TAG Heuer unveiled a Special Edition of its Carrera Calibre 5 as a tribute to boxing legend Muhammad Ali. The new TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 5 “Ring Master” Tribute to Muhammad Ali was inspired by the famous Heuer Ring-Master watch currently on display in the TAG Heuer museum. The original…
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What is a color? The perception we have of a reflection of light on a surface. What is black, as perceived by human eye? It is the opposite of color. Black is an achromatic color, literally a color without hue. Black is a surface that reflects or emits only very low light and that…
Longines has done a good job at playing the heritage game in recently years, effectively leveraging its history to produce fantastic, vintage-inspired pieces through its heritage line. Watches like the beloved Legend Diver, the Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph, and the recent Longines Railroad. Now, Longines is tapping into that history…
Watch cases come in many shapes other than round, but few boast the complexity of the rectangular, swiveling case of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. WatchTime contributor Jeff Kingston visits Jaeger-LeCoultre’smanufacture in Le Sentier, Switzerland, and meets with Stéphane Belmont, the brand’s director of marketing and creation, who takes us through some of the important…
The Pontos S Diver which introduced in 2013, has since become one of the most popular watches in Maurice Lacroix’s catalogue. Retro-inspired yet undoubtedly modern, the Pontos S is its own watch, one that is not bogged down by attempts to emulate the Submariner or any other iconic, historical dive…
Today’s wind down is a little bittersweet. Sweet because it’s an absolutely gorgeous day here in Melbourne, bitter because we have more than a light case of FOMO. Right now, despite the weather, we’d much rather be hanging out in rainy London with all the cool kids at Salon QP….
Worn & wound’s second annual Wind^Up watch fair has come and gone, and man, it was a whirlwind! Over 15,000 of you showed up to New York’s Chelsea Market to enjoy the wide array of brands on display, from enthusiast favorites Autodromo and Stevral to newcomers Klokers and Farer. We’d…
It is quite literally endless for the choice of dive watches. There are thousands of good, very good, or extremely good dive watches out there. There are also plenty of so-so dive watches, so it is very possible to lose track of what’s what in this popular category. Thus, we…
Chicago-based Astor+Banks is a new brand that concentrates on affordable watches with a military-style design. Generally speaking, brands describe their watches with some pretty highfalutin language. I mean, who can blame them? If they don’t do it, who will? Nevertheless, it was refreshing to see Astor + Banks of Chicago…
Are you interested in watch? Do you want to know much about some watchmaking knowledge? Well, here’s video will take you into the Swiss Watchmaking school! Timepiece expert and WatchTime contributor Jeff Kingston visits the École Technique in Le Sentier, in Switzerland’s Vallée de Joux, one of five watchmaking schools in the…