Zodiac

FEATURE:

Living with Bronze, Part 2: Toying with the Aging Process

This is the second article in a three-part series on bronze watches by contributing writer Justin Mastine-Frost. This column addresses the various aspects of owning and caring for a bronze watch that extends beyond the obvious passion for patina. Today’s topic focuses on the pros and cons of aging bronze naturally versus with chemicals. As mentioned...

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Oct 11, 2018 by WatchTime

Promotion

Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Lengthened Service Intervals

A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW:

Borrowed Time: Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 53 Compression

Zodiac is a watch brand that I’ve long admired, but for one reason or another, my overall wrist time has been limited over the years. That changed a few weeks back when I found an opportunity to bring a Super Sea Wolf 53 Compression along on a personal vacation to the Big Island in Hawaii. As...

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Sep 1, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Zodiac Astrographic

While many brands have bolstered their historical collections in recent times, few if any brands have done so like Zodiac. The Swiss brand, with its Fossil-owned backing and archives of interesting pieces from the mid-20th century, has built its entire modern identity, and most of its collections, upon its vintage heyday. Previously on “Vintage Eye,”...

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Aug 12, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

POLL:

Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

WATCH TO WATCH

Wolf Beneath the Waves: Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 68 Limited Edition

Another iconic divers' watch turns 50; another watch brand pays tribute to it with a special anniversary edition. Joining last year's Doxa SUB 300 Professional 50th Anniversary Edition and this year's tribute re-editions of the Seiko Hi-Beat Diver and Memovox Polaris on that roster is this week's Watch to Watch, the just-launched Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 68 Limited Edition.

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Jul 26, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE:

Living with Bronze, Part 3: Cleaning and Maintenance

This is the final article in a three-part series on bronze watches by contributing writer Justin Mastine-Frost. This column addresses the various aspects of owning and caring for a bronze watch that extend beyond the obvious passion for patina. Today’s topic focuses on how to best clean your bronze timepiece. For those looking to maintain a...

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May 18, 2018 by WatchTime

PROMOTION:

Gucci Presents #TimeToParr: An Uncommon Photographic Journey

Embracing Instagram’s creative landscape over the past three years with dedicated projects in which artists play with House motifs, Gucci has published and promoted these special works with a series of hashtags. Now, for the first time, the House is collaborating with a single artist on an Instagram project. Exploring the nature of time and...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 68

Few watch brands have built their modern identity on historical watches as thoroughly as has Zodiac. The watch we examine today, the Super Sea Wolf 68, is based on the original Super Sea Wolf from 1968, the diving-superior follow-up to the original Sea Wolf, which competed at the time with other famous dive watches like the Rolex Submariner and Blancpain Fifty fathoms.

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Aug 20, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

2016: THE WATCH YEAR IN REVIEW

10 Dive Watches From the 2016 Swiss Watch Fairs

As we approach the end of 2016 and prepare for a new year of watch introductions in 2017, we take a look back at some of the most notable timepieces launched at this year’s SIHH and Baselworld watch fairs, in several categories. As in past years, this year’s fair brought an abundance of interesting new dive watches from a...

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Dec 26, 2016 by Mark Bernardo

7 Standout Divers’ Watches from Baselworld 2016

As it has in past years, this year’s Baselworld watch fair brought an abundance of interesting new dive watches from a variety of brands, several offering new in-house movements, chronograph functions, and new case materials such as bronze. Here are seven that caught our eye. The three-hand version of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe appears...

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Oct 10, 2016 by Mark Bernardo