WatchTime April 2022

REVIEWS: TUDOR BLACK BAY CERAMIC – OMEGA SEAMASTER 300 MASTER – IWC BIG PILOT 43

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IWC, Omega, Seiko, Tudor

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Feature, Interview, Knowledge, Review, Watchmakers

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WatchTime April 2022

TESTS & REVIEWS

LEVELING UP

 

By Roger Ruegger | Oris has teamed up with WatchTime’s sister

publication Chronos to create a highly limited version of its no-date

Divers Sixty-Five model, powered by the brand’s latest

in-house movement.

MARK III

By Alexander Krupp | With the latest version from 2021, Omega

continues to offer an attractive reinterpretation of its first true dive

watch from 1957, but has also incorporated some unexpected

changes. We take a closer look at the new Seamaster 300 Co-Axial

Master Chronometer.

 

5-STAR FLIGHT EXPERIENCE

By Roger Ruegger | With the launch of the Spirit Collection in 2020,

Longines paid tribute to pioneering aviators. Last year, it introduced

the first two Spirit watches in titanium, and, more importantly, sans

date window. We took the 42-mm version on a proverbial test flight.

 

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

By Jens Koch | IWC reduced the size of its Big Pilot’s Watch by 3

mm, cleaned up the dial and installed a new in-house movement.

Does this model make the grade? We took it apart to find out.

 

GOIN’ TO SURF CITY

By Mark Bernardo | Bulova channels a beachside vibe with its

colorful, retro-style Chronograph A, nicknamed the “Surfboard.”

We hung loose with it for a wrist review.

 

BEST OF THE ’80s

By Roger Ruegger | In 2021, Doxa added the latest member to its

already extensive dive watch catalog, the 1980s-inspired Doxa Sub

600T with a rather unique angular case design. We went hands-on

with a pre-production model.

 

EXPEDITION COMPANION

By Alexander Krupp | The robust and functional Norqain

Adventure Neverest GMT can certainly be imagined on Mount

Everest, but its good everyday qualities are equally appealing.

 

WELCOME TO THE CLUB …

By Martina Richter | … the club of amply dimensioned steel watches

with a fixed connection between the case and the bracelet. Nomos

Glashütte creates a fluent connection in its largest and sportiest

model. We tested the new version of the Club Sport Neomatik prior

to its market launch.

 

BLACK MAGIC

By Martina Richter | The new Black Bay Ceramic shows Tudor’s

technical expertise and independence. For the first time, a Tudor

has been certified as a Master Chronometer and incorporates

black ceramic parts. We tested this modern sports watch

in daily life.

 

FEATURES

 

TRADITION MEETS COMPLICATION

By Mark Bernardo | Panerai has finally added a perpetual

calendar to its lineup and it’s designed with the Florentine

brand’s historical DNA at the forefront.

 

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME

By Mark Bernardo | Parmigiani Fleurier’s grand finale for its

25th anniversary year in 2021 is a unique piece that fuses its

founder’s legendary restoration prowess with an avant-garde

decorative technique taking inspiration from nature.