HAPPY FATHER'S DAY Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift Ideas from WatchTime’s Friends and Partners Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 16, and if your busy schedule has left you struggling at this late date to come up with a gift idea for your dad, granddad, brother or son, WatchTime is here to assist. Obviously, we feel that our extensive watch coverage on this website, our print magazine, and our... Read the article Jun 14, 2019 by WatchTime
PROMOTION E.C.Andersson Releases New Model and New Jubilee Bracelet in Divers’ Collection Along with the cold, Scandinavian winds comes a new model from Scandinavian brand E.C.Andersson Watch Co: the Denise Arctic Sport. It features the same eye-catching, utilitarian design as other models in the company’s tool-watch collection, but this time with a matte white ceramic bezel and snow-white dial with contrasting black makers and hands. It is... Read the article Oct 17, 2019 by WatchTime
EXPERT ADVICE Watch Winders 101: The Ultimate Watch Winder Guide For collectors and dealers of self-winding watches, we present in this WatchTime feature a guide to the watch winder, covering a selection of models, sizes, designs and functions of available watch winders. Read the article Apr 22, 2019 by WatchTime
EXPERT ADVICE: 3 Ways to Safely Store Your Watches In this article from FratelloWatches founder and WatchTime contributor Robert-Jan Broer, we offer a few options for safe storage of any watches you're not currently wearing, to ensure that your precious collection is not subject to burglary, fire, or other loss. Read the article Jul 3, 2018 by Robert-Jan Broer
WATCHTIME RECOMMENDS: The Watch Connoisseur’s Father’s Day Gift Guide Father’s Day is around the corner, and if your dad (or brother, or son, or best buddy) is a watch guy like you, its likely he also shares other interests — an eye for fashionable accessories; a taste for fine spirits and premium cigars; an appreciation for high-end writing instruments; and a need to store... Read the article Jun 15, 2018 by Mark Bernardo
A Holiday Gift Guide for the Watch-Collecting Renaissance Man While all watch enthusiasts are different, and diverse in their pursuits and interests, there are some traits that we’ve found to be fairly common among the collector community. Among these are an eye for stylish fashion; a taste for fine spirits and, often, premium cigars; an appreciation for art, travel, and high-end writing instruments; and,... Read the article Dec 15, 2017 by Mark Bernardo
Showing at WatchTime New York 2016: Wolf Watch Winders In this WT article, we take a look at Wolf watch winders. Known for their fusion of leather, wood, glass, and steel, these winders from Wolf will keep your automatic watches wound during extended periods when they're not on your wrist. Read the article Oct 13, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
Orbita Sempre is Automatic Watch Winder for Manual-Wind Watches During our annual visits to Orbita at the various watch and jewelry trade shows, we always see an impressive collection of new and existing winders of all sizes, holding anywhere from a single watch to as many as 48. And of course, the vast majority of these Orbita watch winders — and most other watch... Read the article Oct 30, 2015 by Mark Bernardo
Bonus Audio: Arnold Schwarzenegger Talks Watches He’s back… and WatchTime’s got him. Our November-December 2012 issue featured “The Terminator’s Timers,” my profile of Hollywood icon and influential watch collector Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now, exclusively on WatchTime.com, you can hear excerpts from our interview, conducted at Schwarzenegger’s Santa Monica office. Read the article Mar 20, 2015 by Mark Bernardo
Orbita Launches Carolo Watchwinder Orbita, which specializes in luxury watch winders for both automatic and manual wristwatches, will introduce its new Carolo Watchwinder in spring 2013. Read the article Mar 12, 2013 by WatchTime
Buben and Zorweg’s Grand Collector Inbuilt Buben and Zorweg, a company specializing in watch winders and display cases, has released their newest piece, the Grand Collector Inbuilt. Read the article Aug 27, 2012 by WatchTime
Döttling’s Liberty Barcelona Watch Safe Safe manufacturer Döttling has announced the Liberty Barcelona safe. Its design is inspired by the famous Barcelona Chair, created by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929. The safe will be manufactured in a limited edition of 29 numbered pieces and will be available in the German and European security grades I-V depending on the security... Read the article Jun 25, 2012 by WatchTime
Elegant Accessories: The Gucci Time Box by Scatola del Tempo Gucci has teamed up with Scatola del Tempo, an Italian manufacturer specializing in watch winders and boxes, to produce the Gucci Time Box, a luxuriously appointed watch winder that bears the design influence of Gucci’s renowned creative director, Frida Giannini. Read the article May 10, 2012 by Mark Bernardo
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
Bell & Ross BR Twelve O’Clock Limited Edition Set By its very nature, time is a relative concept that man has always wanted to punctuate with markers. The development of watch mechanisms has enabled it to be measured precisely. With the creation of the BR Twelve O’Clock timepiece, Bell & Ross is rewriting the rules of traditional watchmaking by doing away with minutes and... Read the article Jun 21, 2011 by WatchTime
Gentlemen’s Holiday Gift Guide 2010 Still seeking the right gift for the watch aficionados and other men of discerning taste on your shopping list? Check out WatchTime’s lineup of luxurious items and accessories for some last-minute ideas. Read the article Dec 19, 2010 by Mark Bernardo
Buben & Zörweg Phantom High Fidelity Winder Founded in 1995, Austrian-based Buben & Zörweg produces some of the finest watch winders, safes and clocks available today. At this year’s JCK, they showed the Phantom High Fidelity, a winder that also houses a fine German sound system. The retro-futuristic unit, which holds up to eight watches, is constructed from race car-inspired materials including... Read the article Jun 23, 2010 by WatchTime
Orbita Offers a Fortress For Watches and Jewels For 60 years, Agresti has been producing deluxe jewelry boxes and chests in Florence, Italy. Now, Orbita Corporation, well-known purveyor of fine watch winders and accessories and Agresti’s exclusive USA distributor, is pleased to offer the Agresti Jewelry Armoire, also known as “La Fortezza Grande” – a finely crafted cabinet that incorporates a safe with... Read the article Sep 3, 2009 by WatchTime
Ulysse Nardin’s Smartphone: Where Tech Meets Mech As exciting as it is to experience all the new watches at the Baselworld watch fair, there is always the risk of “watch overload” setting in, which is why the occasional, rare foray into Accessories Land is often a welcome diversion. Usually, these items are limited to devices such as winders and clocks, but I... Read the article Jun 1, 2009 by Mark Bernardo
New From Perrelet: Air, Sound, and Eternity For 2009, Perrelet introduces two new watches and a limited edition set with two timepieces in a special case. The first new model, known as the Turbine, takes Perrelet’s double rotor design to a new level. The dial-side rotor is transformed into a 12 bladed titanium turbine that covers the whole of the dial. The... Read the article May 13, 2009 by WatchTime
