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SUPER LIGHT
With the Seamaster Aqua Terra Ultra Light, Omega put its focus on a sporty look and innovative light weight. A fresh look at every detail resulted in a number of horological innovations. The hand-wound movement is Omega's first titanium caliber — and implementation was no easy feat. We had to wait more than two years to put this watch to our test.
Ice Diver
When it came to developing a new sports diving watch, Montblanc obviously didn't travel to the world's tropical waters for inspiration, but rather climbed up to the glacial lakes of the Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising 4,807.81 meters (15,774 ft.) above sea level.
Entering A New Dimension
Bulgari celebrates the 10th anniversary of its award-winning Octo collection with the Italian maison's eighth world record, the thinnest mechanical watch ever produced. Meet the 1.8-mm thick Octo Finissimo Ultra.
Bovet Partners With Automobili Pininfarina to Roll Out the Supercar-Inspired Battista Tourbillon
The latest release from Fleurier-based watchmaker Bovet is inspired by the Battista Hyper-GT, an electric supercar built by luxury automaker Automobili Pininfarina (boasting 1,900 hp and a top speed of 350 km/h).
Ambassador of the Watchmaking Industry
The 2022 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, November 10, at the Théâtre du Léman in Geneva, Switzerland. WatchTime spoke with Raymond Loretan, President of the GPHG Foundation, in Geneva, about some of the lessons learned from the last edition, his role, and what lies ahead for the influential award.
Mark III
With the latest version from 2021, Omega continues to offer an attractive reinterpretation of its first true dive watch from 1957, but has also incorporated some unexpected changes, especially when compared to its direct predecessor from 2014. Watch Time takes a closer look at the new Seamaster 300 Co-Axial Master Chronometer.
A Rose By Any Other Name
Parmigiani Fleurier's grand finale for its 25th anniversary year in 2021 is a unique piece that fuses its founder's legendary restoration prowess with an avant-garde decorative technique taking inspiration from nature.
The Power Of Platinum
Platinum is regarded as the most precious of all the precious metals used in watchmaking, which is why its use is relatively scarce in all but the most exclusive of timepieces. Here are five that made their debut within the last year.
Tradition Meets Complication
Panerai has finally added a perpetual calendar to its lineup and it's designed with the Florentine brand's historical DNA at the forefront.
Patek Philippe Celebrates “Advanced Research
In December 2021, Patek Philippe, through the labor of its top-notch R&D division, has applied an ingenious new innovation to a chiming watch, a grand complication that has been one of its historical specialties, the Ref. 5750P "Advanced Research" Minute Repeater.
LVMH Watch Week 2022
The third edition of French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton's proprietary watch event took place virtually in the last week of January 2022, as a result of the rapid growth rate in Omicron infections worldwide.
LEVELING UP
Oris has teamed up with WatchTime's sister publication Chronos to create a highly limited version of its no-date Divers Sixty-Five model, powered by the brand's latest in-house movement.
Grand Seiko: A Special Edition Inspired by Winter's First Frost
As a continuation of Japan's 24 sekki, which signifies nature's ever-changing seasons, Grand Seiko introduces two new, U.S.exclusive Special Edition timepieces to its Heritage Collection, the Sāko Frost SBGA471 (with power reserve indication) and the SBGH295.
Grand Return
"WatchTime New York 2021 wrapped up in October 2021 following three days of new wristwatch presentations, talks, and warm reunions as the global watch community gathered for the first live, in-person WatchTime New York event since 2019."
The Write Stuff
"Multi-generational family-owned Swiss firms are a relative rarity in the world of luxury goods, but among them are Lucerne-based watchmaker Carl F. Bucherer and Genevan writing instrument purveyor Caran d'Ache."
Christie's Hong Kong Watches Retains Market Leadership in Asia For Three Consecutive Years
"Four world auction records were set for references across day and evening auctions."
Command Performance
Blancpain enters the rarefied air of aviation-inspired luxury with its Air Command, a revival of a 1950s military model that now joins the manufacture's regular collection. We test-piloted the latest edition with a titanium case and sunburst blue dial.
IWC PILOT'S WATCHES
New chronographs in compact 41-mm stainless steel cases, with green or blue dials and encasing manufacture Caliber 69385, complete the Pilot's Watch collection from this Schaffhausen based brand.
Passion, Purity And Precision
In 1996, master watchmaker Michel Parmigiani’s dedication to horology resulted in the launch of a new watch brand with a new credo and new aesthetics. The new Tonda PF collection is both an homage to Parmigiani Fleurier’s design aesthetics, and also the maison’s most forward-looking collection to date.
Three Greens for The Red, White, And Blue
Grand Seiko's New U.S.A. Exclusive Editions
Military Surplus
IWC Pilot's Watch Squadron Chronographs
Take-off
RGM Adds New Vintage Inspired Chronograph To Collection
Gray and Gradient
Oris Launches a Fresh-Faced Divers Sixty-Five
German Expansion
Mühle-Glashütte Teutonia IV Collection
Aquanauts Assemble: Patek Philippe Expands Its Sportiest Collection with Aquanaut Chronographs In White Gold
— Patek Philippe added the first chronograph-equipped model in its sport-luxury Aquanaut family in 2018, delivering it in a steel case, a gradient black textured dial, and a choice of robust rubber straps.
Anniversary Trip: Three New Grand Seiko 9F86 GMTs
WATCHTALK
Hand-Wound and HistoryBound: Breitling Premier Heritage Collection
— With the launch of its Premier collection, a contemporary revival of a 1940s gents’ dress watch, in 2018, Breitling firmly established its mission of reaching beyond a sporty, aviation style and entering more elegant market territory.
Gucci Turns 100 and Turns Up the Volume On its High Watchmaking
— Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur Guccio Gucci founded his eponymous fashion house in 1921, and the first Gucci timepiece was released in 1972.
Bulgari Lights Up The Night With New Aluminium Steve Aoki Special Edition
— As CDC restrictions on large indoor gatherings start to ease, homebound night crawlers are eager to resume dancing the night away at clubs and other festive venues.
NOW A KING
The new Royal watch from Tudor is both sporty and elegant, a great fit for many occasions. As a way to make it affordable and still remain true to the brand’s vision, it does without an in-house caliber, building a bridge between the past and today.