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With the newly announced RD#2 Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin (the thinnest self-winding Quantième Perpétuel on the market today), the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak collection has proven itself once again that it is more than just a pretty face. Audemars Piguet’s latest novelties at SIHH 2018 is bursting with colour and contrast, vibrant with new ideas, material combinations and design features.
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It’s a tricky task upgrading a storied and legendary watch such as the Santos - you must innovate while appearing to be unchanging. It’s a job that Cartier have pulled off with aplomb at SIHH 2018. The new Santos is the star in their masculine line-up, a sensitive update that brings the design very much … ContinuedThe post HANDS ON: How to update an icon – Cartier’s Santos de Cartier appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Montblanc 1858 Automatic Chronograph combines a strong vintage aesthetic with a chronograph function. This model is available in a stainless steel or bronze case. The 42 mm case features both polished and satin finish, with an almost tool like design reminiscent of 50s chronograph watches. The watch comes with a do
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HYT releases two limited editions of the H 2 0, each comprising 25 numbered pieces. One is in black and uses a bright green fluid for a stealthy look; the other has a silver-colored case and deep blue liquid. Their universal design language is transparency, accenting aesthetics and technical detail simultaneously.
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The sky’s the limit in this final instalment of the best watches of 2017 – and the entry price to this exclusive club starts at a cool $20K. For this you can expect hot ceramic, classical tourbillons, cutting-edge design, ingenious engineering, and finishing to die for. Breguet Marine Équation Marchante 5887 Ah, the equation of … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The best watches of 2017 – $20,000 and above appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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We review the Montblanc TimeWalker Manufacture Chronograph - a pre-SIHH 2018 chronograph featuring an iconic, classic design and high-tech materials.
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Announcing the 2018 installation of Watches & Wonders, now to be held in Miami Design District, 16-19 February.
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When we think of Grand Seiko, it’s easy to associate them with classic but slightly left-of-centre designs: architectural case lines and instantly recognisable designs. Which is why this watch was such a surprise when we first saw it - it’s a deeply traditional dress watch design. A simple round case, in yellow gold no less … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Grand Seiko re-creation in yellow gold (ref. SBGW252) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Honoring the past with a futuristic design.
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The hardest thing when recreating a vintage watch design is knowing when to stop. Some changes - swapping the plexiglass crystal for sapphire, and upgrading the movement - are logical, and others, like an increase in size to more modern dimensions, make sense. But the real art is knowing where to stop, and what to keep. … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Longines Railroad takes its name and design from highly precise ‘railroad grade’ mid-20th century Longines watches intended for use by railway workers.The post EDITOR’S PICK: Picking up speed with the Longines Railroad appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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There’s a reason chronographs are one of the most perennially popular watch complications – they add a lot to a watch. Functionality, interesting design elements, and a sense of derring-do, thanks to the chronograph’s close association with the exciting and glamorous worlds of motorsports, aviation and general athletic endeavour. Most importantly though, they add a … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Play of light – Raymond Weil’s Freelancer Chronograph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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New Austin, TX-based Tockr offers Swiss Made watches inspired by aviation, with a unique, rotary engine-inspired design, along with a very attractive aviation chronograph.
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It’s probably a cliché to say that the Italian jewellery house of Bulgari is going through a watchmaking renaissance, but it’s hard to argue with the sense of renewed vigour and energy that’s flowing through their unashamedly modern designs. And at the core of this rebirth is one design – The Octo. What began life … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The watches of Bulgari’s record-breaking Octo Finissimo collection explained appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Rolex Cellini range could be described as ‘the Rolex you wear when you don’t want to (be seen to) wear a Rolex’. It is bereft of practically all of the Rolex design codes that make their watches among the easiest in the game to spot at 20 paces. There is no iconic Oyster or Jubilee bracelet to … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Step aside Patrimony and Calatrava, the Rolex Cellini Date is here to take you to your next function appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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These retro-thinking designs feature a single aesthetic, eye-catching feature to them, which brings an unexpected (but totally welcomed), refreshing "wobble" to the design. Case in point, the Orient WV0051TX Neo70s Solar Chronograph, a limited edition JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) piece offered specifically during Christmas 2016...
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Rado announces the first winner of its inaugural Rado Star Prize UK design award in London, Royal College of Art student, Joachim Froment.
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I didn’t appreciate just how good the new Master Chronometer Omega Aqua Terras were until I spent some proper time with them. And now that I have, I’m kicking myself for not talking more about them at and after Basel. What’s not to like? The design manages to be current and sporty without losing sight … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Get ready for summer with the new Omega Aqua Terra on rubber appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The build of the watch is exemplary. Cased in stainless steel, the Glashütte Original Perpetual Calendar has the ideal size and proportions and at a good price point. Much like a well-constructed suit, it is utilitarian in design and concept, but still possesses beauty in fine details.
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Grand Seiko is known for many things: mirror-like finishes, incredibly crisp casework and a design style that veers from conservative to downright quirky. But this is not a brand that springs to mind when you think of professional-grade dive watches. Until now. At Basel this year Grand Seiko released this mighty beast that we (in … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Unleash the beast – Grand Seiko’s Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 600m diver appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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As the recent Lord Foster-curated exhibition at London’s Design Museum showed, Cartier watches have paralleled society throughout the decades – and none more so than the iconic Tank, which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary.
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I’m on the record as saying “I’m not a chronograph guy”, and, by and large, that’s true. However, there are exceptions, and this year’s Master Chronograph from Jaeger-LeCoultre is definitely one of them. Like the rest of the collection, it’s a smart, simple design that’s clearly vintage in inspiration but doesn’t suffer from retro overload. … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Chronograph – one of 2017’s best appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Panerai introduced four new watches in the Due collection. The timeless design comes with a significant thickness reduce keeping the timeless design.
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Dutch design seems to be synonymous with eccentricities, oddities and a flair for the abstract. Characterised by typical and anomalous arrangements and a general nonconformist approach, “De Stijl” design tends to be polarising, to say the least. The term “De Stijl” literally translates to “the style”, and is also known as neoplasticism. Unless you’re up … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Nomos Orion 38 100 years De Stijl Limited Edition for Ace Jewellers appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Ferrari’s head of design Mr. Flavio Manzoni tells Revolution how his team managed to transfer Ferrari’s design philosophy into the Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph.
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As one of the oldest continuing watch manufacturers in the world, Girard-Perregaux have a long, illustrious history of sharp and innovative designs. In 1889 at the Paris Universal Exhibition, the brand’s legendary pocket watch “Esmeralda”, a tourbillon with three gold bridges, was awarded first prize, establishing the motif as an emblematic design for the brand. … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Girard-Perregaux Neo-Bridges appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Montblanc teams up with the Singapore Porsche Club to usher in their 2017 Timewalker Collection to sunny Singapore.
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Revolution looks at the life and times of the Reverso, a horological triumph of design that’s stood the test of time for 86 years and counting.
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All this week we’ve been asking people what Panerai means to them, and we couldn’t think of a better way of wrapping it up than hearing from Panerai collector – and a man with an eye for fine design – Michael S. Michael, or Mickey to most, manages to sum up just what makes Panerai great … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Panerai – the art of the tool watch, explained appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Revolution speaks to Ted Gushue about his passion for classic cars, his work at Petrolicious and that Martini sticker on his Porsche 911.
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