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Mirror of Civilizations

With the new Tonda PF Xiali Calendar (Ref. PFH982-1022301100182), Parmigiani Fleurier celebrates the Chinese New Year (Jan. 22, 2023) with a world premiere: a Chinese complete calendar that is covering a period of 12 years. This model follows the maison's earlier Gregorian Annual Calendar and the Tonda Hijri Perpetual Calendar, or Muslim calendar, a feat of miniaturization that was awarded the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) in the Innovation category in 2020.

Return Flight

Longines brings back the famous \"Majetek\" pilot watch from 1935 with a 43-mm case and new bezel system.

Black Capsule

On January 31, Carl F. Bucherer unveiled five new versions of some of its most popular models in a different cosmopolitan city on the same day - each city having played an important role for the three generations of the Bucherer family over the past 135 years.

Touchdown in Le Locle

Aaron Charles Rodgers (born Dec. 2, 1983) is a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).

Flat Floor

Just three months after Bulgari had unveiled the world's latest thinnest watch, the 1.8-mm Octo Finissimo Ultra (Ref. 103611), Richard Mille set a new world record with the RM UP-01 Ferrari (in 2021, Ferrari and Richard Mille had announced a multi-year partnership agreement).

Tourbillon Waltz

On June 26, 1801, Abraham-Louis Breguet (Jan. 10, 1747 Sept. 17, 1823) was granted a patent for a new type of regulator.

Tudor's Tool Watch Is Back

Two years ago, Tudor started to quietly decommission its ETApowered Heritage Ranger from 2014, perhaps one of its most quintessential time-only models that had first appeared in the collection in the 1960s.

License To Dive

Underwater explorers and frogmen play as prominent a role in the history of Omega's dive watches as do the seahorse and the world's most famous secret agent.

HEART-STOPPING MOMENTS

The TAG Heuer Autavia embodies the excitement of 1960s motorsports and the optimism of the time. The new 2022 models reflect the Autavia's beginnings as a cockpit instrument and build on this history.

The Lasting Influence of The Nineties

A look back at the decade that saw an industry recover from crisis and steady itself at the cusp of a new millennium.

In Pursuit Of Perpetual Perfection

Rolls-Royce meets A. Lange & Söhne, JaegerLeCoultre, H. Moser & Cie., Parmigiani Fleurier, Greubel Forsey and Purnell.

Sartorial & Skeletonized

The new Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Skeleton grows the hit luxury sports watch collection and gives a revered but old-fashioned technique a fresh new look.

Advanced Flight Instruments

IWC maintains not only one of the largest fleets of pilot watches, the Schaffhausen-based manufacturer now also offers an impressive choice of materials for one of its most popular models, the 41-mm Pilot's Chronograph.

A Passion for the Past

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

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.

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.

Homecoming

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

#20

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

Travel Essentials

Parmigiani's new Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante (Ref: PFC9051020001-100182) combines a complex movement with simplicity and purism.

Christie's Hong Kong to Present The Champion Collection, Part III: The Artistry of Complications

The May 24 sale includes 71 lots representing seven brands.

Celebrating A Classic

In 2022, the American watchmaker's 30th anniversary, RGM added a striking blue dial version of its vintage-inspired Model 600. We went hands on with the bicompax pilots' chronograph.

А Taste Of the Rainbow

It's no longer black, blue or green. In recent years, the watch industry has undoubtedly developed a taste for colorful executions. A look at some of the most recent releases.

50 Years of Making Things Better

In 2022, Porsche Design is paying tribute to some of its most iconic product creations. Among them is a faithful a re-edition of “the first all-black chronograph” from 1972, the legendary Chronograph 1.

Ultra Deep

In 2019, Omega's first Ultra Deep prototype watch made history when three watches reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, as part of a mission led by explorer Victor Vescovo.

FASTER, FASTEST

Zenith built the El Primero, the world's most accurate chronograph, in 1969. But now the manufacture has increased its beat frequency from 1/10th to 1/100th of a second. We took a look at what the fastest mechanical watch can do with its many facets.