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Watch Wiki — A 'Watchpedia' about the Best Watches and Watch Brands in the World     Watch Brands & Watch Manufacturers     Watches     Watch Movements     Watch Knowledge · Lexicon · Biographies The web encyclopedia Watch Wiki presents an abundance of information about top quality wristwatches and the most prestigious watch companies which produce them. With emphasis on high class mechanical watches and covering the best timepieces and their manufacturers in the first place, this watch wiki suits as reading matter for the connoisseur of this fascinating species of watches. So one could call it a special "Wikipedia for Watches". Here you can find an abundance of details about the leading watch brands and the best timepieces of the world, but also background reports about watch history and about the famous watchmakers and their career. The comprehensive database can easily be searched via an extremely powerful engine, which generates alphabetical and category-grouped lists in seconds. This website is also very useful as a handy shopping guide, because it is very fast, neutral, independant and provides important background information. New total numbers: 6,699 pages, including 2,591 articles.

Top 10: Most Popular Watch Brands and Models This listing reflects the actual rank in the page statistics: Top 10 Brands TAG Heuer A. Lange & Söhne Breitling IWC Jaeger-LeCoultre Zenith Rolex Chronoswiss Omega Nomos Top 10 Models Breitling Navitimer Audemars Piguet Royal Oak A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Omega Speedmaster Professional Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner Longines Lindbergh TAG Heuer Carrera Breitling Superocean Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Sea-Dweller 4000 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Roger Dubuis Company Portrait © All rights by Roger Dubuis Top 10 of the Watch Videos Blancpain Carrousel Volant Une Minute Video, 4:21 Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Equation of Time Video, 6 parts F. P. Journe manufacture visit video, 7:00 (fr.) Hautlence HLq Video, 2:54 Greubel Forsey company portrait video, 5:59 (engl.) Montblanc Star Nicolas Rieussec Monopusher Chronograph Video, 3:14 Zenith El Primero Video, 2:51 Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'Art "Les Masques 2007" Video, 5:30 Audemars Piguet AP escapement video, 3:39 IWC Video 140 Years, 6:01 In the News Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Chronographe becomes "Watch of the Year 2008" The highly interesting new horological development Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Chronographe with "two-swing-calibre" and Seconde Foudroyante has been elected "Watch of the Year 2008" on Apr. 6th 2008. And it deserves it because of its high performance in an area of classical watchmaking. Outside the fashionable trends of clunky dial and case design it represents a quiet and noble style. >>> more >>> Futurististic Chronograph wirh Tourbillon by Audemars Piguet On the SIHH 2008 Audemars Piguet presented this avant-garde concept version of the Royal Oak: an extra light handwound chronograph with tourbillon, where both, the case and the movement, are wrought from carbon. Case diameter: 44 mm, bezel front side from ceramic, rear from titanium with black PVD. Newly developed handwound calibre AP 2895, consisting of 384 parts and with the considerable power reserve of 237 hours. >>> more >>> Novelty by A. Lange & Söhne at this year's SSIH With the tourbillon version of the classic Cabaret the top manufacture A. Lange & Söhne from Glashütte presents once again a world premiere of first range: the first, patented design of a tourbillon with stop seconds — an invention which is not only elaborate, but is also very practical in everyday use. In the whole more than 200-year history of tourbillons it has still not been possible to stop the watch immediately to the second. This problem is for the first time solved satisfactorily in the new model of A. Lange. >>> more >>> Preliminary report about TAG Heuer at the Baselworld 2008 After the new, 2007 presented Series "Grand Carrera" TAG Heuer comes up with two interesting new models at the Baselworld 2008, both limitied: the hot-blooded sports chronograph TAG Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 17 RS2 Limited Edition with rotation system and black case made of titanium Grade 2, and the equally black hand-wound watch TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1 Limited Edition, which carries an unusual, visually appealing pocket watch movement. Three new sports watches by TAG Heuer in the range "Grand Carrera" As tribute to the legendary sports watch Carrera from 1964 TAG Heuer has brought out three high-class sports watches under the title "Grand Carrera", whose principal items are the newly developed movements "Calibre RS": the first mechanical movements with rotation system indication. Here are the new models: TAG Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 6 RS · TAG Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 8 RS Grande-Date GMT · TAG Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 17 RS Chronograph. New sports chronograph by Rainer Brand Finally also Rainer Brand offers a hot-blooded sports watch, i.e. the newly appeared exclusive special edition Rainer Brand Kerala Sport E Chronograph. The watch was inspired by the junior boss of the Eibach Fahrzeugtechnik (a chassis supplier of all of the important sportscar manufacturers as well as the formula 1) and is characterized by a special dial design with carbon structure (alternatively silver or black), which invokes resemblances to rapid sports car technology... >>> more >>>

Watch Wiki News New articles and changes are always listed up-to-date here. Clicking on the shortened link leads directly to the right spot. Tweets von @WatchWiki Inside Watch Wiki Now also fit for mobile devices 10.2.2016: At last the Watch Wiki adapts also to mobile devices. Either automatically, or you can use the link at the page bottom: "Mobile view" (or "Desktop" to get back). Important CMS upgrade 4.2.2016: The Mediawiki CMS by which the Watch Wiki is powered has been successfully upgraded. Now we have a much faster access and a modern look. Much better video quality 9.10.2015: At last the translation work is finished and the texts are now completely in English. We will now turn our attention to adding new and completing already existing articles. The quality of the embedded videos has been improved considerably. As with usual YouTube playback, you can now choose your own desired resolution. 10 million pageviews 1.4.2015: We have reached 10 million pageviews! Over 6 million pageviews 3.2.2014: Watch Wiki has reached more than 6 million pageviews. Our translation work (translating the German Uhren Wiki into English) is progressing. There are now more than 2.000 articles. Over 3 million pageviews 5.4.2012: Watch Wiki has reached more than 3 million pageviews. Our translation work (translating the German Uhren Wiki into English) is progressing. The number of articles has encreased to 1,880. New portal "Watch Videos" 18.3.2012: As fifth portal the wiki portal "watch videos" has been added. It has been completed today. Well, then just have a look into it! >>> Wiki news archive >>> Remarkable Current Models Temption CM-06 © Temption Automatic Sinn 657 Top quality at a still unbeaten price/performance ratio Temption CM-03 - Temption CM-06 Consistent and courageous realization of an independent and credible product philosophy Bell & Ross BR 02 Pink Gold Synthesis of instrument watch and style Hand winding TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1 Limited Edition First Carrera with manual winding since 1996 Sinn 6100 Klassik B A regulator of a special kind, with interesting movement Audemars Piguet Millenary Deadbeat Seconds 26091 Attractive design meets watchmaking innovation Hand winding ultra flat Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Watch aesthetics in pure culture, an authentic product of a manufacture Piaget Altiplano 40 mm The same, only from a competing provider Chronographs - self-winding Hublot Big Bang Jean-Claude Biver has once again shown all Sinn U1000 Diver's chronograph - Sinn 756 Diapal UTC - Sinn 757 Highest quality by Sinn to a still unbeaten price/performance ratio TAG Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 36 RS Caliper Concept watch High-quality manufacture movement measures 1/10 sec mechanically, the whole thing with a striking exterior garnish Rainer Brand Kerala Sport E The insider tip manufacturer keeps delivering authentic quality Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore "Safari" Perhaps the most beautiful model in the successful series of the Royal Oak Offshore Breitling Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon © Breitling Chronographs - manual winding Breitling Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon A real "object of desire", luxury chronograph with tourbillon A. Lange & Söhne Datograph-Perpetual Watchmaking art from Glashütte par excellence World Timers / Watches with Additional Time Zone Sinn 6000 Finanzplatzuhr - Sinn 6066 Successful model for stock market jobbers and other friends of complications Guinand World Time Watch WZU-5 Helmut Sinn knows how to astonish experts even in his 90's Girard-Perregaux ww.tc - Financial World timer with class, style and manufacture know-how Watches with Repetition Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Minutenrepetition Springende Stunde Audemars Piguet keeps loyal to its long tradition of elaborate repetitions Vacheron Constantin Tour de L'Ile © Vacheron Constantin Watches with Perpetual Calendar Audemars Piguet Millenary Tradition d'Excellence 5 Newly developed escapement concept, attractively packaged Girard-Perregaux Laureato Evo 3 Chronograph Ewiger Kalender Sportiness meets haute horlogerie Astronomical Watches - self-winding Vacheron Constantin Tour de L'Ile Showpiece of the oldest manufacture, presented at the 250-year jubilee Astronomical Watches - manual winding Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon Ref. 5002 Invaluable — but we may all wonder A. Lange & Söhne Große Lange 1 "Luna Mundi" 2 Uhren Watch art at its absolute peak, but this time from Germany

Watch Wiki — A 'Watchpedia' about the Best Watches and Watch Brands in the World

• The web encyclopedia Watch Wiki presents an abundance of information about top quality wristwatches and the most prestigious watch companies which produce them.

• With emphasis on high class mechanical watches and covering the best timepieces and their manufacturers in the first place, this watch wiki suits as reading matter for the connoisseur of this fascinating species of watches. So one could call it a special "Wikipedia for Watches".

• Here you can find an abundance of details about the leading watch brands and the best timepieces of the world, but also background reports about watch history and about the famous watchmakers and their career.

• The comprehensive database can easily be searched via an extremely powerful engine, which generates alphabetical and category-grouped lists in seconds.

• This website is also very useful as a handy shopping guide, because it is very fast, neutral, independant and provides important background information.

Watch Brands & Watch Manufacturers

Watches

Watch Movements

Watch Knowledge · Lexicon · Biographies

New total numbers: 6,699 pages, including 2,591 articles.

Watch Wiki News
New articles and changes are always listed up-to-date here. Clicking on the shortened link leads directly to the right spot. Tweets von @WatchWiki

Inside Watch Wiki

Now also fit for mobile devices 10.2.2016: At last the Watch Wiki adapts also to mobile devices. Either automatically, or you can use the link at the page bottom: "Mobile view" (or "Desktop" to get back). Important CMS upgrade 4.2.2016: The Mediawiki CMS by which the Watch Wiki is powered has been successfully upgraded. Now we have a much faster access and a modern look. Much better video quality 9.10.2015: At last the translation work is finished and the texts are now completely in English. We will now turn our attention to adding new and completing already existing articles. The quality of the embedded videos has been improved considerably. As with usual YouTube playback, you can now choose your own desired resolution. 10 million pageviews 1.4.2015: We have reached 10 million pageviews! Over 6 million pageviews 3.2.2014: Watch Wiki has reached more than 6 million pageviews. Our translation work (translating the German Uhren Wiki into English) is progressing. There are now more than 2.000 articles. Over 3 million pageviews 5.4.2012: Watch Wiki has reached more than 3 million pageviews. Our translation work (translating the German Uhren Wiki into English) is progressing. The number of articles has encreased to 1,880. New portal "Watch Videos" 18.3.2012: As fifth portal the wiki portal "watch videos" has been added. It has been completed today. Well, then just have a look into it! >>> Wiki news archive >>>