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.

NEWS

A Skeleton Behind the Smoke: Hermès Arceau Squelette

Hermès's Arceau timepiece, designed by its longtime artistic director Henri d'Origny in 1978, is perhaps the watch that best expresses the brand's historical roots as a saddle maker: its asymmetrical lugs are shaped like stirrups and the sloping font of it hour numerals evoke the silhouettes of galloping horses. This year, Hermès unveils a new edition of the Arceau that also elegantly demonstrates the maison's watchmaking expertise: the Arceau Squelette.

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Mar 17, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Artel Rotec Introduces New Sky Series

Independent watchmaker Artel Rotec is introducing its second collection, the Sky Series, this month, with the bold timepiece serving as a worthy follow-up to its V-Series limited edition sports watch lineup. Artel Rotec first formed in 2018, when designer and longtime watch collector Matthew Roknipour launched the brand as a family owned, independent watch company...

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Jan 25, 2023 by WatchTime

PROMOTION:

CODE41 Launches Unisex DAY41 Collection

Lausanne-based CODE41 describes itself as more a “community project” aimed “to bring enthusiasts together around a watchmaking project” than a traditional watch brand. Following that mission statement, CODE41 has announced the launch of a new line of automatic models arising from its DAY41 project, an initiative to create a ladies’ watch based on input from...

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Jan 29, 2020 by WatchTime

LVMH DUBAI WATCH WEEK 2020:

Hublot Big Bang Integral: The First Big Bang With an Integrated Bracelet (Live Photos)

The watch maisons of the LVMH luxury group (Moët Hennesy-Louis Vuitton) take center stage in the horological universe this week, unveiling their newest models for 2020 at an exclusive event in Dubai. Among the exhibitors is Hublot, which celebrates 15 years of its flagship Big Bang model with the introduction of the first-ever Big Bang with an integrated metal bracelet, the Big Bang Unico Integral.

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Jan 14, 2020 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

The White Sands of Time: Hublot Launches Classic Fusion Eden Rock Limited Editions for Him and Her

Among its many collaborations and partnerships, Hublot last year worked with the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes, France, to create a special limited-edition timepiece, and followed up the exotic sun-and-sand theme with another special edition celebrating the Isle of Capri at the opening of the Swiss brand’s boutique there. This week, Hublot rolled out...

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Dec 6, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

PROMOTION

Introducing CODE41 – A Swiss Watch Brand That’s Out of the Ordinary

Since its creation in 2016, the Lausanne-based CODE41 brand, founded by Claudio D’Amore, has always banked on a policy of total transparency on its production costs, sales margins, and the origins of each of its components. In order to be as transparent as possible, the company has even created its own label, the TTO Label,...

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Nov 8, 2019 by WatchTime

WTNY 2019

Spooky SZN: 4 Skeletonized Watches Showcased at WatchTime New York 2019

With Halloween only a day away, we wanted to take a look today at 4 of the most impressive skeletonized watches seen last weekend at WatchTime New York 2019. None of these watches were too spooky, but they do represent a growing trend of skeletonized dials in both the luxury and haute horlogerie sectors—a frightening...

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Oct 30, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

WTNY 2019 DAY ONE

37 Highlight Timepieces From the 37 Sponsoring Watch Brands at WatchTime New York

WatchTime New York 2019, the fifth edition of America's luxury watch show, kicks off tonight, with a record number of sponsoring watch brands and a host of panels, activities, and opportunities to meet and mingle with fellow timepiece enthusiasts and watch industry VIPs. Scroll down to check out each brand's showcase watch; click on the links to read about them in more detail.

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Oct 25, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

COUNTDOWN TO WTNY

Showing at WatchTime New York: Oris Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115

America’s largest luxury watch extravaganza, WatchTime New York, returns for its fifth consecutive year at Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 25 – 26. This year’s event, now just two weeks away, is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with 37 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. First-time WTNY exhibitor Oris...

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Oct 12, 2019 by WatchTime

COUNTDOWN TO WTNY

Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Cyrus Klepcys Vertical Skeleton Tourbillon

The Swiss micro-manufacture Cyrus is named for Cyrus the Great, a king of ancient Babylon, and its watches are distinguished by replicas, imprinted on the casebacks, of a 2,500-year old Babylonian coin, one of the world’s first currencies. Designed by Swiss watchmaker Jean-François Mojon — who masterminded the Harry Winston Opus X and collaborated with...

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Oct 2, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

COUNTDOWN TO WTNY

Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395

Breguet's Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395 is a watch that combines the most emblematic of all Breguet inventions, the tourbillon, with a unique skeletonized dial architecture. The new watch — shown to audiences in the U.S. for the first time at the upcoming WatchTime New York event — takes the extra-thin, tourbillon-equipped Caliber 581 and removes close to 50 percent of its normal material construction.

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Sep 28, 2019 by WatchTime

NEWS:

A Skeleton Statement: Introducing the Oris Big Crown ProPilot X Caliber 115

Prior to the Quartz Crisis that ravaged the Swiss watch industry in the 1970s and ’80s, Oris had an extensive history of in-house movement production. In fact, between the year of its founding and 1981, the year in which the company’s management decided to cease producing its own movements in favor of outsourcing ébauches from...

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Sep 5, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

WATCH REVIEW

Time Machine: Testing the Hublot Big Bang Meca-10

The Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 transports us into the future of mechanical timekeeping with its in-house-developed 10-day movement and its complex design. In this in-depth review, we delve into its award-winning design and technical innovations.

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Aug 29, 2019 by Jens Koch

COUNTDOWN TO WTNY

Showing at WatchTime New York: Chronoswiss Flying Grand Regulator Open Gear ReSec

Chronoswiss, whose stock-in-trade is the regulator watch, continues to develop new and intriguing variations on that 19th-century device in its increasingly colorful collection of Flying Grand Regulator wristwatches. The first Open Gear versions of the model, which placed wheels and bridges on the front of the dial in an openworked configuration, debuted in 2018, and...

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Aug 20, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

COUNTDOWN TO WTNY:

Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: RGM Watch Co. PS-801-Skeleton

A little over a decade ago, Roland G. Murphy of RGM Watch Co. did something completely unexpected. Defying mainstream horological expectations, Murphy conceptualized and executed the first American-made, in-house movement since 1969. Given the name Caliber 801, Murphy followed it up in 2010 with the RGM Pennsylvania Tourbillon, containing RGM Caliber MM2 (for “manufacture movement 2”), with...

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Aug 9, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

WATCH TO WATCH

Chronoswiss Flying Grand Regulator Open Gear ReSec Hits Like a Bolt From the (Electric) Blue

Chronoswiss, whose stock-in-trade is the regulator watch, continues to develop new and intriguing variations on that 19th-century device in its increasingly colorful collection of Flying Grand Regulator wristwatches. The first Open Gear versions of the model, which placed wheels and bridges on the front of the dial in an openworked configuration, debuted in 2018, and...

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Aug 1, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS:

Red Hot Summer: A Look at the Ulysse Nardin Skeleton X Magma

With Fourth of July celebrations officially behind us in the United States and a record-setting heat wave spreading across mainland Europe, I think it’s fair to say that we’ve arrived in the dog days of summer. With all the discussion over the hot weather taking place on both sides of the Atlantic, it’s reminded me...

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Jul 8, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

Happy Tourbillon Day! Here’s Another Look at the Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395

The most compelling release for Breguet this year is the Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395, a watch that combines the most emblematic of all Breguet inventions, the tourbillon, with a unique skeletonized dial architecture. The new watch takes the extra-thin, tourbillon-equipped Caliber 581 — a movement that has powered watches like last year’s Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique...

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Jun 26, 2019 by Logan R. Baker

SIHH 2019 REVISITED:

Say Hello to the Bad Guys: RJ Limited Editions Inspired by Batman Foes Joker and Two-Face (Updated with Live Images)

RJ, né Romain Jerome, kicked off its collaboration with DC Comics in 2014, producing the first Batman-DNA watch. This year, the Swiss producer of pop culturally influenced timepieces returns to the mean streets of DC's Gotham City to launch two new limited editions based on Batman's archfoes the Joker and Two-Face.

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Feb 28, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2019:

Roger Dubuis Excalibur Huracán Features a New Lamborghini-Inspired Engine

Roger Dubuis has entered another year of its high-profile partnerships with Italian automaker Lamborghini; its racing team, Lamborghini Squadra Corse; and its official tire provider, Pirelli — and a distinctive horological-automotive design synergy once again dominated the Swiss watchmaker’s new offerings at SIHH 2019. Notable among these are two new models in its recently introduced...

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Jan 29, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2019:

Cracking the Code: Inside the Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Collection

Every year at SIHH, it seems the attending watch media comes in with the same two nagging questions about Audemars Piguet: Is the brand ever going to expand its scope beyond its mega-popular and emblematic Royal Oak collections (and accept that its Millenary and Jules Audemars are niche products at best)? And is it ever...

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Jan 23, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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