Watches

Monochrome Monday: Reviewing The Raymond Weil Freelancer Titanium Chronograph

In a year that saw the passing of Raymond Weil’s founder and namesake, the company’s strong offerings signaled an enduring legacy. On our blog, Monochrome-Watches, we recently wrote that Musical appreciation and the arts, which enjoy a continuing symbiosis with the company, likely led the brand to describe the Raymond Weil Freelancer Titanium Chronograph as mezzo-piano, or moderately...

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Apr 13, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Sponsored: Adding Versatility in Size, Citizen Debuts 37mm Promaster

Citizen has mastered its creation of water-resistant timepieces in the decades since the debut of the Parawater in 1959, followed by the release of the Promaster collection in 1989. Gaining renown over the years, the Promaster collection is a flagship of Citizen’s dive models, balancing complex functionality with streamlined design. In its latest development of...

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Jun 5, 2023 by WatchTime

Watch Insider Previews the New Chopard Superfast 919 Porsche Motorsport Chronograph

Recently I attended the Ennstal-Classic, a historical sports car rally in Austria, and while there had the chance to see the new Chopard Superfast 919 Porsche Motorsport Chronograph, a watch I like very much. Check it out (including specs and original photos) in this article, excerpted from my blog, Watch-Insider.com.

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Apr 13, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Escapement Watch Review: IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “JU-AIR”

From a recent piece on the online watch magazine Escapement, Angus Davies provides an in-depth review of the IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “JU-AIR.” This limited-edition watch celebrates the 20-year relationship between a Swiss airline and the famous Schaffhausen-based watch company.

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Apr 12, 2015 by Angus Davies

Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days – 47 mm “Paneristi Forever”

Many watch brands have their communities of diehard fans, but few can match the intense devotion of the Paneristi, the group of Panerai watch enthusiasts that have met regularly for 13 years on the independent, online forum www.paneristi.com to share their passion for the brand. Panerai has rewarded its most loyal supporters with a limited-edition...

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Apr 10, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2015: The Movado 1881 Collection

We take a look at Movado's new 1881 Automatic three-hand watch featuring the spare, stark appeal that has characterized Movado ever since the "Museum" watch became the centerpiece of the brand in the 1980s.

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Apr 7, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Baselworld 2015 For the Brave and Bold: 5 Off-the-Wall New Dive Watches

Some people believe all dive watches look basically the same. And while we at DiveIntoWatches.com certainly don’t expect those people to fall in love with the selection we’re presenting this week — all spotted in the hallowed halls of this year’s Baselworld — we are confident that nobody will be able to say that the...

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Apr 1, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 052 Skull

In what can accurately be described as a skull watch, the Richard Mille Tourbillon RM 052 Skull is showcased here. Read about how the Skull's clever design element has been integrated into the movement.

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Apr 1, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Test: Baume & Mercier Clifton

Read the results of our test on the Baume & Mercier Clifton, an updated version of a vintage Baume & Mercier men's watch from the 1950s.

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Mar 30, 2015 by Alexander Krupp

Whirlwind Romance: 4 Watches with Multiple Tourbillons

Nowadays, almost any luxury watch brand worthy of the name offers at least one timepiece with a tourbillon. But there are only a handful of brands that have pushed the envelope to create watches with two, three or even four tourbillons. Here we take a look at four such watches that made their debut at...

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Mar 17, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Up Close with the IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph “Le Petit Prince”

Read our watch review of the IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Edition "Le Petit Prince." This latest edition of the IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph features a striking blue dial and is the third edition to support the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation and its mission of battling illiteracy.

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Mar 12, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Dive Watch Wednesday: How to Turn Any Watch Into a Dive Watch

If you want to take pictures under water, you can either use a regular camera in a matching, separate underwater case, or simply opt for a waterproof camera that comes with an already-sealed case. Chances are that, as a diver, you would go for the separate-case option (offering increased water resistance, versatility and a broader...

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Mar 11, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Watch Test: IWC Portuguese Yacht Club

In 1967, IWC launched one of its biggest success stories: a sporty, three-handed automatic watch called the Yacht Club. Though little remembered today, it was IWC’s most popular model of the late 1960s and 1970s. IWC resurrected the Yacht Club in 2010, in a new chronograph version, and incorporated it into its Portuguese collection. WatchTime...

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Mar 10, 2015 by Jens Koch

Complicated Watches: 7 Standout Tourbillon Watches

Baselworld 2015 is over, and we’ve seen a number of new tourbillon watches among the offerings. Here’s a look back at the most interesting, clever, and daring variations on the now-ubiquitous tourbillon watch presented in this year and last year.. For its Breguet Classique Tourbillon Quantième Perpetuel, which combines a tourbillon with a perpetual calendar,...

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Mar 5, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday: Plunging Into the Past With the New Zodiac Sea Wolf

In Spring 2014, Zodiac teased the return of the legendary Zodiac Sea Wolf, a popular and affordable dive watch model from the early ’50s (it was introduced somewhere between 1953 and 1955 and reached a production volume of 10,000 pieces in 1964). Since we don’t normally get officially introduced to watches a year before their...

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Mar 4, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Smartwatches – Smartphones for Your Wrist (Updated with News on the new Swatch Smartwatch)

After smartphones come the smartwatches: IT companies — and, perhaps, even some traditional watch companies — are bringing intelligent watches onto the market, and the demand for them is growing. Scroll down for a primer on these groundbreaking devices, including the latest news on the long-rumored Apple smartwatch which was finally launched on September 09,...

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Feb 11, 2015 by Jens Köppe

Close-Up: the $150, Swiss-Mechanical Swatch Sistem51

In this article, we explore what makes the Swiss-Mechanical Swatch Sistem51 watches fascinating.

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Feb 10, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Presidential Watches: 9 Timepieces Owned by U.S. Presidents

As Presidents’ Day approaches here in the United States, we at WatchTime decided it would be a great time to revisit our piece on watches worn by American presidents over the years. Scroll down to see the list we’ve compiled of notable wristwatches and pocketwatches belonging to past (and current) commanders-in-chief.

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Feb 9, 2015 by Norma Buchanan

Connoisseur vs. Watchmaker: Two Points of View on the Rolex Air-King Ref. 14010

Watch aficionado Rich Tyson, our special guest blogger, contributes this very different review of one of his own favorite timepieces, the Rolex Air-King Ref. 14010, in which he and a trained watchmaker each examine the watch from their own POV.

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Jan 28, 2015 by WatchTime

Monochrome Watches SIHH 2015: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Double Flying Tourbillon

For 2015, Roger Dubuis focusses heavily on skeletonization, as becomes apparent with the introduction of the Excalibur Spider Double Flying Tourbillon. Prior to these new releases, every single watch had been produced according to the strict specifications of the Poinçon de Geneve, and the new models are no exception. The “Spider” offers exceptional Horological techniques,...

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Jan 28, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Dive Watch Wednesday: Private-Label Dive Watches Aren’t as New as You Think

It seems like the dive watch category has inspired more “micro-brands” and “boutique brands” over the last few years to start a watch business than has any other watch category in the industry. Of course, while some of these recent start-ups have attempted to produce their very own ideal of “the perfect diver,” many others...

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Jan 21, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

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