Frederique Constant Announces Special Edition of the Classics Worldtimer Manufacture for U.S. Market It’s all in the name. The Classics Worldtimer Manufacture from Frederique Constant is a refined wristwatch with a world time function, being driven by a manufacture movement and showcasing a notably classic style. Indicating the time – including day and night hours – in the 24 cities that represent the 24 time zones, the watch... Read the article Jul 30, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler
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 REVIEW Change of Course: Reviewing the IWC Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Chronograph IWC’s Pilot's Watch Timezoner Chronograph was developed to be an ideal travel companion. A quick spin of the bezel suffices to show a new time zone, and a built-in flyback chronograph makes this an exceptional timepiece at a reasonable price. We give it a closer look in this feature from the WatchTime archives. Read the article Jun 4, 2022 by Martina Richter
PORTFOLIO Transitional Solutions: Six Watches with Gradient Dials All of a sudden, they’re everywhere — watches with colorful gradient dials that transition from a pale hue in the center to a dark one at the periphery. In this excerpt from our upcoming WatchTime Design Issue 2020, on sale October 29, we offer you some highlights. Read the article May 15, 2022 by Alexander Krupp
Cosmopolitical Refinement: Patek Philippe Introduces a New Variant of Ref. 5230 In its latest interpretation of the world time complication, Patek Philippe again pulls out all the stops, both in terms of craftsmanship and mechanical sophistication. A descendant of the famous Patek Philippe World Time watches launched during the 1930s, which rank among the most coveted collectors’ pieces today, Reference 5230 was introduced in 2016. Now for... Read the article May 9, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler
Rado Drops New Captain Cook Over-Pole With World-Time Indication An iconic model from the Sixties inspired Rado’s latest, the new Captain Cook Over-Pole. It goes without saying that the Legnau-based brand updated it with its latest technological features, while preserving the vintage look. Characteristic design aspects from the original “Over-Pole Worldtimer” have been modernized, with a high-tech ceramic insert added to the bezel, laser... Read the article Apr 22, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler
FEATURE Luxury With Utility: 4 Patek Philippe Watches with “Everyday” Complications Patek Philippe is not all about high-end chronographs, perpetual calendars, and repeaters; the brand also offers many complicated timepieces that have plenty of everyday utility. We present a few of them here, in this feature from the WatchTime archives. Read the article Apr 16, 2022 by Alexander Krupp
Montblanc Launches the 1858 Geosphere Chronograph 0 Oxygene at Watches & Wonders 2022 In recent years, the Geosphere has become one of Montblanc’s most popular and sought-after watches. For the first time, the brand is now adding a stop function to this bestseller. However, the 1858 Geosphere Chronograph 0 Oxygene has even more to offer: As the name implies, there is no oxygen inside the 44-mm titanium watch.... Read the article Apr 4, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler
Circles of Time: Reviewing the A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Time Zone Fifteen years after its introduction, the Lange 1 Time Zone from A. Lange & Söhne was equipped with a new manufacture caliber. The time in two different time zones can be read intuitively from the dial. But this watch offers much more, as we can confirm after scrutinizing one we were able to preview before... Read the article Mar 3, 2022 by Martina Richter
2021, The Watch Year in Review: Eight Wordly Travel Watches By almost any standard, the luxury watch world enjoyed a successful year in 2021 despite the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its worldwide economic consequences — with high-profile retailers reopening and expanding, new auction records set, some large-scale industry events (like our own WatchTime New York) returning, and of course, a host of... Read the article Dec 29, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
The Long and Winding Road: How Porsche Design Became a Watchmaking Manufacture Porsche Design has been uniting the worlds of automotive design and horological innovation for nearly half a century, and its recent rebirth as an independent watchmaker takes the synergy to the next level. Scroll down for the full story. “If you analyze the function of an object,” Professor Ferdinand A. “Butzi” Porsche famously uttered, “its... Read the article Dec 14, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
IWC Launches Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Top Gun and Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Top Gun in New Ceratanium Editions IWC famously pioneered the use of both titanium and ceramics as watchmaking materials as early as the 1980s. In 2017, the Schaffhausen-based watchmaker melded the most desirable attributes of both materials in a new, proprietary substance called Ceratanium, debuting it on a model from its Aquatimer dive watch family. Since then, IWC has expanded the... Read the article Oct 27, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Chrono Combos: Patek Philippe Unveils Three New Chronographs with Additional Complications After a fairly quiet summer, following a stretch in which it soaked up substantial watch-media attention for the swan song of one of its popular Nautilus models, Patek Philippe returns to the spotlight this week with the unexpected and undoubtedly welcome launch of three new chronograph-equipped timepieces, each of them boasting an additional high complication.... Read the article Oct 15, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Showing at WatchTime New York 2021: Greubel Forsey GMT Sport Positioned to be the most significant North American luxury watch event of the year, WatchTime New York 2021 is only weeks away, and anticipation is growing. Among more than 25 participating brands showcasing rare and new-to-market timepieces is Greubel Forsey, returning to Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 22-24 and set to showcase the updated... Read the article Oct 10, 2021 by Caleb Anderson
Global Integration: Frederique Constant Adds WorldTimer Manufacture to its Highlife Collection In 2020, Frederique Constant resurrected and substantially revamped its Highlife collection, which it first rolled out at the turn of the millennium. This year, the Genevan maison known for its embrace of affordable luxury adds to the contemporary family, equipping its newest member with the in-house world-time caliber that it launched back in 2014. Here’s... Read the article Sep 22, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Bulgari Octo Roma Worldtimer Puts a Luxurious Spin on the Classic Global Travelers’ Watch It’s not too difficult to detect a “world travel” theme running through many of Italian watchmaker-jeweler Bulgari’s recent additions to its men’s collection, starting with the sporty Aluminium GMT, rolled out just last week, and continuing with the first world-time watch to join its luxurious Octa Roma collection, a headliner of Bulgari’s lineup at this... Read the article Aug 31, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Nighttime Traveler: Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer UTC All Black Porsche Design broke away from its primary mission of producing motorsports-inspired chronograph watches — while still remaining true to its automotive design DNA — with its 2019 launch of the 1919 Globetimer UTC, a cleverly engineered traveler’s watch offered in a handful of colorways and either a titanium or rose gold case. For the latest... Read the article Aug 1, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Arnold & Son Brings the World to the Wrist Again with Globetrotter Gold Swiss watchmaker Arnold & Son has become well known for its “three-dimensional” approach to timepieces. This week, the brand named for British watchmaking pioneer John Arnold once again channels that legacy, unveiling the latest and most precious addition to its well-regarded Globetrotter collection of eye-catching world-timers, the Globetrotter Gold. The new model adopts the “globe... Read the article Jul 22, 2021 by Caleb Anderson
Travelers by Night: Chopard L.U.C GMT One and Time Traveler One Black Editions Whether or not you’ll be needing a “vaccine passport” for your next overseas trip, there is one accessory you’ll definitely not want to board your flight without: a really handsome luxury timepiece to keep track of time at your destination and back home. Fortunately, Chopard has at least two new models that will fit the... Read the article Apr 16, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Prince of the Skies: IWC Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Edition “Le Petit Prince” IWC welcomed the Timezoner Chronograph, distinguished by its integration of a flyback chronograph with a patented, easy-to-use world time function, into its Pilot’s Watch collection in 2016. Since then, a version without the stopwatch has joined the vintage-inspired Pilot’s Watch Spitfire sub-family. Now the latest version of that streamlined complication makes its debut in a... Read the article Jan 25, 2021 by Mark Bernardo
Citizen Steps into Luxury Materials with Limited-Edition Super Titanium Satellite Wave GPS F950 Japanese watchmaker Citizen has been growing its catalog of luxury-focused timepieces of late, the most recent addition being the new Super Titanium Satellite Wave GPS F950, a new tech-heavy watch that combines titanium and rose gold. The new model is being released in commemoration of Citizen’s first titanium watch 50 years ago — which, according... Read the article Jan 23, 2021 by Caleb Anderson
