As the thousands of timepieces at WatchTime New York make their way back to Switzerland, the boutiques they came from, or on to the wrists of the record number of attendees, the WatchTime staff has already begun reflecting on this year’s fair. It was our most successful to date, with a record number of brands and knowledgable watch enthusiasts showing off their passion for timekeeping. While we have plenty of thoughts about the show, we’d love to hear from all of our readers that attended this year’s fair. Feel free to sound off in the comments about anything you liked or disliked, want more of or less of. For those that couldn’t make it to Gotham Hall for this year’s fair, here are a few of our favorite images from the weekend and we hope to see you this time next year.
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Glasses of Four Roses Bourbon were handed out to attendees.
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A. Lange & Söhne released four watches with bright blue dials at WatchTime New York last year.
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The Longines Heritage Exhibition.
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FROM LEFT: Gabriel Benador, private collector; Jeremy Roizin, Managing Partner, Watch Anish; Josh Shanks, Managing Editor, Watchonista; Roger Ruegger, WatchTime Editor-in-Chief; Ruediger Albers, President, Wempe USA; Matt Hranek, author of "A Man and His Watch;" Nicholas Manousos, President, Horological Society of New York.
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The TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf Special Edition also made its first public appearance at the show.
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The new Longines Avigation BigEye.
Roland G. Murphy
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Roland G. Murphy of RGM Watches at WatchTime New York 2017
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The afternoon panel had a full audience.
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The Moritz Grossman ATUM Pure Skull watch that made its official debut at WatchTime New York 2017.
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Kari Voutilainen at WatchTime New York 2017.
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WatchTime Digital Media Editor Mark Bernardo during his presentation on the history of watches in the James Bond film franchise.
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The Wempe Zeitmeister Sport Diver’s Chronograph Bronze is one of the many watches that made its public debut at the fair.
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Left to right: Roger Ruegger, Editor-in-Chief; Sara Orlando, Publisher; Minda Larsen, Event Manager; Ruediger Albers, President Wempe USA; Jeff Kingston, noted collector and consultant.
A great watch show as always. My son and I have been coming every year since the first WatchTime show was held in New York. We especially enjoyed the incredible MB&F “machines” and our conversation with Wempe USA President, Rüdiger Albers. Looking forward to it again next year!