Two Broke Watch Snobs
Ep. #66 -Solar Quartz Watches
Solar Quartz Watches - getting into it and understanding the hate and the love!
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Solar Quartz Watches - getting into it and understanding the hate and the love!
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Kaz is back from his wedding and honeymoon and he's sharing how it went! A swashbuckling tale of turmoil and love complete with exploding apartment keys, panic attacks, marital scissors, dead-eyed vacation-dads rocking OJ Monsters, Purple Rain, and more 0_o.
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Kaz is getting married soon and one of his local groomsmen got him drunk before recording the show. You know what that means, #watchfam? This is basically Kaz's bachelor party - woo!! Kaz and Mike continue the drinking shenanigans on air. Incidentally, does anyone know about fancy liquor?
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Wooo! First Two Broke Watch Snobs episode of the new year, #watchfam! This week the snobs are bringing back a fan-favotire: Guilty Pleasure Watches - a watch that you really should't love... but you just can't help yourself! 0_o
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It's that time of year, #watchfam - it's Christmas! So to ring in the most wonderful time of the year this week's show is the "Two Broke Watch Snobs Xmas Special!" Mike and Kaz share their prediction for the upcoming horological year. The snobs also talk about some personal goals they have for their collections.
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We've all done it and we can all agree: coming home for the holidays can be weird. But it can be ever weirder if you're a watch geek! The end of the year is getting closer and closer and the Two Broke Watch Snobs talk about some ways you can survive every aspect of the holidays as a member of the watchfam.
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Mike and Kaz recap the year with some family-friendly, good old, foul-mouthed unscripted watch talk. Sit back and enjoy because this is a fun one.
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Mike and Kaz are in the same timezone! Plus, Kaz is going for it - he's going for the watchfast with the Orient WV0051TX Xmas Chrono. Wish him luck!
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Swatch introduces its Spring-Summer 2018 collection, which dives into the Swiss watchmaker’s DNA. Spring and summer are all about the great outdoors, and Swatch takes the party from the garden to the street before heading to the beach.
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Ever since we first saw them at SIHH, the collective Time+Tide team has been crushing hard on the new Luminor Due models, particularly the 38 and 42mm offerings. Now, obviously these are watches with strong cross-gender appeal, so we thought it’d be a smart idea to get two takes on these models, courtesy of slender-wristed … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: A Due double take – two perspectives on the smaller Panerai Luminor Due models appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Giveaway: A ZOID Mastermind in any colour of your choice is up for taking!
Revolution takes a Panerai Luminor Submersible on an extreme adventure through the Moroccan wilderness.
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Hands-on analytical review of the F. Berthoud FB1R.6-1, a new regulator in stainless steel with insights in the design, with actual design sketches and high resolution photographs.
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When it came to Panerai’s latest collection, we’ve already covered off how the Luminor Due was the surprise star. And while it’s fair to say the smaller models accounted for a disproportionate amount of the noise, there was strong representation at the larger end of the scales. In particular this watch, PAM 00944, a full-cream … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Suit ready – the Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days GMT Power Reserve Automatic Acciaio – 45mm appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Breitling CEO, Georges Kern talks about the all new Navitimer 8 collection and how his movie making dreams, are soon to come true.
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Christian Selmoni, the Style and Heritage Director at Vacheron Constantin, presented the latest Vacheron Constantin FiftySix Collection: three models in both gold and steel featuring the heritage and signature of the Genevan brand.
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Time is a funny thing. The PR schedule was fast and furious when Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan held court at her Four Seasons suite during the afternoon prior to the Sydney opening of Longines’ flagship boutique. But sitting in front of the world’s most famous grey-green eyes, as they surveyed the harbour … ContinuedThe post INTERVIEW: 15 minutes with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – “Elegance is an attitude” appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Grand Seiko celebrates 25 years from the release of the quartz calibre 9F83. Two new references are powered the latest 9F calibre: SBGT241 and SBGV238. The anniversary 9F calibre features an enhanced precision of +5 to -5 seconds per year.
George Bamford on the design aesthetics of the new BWD x Fragment Zenith El Primero and the coming era of bespoke watchmaking.
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When you think of H. Moser, a select handful of words come to mind: classic, traditional and, of course, fumé. There’s also the other side of the business that loves taking potshots at the industry with its polarising marketing tactics (as we all saw once again during SIHH), but in the halls of SIHH our … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: H. Moser & Cie. step outside their comfort zone with new Endeavour Flying Hours appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Think of Lange’s colour palette and the word ‘sober’ probably springs to mind. Or restrained. Limited. Calm. Muted. Subdued. Discreet. Anything but vivid and daring. Now, let’s for a moment think not of A. Lange & Söhne but only of the colours: white, black, grey (dials); black again, brown, (straps); pink gold, white gold (platinum … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: Designing A. Lange & Söhne – part 4, colour, material and finish appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The second part of our report of the visit to the Franck Muller's dial factory in Les Bois, Switzerland. A perfect occasion to discover how the brands produce its extraordinary dials. A photo-video essay with live images and videos.
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If you had said to me, on the eve of SIHH 2018, that the one brand I would be most surprised by at SIHH would be Panerai, I honestly wouldn’t have believed you. Panerai have gotten to where they are today by following the sort of slow and steady product development path that luxury and … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Panerai’s Luminor Due collection – one of the biggest surprises of SIHH 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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With aeronautical instruments remaining a main source of inspiration for Bell & Ross, it’s fair to say they’re passionate about aviation. And while we’ve come to expect flight-ready four-sided designs from the Parisian brand, last year’s third-generation Vintage collection not only evoked the look of instrument panels from aircraft of the 1960s but also featured … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The new Bell & Ross BR V2 Steel Heritage models appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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A certain classic Audemars Piguet timepiece now comes in a blend of titanium and platinum with a new smoke blue dial. Here, we bring you the details and our thoughts on the new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Thin 15202IP.
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Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was wearing an A Lange & Sohne timepiece when he lifted the Vince Lombardi trophy at Super Bowl LII
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