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Martina Richter / WatchTime Line of Succession: Reviewing the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Chronograph
Tudor’s Heritage Black Bay Chronograph profits from a collaboration with Breitling while drawing deeply from Tudor’s own history. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, with original photos by OK-Photography, we give the watch an in-depth rev…
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Luke Benedictus / Time+Tide Extra time: Which Euro 2020 manager has the best watch?
International football is beset with stubborn clichés about the playing styles of different nations. We think of France’s “Gallic flair”, the “Teutonic efficiency” of Germany, Holland’s “total football” and England’s reliable ineptitude when the st…
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Zach Kazan / Worn & Wound Watch Meetups are (Finally!) Back
During the pandemic, there were three things that completely stopped for me that I couldn’t wait to get back to once it was deemed safe. After a nice Mother’s Day celebration with family in May, and stuffing popcorn into my face during a Friday nig…
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Lex Stolk / Fratello Watches Is The Girard-Perregaux Free Bridge A Bridge Too Far?
I can look at watches with two mindsets: the first is the “I want” type, and the second is the “I adore” perspective. When it comes to a Tourbillon “With Three Gold Bridges” it’s definitely the latter, since funding will always be a problem so “I w…
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Brice Goulard / Monochrome Watches Hands-on – The Longines Heritage Classic With Black Sector Dial
Longines’ Heritage collection, which is the brand’s playground for vintage re-issued models, has become a reference for anyone looking for a retro-styled watch, greatly executed, with faithfulness and pedigree, at relatively accessible prices. Ther…
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Daisy Alioto / HODINKEE The Conversation: More Words From Dad
HODINKEE community members share the watches that took them through the delivery room, diaper changes, and beyond. Earlier this week, some members of the HODINKEE community shared the watches that they associate with fatherhood. More folks hopped i…
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Jens Koch / WatchTime Into the Blue: Reviewing the Rolex Deepsea D-Blue
When writer, director, and adventurer James Cameron reached the beginning of the “deep sea” at a depth of 1,000 meters on March 26, 2012, safely inside his submersible craft Deepsea Challenger, all the remaining light disappeared. But at that point…
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Jens Koch / WatchTime Time Tools: 8 Tool Watches From Luxury Brands
The phrase “tool watch” was originally coined to describe watches that serve as tools to accomplish specific tasks, such as a divers’ watch with a rotatable bezel and high resistance to pressure that is designed to be used underwater. And while you…
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Roberta Naas / ATimelyPerspective Breitling Named Official Luxury Watch Of Ironman
Breitling Endurance Pro IRONMAN watch honors the new partnership with Breitling as the Official Luxury Watch of Ironman events.In an interesting alignment, Breitling has been named the “luxury watch partner” for Ironman and its events. To celebrate…
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JX Su (SJX) / SJX Watches Franck Muller Introduces the Skafander Tonneau Diver’s Watch
Introduced in 2018 but put on hold until recently, the Skafander adapts Franck Muller’s trademark tonneau watch case for a dive watch. Getting its name from “scaphander”, an archaic term for a diving suit, the Skafander has been facelifted just as…
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Revolution Time Trial: Oris Divers Sixty-Five “Cotton Candy” Collection
June 18, 2021 There’s a fresh breeze blowing through the world of watch design and floating on that breeze like a clump of gossamer goodness is Oris’ latest confection: the Divers Sixty-Five “Cotton Candy”.The case is the familiar and popular Diver…
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Xavier Markl / Monochrome Watches News – URWERK To Auction An UR-105 Worn by Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr., a.k.a. Iron Man, is well-known for being a watch aficionado, and in particular, URWERK watches. RDJ has been spotted wearing several of the brand’s watches on screen and in real life. Over the past years, three watches worn by RD…
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Felix Scholz / Revolution A Sweet Treat: Oris Divers Sixty-Five “Cotton Candy”
June 18, 2021 There’s a fresh breeze blowing through the world of watch design and floating on that breeze like a clump of gossamer goodness is Oris’ latest confection: the Divers Sixty-Five “Cotton Candy”.Dive watches, while being a phenomenally p…
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Thomas Stover / Fratello Watches Value Proposition: The $40 Space Watch From Casio Right Under Your Nose
The heavens have always been a fascination of homo sapiens. Each culture throughout history, having moved past the hurdles of securing shelter, sustenance, and governance, has at some point turned its collective gaze to the skies, considered a font…
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Rebecca Doulton / Monochrome Watches Introducing – The Revamped Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity for 2021
Although Maurice Lacroix has been busy pushing its sporty Aikon collection, the real horological goodies are to be found in its Masterpiece collection. The Masterpiece Gravity, with its in-house escapement and regulating organ in full view on the d…
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Sheng Lee / SJX Watches Up Close: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph 26239
Two years after the base-model Royal Oak got was revamped with a latest-generation, in-house movement, Audemars Piguet has quietly updated its chronograph counterpart. Though it might seem barely changed at a glance, the Royal Oak Chronograph ref.…
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Mark Bernardo / WatchTime Father’s Day 2021: A Luxury Gift Guide for the Discerning Gentleman
Father’s Day is upon us, and as always we at WatchTime hope we’ve provided ample choices over the year for those wishing to gift a timepiece to the fathers, grandfathers, and other important men in their circle. For those who may be looking for som…
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Jack Forster / HODINKEE Introducing: The Breguet Type XXI 3815 Is A Lean, Clean Take On A Classic (Live Pics, Pricing)
The latest type XXI just might be the stripped-down version you've been waiting for. The Breguet Type XX and Type XXI watches are the odd men out in the Breguet lineup. The company's mainstays are elegant watches in precious metals, often kept as t…
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Zach Kazan / Worn & Wound Seiko Teams Up with Rowing Blazers For a New Three Watch Collection
Rowing Blazers is an American lifestyle and clothing brand that is synonymous with rugby shirts, limited edition drops, and, of course, blazers. While they might not be a go-to resource for watch lovers, they are watch adjacent at the very least, a…
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Roberta Naas / ATimelyPerspective HSNY Raises More Than $80,000 At 2021 Charity Auction By Phillips
This Arnold & Son Manhattan Bridge watch was made specifically for the HSNY auction.A specially made Arnold & Son watch fetched the highest price ($30,240) at the HSNY charity auction held by Phillips in Association with Bacs and Russo, which wrapp…
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Brice Goulard / Monochrome Watches Introducing – The Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400 41.5mm Collection
The Aquis is, without doubt, one of the most accomplished and acclaimed collections by Oris. A modern, robust and well-equipped dive watch, it has long been available with an outsourced automatic movement by Sellita. Yet, Oris had different plans a…
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Nick Kenyon / Time+Tide 5 of the best Father’s Day watches for under $500
This weekend is Father’s Day in the northern hemisphere and what better way to thank the big man for years of putting up with toddler tantrums and adolescent angst than a wristwatch? I mean, it isn’t often that you get to really thank your dad for…
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Saskia Yeung / A Collected Man The Balance of Symmetry and Asymmetry in Dial Design
Ask a 10-year-old child to draw a watch dial, and you'll likely get something very familiar. Twelve markers around the edge, two hands in the middle, perhaps a date at three, or a logo. The point of this exercise isn't to argue that you've discover…
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Philologus Eio / Scottish Watches Last Week (in Watches) Today: 7 Things You Should Know
This week we have had a good mix of news, with Tudor’s latest partnership, Switzerland’s oldest auction guaranteeing members’ profits, Richard Mille certifying pre-owned partners, Chow Tai Foo Jewellery recording significant revenue jumps, and new…
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Nick Marino / HODINKEE Seiko’s New Collab With Rowing Blazers Is A Stroke Of Genius
The classic Seiko 5 gets an insouciant preppy remix in a trio of limited-editions. In 2005, two young preps – Jack Carlson and Eric Wind – met as incoming Georgetown freshmen. Carlson was a coxswain on the crew team, and he talked his new chum into…
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Sheng Lee / SJX Watches Breguet Debuts the Type XXI 3815 Limited Edition
While Breguet is associated with classical timepieces – and a history laden with gems that continue to inspire watchmakers today – it does have a significant history with military watches. In the mid-20th century, Breguet, along with a few other wa…
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Mark Bernardo / WatchTime Omega Adds Small Seconds Subdials to Seamaster Aqua Terra Collection
When last we visited Omega’s sporty-elegant Seamaster Aqua Terra family, right on the eve of the thankfully waning pandemic era last March, the big news was the debut of two vibrant new dial colors. This year, Omega gives the Aqua Terra a further f…
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Ed Jelley / Worn & Wound Review: The Colorful Studio Underd0g Chronographs
If I told you that you’d be reading a review about a mechanical hand wound chronograph from Kickstarter that looks like a watermelon, would you believe me? Well, believe it because here we are. Studio Underd0g is a new brand from the UK who recentl…
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Tomas Rosputinsky / Fratello Watches #TBT My Auction Watchdog Nivada Grenchen Travelmaster
Or a few reasons why you need one tooWhen a watch auction in Asia or the United States nears its last day, I always put the Nivada Grenchen Travelmaster on my wrist. A manually wound movement, a GMT bezel, and an alarm are all auction-winning essen…
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Peter Chong / Deployant Review: new Luminox Bear Grylls Survival Air 3762
Luminox’s partnership with Bear Grylls continues to manifest in more watches. An entire collection called Survival has been built around this legend, and comprise of a series for Air, Land and Sea. This latest Survival Air caught our eye, especiall…
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Robert-Jan Broer / Fratello Watches We Support The Pink Dial Project
An auction in aid of breast cancerA few months ago, Wei Koh from Revolution contacted us, and a number of other media titles, to unfold his plan for The Pink Dial Project and asked to become a partner. I don’t have to tell you how awful breast canc…
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Dave Sergeant / Fratello Watches Introducing The Patek Philippe Ref. 5374G-001 Minute Repeater & Perpetual Calendar
Flying in a blue dreamWhether you like Patek Philippe and its watches or not, I think there’s one thing we can all agree on: the brand is up there at the very top of watchmaking artistry. Today, the Genevan manufacture presents a world debut of six…
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Martina Richter / WatchTime Line of Succession: Reviewing the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Chronograph
Tudor’s Heritage Black Bay Chronograph profits from a collaboration with Breitling while drawing deeply from Tudor’s own history. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, with original photos by OK-Photography, we give the watch an in-depth rev…
- a 6 minute read