CLOSE-UP: Zenith Academy Georges Favre-Jacot Celebrates the Brand’s 150th Anniversary In 1865, 22-year-old Georges Favre-Jacot founded his watch manufacture in Le Locle, giving birth to the watch brand we know today as Zenith. To mark Zenith’s 150th anniversary in 2014, the brand launched the Academy Georges Favre-Jacot, a limited-edition timepiece featuring a rare and ancient complication. Read the article Feb 16, 2016 by WatchTime
Sponsored: A Genuine Evolution of G-SHOCK DNA – Introducing the Full Metal GMB2100D-1A Since its debut in 2018, the Casio G-SHOCK Full Metal lineup has become a fan favorite. This month, the brand is back with its newest addition to the catalog, the G-SHOCK Full Metal GMB2100-1A. The latest release takes the brand’s popular octagonal form and elevates it with a full metal construction, in-turn representing a genuine... Read the article Aug 5, 2022 by WatchTime
WATCH TO WATCH Breitling Avenger Bandit The new Breitling Avenger Bandit, with its gray "stealth" look said to be inspired by naval aviation, is a new chronograph watch that would look right at home on the deck of an aircraft carrier as well as in the cockpit of a fighter jet. We provide details and prices. Read the article Feb 15, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW Absolute Transparency: Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire Hublot, long known for its bold use of non-conventional materials and combinations of materials in its watch cases, makes horological history with the first large-scale series of watches with cases cut from pure sapphire blocks: the Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire. Read the article Feb 12, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2016: Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra Limited Editions Baume & Mercier, which began a partnership with Carroll Shelby, Inc. in 2015, expands its collection of limited-edition chronograph watches inspired by the famed Shelby Cobra race cars this year. The Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra 1963 Limited Edition takes design codes from the Shelby Cobra CSX2128, one of the most successful Cobras in history. Read the article Feb 11, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
PROMOTION Video: Zenith’s Assembly of the Academy Georges Favre-Jacot Movement Zenith developed a special complicated watch, the Academy Georges Favre-Jacot, to celebrate its 150th Anniversary in 2014. This limited-edition Zenith timepiece is equipped with a fusee-and-chain constant force system. In this exclusive video, we explain how it works. Read the article Feb 11, 2016 by Advertising Department
New Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Limited Edition Begins Countdown to 2018 Olympic Games The next Winter Olympics, to be held in PyeongChang, South Korea, begin on February 9, 2018. Omega, official Olympic timekeeper since 1932, begins the two-year countdown with the launch of its Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra "PyeongChang 2018" Limited Edition timepiece. Read the article Feb 10, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
BASELWORLD 2016 PREVIEW: Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker “Horse” Limited Edition Ulysse Nardin is one of the few high-watchmaking maisons in the modern era to produce watches with jaquemarts — tiny automatons mounted on a watch dial that strike the hours on a bell. The brand's latest, debuting at Baselworld 2016, is the Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker "Horse," a limited edition of 28 pieces. Read the article Feb 9, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
Photo Tour: Inside the Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture After SIHH 2016, we journey to the beautiful Vallée de Joux for a tour of the Jaeger-LeCoultre manufacture in Le Sentier. Scroll down for photos from the tour and get an inside look at how one of the watch world's most prestigious maisons makes its timepieces. Read the article Feb 5, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2016: IWC Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Chronograph: Around the World With a Push, Turn and Release Among all the new IWC Pilots' Watches introduced at SIHH 2016, the IWC Pilot's Watch Timezoner Chronograph caught our attention with its all-new, easy-to-use world-time function, in which the wearer can set a new time zone simply by using the bezel. Read the article Feb 4, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
Dive Watch Wednesday: Christopher Ward’s New Trident Chronograph UK-based Christopher Ward has just unveiled the first chronograph version of its Trident Diver watch; details and price included. Read the article Feb 3, 2016 by Roger Ruegger
Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy, Part 24: Omega Globemaster In recent times, consecutive years have meant more and more brands releasing vintage re-interpretations and recreations; 2015 was no different, being one of the biggest years for historical watch releases to date. Omega, a brand holding a relatively large segment of market power in the luxury-watch realm, was one of the main contributors to this... Read the article Jan 31, 2016 by Caleb Anderson
New from Geneva F.P. Journe Octa Divine Debuts in New 42-mm Case During the SIHH last week, several non-participating, independent watch brands took the opportunity to unveil new pieces, outside of the fair, to the hordes of retailers and media that descended on Geneva. One was Geneva-based F.P. Journe, which introduced a new version of its Octa Divine watch in a larger, 42-mm case. The F.P. Journe... Read the article Jan 27, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2016: Time Flies: Richard Mille RM 50-02 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph AJC The Richard Mille RM 50-02 Tourbillon Split Seconds Chronograph AJC from Richard Mille, introduced at SIHH 2016, is not your typical aviation watch. It represents the brand's partnership with Airbus Corporate Jets (AJC) , the private-jet arm of the French aviation company. Read the article Jan 26, 2016 by Carol Besler
SIHH 2016: H. Moser & Cie. Perpetual Calendar Heritage Limited Edition At SIHH 2016, independent watch brand H. Moser & Cie. debuted a unique dual-cover wristwatch inspired by a late 19th-century pocketwatch from its archives. The timepiece marks the brand's 10th anniversary. Read the article Jan 25, 2016 by Jason Pitsch
A Classic Revisited Jaeger-LeCoultre’s New Geophysic Collection (Updated with Live Photos from SIHH) In 2014, Jaeger-LeCoultre released the limited-edition Geophysic 1958, a tribute to a famous and collectible chronometer that the brand produced in the “International Geophysical Year” of scientific exploration (Click here for more detail on that watch). Now the Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic becomes an actual contemporary collection within the brand, with the release of two new, non-limited... Read the article Jan 25, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2016: Cartier Introduces A New Calibre de Cartier Diver in Blue Among Cartier’s many new product introductions at SIHH 2016 is a new version of its first dedicated dive watch introduced in 2014, the Calibre de Cartier Diver, which will soon be available with a blue dial and bezel insert. The 42-mm case is available in stainless steel or rose gold and offers a water-resistance of... Read the article Jan 22, 2016 by Roger Ruegger
SIHH 2016: Piaget Offers Ladies the Moon with Limelight Stella Astronomical Moon Phase Piaget has become known for its growing stable of complicated calibers and particularly for its ultra-thin watches: the company has created 27 ultra-thin calibers over the years, 15 of which have set world records for being the slimmest in their category. It is surprising, then, that Piaget is only this year introducing its first complicated... Read the article Jan 22, 2016 by Carol Besler
SIHH 2016: Concept to Reality: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie At last year’s SIHH, Audemars Piguet introduced a concept minute repeater – the RD#1 “Acoustic Research” – as part of a series showcasing new technology and materials developed by the brand’s R&D department. The prototype was the result of eight years of research and represented a breakthrough in the acoustic quality and volume of chiming technology.... Read the article Jan 21, 2016 by Carol Besler
SIHH 2016: Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio (Updated with Live Photos & Price) Panerai has announced the first of the new timepieces it will launch at the SIHH 2016 watch salon in Geneva this coming January. Loyal Paneristi will note that the new Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio is the first in that collection to feature a white dial — a rarity in the Panerai portfolio overall. Read the article Jan 21, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
SIHH 2016: Panerai Luminor 8 Days Set Pays Tribute to Early Stallone Models Twenty years ago, Hollywood action hero Sylvester Stallone commissioned a pair of watches from then-obscure watch brand Officine Panerai, and neither the brand, nor the watch world at large, has been the same since. Panerai marks this milestone at SIHH 2016 with a special, limited-edition set of two new watches inspired by the ones made... Read the article Jan 20, 2016 by Mark Bernardo
