This is the all-black version of the watch that won the top prize at the prestigious Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve in 2011. The case and lugs are made of sandblasted, oxidized zirconium. The DB28’s triangle-shaped bridge is unique to De Bethune, as are the self-regulating twin barrel, silicon/white gold balance, balance-spring with flat terminal curve, […]

Exclusive photos of the Ref. 5980/1R Men’s Nautilus Chronograph and more from our visit to their office...

What better watch to gift on Valentine’s Day than one with hands that form a subtle heart shape when they meet. The Bovet Récital 11 Miss Alexandra accomplishes this with unusually shaped hour and minute hands that form a heart every hour just before they intersect. They stand out against a decorated dial of guilloched […]

Chopard put together an out-of-the box, event for Chopard’s VIPs, in town for Art Basel Miami, except that we did not know where we were going or where we would end up. Chopard mysteriously requested we meet in black-tie, at the docks of the Mandarin Oriental Miami, where we would be taken by boat to undisclosed location on a the Miami River.

Exclusive photos of the Platinum GMT, the Double Tourbillon Asymétrique and more from our visit to their office...

Paneristas have a lot to look forward to when Panerai’s new introductions, launched at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in January, hit the stores. The star of the show this year was the Panerai Radiomir Pocket Watch 3 Days Oro Rosso (there is also an Oro Bianco – so, both red and white […]

The Toric Resonance 3 is a hand-wound minute repeater with several distinguishing features. What you notice first is the large date. Parmigiani says it is the largest instantaneous date display in the watch world, measuring 5.9mm wide – 2.9mm for each numeral. These large numerals require huge amounts of energy to activate and then stop […]

The boutique in the prestigious ski town is the brand's 10th in North America...

The newest addition to the Manero collection is a unique combination of chronograph and perpetual calendar...

The timepieces of F.P. Journe, known as “the watchmaker’s watchmaker” are widely sought after, with only the lucky few able to obtain one out of his very limited production. François-Paul Journe himself has therefore found a most equitable way to distribution his 10 Years Anniversary Tourbillon – by draw. With one watch only per each […]

Hublot chairman Jean-Claude Biver and Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd hosted a night out at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center last night, home of the Nets basketball team. The event was a dinner and opportunity to meet Biver, and was held for watch fans, TimeZone members, “Hublotistas” and many fellow watch executives who attended as friends of […]

Creating annual calendar and perpetual calendars is a special challenge, because there is so much information to place on a dial: day, date, month, and in the case of the perpetual calendar, leap year indicator, and there is often a power reserve and a moonphase indicator. These watches demonstrate completely new ways of presenting this […]

The Top Chef judge frequently wears this classic Rolex model...

For those who remember the thrilling Bi-Frequence 1000, with the Villeret movement that measured elapsed times to 1/1000th of a second, this is a similar, more accessible version. It measures elapsed intervals to 100th of a second according to the same principle, with the newly developed Montblanc/Minerva Caliber MB M66.25. It vibrates at a frequency […]

The latest edition of the Grande Seconde SW, this Jaquet Droz timepiece features a stunning Côtes de Genève-decorated dial...

Ultra-thin watches are an important trend in high watchmaking at the moment, and Cartier’s extraordinary new model in this category, introduced at the SIHH in Geneva, is the elegant Ballon Bleu Extra Flat.