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Bilal Khan / WatchTime The Lasting Influence of The Nineties
This article was originally published in the September/October 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine.A look back at the decade that saw an industry recover from crisis and steady itself at the cusp of a new millennium.Jurassic Park is the bigg…

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Roberta Naas / ATimelyPerspective Is The $100,000 Trump Victory Tourbillon Watch A Rip-Off?
Trump Victory Tourbillon (Photo: GetTrumpWatches.com)Just last week, the news that there was a new Trump-licensed watch (multiple watches) on the market stirred all sorts of reactions from the horological world and even the political world. Many wo…
Rebecca Doulton / Monochrome Watches First Look – The New March LA.B AM2 GMT Grall Edition
March LA.B is an eclectic French brand founded in 2008 by three friends who are passionate about surfing and 1970s retro design. CEO Alain Marhic came to the table with his experience at Quicksilver Surf and creative director Jérôme Mage with his v…
Ariel Adams / aBlogToWatch Watch Review: TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 200 Solargraph Titanium
Even though TAG Heuer has its share of showy, luxury-themed timepieces, a lot of people appreciate the Swiss brand for its practical tool watches, which is a field the brand has considerable history with. These days, the high-end watchmaker places…
Buffy Acacia / Time+Tide The best watches for heading to outer space
Space may be the final frontier, but there’s nowhere humans would dare go without a good watch. Over the years there have been hundreds of wristwatches granted the honour of space flight, but only a select few have reached fame for their active us…
GaryG / Quill & Pad Why I Bought It: Romain Gauthier Logical One
I was sitting at my breakfast table on the morning of January 18, 2013, preparing to leave for my flight to Geneva for the SIHH, when during my morning scan of news I saw a photo of something breathtaking.It was Logical One by Romain Gauthier – a w…
Fratello Watches Fratello Talks: The Most Underrated Watch Brands
A handful of brands that get less love than they deserveHey there, and welcome to this week’s episode of Fratello Talks. What are some of the most underrated watch brands out there? That’s the question that Nacho, RJ, and Daan have chosen for today…
JX Su / SJX Watches Hands On: Hautlence Retrovision ’47
Best known for its TV-shaped watch, Hautlence marks its 20th anniversary this year with something radically different, but also entirely apt: the Retrovision ’47. Cleverly inspired by a 1940s radio, the watch has a titanium case painted in a bright…
JX Su / SJX Watches It’s Official: LVMH is a Formula 1 Sponsor Starting 2025
Having been a fait accompli since the summer, LVMH is now a key sponsor of Formula 1. Starting in 2025, the 10-year sponsorship deal will see the French luxury group become a top-level sponsor of F1. Several LVMH brands will be part of the sponsors…
Russell Sheldrake / Time+Tide The one millionth MoonSwatch is heading to auction
You read that correctly. The one millionth Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch to roll off the production line in Biel is heading to auction at Christie’s in November. The watch itself is listed as a Mission to Neptune that has been given a moonshine gold se…
Zach Kazan / Worn & Wound Zenith Launches their Third Limited Edition with Susan G. Komen
Zenith, for the third year in a row, has joined forces with Susan G. Komen, the world’s leading nonprofit breast cancer organization, on a limited edition watch meant to highlight the work Susan G. Komen is doing and raise money for the organizatio…
David Bredan / aBlogToWatch LVMH Scores 10-Year Sponsorship Deal With Formula 1, Pushing Rolex Out
In time for Formula 1’s 75th anniversary next year, LVMH will become a Global Partner from 2025 in a new 10-year agreement. There has been a lot of speculation within the industry on which of its brand(s) LVMH will select to put into the spotlight…
James Stacey / HODINKEE Business News: LVMH Announces A 10-Year Partnership With Formula 1
Multiple maisons form a new strategy to take LVMH to the races. After months of rumors, we finally have the first wave of information regarding LVMH's newly formed partnership with Formula 1. Kicking off next year for the 2025 season and Formula 1'…
Brett Braley / Worn & Wound Worth the Cost: Smythson Notebooks
With the new school year in full swing, I’ve been reminded by my nephews and nieces just how much fun buying school supplies can be. I’m sure there is a direct correlation between my love of buying random notebooks before the school year began and…
Worn & Wound What Are the Different Types of Watch Hands?
Blake MalinWindup Watch Shop     |     October 2, 2024Hands: they tell the time. From tower clocks to pocket watches to tool watches, they all utilize hands to display the time. They first appeared with early mechanical clocks, often called horolog…
Russell Sheldrake / Time+Tide LVMH signs a 10-year partnership with Formula 1
The LVMH Group has just announced it will start a global partnership with Formula 1 at the start of 2025. As part of this partnership with the luxury group, three brands are going to be directly involved with the racing series, namely TAG Heuer, Lo…
Roberta Naas / ATimelyPerspective IWC Schaffhausen Returns to Its American Roots with New Boston Boutique
IWC Schaffhausen’s new Boston boutique. Photos: Chris CoeJust a few days ago, and partly as a nod to its storied history, IWC Schaffhausen unveiled its first boutique in Boston, the city where it all began. Located on Newbury Street, adjacent to th…
Zach Blass / Time+Tide Is Tom Brady about to be in horological hot water with Audemars Piguet?
Yesterday, Sotheby’s dropped the big news that it would be holding a prominent single-owner auction: “The GOAT Collection: Watches & Treasures from Tom Brady.” With Tom Brady being arguably the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, there is, of co…
Sabine Zwettler / WatchTime Time to Serve: Certina Launches DS-7 Chrono Auto
Certina’s latest chronograph collection, the DS-7 Auto Chrono, is inspired by the dynamic world of Padel. This fast-paced racquet sport, to which the Swiss brand has been closely linked since 2021, serves as the creative spark behind this collectio…
Rebecca Doulton / Monochrome Watches First Look – The New H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Retrograde Seconds
While the Streamliner has positioned itself as H. Moser’s flagship luxury sports watch, the Pioneer has been fighting its corner since 2015 as the brand’s sportiest, all-terrain, entry-level model. Starting with a Centre Seconds model, the collecti…
Jason Lee / SJX Watches The Seiko Presage “Laurel” Gets a Porter Classic Makeover
The Seiko Presage Craftsmanship Series Porter Classic Collaboration SPB449 is result of a collaboration with Japanese fashion label Porter Classic. It’s modelled on the Laurel, the 1913 Seiko timepiece that was the first wristwatch made in Japan, g…
Ariel Adams / aBlogToWatch Hands-On: Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Titanium Purple Dial Watches
Since its debut several years ago, the Aikon watch collection has been what I believe to be the most popular product in the Maurice Lacroix timepiece catalog. Based on the Calypso watch family from the 1990s, the Aikon was meant to be the Swiss bra…
Ian Skellern / Quill & Pad All Finalists in the 2024 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG)
The red carpet prize giving for the 2024 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) will take place in Geneva on Wednesday the 13 November 2024.There are 16 categories with six finalists in each category selected by the GPHG Academy and the GPHG Jur…
David Ichim / SJX Watches Insight: The Advantages of a Vertical Clutch Chronograph
The vertical clutch has become the de facto standard in modern chronograph movements thanks to its mechanical and practical benefits. The widespread and varied use of the vertical clutch is illustrated by the many recent movements that employ the m…
Russell Sheldrake / Time+Tide The best options for an integrated bracelet sports watch for less
Shopping for watches on a budget can be hard, and it gets even harder when you’re hunting one of the most in-demand styles of today, the integrated bracelet sports watch. The trend started with the great Gerald Genta showing how steel can cost mor…
WatchTime WatchTime Collectors’ Event at South Coast Plaza (Photo Recap)
Last Friday, WatchTime’s annual collectors’ event returned to South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California. The evening included featured exclusive watchmaking events and opportunities to speak firsthand with brand VIPs and members of the WatchTime…
Zach Kazan / Worn & Wound Lorca Unveils their Model No.2 Chronograph
Lorca, founded just about two years ago by New York City based watch enthusiast and recording artist Jesse Marchant, has unveiled their second watch. The new watch, the appropriately named Model No.2, is a follow up to the GMT we looked at in the e…