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Fratello Classics: 5 Mechanical Watches Under $1,000

Call it a “budget” timepiece or an “entry-level luxury” affordable watch: for many, affordable watches are the first step into a lifelong passion. Fortunately, there are many affordable mechanical watches on the market priced under $1,000. I’ve reported on a number of affordable watch brands on my blog, Fratellowatches.com, and the affordable swiss watches presented...

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Apr 21, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Sponsored: Where Professionalism Meets Technology, ProTek Sees Its Debut

Crafted with first responders in mind, American watchmaker ProTek launches this month with the debut of their initial collection, the Series 1000. The new brand joins the Time Concepts family of brands, and is helmed by industry veteran Barry Cohen, founder of Luminox. After founding Luminox in 1989, Cohen differentiated the brand as an industry...

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May 10, 2022 by WatchTime

Monochrome Monday: Reviewing The Raymond Weil Freelancer Titanium Chronograph

In a year that saw the passing of Raymond Weil’s founder and namesake, the company’s strong offerings signaled an enduring legacy. On our blog, Monochrome-Watches, we recently wrote that Musical appreciation and the arts, which enjoy a continuing symbiosis with the company, likely led the brand to describe the Raymond Weil Freelancer Titanium Chronograph as mezzo-piano, or moderately...

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Apr 13, 2015 by Frank Geelen

New Tiffany Watch Collection Pays Tribute to the “New York Minute” (Updated with Live Photos)

Jewelery giant Tiffany & Co. has been fairly quiet in the men’s watch arena in recent years but returned in a big way last week, announcing the launch of a brand-new watch collection called Tiffany CT60, with designs inspired by a particularly notable historical timepiece, namely the gold Tiffany watch given to President Franklin D....

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Apr 9, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider’s Top 10 Affordable Watches for Men

Watch-Insider lists top 10 men's watches that represent an excellent value for price, with models from Baume & Mercier, Rolex, Breitling, Omega and others.

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Apr 1, 2015 by Alexander Linz

The Apple Watch Launch: What We Know So Far

Today at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, Apple’s “Spring Forward” event will be available as a live video stream on the company’s website. The event is widely expected to produce the final details on the company’s long-awaited smartwatch, the Apple Watch.

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Mar 9, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

The Apple Watch: Pros and Cons

WatchTime presents the pros and cons of the Apple Watch.

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Mar 4, 2015 by Joe Thompson

Close-Up: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe

Join us in taking a close-up look at Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, a professional-grade diving watch that derives its name and design from a model introduced in the late 1950s.

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Feb 11, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Close-Up: the $150, Swiss-Mechanical Swatch Sistem51

In this article, we explore what makes the Swiss-Mechanical Swatch Sistem51 watches fascinating.

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Feb 10, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Fratello Friday: Everyone Needs at Least One, Right? My Top 5 Digital Watches

Perhaps it is a bit like cursing in a church when discussing digital watches on a site devoted primarily to luxury watches, but I am certain that everyone should own at least one.

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Feb 6, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Dive Watch Wednesday: Two Swiss-Made, Affordable Dive Watches That Got Better Over Time

In our review of the Tissot Seastar 1000 and Certina DS Action Diver, we think it's important to note that both of these mechanical dive watch models are priced below $1,000, and both were improved shortly after their launch, which makes them an even more attractive option to those in search of an affordable Swiss made dive watch.

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Feb 4, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Private-Label Dive Watches Aren’t as New as You Think

It seems like the dive watch category has inspired more “micro-brands” and “boutique brands” over the last few years to start a watch business than has any other watch category in the industry. Of course, while some of these recent start-ups have attempted to produce their very own ideal of “the perfect diver,” many others...

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Jan 21, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

WatchTime.com’s Top 10 Watch Brand Videos

We’ve added a lot more videos to Watchtime.com over the past year, and many of you have noticed. The videos — most created and provided by some of the top watch brands — have become one of the most popular features on the site. Below, we count down your current favorite watch videos, ranked by...

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Jan 12, 2015 by WatchTime

Tissot’s Luxury Automatics Offer 80-Hour Power Reserve

We present a close-up look at the new Tissot Luxury Automatic COSC collection, which contain the new caliber nicknamed Powermatic 80, an automatic movement with COSC chronometer certification and an 80-hour power reserve.

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Jan 12, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watches 101: How Swatch Helped Rescue the Dive Watch

The quartz watch revolution (aka “quartz crisis”) of the 1970s affected not only the watch industry in general, but also, of course, the dive watch category within it. Considering the number of model launches, innovations and constant improvements to such watches in the 1960s and the first half of the ’70s, the ’80s and early...

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Jan 12, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

The Apple Watch: What Does Our Watch Insider Think of the New Smartwatch?

“Not bad at all” was my immediate reaction to the introduction of the Apple Watch. However, it also struck me that this is not really a watch but more a reincarnation of the iPod Nano, only designed with round edges and meant to be worn on the wrist. A kind of Bonsai-iPhone, for lack of a...

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Jan 8, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider: Tissot Offers Automatic 80-Hour Movements at Affordable Prices

Watch-Insider takes a look at Tissot's Powermatic 80, and much like Swatch's new Sistem 51 caliber, Tissot's automatic 80-Hour movement represents another quiet watchmaking revolution.

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Jan 6, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Which Watch Brand Spends the Most on Advertising?

We take a look at the top watch advertisers in the U.S. - including Cartier, Rolex, Movado and Patek Philippe - and reveal how much they spend, and who spends the most.

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Dec 31, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Time is Money: The 26 Richest Swiss Watch Barons

Each year the respected Swiss business magazine, Bilan, publishes a list of the 300 richest Swiss with a rough estimate of their fortunes. For this article we examined the list for you to see which members of the watch industry made the ranking. Here they are:

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Dec 3, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Audio Exclusive: Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek Talks Smartwatches

The new Apple Watch smartwatch is now a reality, but is it the wave of the future for the watch business? The September-October 2014 issue of WatchTime, on sale September 16, features editor-in-chief Joe Thompson’s exclusive interview with Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek. Among the many topics discussed in the far-ranging interview is Hayek’s reluctance...

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Sep 9, 2014 by Joe Thompson

Breguet Sponsors Louvre Restoration

Montres Breguet S.A. held a gala dinner at the Louvre Museum in Paris on June 17, highlighting its role as a major sponsor of the restoration of the museum’s Department of Decorative Arts rooms and galleries devoted to the art of French living in the 18th century. Those rooms, encompassing 2,500 square feet of space,...

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Jun 26, 2014 by Joe Thompson

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