante 5887

America's luxury watch show, WatchTime New York, is less than two weeks away as we continue to spotlight some of the most important timepieces that guests will discover there. Breguet's Marine Équation Marchante 5887, which stole the show for many at this year's Baselworld, will be among these timepieces. Here is what you should know about it.

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Sep 30, 2017 by WatchTime

NEWS

IWC Celebrates 50 Years of the Aquatimer with New Case Material, Limited-Edition Watch

With the release this month of the IWC Aquatimer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Edition "50 Years Aquatimer," the Schaffhausen-based brand not only commemorates the 50th anniversary of its Aquatimer divers' watch in grand style, but also punches its ticket to the exclusive club of watch companies that have introduced new materials into watchmaking.

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Sep 8, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

From Monochrome Watches

Hands-On Review: Patek Philippe 5270 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Blue

We review the Patek Philippe 5270 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Blue that comes equipped with Patek's in-house movement, Caliber CH 29-535 PS Q, a 32-mm manually wound engine that is impressive not only because of its complications, but also because of the quality of its finishing.

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Sep 5, 2017 by Brice Goulard

WATCH QUIZ

Counting the Days: How Much Do You Know About Calendar Watches?

Calendar watches are a fascinating category because of how many types there are — running the gamut from simple three-hand models with dates or day-dates, like the famous Rolex Day-Date, to more complicated models like the annual calendar and the even rarer perpetual calendar. How well do you know the world of calendar watches? Take our quiz and find out for yourself.

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Aug 19, 2017 by WatchTime

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