IWC Joins WatchTime for Ingenieur Launch Event at New York Boutique
Last year, IWC Schaffhausen opened its flagship boutique on New York’s Madison Avenue with a celebrity-filled gala. On Tuesday night, the boutique played host to the United States launch of the brand’s re-tooled Ingenieur line of sports watches, co-hosted by IWC and WatchTime.The evening drew more than 50 guests, including watch collectors and diehard fans of the brand, both to experience the boutique’s unique ambiance and to view the new Ingenieur watches, unveiled in Geneva at the SIHH watch fair back in January. ( covered the first of the new models, inspired by the brand’s new partnership with the Mercedes Petronas racing team, the Ingenieuer Chrono Racer. For photos of other watches in the revamped Ingenieur collection, check out Alexander Linz’s SIHH report on IWC at our sister blog, Watch-Insider.)WatchTime editor-in-chief Joe Thompson spoke briefly to the crowd to introduce IWC’s North American president Gianfranco D’Attis, who was rais

HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 64
We discuss the interesting story of the terrorist's Casio, my hands-on review of the Devon Tread 1, and some other flights of fancy.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 64 here.

65th Anniversary Sub-Updated Kermit on Jubilee?
I would love to see an updated Kermit with the ceramic bezel and on the Jubilee.Both date and no-date versions would be nice. If only I were a photoshop sleuth...........

Five years since I bought a watch... Explorer 1 vs Milgauss
Okay. It's been five years since I bought a watch. For me this is a big deal.I'm toying and torn between an Explorer 1 and a blue Milgauss.On the one hand we have understatement on the other we have blue, green and orange. I like both.It'll be a daily wearer, it'll get a bit wet and I won't fret if there's a scratch or two ... stuff happens.Views and reviews from long-term owners of either welcome. Let the enablement begin.PS: other watches of note in the box are a Mark XV pilot from IWC and a PAM372, although this latter may be the sacrifice to sanity and economics.

Why does the GMT Master II not have a lume-pip on the bezel?
This has always baffled me, the rotation of the bezel legibility is just as important as it is on the Submariner.