Hublot Turns Up the Heat on Partnerships
While many watch brands are turning to brand ambassadors and so-called “social media influencers” to get further exposure in households around the world, Hublot has been successfully taking another...
View ArticleOmega Places Remade Caliber 321 in a Steel Speedmaster
Ever since Omega first announced that it planned to remake its manual-winding Caliber 321, the movement inside the original Omega Speedmasters worn by astronauts, collectors have been waiting for Omega...
View ArticleBulgari Gilds its Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater and Complicates Serpenti
Serpents and gold co-star in Bulgari’s desert debuts this week, unveiled during Watch Week in Dubai where the brand joins its LVMH brethren to showcase new watches for 2020. The jewelry and watchmaking...
View ArticleZenith Expands Defy Collection, Adds New Elite and Pilot Watches
Zenith this week underscored a wide range of its bedrock designs with new pilot models, a feminine touch within its Defy collection and new Elite watches. At the same time, Zenith is expanding its Defy...
View ArticleOn the Wrist: The Oris Diver Sixty-Five Chronograph
The latest Oris Diver Sixty-Five chronograph is big, bold, two-register, black and gold monster with a standout sapphire domed crystal. This vintage-inspired chronograph, which debuted in mid-2019,...
View ArticleCaran d’Ache Writes With Time
Late last year, Switzerland-based writing instrument maker Caran d’Ache introduced a new special-order pen/watch combo called Timegraph. And while “combo” pens are not new (several quartz-driven...
View ArticleHublot Puts a Bracelet on Big Bang
Among Hublot’s many debuts at last week’s LVMH Watch Week in Dubai, the new Hublot Big Bang Integral was the brand’s primary focus. As the first Big Bang with an integrated metal bracelet, the 42mm...
View ArticleTAG Heuer Debuts Carrera Silver Limited Edition
While not showing alongside its brethren at the LVMH Watch Week, TAG Heuer last week separately debuted a TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited Edition, of which 1,860 pieces will be produced....
View ArticleBulova Presents Grammy Award Watches
At the Grammy awards this Sunday, Bulova will once again present a specially made Bulova Grammy watch to each first-time award winner. The watch is one of two special Grammy-themed models Bulova has...
View ArticleMax Bill in Black & White
Four Junghans Max Bill watches emphasize their core minimalist tenets thanks to a new sharp black-and-white color scheme, a fine numeral font and thin, darkened hands. The Junghans Max Bill Automatic,...
View ArticleBulgari Enhances Complex Watches for Women
During LVMH Watch Week earlier this month, Bulgari made it clear that women are a priority audience for its watches, even as many of its recent award-winning Finissimo watches are targeted to male...
View ArticleBezelfest Watch Show to Celebrate Time
On February 8th, Isochron Media (publisher of International Watch and About Time) partners with Fine Timepiece Solutions to bring to life the first annual Bezelfest watch event in partnership with the...
View ArticleGrand Seiko Celebrates Sixty Years with Four Watches
The new year marks sixty years since Seiko debuted its first Grand Seiko models, a collection of higher-end, high-accuracy watches. To celebrate that anniversary, Grand Seiko this week debuts four...
View ArticleSeiko Introduces Brian May ‘Red Special’
Queen guitarist Brian May has worn a Seiko diver’s watch since the 1970s when he purchased his first Seiko in Japan. May’s Red Special guitar now inspires a new Seiko 5 Sports watch whose dial echoes...
View ArticleOris Dives in to Help Save Coral Reefs
During the past few years, Oris has introduced an impressive series of limited edition dive watches, many of which incorporate a philanthropic cause into their finely engineered designs. The...
View ArticleBell & Ross Debuts Vintage Military Trio
Bell & Ross this week unveils three automatic watches within its vintage-military BR-V2 collection, all equipped with NATO fabric straps. Two of the 41mm debuts are steel-cased models (one is a GMT...
View ArticleZenith’s Road to Defy Midnight
At LVMH Watch Week in mid-January, Zenith debuted a new Defy collection made specifically for women. Called Defy Midnight, the line of 36mm steel watches is wide-ranging, with a selection of...
View ArticleChronoswiss Bathes a Regulator in Blue
The prominent minute hand and separate hour and seconds subdials on a regulator watch can resemble an automotive dashboard, particularly when placed on sporty watches, according to Chronoswiss. But...
View ArticleBulgari Exits Baselworld 2020
Citing its success at the recent LVMH Watch Week in Dubai, as well as “growing traveling uncertainties of international visitors,” Bulgari today announced it would not exhibit at Baselworld 2020,...
View ArticleIWC Adds In-House Caliber to Portugieser Chronograph
IWC has added its own 69355 chronograph caliber to the Portugieser Chronograph, a long-time best seller at the Schaffhausen-based watchmaker. Visible through the clear sapphire caseback, the in-house...
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