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Perrelet’s Turbine Dragon

Perrelet’s newest Turbine watch is the Limited Edition Turbine Dragon. The launch of this watch was celebrated on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Soho Grand in New York City along with fine jewelry retailer Magnolia Jewelers. Among the guests in attendance were Michael Goldstein, president of Perrelet North America, and William Wu of Magnolia...

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Aug 7, 2012 by WatchTime

Bremont’s Victory Watch and Flagship Boutique

Bremont has collaborated with The National Museum of the Royal Navy to create a limited edition watch made with original parts of the HMS Victory, the oldest serving warship still to be in commission. The watch is available in rose gold or stainless steel. To celebrate the launch of the watch, an event was held...

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Aug 1, 2012 by WatchTime

Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Roue Carrée Seconde

Maurice Lacroix’s most talked-about model in recent years has been the one that embodies the concept of “hip to be square”: the Roue Carrée (literally, “squared wheel”) from its flagship Masterpiece collection, which features a square-shaped gear wheel mounted on the dial. This year, in addition to the original version in a stainless steel case,...

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Jul 26, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Tech Talk: Montblanc’s TimeWriter II Chronographe Bi-Fréquence 1000

If three watches constitute a trend, then measuring milliseconds, or 1/1,000s of a second, is a trend. Two watch brands, each with high-speed horological histories, have launched mechanical chronographs claimed to be capable of accurately measuring 1/1,000s of a second. Last year, TAG Heuer debuted its Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Concept Chronograph, followed this year by...

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Jul 23, 2012 by WatchTime

Romain Jerome’s Latest Features DNA From the Statue of Liberty

It’s been 125 years since the Statue of Liberty — a gift from the French to the United States to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — was first erected in New York Harbor. To commemorate the occasion, Romain Jerome has created a new watch, called Liberty DNA, whose dial contains actual...

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Jul 18, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Controlled Chaos: Harry Winston’s Opus XI

For a couple of seconds every hour, the dial looks like a mess, but then all is made clear. Meet the Harry Winston Opus XI. Click here to read WatchTime writer Martina Richter’s in-depth report on the watch for our July-August issue, along with a video of how its ultra-complicated movement works.

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Jul 16, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Hamilton Khaki X-Patrol (Video)

An aviation-inspired watch released this year as part of Hamilton’s 120th anniversary celebration, the Khaki X-Patrol offers a unique and eminently useful feature for anyone who regularly finds himself traveling between America and other world destinations: a mechanical conversion function that allows the wearer to quickly calculate miles into kilometers, feet into meters, et cetera....

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Jul 12, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Chopard’s Grand Prix de Monaco Historique Watch Inspired by ’70s Racecars

Since 2002, Chopard has partnered with the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, a racing event devoted to historical racecars, which takes place along the same route as the Monaco Grand Prix. As official timekeeper, Chopard this year launches a new chronograph wristwatch inspired by the design of sportscars from the 1970s.

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Jun 29, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Hublot’s King Power Miami Heat Chronograph

With the NBA Finals heating up, it’s the perfect time to take a look at Hublot’s King Power Miami Heat Chronograph. The watch is cased in 18-carat King Gold (a special alloy of gold and 5% platinum) with a black skeleton dial on a black rubber strap, and features a special 28-minute central counter that...

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Jun 21, 2012 by WatchTime

Bulgari Octo Maserati Special Edition

The Bulgari Octo Maserati is the result of a pairing of iconic Italian brands. The famed Roman watch-and-jewelry house teamed up with the Modena-based maker of luxurious sports cars to produce a Swiss timepiece that should appeal to both diehard auto enthusiasts and aficionados of haute horlogerie. Powered by a manufacture movement, Caliber GG7800, developed...

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Jun 5, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Youth Movement: Girard-Perregaux Brings Young Watchmakers to New York

Recently, I learned firsthand to never again take for granted the faithful functionality of my mechanical watches. Given the opportunity to sit down at a watchmaker’s bench and use the tiny tools to painstakingly and precisely attach wheels and jewels to a stripped-down baseplate, it became extremely clear just how much concentration, dexterity, and patience...

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May 11, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Video: WatchTime Interviews Chopard’s Karl-Friedrich Scheufele

At the Baselworld watch fair in March, the online media team from our German sister site, www.watchtime.net, caught up with Chopard president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele for an exclusive video interview.

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May 4, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Animation Innovation: Harry Winston’s Opus 12

Each year as Baselworld approaches, one word percolates to the top of the watch world’s collective consciousness: “Opus.” Harry Winston’s Opus pieces often outscore all others on the buzz-generator charts. This year’s Opus watch did not disappoint. It may have momentarily confused some of us, but it did not disappoint. (Click on the watch photos...

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Apr 30, 2012 by WatchTime

Video: WatchTime’s Interview with Jerome De Witt

At the 2012 Baselworld watch fair, Katharina Moeschl, online editor for WatchTime’s German sister publication Chronos and its website, www.watchtime.net, met with Jerome De Witt, founder of Montres DeWitt, to conduct an interview about the growth of his his boutique watch brand and its worldwide strategy, along with an up-close preview of the new watches...

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Apr 20, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Ultra-Thin

Piaget is the undisputed master of ultra-thin. The brand holds several world records for thinnest movements, both simple and complicated. At SIHH, the list of records grew by two with the introduction of the Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Ultra-Thin. Learn more about the new records, and find wallpaper and pricing information inside.

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Jan 30, 2012 by WatchTime

Tempting Tonneaus: Vacheron Constantin Redesigns the Malte Collection (Video)

Vacheron Constantin introduced its first form watch in 1912. To celebrate the centennial of the curvy case, Vacheron Constantin launched four new Malte models at SIHH, each wearing an appealing, updated shape. The top model houses the new hand-wound Calibre 2795 shaped tourbillon movement. Find pricing and wallpaper images for each of the new models...

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Jan 25, 2012 by WatchTime

Video Pick: Tempus II, the Fourth Dimension

In the Twilight Zone episode A Kind of Stopwatch, Rod Serling took us to a world where stopping a watch stopped time itself. What if that watch didn’t stop, but simply ran very slow? The world might have looked like this video, where all manner of minor mayhem is revealed in incredible detail through the...

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Aug 24, 2011 by WatchTime

Video Pick: The Birth of a Watch

In this 4 minute video, Armin Strom shows us every step in the creation of a watch, from initial hand drawings to CNC programming, through manufacturing, skeletonizing, engraving and decorating, plating, final assembly, and quality inspection. Click below to see the birth of a watch, and don’t hesitate to enlarge it to full screen.

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Aug 4, 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

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