WatchTime August 2018

BASELWORLD 2018

• A NEW WORLD By Roger Ruegger | Baselworld 2018 may have been significantly smaller (and shorter) than in previous years, but the show certainly made up for it with an exceptional range of new watches – quite a lot of them more budget-friendly than in previous years.
• THE NEW WATCHES Thirty-two pages of watches from the world’s biggest watch fair
• TALKING WITH JEAN-CLAUDE BIVER AND GEORGE BAMFORD By Logan R. Baker | We catch up with Jean-Claude Biver and George Bamford at Baselworld about the TAG Heuer Monaco Bamford and each other.

TESTS & REVIEWS

• TIME MACHINE By Jens Koch | The Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 transports us into the future of mechanical timekeeping with its in-house-developed 10-day movement and its complex design.
• THE SPIRIT OF ’68 By Logan R. Baker and Mark Bernardo | We review the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Memovox and the Polaris Chronograph released at SIHH in January.
• ORIS CHRONORIS DATE By Alexander Krupp | The latest version of Oris’s racing watch, the Chronoris Date, has no timing function. Is this good or bad?
• THREE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION By Martina Richter | Inspired by the Nomos Autobahn’s unusual name, we drove along its namesake, the German autobahn, to the city of Glashütte, where we tested the watch prior to its Baselworld debut.

FEATURES

• THE GMT EVOLUTION By Logan R. Baker | Stephen Forsey of Greubel Forsey discusses one of his most influencial timepieces.
• BUILDING THE FOUNDATION By Mark Bernardo | We look at five brands that are taking a slow and steady approach to building in-house movements.
• THE RETURN OF FAVRE-LEUBA By Logan R. Baker | The second-oldest watch brand is making its presence felt by embracing the past.
• LUXURY IN STEEL By Jens Koch | Patek Philippe introduced the Nautilus in 1976. Since then, it’s become one of the brand’s most sought-after watches.
• DE BETHUNE’S NEW (OLD) LOOK By Logan R. Baker | A change in ownership at De Bethune doesn’t mean a shift in the brand’s ideals.
• THREE ORIGINALS FROM GLASHÜTTE By Jens Koch | Glashütte Original continues the time-honored tradition of the famous German watchmaking city with the Senator, Vintage and Pano collections.

DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS

• PUBLISHER’S LETTER
• EDITOR’S LETTER
• ON WATCHTIME.COM A glimpse at what’s on our site to keep you up to date on the latest watch news.
• WORLD OF WATCHTIME See the global reach of WatchTime and its partners.
• READERS’ FORUM
• WATCHTALK Timepieces from Patek Philippe, Longines, Bremont, Junghans, Bovet and more
• WATCHLIST American Microbrands
• FACETIME A photo mélange of readers and their watches
• THE LAST WORD Roger Ruegger talks with Wilhelm Schmid, CEO, A. Lange & Söhne.