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 wristwatch magazines. Ebner publishes 4 consumer wristwatch magazines and over 100 magazines and journals overall in categories including computers and the internet, music, film, TV and video editing, fashion, architecture, and lifestyle, with total circulation exceeding 7 million. Since its founding, WatchTime has grown to become America's top watch magazine.