Bucherer USA President Ira Melnitsky on Re-Opening Plans, New Logo for Re-Branded Time Machine Stores Switzerland-based Bucherer, Europe’s leading retailer for watches and jewelry, announced the acquisition of Tourneau LLC, the largest luxury watch seller in the United States, back in January 2018. Since then, the watch industry and those who follow and cover it have anxiously awaited what this merger of timepiece titans will mean for both companies and... Read the article Jun 28, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Sponsored: Creative Design Meets Dive Watch Specs in the NOVE Atlantean Automatic Since its founding in 2015, NOVE has established itself as creatively driven, boutique. Specializing in creating beautiful, handcrafted Swiss made timepieces as art, the brand has consistently produced watches for those who value time and share an authentic passion for contemporary and innovative designs. In the Atlantean Automatic, you find one of the brand’s latest... Read the article May 24, 2022 by WatchTime
What’s My Best Watch Buying Option During a Pandemic? How (And Where) to Buy Watches Online With the COVID-19 pandemic still wreaking havoc in many parts of the world, and social distancing measures likely to carry on for the foreseeable future, the capacity to browse and purchase watches at a boutique anytime soon might seem somewhat slim. Nonetheless, while the traditional method of buying from a local jeweler, a larger AD,... Read the article May 24, 2020 by Caleb Anderson
EVENTS: Join WatchTime at South Coast Plaza for “The Art of the Timepiece” on June 6, 2019 Summer has finally arrived, so why not join us for an evening celebrating “The Art of the Timepiece” at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California? South Coast Plaza is the largest shopping mall on the West Coast and features over 20 fine timepiece boutiques. From June 6 – 9, 2019, the luxury retail destination... Read the article May 30, 2019 by WatchTime
SPONSORED Time to Give Back: NOMOS Glashütte for Doctors Without Borders NOMOS Glashütte is supporting Doctors Without Borders with eight special Tangente watches for the U.S.A., U.K., and Germany, limited to 1,000 pieces each. Every one raises 100 U.S. dollars, British pounds, or euros, respectively, with the aim of donating a total of over $1 million to Doctors Without Borders. Read the article Dec 20, 2016 by Roger Ruegger
Tourneau Trains Students for Careers in Watchmaking When the average person thinks “watchmaker”, they picture an older man in a white lab coat working in the mountains of Switzerland. Watch retailer Tourneau is challenging that image with a program that gives disadvantaged kids in New York City a chance at a watchmaking career. Company executives gathered recently to recognize the program’s newest... Read the article Jul 3, 2014 by WatchTime
5 Things You Should Know About the New Jeanrichard Aeroscope “208 Seconds” In honor of "Miracle on the Hudson" pilot Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, Jeanrichard has released a special-edition timepiece, the Jeanrichard "208 Seconds" Aeroscope. Here's what you need to know about it. Read the article Jan 17, 2014 by Mark Bernardo
Around the Web: The Cartier/Chanel/Tourneau Feud, CNN on Pre-Owned Watches, and More New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, and it is time for our final installment of “Around the Web” for 2013. WatchTime social media maven Alan Loren updates watch aficionados with what we thought were some of the most interesting watch-related stories and news tidbits of the past weeks, culled from the websites of... Read the article Dec 29, 2013 by WatchTime
Tourneau Celebrates Holiday Season Watch retailer Tourneau kicked off the holiday season with a Christmas celebration at its NYC Concept Store. Read the article Nov 28, 2012 by WatchTime
Capeland 10088 is Baume & Mercier’s First Limited Edition for U.S. Baume & Mercier traces its founding all the way back to 1830 in Geneva, but it has never created a limited-edition watch for the U.S. market until now. The Capeland 10088, limited to 250 pieces and sold exclusively at select Tourneau stores nationwide, will be the first, making its debut this fall. Read the article Sep 14, 2012 by Mark Bernardo
G-Shock & Maharishi Release First Limited Edition Collaborative Timepiece G-Shock and UK based street wear label, maharishi, have unveiled their first collaboration – a limited edition chronograph inspired by the dazzle paint scheme used on Navy battleships to confuse German torpedo operators during World War I. This graphic black and white “Bambazzle” patterned watch, the GA110MH-7A, features shock resistance, 200M water resistance, magnetic resistance, Auto... Read the article Jun 27, 2012 by WatchTime
Hamilton Celebrates 120 Years With Exhibit at New York’s Tourneau Time Machine Hamilton Watch Company, founded in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1892, marks its 120th anniversary this year. To commemorate the milestone, Hamilton has collaborated with the National Watch & Clock Museum (NAWCC) , one of the world’s largest museums devoted to the art, science and history of timepieces and timekeeping, to curate a month-long public exhibit of... Read the article Jun 25, 2012 by Mark Bernardo
G-Shock Launches Its 6th In4mation Collaboration G-Shock and Hawaiian-based lifestyle brand In4mation have announced a sixth installment of their collaborative timepieces, the GLX150X-7. This limited edition watch is an extension of the redesigned G-LIDE series with a large case design, and offers Tide and Moon Graph functions. This limited-edition G-Shock x In4mation watch will be available July 2012 for $110 at Macy’s, Tourneau,... Read the article Jun 20, 2012 by WatchTime
2011: The Year in Review Quiz, Part 1 It’s December, and you know what that means. It’s time to look back. Have you been paying attention for the past 12 months? You knew there would be a quiz, right? Say goodbye to 2011 with this little test the focuses on some of the most (and least) important stories of the year. As always,... Read the article Dec 5, 2011 by WatchTime
TimeZone’s Michael Sandler Joins Tourneau Tourneau, America’s largest watch retailer, announced that Michael Sander will join their team as vice president of strategic planning and business development, a new position within the retailer’s infrastructure. Geared at promoting new brand relationships and developing new opportunities, Sander’s addition to the Tourneau executive team marks another step in the company’s strategy to re-brand... Read the article Jun 15, 2011 by WatchTime
Ressence ZeroSeries Established in 2009 and conceived by Belgian industrial designer Benoît Mintiens, Ressence lives by the credo “less is more”, and the brand’s name is a contraction of “Renaissance of the Essentials”. Its unique time display might be described as circles turning within circles. Use the video link inside, because words and still images alone cannot... Read the article Jun 10, 2011 by WatchTime
Grieb & Benzinger Announce 2011 Boutique Collection Jochen Benzinger, Hermann Grieb and Georg Bartkowiak have announced their new models for 2011, together known as the Benzinger Boutique Collection. The collection includes three pieces: the Polaris, Pharos and Blossom, each in a 43mm solid 18k red gold case, and each incorporates the brand’s masterful and intricate hand-skeletonizing and guilloché. Find pricing and wallpaper... Read the article Mar 16, 2011 by WatchTime
Only Watch Preview at Tourneau NY September 10-12 Watch collectors and aficionados will have an opportunity to preview the 34 one-of-a-kind timepieces being offered at Only Watch 2009 during an exhibition at the Tourneau Time Machine in New York September 10-12. Only Watch is a biannual auction held during the Monaco Yacht Show under the patronage of HSH Prince Albert II. The world’s... Read the article Aug 31, 2009 by WatchTime
Another Record Year for COSC in 2008 After setting records in 2006 and 2007, the Contrôle officiel suisse des chronomètres (COSC) once again issued a record number of attestations in 2008 with 1,599,588, an increase of +8.6% over the 2007 results. The number of timepieces submitted rose by 10.6% to 1,676,515. Of these, 1,536,950 were awarded to mechanical movements and 62,638 went... Read the article Aug 24, 2009 by WatchTime
Corum Ti-Bridge for Only Watch Corum has created a unique version of the Ti-Bridge watch for Only Watch 2009. The new and exclusive movement is designed, developed and assembled in-house. The CO 007 movement is clearly inspired by the Golden Bridge caliber, but the overall style of the timepiece gives the original concept a new and contemporary twist. Read the article Aug 13, 2009 by WatchTime
Riding the Shock Wave When attending gala events at glitzy venues like Cipriani at historic 55 Wall Street in New York City, it is not uncommon to see ice sculptures among the décor. However, the ones at last week’s “Shock the World 2009” event, hosted by Casio, would’ve given most anyone pause: inside them were watches, frozen in place... Read the article Aug 11, 2009 by Mark Bernardo
