WatchTime - July/August 2022

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WatchTime July/August 2022

A New Tradition

Reinforcing its longstanding connection with the arts, Breguet has announced its partnership with Frieze, the international art fair, which returned to New York for its 10th year on May 18-22.

2 mins

Homecoming

Carl F. Bucherer has been at home in Lucerne, one of Switzerland's most picturesque cities, from the very beginning.

2 mins

High-speed

Based on Caliber CH 29-535 PS, which was launched in 2009, the new movement features a traditional chronograph architecture with a column-wheel control and horizontal wheel clutch.

2 mins

#20

Maximilian Büsser never said that MB&F would never make a chronograph.

6 mins

FACETS OF INNOVATION

With the reimagined Aquaracer collection, TAG Heuer aims to "bring out the adventurous side of every watch enthusiast." WatchTime takes a closer look at the latest watches equipped with the characteristic 12-faceted bezel: the ultra-robust Superdiver, which is powered by an exclusive new mechanical caliber; the Solargraph with the brand's first Swiss solarpowered movement; and the Orange Diver with its unmistakably vibrant look that, too, was heavily inspired by a highly influential watch from the past.

7 mins

ICE DIVER

For its new dive watch, Montblanc took inspiration not from warm tropical waters but from the heights of the Mont Blanc massif, the highest Alpine peak, which gave the brand its name. We check out the 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date in an extensive preview.

6 mins

The Sound Of a Legacy

To mark the 25th anniversary of the L.U.C collection, Chopard has launched a trio of chiming watches, the L.U.C Strike One, L.U.C Full Strike Sapphire and L.U.C Full Strike Tourbillon. WatchTime sat down with Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, co-president of Chopard, to talk about these milestones.

8 mins

A Passion for the Past

Talking heritage and ceramics with IWC Museum Curator Dr. David Seyffer.

7 mins

Shades of Red

Suddenly it's here, and in full force: red in all its shades and with its relatives from the orange and pink spectrum.

2 mins

We are writing the grammar of a new design language for the years to come.

THE LAST WORD - Davide Cerrato, HYT's chief executive and creative director

4 mins

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WatchTime Magazine Description:

WatchTime is published bi-monthly by a staff of American and European watch journalists and watch experts. Each issue offers a balanced mix of informative and entertaining articles for the watch aficionado, covering a wide range of topics:

reviews of specific watches;
objective watch tests;
in-depth reports on watch technology, design and history;
watch company profiles;
provocative interviews with prominent watch people like movie/TV/and sports celebrities, collectors, and watch industry power players;
interesting and offbeat items from around the watch world, and more.
all of it is accompanied by the finest watch photography found anywhere.