Daily Archives: May 31, 2012

Watch Time News

• For Desperate Hours: Breitling’s New Emergency II May 22, 2013
  Breitling introduced its Breitling Emergency watch — the first wristwatch with a built-in emergency microtransmitter — in 1995. Since then, the watch has been worn and used by many professional pilots and has played a role in numerous search-and-rescue missions. At Baselworld 2013, Breitling introduced another world-first with its Emergency II, the first wat […]
  Mark Bernardo
• Longines Official Timekeeper at Preakness Stakes May 22, 2013
  At the conclusion of Oxbow’s upset victory at last weekend’s Preakness Stakes, Longines, the race’s official timekeeper and watch, ceremoniously awarded Oxbow’s owner, trainer and jockey with watches from the Longines Saint-Imier Collection in the winner’s circle at Maryland’s Pimlico Race Course. Juan-Carlos Capelli, vice president and head of international […]
  Jason Francisco
• IWC’s “For the Love of Cinema” at Cannes May 21, 2013
  IWC mingled with movie stars at the Cannes International Film Festival last weekend, hosting an exclusive “For the Love of Cinema” dinner on May 19th. About 200 guests were in attendance, including actors and “friends of the brand” Naomi Watts and Christoph Waltz. Hollywood screenwriter Alan Trustman, known for classic films such as “The Thomas […]
  Jason Francisco
• Video: How Harry Winston’s New Opus XIII Works May 21, 2013
  As per usual, Harry Winston generated a fair amount of buzz at the 2013 Baselworld watch fair with the latest timepiece in its haute-de-gamme Opus collection. This year’s piece, the Opus XIII, turned heads with its 242 functional rubies and unconventional time indication by means of tiny, pivoting markers around the dial. Developed in cooperation […]
  Mark Bernardo
• Your Chance to Win a Fossil Swiss Made Watch May 21, 2013
  Watch fans, be sure to follow us on Twitter at @watchtime for a chance to win a watch from Fossil’s new Swiss Made collection. To enter to win the Fossil watch pictured below, retweet the message shown HERE by Friday, May 24, 12PM (EST). The winner will be chosen at random from among the retweeters. In the meantime, learn more about […]
  Jason Francisco
• Watch Insider: My Top 10 Watches from Baselworld 2013 May 19, 2013
  The Baselworld 2013 watch fair has come to and end, and now, having seen and covered dozens of new watches on my blog, Watch-Insider.com, my colleagues at WatchTime have asked me to name my favorite new timepieces from this year’s show. Click here to see my top 10 watches from the most well-established brands. Keep […]
  Alexander Linz