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Seals Watches Review: The Dark Seal
A review of the Seals Dark Seal with specs and live photos. Will this rugged, affordable dive-style watch be the perfect fit for your next adventure?
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Two Broke Watch Snobs
A review of the Seals Dark Seal with specs and live photos. Will this rugged, affordable dive-style watch be the perfect fit for your next adventure?
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Perhaps it’s just the football, but we’ve got Hublot on the brain at the moment. And while the Referee watch, with its smart interface and snazzy, over the sweatband look - as rocked by FIFA’s refs - is a winner, it’s not the only one in their arsenal. There’s Big Red, which is what I’ve nicknamed the … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: This is how you do it – 5 standout Hublots of 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Dive watches, thanks in part to their function-before-form ideology, can often be, well, formulaic. Seiko’s bold gold SSC618P manages to buck the trend in a few ways. Firstly, and most obviously, they’ve dressed up rugged steel with an unmissable rose gold coating, which must surely increase visibility underwater, as it’s certainly eye-catching on land. Then … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Solar flair – Seiko’s stylish Prospex SSC618P appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Named for a prime example of lateral thinking, Bell & Ross’ new BR V2-94 “Bellytanker” chronograph honours the emergency drop tanks of 1940s/1950s aircraft – and the jury-rigged race cars that recycled them!
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One of the brands we’re always excited to see at Basel is Tudor. They’ve built a reputation for consistently delivering solid, and occasionally surprising watches, and 2017 is no different. We take a look at four new versions of their flagship Black Bay. There’s the simple but upscaled BB41, the blingy BB S&G;, the rugged … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Tudor’s key Baselworld 2017 releases – 4 ways with the Black Bay appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Le Locle-based Ulysse Nardin made their debut showing at SIHH this year, and we have to say, they brought the heat. We’re used to brands showing us one or two major novelties, but it’s safe to say UN went far beyond that. From technical tourbillons and regatta timers through to stunning dress pieces, vintage reissues … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Ulysse Nardin 2017 collection overview and their impressive SIHH debut appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Aldis Hodge rocked the watch of the 2017 Oscars in our opinion by wearing a Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon 30° Technique Sapphire.
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Ulysse Nardin pulled out all the stops for its first SIHH showing. In a fair charactered by conservative product releases, the Le Locle-based manufacturer presented a strong line-up of novelties, with a strong nautical theme, highlights including the new regatta timer, the technically impressive Marine Grand Deck, as well as this watch – the Classico Manufacture Grand … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Confident refinement – the Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture Grand Feu appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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At this stage in the game, bronze watches aren’t anything new; Panerai, Oris and Tudor have all played a role in pushing the patina-friendly metal mainstream. But until now, bronze has been the playground of tool-like dive watches, serious timepieces licked by salt and spray until a fine verdigris of adventure forms on the rugged … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Montblanc pioneers refined patina with the 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter in bronze appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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It’s one of the original (if not THE original) dive watches – the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. And since its introduction in 1953, it has proved to be a rugged and versatile design. Today though, the two main pillars of the Fifty Fathoms collection are the regular version, styled after that 1953 original, and the Bathyscaphe, … ContinuedThe post PHOTO REPORT: We compare the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms to the Bathyscaphe Ocean Commitment II appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Revolution Switzerland had the immense pleasure of attending the Audi RC44 Porto Cervo Cup in Sardinia as the lucky guest of HYT, Official Timekeeper of this year’s RC44 Championship Tour. Created by five-times America’s Cup winner Russell Coutts, the RC44 Championship Tour has become a key competition in the international regatta scene ever since its foundation in 2007, bringing together passionate […]
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The MB&F;’s latest creation the Horological Machine No. 4 is an imposing watch…quite large, though it sits well on the wrist. MB&F; HM4 Thunderbolt Made from titanium and sapphire crystal, the watch is a rather interesting piece of sculpture…reminiscent of a rocket ship or a jet engine. Two engine like scuptures, I guess that isRead More
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