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TAG HEUER'S NEW TOUR DE FORCE

The watchmaker has high hopes for the new Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph

COURSE FOR VICTORY

Victorinox is shaking up its watch offerings and a visit to its Watch Competence Centre in Delémont showed what exactly this entails

Larger than Life

Wildlife conservationist Dean Schneider has dedicated his life to protecting wild animals, and part of this is Hakuna Mipaka, his 400-hectare private sanctuary that is home to thousands of different species. On a recent visit to India as part of his collaboration with NORQAIN, Schneider spoke to WatchTime India about the Hakuna Mipaka watch collection and the values he shares with the brand.

Unending Passion

Kerala-based orthopaedic surgeon Vijay Jayan has more than 1,000 watches in his collection, nearly 500 of them G-Shocks. We stepped inside his watch wardrobe...

THE MAN, THE LEGEND

In conversation with Kikuo Ibe, the father of G-shock

IN IT TO WIN IT

What does innovation in sports watches mean? We found five timepieces that showcased exciting developments this year.

ABOVE AND BEYOUND

An overbuilt, mechanically complex, yet simplified timepiece developed for all diving functionalities, including the time before and after a dive, unlike other dive watches in the market. To add to that, the Singer Divetrack is the only mechanical diving chronograph ever built.

Hip To Be Square

How a shape took Bell & Ross's success to the next level

The Forever Dive

The Quantième Complet Phases de Lune is the most complicated model in the Bathyscaphe collection. It is finally also available with a black ceramic case, and-for the first timealso with a matching bracelet.

THE BULGARI ALUMINIUM BRINGS FUN BACK LGARI

The vanguard watch for casual and stylish luxury is better than ever

TRADITION REBORN

The release of 22 new watches across three lines has announced the comeback of the 287-year-old brand Favre Leuba. While the spotlight once again shines on its illustrious past, models like the Deep Blue Renaissance highlight why this return is worth being excited about.

PUSHING BOUNDARIES

A candid conversation with Panerai CEO Jean-Marc Pontroue on the brand’s 2024 developments and what to expect from it in the coming year

IN GREAT DETAIL

We delve into what design upgrades in the Oris Aquis Date mean for the line...

"Moser has always been very strong, and it can be very polarising.You either love it or hate it."

Recently, H. Moser & Cie joined hands with Studio Underd0g to create two passion fruit-inspired watches (more on page 72), once again proving its unconventional, collaborative approach to watchmaking.

A WELLORDERED CELEBRATION

Sinn celebrated 25 years of its model 356 by introducing a handsome version of this pilots' chronograph that has a symmetrical dial with a subtle colour gradient

WELCOME TO THE CLUB

With the Nomos graduation watch launched back in 2007, the Club had almost left its teenage years behind. Reason enough for the manufacturer in Glashütte to revise this watch's design for the first time ever, but without altering its character. Our test shows how well the Club is maturing.

AT NIGHT MISSION

Breitling has relaunched the Avenger collection and sharpened its profile. The new pilots' series brings fresh new chronographs into the picture, along with an automatic and a GMT version. And now, the Breitling in-house Caliber 01 makes its appearance in a slightly smaller fuselage. Our test shows what the new Avenger B01 Chronograph 'Night Mission' version has to offer.

Sportsmanship

A closer look at the latest colour options for Parmigiani Fleurier’s Tonda PF Sport, a high-frequency chronograph in stainless steel that aims to offer “simplicity and sophistication in sportive elegance”.

ODE TO JOY

For Delhi-based watch collector Ravi Sethi, the pleasure of collecting lies not just in timepieces but also in the people and community that help further it

TWICE AS NICE

Montblanc's manufactures in Le Locle and Villeret in Switzerland are giving the brand an edge few other watchmakers can match. We visited both facilities to understand how two approaches one futuristic and the other steeped in tradition have resulted in a wide range of Montblanc offerings that can cater to every kind of watch lover.

Purpose and Drive

In conversation with the 2024 Rolex National Geographic Explorer Fernando Trujillo on the causes, effects, and results of a life spent protecting the Amazon River dolphins

WRITTEN IN THE STARS

A close look at legendary watchmaker George Daniels's Space Traveller watches, which combined different concepts of time reading

HOT DOG

Richard Benc's Studio Underdog is bringing a quirky, colourful approach to horology

KEEPING THE LEGACY ALIVE

Gerald Charles, the last brand from one of watchmaking's foremost figures, is keeping alive its founder's legacy through timepieces that boast his indelible mark

Watchmaking At the Turn of the Millennium

A look back at the year 2000 and the events that

PERFECT LANDING

Santos de Cartier Dual Time is the first in the Santos collection to boast the functionality. We take a closer look at the watch to see how it lives up to its aviation roots.

CATCH OF THE DAY

We take a look at the top haul from Geneva Watch Days 2024

In Top Shape

In conversation with Christoph Grainger-Herr CEO, IWC Schaffhausen, on the brand’s 2024 smash hits, and what constitutes the perfect WC watch

Berneron Mirage: The Persistence Of Creativity

An industry insider creates an audacious anomaly with a long waiting list

De Bethune

Haute Horlogerie's Rhapsody in Blue