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SIHH 2014 Preview: Watch Insider looks at the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Unique Travel Time

More preview news from SIHH, as originally presented on my blog, Watch-Insider.com… Jaeger-LeCoultre first released its Duomètre Unique Travel Time at last year’s SIHH as a limited edition for the grand opening of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique in Paris. This year, among its new offerings at SIHH 2014, the brand unveils a rose gold version, which...

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Jan 17, 2014 by Alexander Linz

SIHH 2014 Preview: Watch Insider Update on the Roger Dubuis Watches Launching at SIHH

News and photos of watches debuting at next week’s SIHH watch fair continue to roll in. In this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I cover new the first new models from Roger Dubuis, a brand known for its rather eccentric style but is focusing more on classical design values this year. Here is a teaser...

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Jan 14, 2014 by Alexander Linz

SIHH 2014 Preview: Our Watch Insider Reveals The Montblanc Star Twin Moonphase

Both here on WatchTime.com and on my blog, Watch-Insider.com, we’ve been showing you new watches that will launch at this month’s SIHH watch fair in Geneva. Here is one of the latest, the first watch from Montblanc’s 2014 collection, the Montblanc Star Twin Moonphase.

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Jan 8, 2014 by Alexander Linz

What is Our Watch Insider’s Favorite Watch of the Year?

As 2013 ends and 2014 begins, I hereby give you the watch that impressed me the most last year, first revealed on my blog, Watch-Insider.com. Do you have a guess as to which watch it is? Anyone who has followed my reports regularly probably has a good guess…

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Jan 2, 2014 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider Previews the Jaquet Droz Perpetual Calendar Éclipse

The new Perpetual Calendar Éclipse by Jaquet Droz, available in two dial colors, showcases the brand’s distinctive moon-phase display. In this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I list the attributes of this new timepiece, which is crafted in Jaquet Droz’s ancestral home of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

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Nov 28, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Audio: Watch Insider Chats With A. Lange & Söhne’s Wilhelm Schmid

At this year’s Munichtime (one of the world’s leading watch exhibitions, held in Munich, Germany) Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of one of the exhibiting brands, A. Lange & Söhne, sat down for dinner with me, your Watch Insider.

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Nov 8, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider: Introducing TAG Heuer’s New In-House Movement, Caliber 1969

TAG Heuer’s new integrated mechanical chronograph movement, Caliber 1969, is now being produced at the recently finished fourth TAG Heuer factory, in Chevenez in the Swiss Jura. I take you inside the brand-new facility, and examine the details of the new in-house movement, in this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com.

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Nov 7, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider Previews Two New Nomos Glashütte Watches

German watch manufacturer Nomos Glashütte has unveiled two new watches, each featuring new in-house movements.

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Oct 31, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider Previews the Revamped Omega Seamaster Bullhead

After years of demand from its devoted fans, Omega has launched a new edition of its cult-favorite 1969 Seamaster watch, nicknamed the Omega Seamaster Bullhead.

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Oct 25, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider: Montblanc Collection Villeret 1858 ExoTourbillon Rattrapante

WT contributor and blogger, The Watch Insider, recently had the opportunity to see a masterpiece from Montblanc's Villeret collection, the 1858 ExoTourbillon Rattrapante. In this article, he explores the watch and provides original photos.

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Oct 23, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider: Hermès Unveils its First Tourbillon Watch

Up until very recently, Hermès was known more as a fashion brand than as a purveyor of haute horlogerie. However, its watchmaking subsidiary, La Montre Hermès, has been challenging those assumptions as of late with many of its new watches and proprietary movements, and has now released its first tourbillon watch, called the Arceau Lift.

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Oct 9, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider: 4 New IWC Watches Debut at “Watches and Wonders” in Hong Kong

The inaugural Hong Kong “Watches and Wonders” fair — inspired by the rapid growth of the Asian market and showcasing new watches from 13 luxury watch maisons — was held September 25-28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. In this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I present four new models (actually, line extensions)...

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Oct 2, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider: New Bell & Ross Watches for 50th Anniversary of Dassault Mystère-Falcon 20

At this year’s Baselworld, Bell & Ross, a watch brand long associated with aviation, added to its Vintage collection’s new Sport Heritage line of watches with a timepiece that pays homage to the 1960s – specifically, to Dassault Aviation’s famous Mystère-Falcon 20, the preeminent business jet of its time. Read about it in this article...

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Sep 25, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider’s Take: Will the New Smartwatches Conquer Our Wrists?

In this article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com, I look at the recent phenomenon of “smartwatches” released by technology companies and weigh in on whether these devices are destined to supplant the mechanical watch and conquer that valuable piece of real estate that is the wrists of watch wearers.

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Sep 9, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider Reviews Breguet’s New Chiming Watch, Ref. 7800 Classique “La Musicale”

With the push of a button at 10 o’clock, or when it strikes a pre-set time, Breguet’s new Ref. 7800 Classique “La Musicale” plays “Badinerie,” composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Click here to discover the details of the watch and listen to its chimes, in this featured article from my blog, Watch-Insider.com.

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Jul 30, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Exclusive: Watch Insider Interviews Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek, Jr.

Nick Hayek, Jr., CEO of the Swatch Group, is the conductor of Switzerland’s biggest horological orchestra, with 29,600 employees and a turnover in 2012 of 8.143 billion Swiss francs. I invite you to listen to our conversation, taped yesterday at the Swatch Group HQ, and appearing on my blog, Watch-Insider.com.

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Jul 11, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider Reviews Jaquet Droz’s “The Charming Bird,” with Photos, Audio, and Video

On my recent trip to Shanghai I had the opportunity to put my hands on a luxury item that in the 18th century was accessible only to emperors and kings — namely, a wristwatch with a singing automaton. Yes, of course, the wristwatch had yet to be invented in the 18th century, and automatons were...

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Jul 3, 2013 by Alexander Linz

New Hamilton Watches at Watch Insider

Baselworld may be over, but there are still some new watches left to report on from the show.

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Jun 3, 2013 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider Looks at Blancpain L-Evolution-R Chronographe Flyback Rattrapante Grande Date

WatchTime’s “Watch Insider” Alexander Linz visited the Hungaroring race track near Budapest for the launch of the Blancpain L-Evolution-R Chronographe Flyback Rattrapante Grande Date, which features a 24-hour counter shaped like the Lamborghini logo.

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May 23, 2013 by WatchTime

Watch Insider: My Top 10 Watches from Baselworld 2013

The Baselworld 2013 watch fair has come to and end, and now, having seen and covered dozens of new watches on my blog, Watch-Insider.com, my colleagues at WatchTime have asked me to name my favorite new timepieces from this year’s show. Click here to see my top 10 watches from the most well-established brands.

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May 19, 2013 by Alexander Linz

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