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Interview Time: SD-09 Watches

Last year, we introduced a new microbrand called SD-09 Watches. The brand officially launched on Kickstarter, but the campaign was just short of reaching the funding goal. There was a lot of enthusiasm and inte... Read More...

Victorinox Swiss Army INOX Wristwatch Review

Victorinox Swiss Army INOX Watch Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu0shMDnrds The Victorinox Swiss Army I.N.O.X. is a great looking piece that can handle anything you throw at it - or throw it at. Victorinox tied an INOX to a helium ballo... Read More...

Rare Seiko Brightz SAGA081 JDM Radio Wave Control Solar Watch

Seiko Brightz SAGA081 Radio Wave Control Solar Watch Review

Being a Seiko enthusiast means access to hundreds of watch styles and configurations, but it also means the occasional feeling of being excluded... or exclusive (depending on which side of the pond you're on). JDM Seiko watches are a big topic of discussion fo... Read More...

Are Watches Good Gifts?

Do we think that watches are the perfect gift? Yes and no. If you're giving a watch to a person who isn't a serious watch enthusiast, then they will probably be overjoyed by your gift and appreciate it every... Read More...

Panerai Quick Release Strap Change System In-Depth Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcv2AKTWWFU This video gives a close-up look at Officine Panerai's incredible quick strap changing mechanism, allowing for easy watch strap swapping. The watch shown is a Lumi... Read More...

Jordan Belfort on Buying New Luxury Watches

If you don’t like money you can crumple it up and throw in a trash can, or you can buy a new luxury watch from an AD. If you like money don’t buy new, buy pre-owned and buy two! Shop KeepTheTime.com

Breitling Watch Company sold to CVC Capital Partners

Breitling Watch Co. Buyout by Private Equity Firm CVC

There have been reports of Breitling SA being up for sale and today the deal has been sealed. Bloomberg and Reuters reported that CVC Capital Partners added the Swiss watchmaker to their portfolio for around $8... Read More...

AVI-8 Hawker Hunter Watch: A Cockpit on Your Wrist

AVI-8 AV-4052 Hawker Hunter Watch Review: A Cockpit on Your Wrist

Some timekeepers like watches that look like military instrumentation. This is why the "inspired by aircraft instrument panel" thing has been done before by the likes of Trintec, Bell & Ross, etc - but we'v... Read More...

Seiko Wired X Metal Gear Solid The Phantom Pain Watch

Watch Identifier: Seiko WIRED Metal Gear Solid Watch Review

Seiko NextAge MGSV TPP Collaboration Watch Seiko manufactured this watch for a collaboration between Wired and the Metal Gear Solid video game franchise. It is modeled after a watch worn by the character Snake in The Phantom Pain from the 5th edition of the... Read More...

Ladies Patek Philippe Nautilus Rose Gold Diamond BEzel 7118/1200R-010

Watch Identifier: Ladies Patek Philippe Nautilus Watch in Rose Gold With Diamond Bezel Review

During our recent Baselworld trip, we wanted to scout out some special watches specifically for the ladies. I say "specifically" because all watches can be worn by ladies. If you've been a fan of KeepTheTime fo... Read More...

Louis Moinet Geograph Rainforest LM-24.30.56

Watch Identifier: Louis Moinet Geograph Rainforest Review

Louis Moinet, also known as the inventor of the chronograph, made a Geograph watch before. This one is different: Introducing the Geograph Rainforest. Limited edition with only 120 pieces in the world, the G... Read More...

Watch Identifier: Kerbedanz Koi Tourbillon Watch Review

Every so often, we get the chance to review or sell a watch that is difficult to take the eyes off. The Neuchatel produced Kerbedanz Koi is one such watch. It's gorgeous, stunning, mesmerizing, all the adjectives that describe distractive beauty. The Koi ha... Read More...

De Bethune DB29 Tourbillon Chronograph Watch

Watch Identifier: De Bethune DB29 Maxichrono Tourbillon Chronograph

When most watch manufacturers put a tourbillon movement in a wristwatch, they expose the movement right on the face of the watch for everyone to admire and drool over. Not De Bethune and especially not on the D... Read More...

HYT Watches H2 Iceberg White Gold | Baselworld Watch Review

The H2 is HYT's leap into combining their novel fluid mechanics technology with the elements of haute horlogerie. This intense hybrid was formed as a result of a partnership between HYT and APRP (Audemars Pigue... Read More...