Perpetual Calendar

A. Lange Söhne Wins Timezone.com Award

The Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar has been awarded “Watch of the Year 2012” on Timezone.com, the online community of watch enthusiasts.

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Mar 14, 2013 by WatchTime

How Bovet Blossomed

In our March-April issue, on sale now, WatchTime’s Jay Deshpande speaks to Bovet owner Pascal Raffy about his plans for the 187-year-old brand. In this feature from our December 2009 issue, writer Lucien F. Trueb explores Bovet’s history and the story of how Raffy fell madly in love with it.

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Mar 8, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

F.P. Journe Releases Octa Perpetual Calendar

Independent watchmaker Francois-Paul Journe has added a ninth model to his eponymous brand’s Octa collection, called the F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel, a perpetual calendar timepiece with an instantaneous jump function. The watch, which will be limited to 900 pieces, made its debut in Geneva during the SIHH and GTE watch fairs.

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Feb 13, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH Preview: Piaget Unveils its First Minute Repeater

Piaget has announced the launch of its first minute repeater timepiece, set to debut at next month’s SIHH watch fair in Geneva. In the brand’s tradition of historically thin watches and mechanical movements, the new watch sets another record for slenderness in its category: only 4.8 mm thick for the caliber and only 9.4 mm...

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Dec 26, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Wallpaper: A Cavalcade of Calendars

It’s the holiday season, the time for giving and receiving gifts — and accumulating next year’s calendars for your home and office walls. How about some great horological calendars to decorate your desktop? Click here to download beautiful images of calendar timepieces from some of the top haute horlogerie watch brands.

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Dec 21, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Gearing Up for SIHH 2013: IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Racer

News of new watch launches at next month’s SIHH watch fair in Geneva continues to trickle into WatchTime’s offices, the latest from IWC Schaffhausen. Last year, IWC focused on expanding and revamping its Pilot’s Watch collection. It appears that in 2013, it will be the brand’s sporty Ingenieur collection in the spotlight, starting with the...

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Dec 12, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2013 Preview: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Grande Complication

This year, Audemars Piguet celebrated the 40th anniversary of the original Royal Oak. Next year marks two decades of the larger, sportier Royal Oak Offshore, and Audemars Piguet plans to commemorate the milestone with the release of the extremely limited Royal Oak Grande Complication. The watch makes its debut at the SIHH watch fair in...

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Nov 8, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Cartier’s Crystal Ball: Inside the ID Two Concept Watch

Cartier is rare among watch manufacturers because it releases concept watches that reveal its future plans for all to see. The latest concept, called ID Two, looks like something teleported to us from the year 2020. Click here to read WatchTime technical editor Mike Disher’s report on the ID Two, along with a video animation...

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Sep 10, 2012 by WatchTime

Pocket Full of Complications: Today’s Haute Horlogerie Pocketwatches

Even though the wristwatch long ago supplanted it in popularity, the classical pocketwatch continues to soldier on as a novelty in the world of timepieces, beloved by some collectors for their old-school appeal and large, decorative movements, and many of today’s watch brands have used the style to express not only their historical cachet but...

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Aug 24, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Annual Check-Up: Testing A. Lange & Söhne’s Saxonia Annual Calendar

WatchTime takes the pulse of A. Lange & Söhne’s Saxonia Annual Calendar, the first such complication for the Glashütte-based luxury watch brand, in this Watch Test feature from our archives. Click here to read the results and to marvel at Nik Schölzel’s gorgeous photos of the watch.

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Aug 6, 2012 by Jens Koch

Patek Philippe Ref. 5726 Nautilus Annual Calendar

Patek Philippe has introduced a new steel-bracelet version of an annual calendar from its luxury-sport Nautilus collection, the Patek Philippe Reference 5726/1A Nautilus Annual Calendar. We've got the details for you.

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May 24, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Carl F. Bucherer Launches new Chrono Perpetual

Carl F. Bucherer’s new timepiece, introduced this week at the 2012 Baselworld watch fair, elegantly combines two of the most popular complications. The aptly named Chrono Perpetual uses an in-house movement, made at the brand’s atelier, to power both a chronograph and a perpetual calendar with moon-phase and leap year. Find wallpaper image inside.

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Apr 10, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Breitling Launches Online Auction for “Flown” Limited Edition #1 Airwolf

After spending 2011 traveling around the globe and into space with world-renowned aviators, Breitling’s Naval Centennial Limited Edition Airwolf timepiece No. 1 is being auctioned online to benefit the National Flight Academy (NFA). The auction ends at 5:00 p.m. EST on February 29, 2012. Find complete information and a link to the auction inside.

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Feb 16, 2012 by WatchTime

Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Retrograde Annual Calendar

Parmigiani Fleurier’s manufacturing team has created both hand-wound and automatic movements, including the perpetual calendar, tourbillons, an ultra-slim model, chronograph, the Bugatti and the Hemispheres, but an annual calendar was missing, until now. It appears in the Tonda collection in a case measuring 40mm in diameter. The new complication is based on the brand’s PF...

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Jan 27, 2012 by WatchTime

Giant of Time: Eli Manning Gets His Own Citizen Watch

New York Giants fans hoping their team goes deep into the NFL playoffs this year can only sit on the sidelines (or couch, or recliner, or high-priced stadium seat) and cheer their star quarterback Eli Manning to victory. However, a lucky few of them can do so while wearing a Citizen watch made specifically for...

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Jan 7, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Vacheron Constantin Celebrates the Opening of its First US Boutique With Black-Tie Dinners

Vacheron Constantin, the world’s oldest watch manufacture in continuous operation, celebrated the grand opening of its first-ever US boutique. Over three evenings, Juan Carlos Torres, CEO of Vacheron Constantin and Hugues de Pins, President of Vacheron Constantin North America welcomed invited guests to three black tie dinners featuring world-class chefs Eric Ripert, Thomas Keller and...

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Sep 29, 2011 by WatchTime

Visiting Vacheron: A Photo and Video Essay

In Part I of this article last week, we looked at the three limited edition watches Vacheron Constantin created to celebrate the opening of their first U. S. boutique in New York City. This week we journey by helicopter to the brand’s manufacturing facility in Le Sentier in the Vallée de Joux to see where...

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Aug 2, 2011 by WatchTime

Visiting Vacheron: A Photo and Video Essay, Part II

Vacheron’s instantly-recognizable headquarters is located in Plan-les-Ouates in the canton of Geneva, just a few miles outside the city. This beautiful building is where Vacheron designs and assembles its timepieces, using parts manufactured in Le Sentier and those provided by specialty suppliers. In the ateliers, movements are assembled to ensure quality and precise fits, then...

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Aug 2, 2011 by WatchTime

Three Special Watches Celebrate Vacheron Constantin’s First U.S. Boutique

In September 1831, Jean-Barthélémy Vacheron wrote a letter stating an intention to expand business to the U.S. market. Today, 180 years after that letter, Vacheron Constantin opens its first U.S. boutique, and celebrates the event with three limited edition watches. Find complete specifications, pricing and wallpaper for the boutique limited editions inside.

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Jul 26, 2011 by WatchTime

New Glashütte Original Senator Perpetual Calendar

Glashütte Original is offering a new version of their Senator Perpetual Calendar in red gold with a matte black dial on a rubber strap. The dial features high-contrast white Roman numerals and a white minute ring for excellent legibility. The perpetual calendar displays are clear and logical, and the oversize panorama date is a paradigm...

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May 17, 2011 by WatchTime

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