The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, begins with the new moon on January 29, 2025, marking the start of the Year of the Wood Snake. It follows the Year
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The slogan on Protek’s website says that the company is making ‘all terrain watches,’ which is hitting the nail on the head. Ever since its foundation, ProTek has been focusing
This year, not only the firm Nautische Instrumente Mühle-Glashütte celebrates its 30th anniversary, but so does the quartz marine chronometer of the independent Glashütte-based family business. The two are inextricably
When Formula 1 celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025, TAG Heuer will once again be the Official Timekeeper and Partner of the sporting event. As already announced in the fall
The Swiss watch brand kicks off the new year with a second collaboration with The Muppets and the release of the ProPilot X Miss Piggy Edition (Ref. 01 531 7796
In Part I of “Making a Case for Collecting Quartz” (February 2023 WatchTime), we focused on how this then innovative technology came to life and the pioneers that contributed to
2022 saw the release of Seiko’s most faithful adaptation of the 6105-8000 from 1968 to date, the predecessor of the asymmetrical “Captain Willard” from 1970 with its chunky crown guard
Photography by Masahiro Okamura Text & Editing by Yuzo TakeishiArticle first published in the November 2024 issue of Chronos Japan It’s been one year since Orient Star launched M Collections,
In 1983, a Challenge Diver from Citizen was found on an Australian beach. As a result of having been submerged in the Pacific Ocean for several years, the Japanese dive
Mühle-Glashütte ends its 30th anniversary celebrations on a high note with an exciting addition to the Teutonia collection. In 2004, the Glashütte-based family business created its vision of an elegant
Michel Parmigiani, founder and Master Watchmaker of Parmigiani Fleurier, explains, “Calendars are a radiography of civilizations. It’s something magical because the calendar comes from the observation of humans as well
Since 1845, companies in Glashütte, Germany, have been known for the construction of accurate timepieces. By 1886, they began specializing in marine chronometers, which were regarded as the pinnacle of
As we approach the end of the year, the editorial team at WatchTime is reflecting on many of the standout timepieces that defined 2024. This year, watchmakers from across the
The Nomos Ahoi is the sporty sibling of the classic and dressy Tangente. The version we tested, the Nomos Ahoi Date Atlantic, has a dark blue colored dial, which is
Quartz: It once held a great promise to the watch industry. This innovative new technology would make it possible to create wristwatches that could tell time with unbelievable accuracy. The technology
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