Since its debut, WatchTime New York has served as a major launch pad for watch brands looking to reach the collector community in the United States. As the country?s largest and most significant watch event, WTNY has long hosted a wide range of luxury watchmakers, several of them taking the opportunity over the years to launch and showcase models that are entirely new to American audiences.

Such has been the case with this year?s recently concluded event, with many participating brands taking the prime opportunity to either highlight or launch new timepieces for Fall 2021. Among them were A. Lange & Söhne, De Bethune, Arnold & Son, Blancpain, MeisterSinger, Bremont, MB&F, and more, with details below:

1. De Bethune Dream Watch 5 ?Season 1?
Of the many releases, none was more prominent at the event, and to the wider media world, than De Bethune?s Dream Watch 5 ?Season 1.? Developed as part of a partnership with rapper and producer Swizz Beatz, the futuristic, azure-toned timepiece is an even more novel take on the already avant-garde Dream Watch 5 design. Importantly, in an effort to update and distinguish its latest haute horologerie creation, De Bethune not only used a blue-tinted titanium for its case but also added hardened mineral glass and sapphire crystal throughout to put its jumping time display nearly in full view.

The Dream Watch 5’s ?Season 1,? designation implies that it is likely to be the first in a number of subsequent c...