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FEATURE

Wake-Up Call: Five Watches With Mechanical Alarms

They’re not as sexy as tourbillons or as impressively complicated as perpetual calendars, but mechanical alarm watches possess one of the more useful complications for a weary traveler or an overworked executive needing a reminder about that big board meeting. In a way, it’s curious that more watch brands haven’t embraced them. Here are five that are on the market now.

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May 19, 2021 by Mark Bernardo

Sponsored: Real Divers Talk Dive Watches and Underwater Inspiration with WatchTime & Citizen

WatchTime and Citizen Watch Co. recently co-hosted a virtual event in which professional divers Mike Coots, Brent Durand, and Yovan Sanchez engaged in a wide-ranging discussion with WatchTime Editor-in-Chief Roger Ruegger. Read on for more on the panelists, highlights from the conversation, and to discover Citizen’s new Aqualand Diver collection. Mike Coots is a surfer,...

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Jun 1, 2021 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Memovox

This year at SIHH, Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced the Polaris collection, basing a series of new models on the iconic 1968 Polaris Memovox (picture below via Analog/Shift). This vintage model is arguably the most famous of the brand’s alarm watches, but it came standing on the shoulders of at least four other significant vintage models. The first...

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Mar 11, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Vulcain Cricket ‘50s President Watch

In a world of so many watch options, there is but a single timepiece that has been worn by nearly every U.S. president for almost 70 years. No, not the Rolex Day-Date, but instead the famed alarm watch, the Vulcain Cricket. We compare the original watch with its modern version.

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Dec 11, 2016 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: A Bugatti for the Wrist

The first Bugatti smartwatch collection offers high-quality materials and a wide range of features. When you think of Bugatti, you automatically think of high-priced luxury cars beyond the million-dollar mark. But there are – pun intended – smarter alternatives: the first smartwatch bearing the Bugatti brand name is a real bargain, selling for €899 (approximately...

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May 28, 2021 by WatchTime

High-Mech vs. High-Tech: Watch Insider Presents Six Mechanical Smartwatches

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Dec 31, 2015 by Alexander Linz