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    • Skeleton Watches

    Skeleton watches are among the most interesting watches. Made specifically for watch collectors who want to see the inner workings of a watch, the best skeleton watches boast high visibility and transparency. Among the leading skeleton watch brands are Hublot, Piaget, Roger Dubuis and Tissot with many skeleton watch models.

    Skeleton in Ceramic: Introducing the Bell & Ross BR 01 Cyber Skull

    French-founded Bell & Ross is known for its creative designs and unique takes on the aviation-influenced, square-cased style that the company pioneered with the BR 01 collection. The BR 01 Concept Skull series, in particular, has showcased some of Bell & Ross’s most playful offerings in recent years, and its skull-and-crossbones motif has become a...

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    Jan 2, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

    2020, The Watch Year in Review: 7 Scintillating Skeleton Watches

    It goes without saying: 2020 was far from an ideal year for most of us. Looking back, however, it was also a year that brought many noteworthy watch launches despite the huge obstacles posed by the pandemic and its effects on the world economy. As we look ahead hopefully to 2021, it’s time for our...

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    Dec 31, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    Hands-On: Code41’s “Unisex” Day41 Model

    To create its recently launched Day41 model, the community of watchmakers at Lausanne-based Code41 solicited the input of an often-overlooked constituency: the thousands of female watch enthusiasts who populate online forums and discussion groups along with their male peers. The intent of the Day41 Project was to develop a watch for ladies, a companion to...

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    Dec 7, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    A Peek Inside a Jet Engine: Tockr C-47 Skeleton Limited Editions

    Austin, TX-based Tockr is often a source of unorthodox watchmaking, and this week the brand continued this legacy with the introduction of the new limited-edition C-47 Skeleton Automatic. As its name implies, the watch is a skeletonized version of the C-47 Radial Engine Collection first released by Tockr in 2017; we previously covered the D-Day...

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    Nov 19, 2020 by Caleb Anderson

    FEATURE

    Taking it to the Streets: Inside Bell & Ross’s “Urban” Sport Luxury Line, the BR 05

    For a relatively young company, Bell & Ross with its aviation-inspired aesthetic has steadily climbed into the rarefied air of “brands you recognize at a glance from across the room.” The watchmaker founded in 1992 by longtime friends Bruno (“Bell”) Belamich and Carlos (“Ross”) Rosillo has laid claim to the amalgam of massive, matte-black square...

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    Nov 13, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    Haute Utilité: Spotlighting Richard Mille’s Most “Practical” High Complications

    The difference between Richard Mille and every other watch manufacturer that works with brand “ambassadors” can perhaps best be summed up in a visual from the sporting world of tennis. Picture a Grand Slam final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Federer’s left wrist is bare; his signature Rolex is hastily strapped on only in...

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    Nov 4, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    Watches, Whiskies, and More: Six Pairings of High-End Timepieces and Top-Shelf Spirits

    There’s nothing like a well-earned, sublime sip of your favorite libation at the end of a long workday, whether at home or out-and-about — especially if you’re wearing just the right wristwatch to count down to your Happy Hour. Here we match up six noteworthy spirits — four Scotch whiskies, a mezcal and a brandy...

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    Oct 30, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    Back to the Foundation: Breguet Classique Double Tourbillon 5345 Quai de L’Horloge

    Who says you can't go home again? Breguet, the haute horlogerie timepiece manufacturer founded by visionary 18th-century watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, has built much of its modern collection upon its namesake's historical invention, the tourbillon. The newest of them pays the most direct tribute yet to the founder and to the Parisian atelier where he created his early masterpieces.

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    Sep 29, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    Reservoir GT Tour Black Skeleton Limited Edition Hits the Road at 24 Hours of Le Mans

    French watchmaking brand Reservoir has introduced a new GT Tour model into its automotive-inspired watch series to mark its new role as official watchmaker of the IDEC Sport T racing team. at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race, taking place between September 19–20. Each piece of the new GT Tour Black Skeleton, limited...

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    Sep 20, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

    PORTFOLIO

    Open-Dial Season: 5 Watches With Skeleton Dials

    Skeletonization, in which the dial and all non-essential materials are removed from the movement construction, is one of modern watchmaking’s most enduring trends, with roots dating back to the mid-20th century. Each year, dozens of brands unveil skeletonized timepieces that range from over-the-top and garish to pleasantly subtle. Here, we’ve gathered five noteworthy timepieces that have embraced skeletonization to great effect.

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    Sep 17, 2020 by WatchTime

    A Blast of Diamonds: Ulysse Nardin Introduces an Exclusive Blast Edition That Sparkles

    At the Geneva Watch Days event in late August, Ulysse Nardin unveiled a new collection called Blast. A week later, Ulysse Nardin has introduced another Blast reference, positioned as a high-end jewelry timepiece, whose openworked, automatic tourbillon movement, as well as its case, are embellished with geometrically-cut diamonds in a motif reminiscent of a mosaic.

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    Sep 6, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

    A Bridge to the Future: Girard-Perregaux Introduces Free Bridge and Free Bridge Infinity Editions

    Girard-Perregaux brings its most iconic horological innovation — the tourbillon with three gold bridges, first used in a pocketwatch in 1867 — into a resolutely contemporary, 21st century evolution in a new wristwatch called Free Bridge, and its limited-edition, gold-detailed sibling, the Free Bridge Infinity. The latest members of the Swiss manufacture’s Bridges family, whose...

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    Aug 28, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    Bulgari Sets Another Record with Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Chronograph Skeleton Automatic (Updated with Live Photos)

    As followers of the watch industry are well aware by now, “Roman Jeweller of Time” Bulgari has made pushing the boundaries of mechanical-watch thinness its stock-in-trade, with each year bringing at least one new record-setting watch that combines horological complexity with waif-like profiles. This year is no exception: as one of the founding maisons of...

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    Aug 26, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    Ulysse Nardin Fires Up its Collection with the Blast, a Skeletonized Self-winding Tourbillon (Updated with Live Photos)

    Ulysse Nardin is one of 17 haute horlogerie watch brands participating in this week’s Geneva Watch Days, an exhibition of new timepieces taking place throughout the Swiss city. The Le Locle-based manufacture is taking the opportunity to introduce an entirely new collection, called Blast, whose attributes include a new, self-winding, skeletonized caliber with a flying...

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    Aug 26, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    Horlogerie en Rose: Introducing The Zenith Defy El Primero 21 Pink Edition

    Zenith has created the most flamboyant watch to date, the Defy El Primero 21 Pink Edition featuring the world's first pink-PVD-treated movement created in association with Pink Ribbon Switzerland, to spread positivity and hope to countless women worldwide who are battling breast cancer.

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    Aug 24, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

    Rado True Thinline Anima Debuts in Matte Olive-Green Ceramic Case

    Rado was innovating with high-tech ceramics before much of the rest of the watchmaking world, and the design-oriented brand continues to push boundaries in the use of that material as well as expand its color palette. The latest example is the new True Thinline Anima, a limited edition that features its first ceramic watch case...

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    Aug 8, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    Promotion: CODE41 Continues the X41 Project with Launch of New X41 AeroCarbon Model

    Since pre-orders for the third edition closed in November 2019, CODE41’s X41 project has already accumulated more than 4,000 new registered members on the waiting list for their next edition. With more than 1,150 pieces already sold, for a total of 5,447,531 CHF, pre-orders for Edition 4 will be launched on July 15, 2020 at...

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    Jul 15, 2020 by WatchTime

    Angelus Raises the Cocktail Bar with U23 Unique Pieces in Carbon-Titanium

    Swiss watchmaker Angelus traces its origins all the way back to 1891 but its most recent revival began in 2015, after a long post-Quartz Crisis hiatus. In the years since, it has become known for its boldly avant-garde designs and idiosyncratic takes on classic complications. The latest examples can be found in the new U23...

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    Jul 10, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

    Romain Gauthier Introduces a New Skeletonized Timepiece: The Insight Micro-Rotor Squelette

    Swiss watchmaker Romain Gauthier is marking its 15th anniversary year with a “Manufacture Only” and “Special Order” iteration of its flagship timepiece, the Insight Micro-Rotor. The new Insight Micro-Rotor Squelette uses hand-finishing techniques — including bevelling, softening, smoothing, and polishing along its bridges and mainplate — that it introduced in 2005. The new models are available in either a...

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    Jul 10, 2020 by Corey Vlahos

    Richard Mille Introduces New Grey Cermet Material in RM 11-05 Automatic Flyback Chronograph GMT

    Richard Mille long ago earned its spot in the upper echelon of firms bringing new and avant-garde materials to watchmaking — from ceramics to forged carbon to quartz TPT and beyond. With the use of its new, exclusive grey cermet material in the new RM 11-05 Automatic Flyback Chronograph GMT, the automotive- and aerospace-influenced brand...

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    Jul 9, 2020 by Mark Bernardo
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