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WatchTime New York - Event Marks Milestone 10th Anniversary with Record Attendance and World-First Timepiece Reveals
| 2025-10-20 |     |
The 10th anniversary edition of WatchTime New York, North America’s premier watch collector event, concluded on a high note yesterday at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall. The tenth annual watch enthusiast event, held October 17-19, drew record attendance from collectors, enthusiasts, and watch industry leaders for three days of exhibitions and exclusive experiences.
Produced by WatchTime Magazine, the milestone event featured a record 44 exhibiting brands and attracted over 2,700 visitors in 2025, solidifying its reputation as the anchor of New York Watch Week and a global “bucket list” destination for lovers of fine watchmaking.
Highlights from this year’s edition included the world premiere of the Ulysse Nardin Freak S Enamel, and the opportunity for first hands-on looks at the Glashütte Original PanoMaticLunar 180th Anniversary Edition, the URWERK UR-10 Spacemeter, and dozens of other notable novelties from leading maisons that also included Armin Strom, Arnold & Son, Artisans de Genève, ArtyA, Bell & Ross, Bianchet, Blancpain, Breguet, Carl Suchy & Söhne, Chopard, Chronoswiss, Citizen, Cyrus Genève, Czapek, Fears, Fortis, Frédérique Constant, G-Shock, Gérald Charles, Greubel Forsey, Hautlence, HYT, H. Moser & Cie., Konstantin Chaykin, Laurent Ferrier, Leica, L.Leroy, Massena LAB, MB&F, MING, Moritz Grossmann, Norqain, Oris, Parmigiani Fleurier, Piaget, Ressence, RGM, Sarpaneva, Voutilainen, Zeitwinkel, and Zenith, many among them first-time exhibitors.
Sara Orlando, Publisher, WatchTime Magazine
“From day one, our aim was simple: to bring watch lovers into the same room as the brands and makers they revere. The tenth edition of WatchTime New York underscores how deeply that idea resonates, and each year, WatchTime New York continues to educate, inspire, and connect a truly global watch community—right here in New York City.”
The sold-out Friday VIP opening night cocktail reception once again served as a highlight of the weekend, gathering collectors, executives, and watchmakers from across the world in Gotham Hall’s iconic rotunda. Guests enjoyed the open bar, as well as custom cocktails provided by returning presenting partner Wempe. The party was followed by a special 10th Anniversary Dinner, a WatchTime New York first that offered a rare opportunity to engage in intimate conversations with top watch industry figures and editors from WatchTime Magazine over a three-course meal on the Gotham Hall mezzanine. Saturday and Sunday saw two more days of exhibitions and opportunities for mingling under the Gotham Hall rotunda, in the new downstairs lounge, and the independent’s lounge on the mezzanine. Throughout the days, attendees also enjoyed tastings, including wines from Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Bruichladdich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, and a curated selection of craft beers courtesy of Glashütte Original. Guests also enjoyed the opportunity to create their own custom watch straps at the Jean Rousseau bespoke watch strap bar.
Roger Ruegger, Editor-in-Chief, WatchTime Magazine
"In journalism you usually try to avoid superlatives, but considering the passion and knowledge of our attending collectors and the level of brands engaging with them during the 10th edition of WatchTIme New York, it's almost impossible to not recognize this as the leading luxury watch show in the most important market of the world."
Brand executives and master watchmakers from across the globe were in attendance throughout the weekend, personally greeting enthusiasts and showcasing their latest timepiece creations, including Vincent Brasesco of Breguet; Kikuo Ibe of G-SHOCK, Jean-Baptiste Maillard of Chopard USA, Patrick Pruniaux of Ulysse Nardin, Xavier de Roquemaurel of Czapek, Bertrand Meylan of H. Moser & Cie., Kari Voutilainen of Voutilainen, Guido Terreni of Parmigiani Fleurier, Christine Hutter of Moritz Grossmann, Rodolfo Bianchet of Bianchet, William Massena of Massena LAB, Carlos Rosillo of Bell & Ross, Albert Edelmann of Zeitwinkel, Mirko Bertolucci of Cyrus, Roland Murphy of RGM, Benoit de Clerck of Zenith, and Michel Nydegger of Greubel Forsey. The event also saw actor and director Fred Savage return to WatchTime New York, who attended both Friday’s VIP Opening Night and Saturday’s exhibition day to explore the latest in contemporary horology alongside fellow enthusiasts.
Carlos Rosillo, CEO and Co-Founder, Bell & Ross: "The ancient Greeks had three kinds of time: Chronos (lin-ear), Aion (cyclical), and Kairos (the timely moment), when everything aligns. For me, Kairos is the most meaningful kind. A watch can measure time, but can it capture that perfect moment? This WatchTime New York event contributes to creating that perfect moment for watch collectors through the quality of the organization, the wonderful venue at Gotham Hall, and the generosity and magic touch of the WatchTime team."
Benoit de Clerck, CEO, Zenith: “It is a real pleasure for us at ZENITH to take part in WatchTime New York as the event marks its 10th anniversary, a moment that resonates beautifully with our own 160-year journey in fine watchmaking. Watchtime New York brings the watch community together in a truly unique way, offering an inspiring platform for collectors and enthusiasts to engage directly with brands and celebrate the creativity and craftsmanship that define our industry. Presenting our new DEFY Zero G and our special Anniversary edition G.F.J Calibre 135 here is a proud moment for us, as it reflects both our heritage of innovation and our ongoing commitment to share the passion for mechanical watchmaking with new generations.”
A Decade of WatchTime New York
Since its debut in 2015, WatchTime New York has evolved from a pioneering collector event into the anchor of New York City’s unofficial watch week, and a key on the global watch calendar and. The show’s first-of-its-kind consumer-facing format, which offered collectors direct access to top watch brands in an inclusive, conversational environment, has inspired similar gatherings around the world and cemented the event’s legacy as a cornerstone of contemporary watch culture.
About WatchTime
WatchTime was founded in New York City in 1999 by the Ebner Publishing Group of Ulm, Germany. Ebner is a diversified publishing company and Europe’s leading publisher of consumer watch magazines. WatchTime has sister magazines in Germany, Poland, Korea, Japan, China, and India. Since its launch, WatchTime has become a worldwide authority and America’s no. 1 watch magazine, written for those who are interested in fine wristwatches. WatchTime’s mission is to explore and celebrate fine wristwatches and watch culture. The magazine (and watchtime.com) covers all aspects of fine timepieces: the watches themselves; the companies and countries that manufacture them; and the community of watch lovers who design, manufacture, wear, and appreciate them.
WatchTime is published bi-monthly by a staff of American and European watch journalists and watch experts. Each issue offers a balanced mix of informative and entertaining articles for the watch aficionado, covering a wide range of topics, including reviews of specific watches; objective watch tests; in-depth reports on watch technology, design, and history; watch company profiles; provocative interviews with prominent watch people like movie/TV/and sports celebrities, collectors, and watch industry power players; interesting and offbeat items from around the watch world, and more.
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