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Guns & Poseurs: Meet Jeff Parke, Specialist Engraver
Jeff Parke is a specialist engraver who cut his teeth on pocket knives, guns & now, he literally cuts Rolex watches. Is an engraved Rolex a thing of beauty?
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On The Omega Seamaster 600 ‘Ploprof’
Dive deep into one of the most striking watches of its generation, the audacious Omega Seamaster 600, more commonly known by its nickname, Ploprof.
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Transparency vs. Legitimacy: Demystifying the Luxury Watch Industry Pt 1.
Legitimacy and provenance for watchmaking brands in particular are a very delicate matter, is it necessary for a brand to be completely transparent?
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VIDEO: “Why should you sell a watch for $1000 more because it’s your own movement?” Jean-Claude Biver takes aim at in-house
Last year we were privileged to get two passionate TAG Heuer experts in a room together to talk openly about some of the most controversial topics in the game today. One of those men was TAG Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver, and the other was founder of Calibre 11 and co-founder of Time+Tide, David Chalmers. In this video … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: “Why should you sell a watch for $1000 more because it’s your own movement?” Jean-Claude Biver takes aim at in-house appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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How Max Büsser Mastered the Art of Eating 8 Sushi Rolls in 27 Seconds
Max Büsser shares stories about the HM7 Aquapod, his second successful SIHH 2017 and why MB&F; will continue to showcase at Baselworld.
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Reveiw: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronograph Steel
Jaeger-LeCoultre released a pair of classic inspired timepieces at the latest SIHH. Two entry level watches in the Master Control line, the Master Control D
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MY WATCH STORY: Sebastian’s Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time (ref. 5524G)
If you like pilot’s watches, you need to head to the nearest airshow immediately. Irrespective of whether your eyeline lifts up to the craft in the air, or stays firmly on wrists, an airshow will give you more of a chance to spot aviation related watches than just about any other place. This setting – Avalon airshow, … ContinuedThe post MY WATCH STORY: Sebastian’s Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time (ref. 5524G) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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HANDS-ON: the Girard-Perregaux Cat’s Eye Power Reserve – what a difference a grey makes
In the spectrum of colour, grey is quite the double agent. There it goes, trudging along amid notions of overcast skies, mind-numbing office cubicles, uncertainty. But just as we’re all stifling a yawn at its inherent dowdiness, what’s this we see? There goes grey playing its other hand in a realm populated by wolves and … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: the Girard-Perregaux Cat’s Eye Power Reserve – what a difference a grey makes appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Review: RJ-Romain Jerome Donkey Kong
Full review of the RJ-Romain Jerome Donkey Kong. Our analysis with price, hands-on commentary and live high resolution photographs.
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Heavens Above
Going the extra-terrestrial way to define local time, standard time, the equation of time, sidereal time and “werewolf” time (moonphase).
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Hip to be Square
A renowned Heuer expert and author of Heuer: Chronographs Fascination of Timekeepers and Motor Sports explains the enduring appeal of a 1970s maverick.
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About Last Night - Audemars Piguet x Revolution
Audemars Piguet teams up with Revolution to showcase its SIHH 2017 collection, hot of out the oven, for one night in Singapore. Highlights from the evening and a buttload of Royal Oaks here for your viewing pleasure.
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EXCLUSIVE: Hands-on with the Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited Edition II, live from the Avalon airshow
When it comes to partnerships, there are a few routes watch brands typically embark on. There’s the celebrity ambassador, which is often little more than name awareness and a few key appearances. Then there’s the high-profile event tie-in, which usually results in a limited edition with a few dial tweaks. And there’s the organisational partnership, which, … ContinuedThe post EXCLUSIVE: Hands-on with the Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited Edition II, live from the Avalon airshow appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Review: MB&F; HM7 Aquapod: a visual study
Full hands on analytical review of the latest to join the MB&F; family: The HM7 Aquapod, with live photographs and hands-on commentary.
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EXCLUSIVE: Get excited, Longines to work with Time+Tide on year-long access-all-areas video project called The Longines Time Machine!
Dust off your fedora Indiana, we’re going into the archives… Longines is a brand whose history the Time+Tide team has delved into before – pretty much every time they release an often best-in-show heritage reissue – and frankly, we haven’t been able to get enough. That’s because, while Longines has one of the most impressive … ContinuedThe post EXCLUSIVE: Get excited, Longines to work with Time+Tide on year-long access-all-areas video project called The Longines Time Machine! appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Collector’s View: a review of the Orient Bambino ER24003W
A collector reader and friend writes a review of his Orient Bambino ER24003W, and why this modestly priced automatic watch from Japan ticks all the bozes.
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Mo Eden, London - From Bespoke Jewelry to British Watchmaking
The Hatton Street jeweler decides to make his own watches.
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Inside Patek Philippe’s Home in Plan-Les-Ouates Part 2.
Patek Philippe might have a grand new high-tech eco-friendly campus opening in 2018 but it's the customer service and the people which make the brand great.
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First Muslim Oscar Winner Wears IWC Da Vinci Laureus to 89th Academy Awards
Mahershala Ali’s epic win and epic IWC Da Vinci Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation”; and other curious tales from the 89th Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars.
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Is Commercialism by another name, Democratisation?
When brands are headlined by their swankiest grand complication watches, the true test of brand honesty is expressed in their affordable offerings.
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VIDEO: Want Omega’s CEO to give you a private tour of their biggest boutique, featuring Cindy Crawford? Of course you do
Omega’s Sydney flagship is their biggest boutique in the world, and it’s in a prominent position, at 20 Martin Place, right in the heart of town. When Chief Executive Raynald Aeschlimann travelled to Australia to officially open it earlier this month, he brought a friend of the brand who, a decade earlier, also opened the Castlereagh Street … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Want Omega’s CEO to give you a private tour of their biggest boutique, featuring Cindy Crawford? Of course you do appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Review: Montblanc Timewalker Chronograph 1000
Detailed, hands-on analytical review: Montblanc Timewalker Chronograph 1000 with commentary, technical details and high resolution photographs.
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 24th February, 2017 – the recommended reading edition
It’s easy to get caught up in this whole 24-hour news cycle thing. Every five seconds there seems to be a new story/scandal/watch, and sometimes it all gets a little too much. That’s why, for today’s Wind Down, we’re trying to actually live up to the name. So, close your work email, divert your phone to voicemail and … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 24th February, 2017 – the recommended reading edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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New Release: Ressence Type 5G
Announcing the new grey dial for the Ressence Type 5G, an addition to the Type 5 family, with pictures, specifications and price.
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Super-Fly Guys: The Shuttleworth Collection
With more than 50 vintage planes and fewer than 20 pilots – all sourced from the globe’s most accomplished military, commercial and private aviators – the Shuttleworth Collection is possibly the best precision flying club in the world.
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Rolex: The Spoils Of War
During the 1940s, a gesture – as commercially expedient as it was generous – by German émigré and founder of Rolex Hans Wilsdorf, saw the brand become a huge part of the Second World War, and, indeed, cinematic folklore.
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Review: IWC Da Vinci Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation”
Full detailed review of the IWC Da Vinci Chronograph Edition “Laureus Sport for Good Foundation” with high resolution photographs, analysis and price.
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A Mare Nostrum Story From Before The Days Of The Vendôme Group
When thinking of Panerai, one’s mind immediately turns to the familiar Luminor and Radiomir, but cast your line just a bit further into the murky waters of the past and you may come across a model a little more unexpected.
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HANDS-ON: Singing the blues with the ladies’ Ulysse Nardin Classico
We’re all taught the colours of the rainbow from pre-school, so it’s amazing how many of us grow up to wear only black. Anything brighter is definitely viewed as a risk, which is why smaller wardrobe items are a great starting point for that gamble. For guys, it might be a patterned pocket square or … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Singing the blues with the ladies’ Ulysse Nardin Classico appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Where Few Dare to Tweed: Hublot Fuses Sartorial Tailoring with the World of Horology
Hublot partners up for the third time with Lapo Elkann to create a timepiece, which effortlessly fuses the worlds of horology and sartorial tailoring with a little help of one immensely gifted, Luca Rubinacci. Introducing the Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Italia Independent, realized in six executions using the most iconic tweed fabrics from the archives of house Rubinacci.