Watch the 2019 GPHG Ceremony, Live From Geneva
Tonight ist the night: It’s time for the awards ceremony of the 2019 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), often described as the “Oscars of Watchmaking.” “The GPHG aims, in a…
Eight Must-Visit Watch Museums in Switzerland
There are, of course, many reasons to visit Switzerland, but if you are into watches, a Swiss trip should feel a bit like Heaven on Earth (for you, that is;…
37 Highlight Timepieces From the 37 Sponsoring Watch Brands at WatchTime New York
WatchTime New York 2019, the fifth edition of America’s luxury watch show, kicks off tonight, with a record number of sponsoring watch brands and a host of panels, activities, and…
IWC Marks an Aviation Anniversary with New Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Saint Exupéry Limited Edition
IWC Schaffhausen continues its partnership with the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation, founded by the family of the famed French pilot and author of Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince),…
Change of Course: Reviewing the IWC Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Chronograph
IWC’s Timezoner was developed to be an ideal travel companion. A quick spin of the bezel suffices to show a new time zone, and a built-in flyback chronograph makes this…
10 Highlights in the History of the Dive Watch
In the beginning, dive watches were pure tools: essential swimming buddies that helped keep divers on time and hence, well, alive. Today they’re something else: fashion statements, conversation pieces, rugged…
The Vortic Heritage Watch Builder Represents the Past, and the Future, of American Watchmaking
If you’re a longtime reader of WatchTime, you’re probably well aware of all the cool stuff that RT Custer and Vortic Watch Co. are up to at their workshop in…
Breguet Revives the Historic Type 20 Chronograph for Only Watch 2019
Earlier this morning, the biennial Only Watch charity auction officially revealed the 50 watches that will go up for sale on November 9, 2019. The Only Watch auction, hosted by…
Norton Motorcycles CEO Stuart Garner Talks Breitling Collaboration, Bonding with Georges Kern, and Watch Design
One of the first things that Breitling CEO Georges Kern did when he assumed his role back in the summer of 2017 was reinvent how the brand marketed itself. Some…
Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Hands-On with the Longines Heritage Military Watch
Last year, in a follow-up to the wide and favorable attention garnered by its Heritage 1945 piece from 2017, Longines released the newest member of its neo-vintage Heritage collection, the…