Perpetual Calendar

WatchTime’s November-December Issue is On Sale Now!

The November-December issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now (and on Nook, Kindle, and the WatchTime app for iOS and Android), featuring an exclusive watch test of the Rolex Sky-Dweller, a compendium of Rolex’s watch milestones, profiles of Oris and Vacheron Constantin, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue…

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Oct 29, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

3 Standout Complicated Watches from Hong Kong “Watches & Wonders” Fair

Hong Kong’s inaugural “Watches and Wonders” salon, held September 25-28, featured 13 luxury watch brands, several of which launched significant new models at the fair. Here is a look at three of them, a perpetual calendar with tourbillon from A. Lange & Söhne, and minute repeaters from Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet.

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Oct 10, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider: 4 New IWC Watches Debut at “Watches and Wonders” in Hong Kong

The inaugural Hong Kong “Watches and Wonders” fair — inspired by the rapid growth of the Asian market and showcasing new watches from 13 luxury watch maisons — was held September 25-28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. In this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I present four new models (actually, line extensions)...

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Oct 2, 2013 by Alexander Linz

A Record-Breaking Patek Philippe Highlights Top 5 Watches from Only Watch 2013

The fifth edition of the biennial “Only Watch” auction took place over the weekend at the Hermitage Hotel in Monaco. When the final hammer fell, the auction of unique timepieces had raised 5,066,000 euros for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and a Patek Philippe Ref. 5004T fetched the highest price ever paid for a modern...

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Oct 1, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Ringmaster: Patek Philippe CEO Thierry Stern Talks Minute Repeaters (Audio)

(As seen in the October issue of WatchTime.) You’ve seen the advertisement. It shows a man with a white glove on his right hand holding a watch up to his ear. The copy reads, “Of course, the acoustics of all minute repeaters have to be tested. In our family-owned watch company, the President does it.”...

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Aug 26, 2013 by Norma Buchanan

WatchTime’s July-August Issue Now on Nook & Kindle

For all our tablet readers: the July-August issue is now available on the Nook and Kindle! The latest issue of WatchTime features tests of the IWC Ingenieuer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month and the Hermes Arceau Le Temps Suspendu, as well as a look at the making of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3.

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Jul 3, 2013 by WatchTime

WatchTime’s July-August Issue is On Sale Now!

The July-August issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now, featuring our exclusive test of the Rolex Datejust II, detailed reports on the most buzzed-about new watches from Baselworld 2013, a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3, tests on new watches from IWC and Tudor, and more. Click here for...

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Jul 2, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime’s July-August Issue Now on iPad

WatchTime’s July-August issue is now available on the iPad and iPhone! Download the WatchTime app to read the latest issue, which hits newsstands today and features tests of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust II and the Tudor Heritage Black Bay.

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Jul 1, 2013 by WatchTime

Bonus Photos: IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month

WatchTime’s July-August 2013 issue, on sale next week, features our exclusive test of the new IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month, written by Mike Disher and photographed by Robert Atkinson. We were so happy with Robert’s photos, we’ve decided to put together a slideshow of the outtakes that we couldn’t fit into the print edition....

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Jun 29, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Video: IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month

The crowning piece in IWC’s F1-racing-inspired revamping of its Ingenieur collection this year is the IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month, which contains IWC’s in-house Caliber 89800 and features the brand’s first case made of titanium aluminide. Click here for IWC’s video presentation of the new timepiece.

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Jun 26, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Back is Beautiful: 13 New Watch Wallpaper Images

In WatchTime’s July-August issue, on sale next week, we present the latest edition in our popular series of “Back is Beautiful” photo features, offering a gallery of fine mechanical watches that are as dazzling through the caseback as they are on the wrist. Click here to download all 13 photos as wallpaper for your desktop.

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Jun 25, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Carl F. Bucherer Marks 125 Years With New Manero Tourbillon Limited Edition

This year marks 125 years since Swiss jeweler Carl Friedrich Bucherer opened up his first watch and jewelry shop in Lucerne, on the way to designing and creating his first timepiece in 1919. To commemorate the anniversary, the modern Carl F. Bucherer watch brand has launched the new Manero Tourbillon Limited Edition.

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Jun 19, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Christie’s to Auction Historic Patek Philippe Grand Complication

At the Important Watches auction on June 11, Christie’s will be auctioning the historically significant Stephen S. Palmer Patek Philippe Grand Complication No. 97912.

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May 24, 2013 by WatchTime

Antiquorum’s May Auction: World Records for Two Rolex Daytona Paul Newman Watches

Antiquorum’s “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” auction held on Sunday, May 12th at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva, headlined by a selection of vintage Rolex Daytona watches commemorating that model’s 50th anniversary, and set two new world records, including the highest ever sale price for a Daytona at auction.

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May 17, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2013, Day Two: Maurice Lacroix, Chopard, Carl F. Bucherer

On my second day of appointments at the 2013 Baselworld watch fair, I discovered a number of intriguing new timepieces, including a slew of “affordable luxury” pieces from Maurice Lacroix, Chopard’s second-most-complicated watch ever, and Carl F. Bucherer’s first tourbillon.

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Apr 27, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld Preview: Arnold & Son HM Perpetual Moon

Arnold & Son is expanding its Royal Collection with the addition of the HM Perpetual Moon, making its debut at Baselworld 2013.

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Apr 23, 2013 by WatchTime

Antiquorum April Auction Results

Last week we reported on Antiquorum’s auction of “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces,” held on April 10th in New York City. Today, we have the results of the auction, which featured watches with ties to celebrities and famous athletes.

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Apr 11, 2013 by WatchTime

Five “Uber Watches” from SIHH

There are watches and there are watches. Included in the second category are pieces so technically extravagant, so hyper-engineered that they belong to a very special club. Their prices are stratospheric. Hardly anyone will ever own one. But they are fascinating nonetheless. As always, this year’s SIHH fair in Geneva in January brought out a...

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Mar 29, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Video: Rolex Revamps the Yacht-Master

Rolex’s Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master, a sailors’ watch introduced in 1992, undergoes a major facelift this year in both its design and technology. The new model, which has an Oyster case made of a patented alloy called Rolesium, and a cool, blue dial with brushed sunray pattern, made its debut at the Baselworld watch fair this...

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Mar 18, 2013 by WatchTime

Montblanc Star Quantième Complet

Montblanc added a new calendar watch, called the Quantième Complet, to its Star Collection of luxury timepieces at this year’s SIHH. As its name implies (Quantième is French for “calendar”), the watch functions as a “complete” or “full” calendar, more versatile than a basic one that displays only the date but not as complicated (nor...

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Mar 15, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

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