
{"id":1115,"date":"2016-12-29T13:35:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T19:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bernardwatch.com\/blog\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2023-07-19T12:30:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T17:30:40","slug":"watch-news-roundup-for-december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bernardwatch.com\/blog\/watch-news-roundup-for-december-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch News Roundup for December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernardwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/news-roundup-2016-december.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bernardwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/news-roundup-2016-december.jpg\" alt=\"Watch News December 2016\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a>Woah! \u00a0The watch blogs were alive this month, with some very interesting articles + a slew of new watch model announcements ahead of 2017&#8217;s Basil and SIHH Watch Exhibitions.<\/p>\n<h2>Cool!<\/h2>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hodinkee.com\/articles\/winterproof-polar-explorers-watches-they-wore-and-are-wearing\">Winterproof: Polar Explorers and the Watches They Wore (And Are Wearing)\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wristwatchreview.com\/2016\/12\/09\/interview-with-a-watchmaker-leo-padron\/\">Interview with a Watchmaker: Leo Padron<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hodinkee.com\/articles\/martin-guitar-two-millionth-rgm-introducing\">Martin Unveils Its Two Millionth Guitar, A Crazy Horology-Themed Creation With An RGM Watch In The Headstock<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ablogtowatch.com\/breguet-history-manufacture-visit\/\">Breguet Heritage: Hands-On Look At History, Manufacturing &amp; Watches<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.breitlingsource.com\/2016\/12\/14\/the-breitling-dc-3-circles-the-globe\/\">The Breitling DC-3 circles the globe<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fratellowatches.com\/cartier-visual-complications-sihh2017\/\">Cartier&#8217;s Visual Complications Today and Tomorrow<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fratellowatches.com\/visiting-nawcc-museum\/\">Visiting the NAWCC Museum in Columbia, Pennsylvania<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hodinkee.com\/articles\/untold-story-patek-philippe-generations-advertising-campaign\">The Untold Story Of Watchmaking&#8217;s Most Iconic Advertising Campaign: The &#8220;Generations&#8221; Campaign Of Patek Philippe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fratellowatches.com\/rolex-day-date-40-exhibition\/\">Rolex Day-Date 40 Exhibition &#8211; Schaap en Citroen Den Haag<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/featured\/12-tourbillon-watches-from-the-2016-swiss-watch-fairs\/\">12 Tourbillon Watches From the 2016 Swiss Watch Fairs<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>News<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hodinkee.com\/articles\/bremont-pulls-out-of-baselworld-2017-london-new-york\">Business News: Bremont Pulls Out Of Baselworld 2017, Will Show In London And New York Instead<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wristwatchreview.com\/2016\/12\/08\/tissot-leverages-their-nba-sponsorship-into-a-championship-chronograph\/\">Tissot leverages their NBA sponsorship into a championship chronograph<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Watch Reviews<\/h2>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/featured\/vintage-eye-for-the-modern-guy-tudor-heritage-ranger\/\">Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Tudor Heritage Ranger<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hodinkee.com\/articles\/tag-heuer-muhammad-ali-special-edition\">Hands-On: The TAG Heuer Special Edition Tribute To Muhammad Ali, A Boxing-Inspired Watch With Surprisingly Deep Vintage Roots<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ablogtowatch.com\/omega-globemaster-watch-review\/\">Omega Globemaster Review<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hodinkee.com\/articles\/iwc-pilots-watch-timezoner-chronograph-3950-hands-on\">Hands-On: The IWC Pilot&#8217;s Watch Timezoner Chronograph 3950<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ablogtowatch.com\/ball-engineer-master-ii-diver-worldtime-watch-review\/\">Ball Engineer Master II Diver Worldtime Watch Review<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/wornandwound.com\/review\/hands-oris-bc3-advanced-daydate-gunmetal-grey\/\">Hands-On with the Oris BC3 Advanced Day\/Date in Gunmetal Grey<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Vintage<\/h2>\n<div><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fratellowatches.com\/first-series-omega-speedmaster-ck2998-1-absolute-grail-watch\/\">Speedy Tuesday &#8211; First Series Omega Speedmaster CK2998-1, an absolute grail watch\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalwatches.com\/2016\/12\/extract-iwc-18k-pink-gold-dress-watch-with-shark-fin-lugs.html\">IWC 18K Pink Gold Dress Watch with Shark Fin Lugs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woah!  The watch blogs were alive this month, with some very interesting articles + a slew of new watch model announcements ahead of 2017&#8217;s Basil and SIHH Watch Exhibitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-watch-knowledge","category-watch-news-media","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.bernardwatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/news-roundup-2016-december.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1101,"url":"https:\/\/www.bernardwatch.com\/blog\/watch-notes-of-the-week-sihh-exhibitors\/","url_meta":{"origin":1115,"position":0},"title":"Watch Notes Of The Week: SIHH Exhibitors","date":"December 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The SIHH Exhibition is arguably the second largest watch event of the year and it's about 1 month away (Jan 19). 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