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Business News: Hong Kong Crisis Batters Swiss Watch Exports
Turmoil there knocked five points off global Swiss watch growth in October.
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Turmoil there knocked five points off global Swiss watch growth in October.
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At Only Watch 2017, Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar in black ceramic – but with a one-off blue dial – sold for a whopping 800,000 Swiss francs, with two phone bidders driving it to nearly seven times the high estimate. It was the third most expensive watch in the sale. This year’s contribution is no Royal Oak – far from it – but it’s surprisingly worthy of a second look. In fact, it’s probably the best-looking watch to emerge from the brand’s often criticised Code 11.59 line. Amidst the flak heaped upon it, the Code 11.59 range had a couple of standouts, including the Tourbillon Openworked. And that’s where AP started for Only Watch 2019. The Tourbillon Openworked Only Watch retains the slim, beautifully finished skeleton movement, eschewing the contentious Code 11.59 dial altogether. And the movement has a two-tone finish that smartly highlights the most important mechanical components. To match the movement, the Only Watch edition features a two-tone case that does justice to the Code 11.59 construction in a way the uniform colour of the standard models simply couldn’t. Superbly constructed In terms of size, the case is identical to the standard model – 41mm by 10.7mm. Beyond immediate impressions, the case is wonderfully constructed with a subtle and intriguing mix of shapes and finishing made obvious by the two-tone materials. The octagonal case middle is pink gold, while the rest of the case, including the lugs, are white gold,...
Revolution
TAG Heuer unveils the best Monaco yet in marking the watch’s 50th anniversary, a one-off art piece called the Monaco Piece d’Art.
Time+Tide
With Only Watch 2019 now just a mere 11 days away from kicking off, we thought we’d take a look at Blancpain’s Only entrant – the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda. The unique piece from the storied Swiss marque is, rather obviously, based on the standard Fifty Fathoms Barakuda. However, the Only Watch Barakuda sports very … ContinuedThe post The only Barakuda you’ll ever need – the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda Only Watch appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Time+Tide
There are many potential pitfalls you could encounter when buying a luxury watch. Especially if it’s your first time. The desire to make a seasoned choice right off the bat is understandable, but it’s important you don’t put too much pressure on yourself to get it exactly right first time. In fact, making mistakes is … ContinuedThe post What you need to know before buying a vintage watch appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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A cool blue hue replaces red accents on this one-off Barakuda for a good cause.
WatchAdvice
Everyday divers’ watch from Rolex The Submariner is a quintessential divers watch produced by Rolex. The Submariner model represents a historic turning point in diving watches. When the Submariner was released in 1953, it was the first divers watch that had a waterproofness to 100 metres. This combined with the breakthrough Rolex had with its revolutionary Oyster bracelet design in 1926 represented the two significant turning points in the diving watch history. Rolex had created the Submariner with a specific goal in mind, to be used for underwater exploration and diving. Not only had Rolex met this goal, they also paved the way for how diving watches should be made. When the Submariner was released, it was given to many deep-sea professionals to be worn and tested during their diving exploration missions. Dimitri Rebikoff (a well-known French Engineer recognised for his work involved in underwater photography) loved the watch so much that he stated “it not only held its own when tested in extreme diving conditions but also proved itself to be a vital equipment to a diver’s arsenal”. Over the years, the Submariner has become a modern icon in Rolex’s professional collection. The Submariner is so popular that it can be found on the wrists of people from many different professions. This particular model is also known as the ‘Hulk’ due to its beautiful green sunburst dial and bezel. The dial is not just a standard green finish either. The sunburst dial...
Deployant
The Patrimony collection adops a midnight blue shade specially created for the line, kicked off, the new Patrimony Perpetual Calendar Ultra Thin.
Revolution
TAG Heuer introduces the Monaco 1969-1979 Limited Edition, kicking off the first of five watches to be unveiled in commemoration of the iconic timepiece’s 50th birthday.
Revolution
Before the May auction madness kicks off, Sotheby’s has a small pre-season offering that’s curated very much with the philosophy of quality, not quantity.
Deployant
Six novelties from Sinn this year. First off to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the original Frankfurt Financial District is the new 6012 Rose Gold Anniversary. LE 50 priced at S$25,600. 41.5mm case, full calendar with moonphase. The moon discs are MOP. Movement is ETA 7750 Chrono. Also available in SS – 6012 at S$7,800,Read More
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TAG focuses on their new innovation this year – the carbon hairspring, with a whole collection using the innovative new material (for hairspring). Touted to be an alternative to silicon, the carbon hairspring is the world’s first. Developed in-house by TAG Heuer, it is currently only on TAG Heuer. First off the Autavia Isograph aRead More
Revolution
Roger Dubuis cements its Lamborghini association with the Excalibur One-off, inspired by the Lamborghini SC18 Alston hypercar.
Time+Tide
In Las Vegas, a little over a week ago, rapper Drake was spotted wearing the Richard Mille Erotic Tourbillon RM 69 at his concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. He took to Instagram to show off the seductive ‘oracle’ complication, which seems the perfect fit for the man known for a few suggestive lyrics … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: A closer look at Drake’s sexy Richard Mille Erotic Tourbillon RM 69 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Every life is worth living, so why not show off your patina? That’s exactly what I imagine went through Chris’s head when he first lay eyes on Tudor‘s Black Bay Bronze. As it turns out, I wasn’t far wrong, but there were also plenty of other good reasons for him to seal the deal. When did you first … ContinuedThe post WHAT SEALED THE DEAL: On Chris’s Tudor Black Bay Bronze appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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A few weeks ago, I spent the Melbourne Cup long weekend with some extra company, specifically two references from the Bulgari Octo collection. Now, let me just say right off the bat, when it comes to the Bulgari timepieces, the Octo Finissimo collection has had pretty much all my attention since the Automatic dropped earlier this … ContinuedThe post MY WEEK WITH: The Bulgari Octo Roma appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Ulysse Nardin unveils its first collection under Euros 7,000. To see how it fares on the high seas, Revolution takes it sailing off the shores of Bermuda.
Revolution
Van Cleef & Arpels shows off one of its highest creative expressions, ever, at SIHH 2017 in a scale that few would’ve ever imagined. Meet the Automate Fée Ondine Extraordinary Object.
Time+Tide
Let us start off by saying that if we’d known just how busy Melbourne-based photographer Kristoffer Paulsen was when we arranged to lend him the Black Bay 36, we’d have said, “How about we raincheck this project?” Not only is Kris under the pump with his commercial work (there’s a good chance you’ve drooled over his … ContinuedThe post MY WEEK WITH: The Tudor Black Bay 36 – by Kristoffer Paulsen appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Revolution
With a long-overdue focus on the Da Vinci family in 2017, IWC kicks off the new collection with a reworking of the legendary Perpetual Calendar Chronograph.
Revolution
Cartier’s Fine Watchmaking Club shows off three roaring new timepieces ahead of SIHH 2017.
Deployant
Fresh off the press from Baselworld 2016: the H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Perpetual Calendar.
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Fresh off Baselworld 2016: the Angelus U20 Ultra-Skeleton Tourbillon.
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Tudor releases a third installment to their highly successful Black Bay collection. Based off a vintage ref 7922 first launched in 1954, the Tudor Heritage Black Bay in black is the third model to be released.
Revolution
Lacquer must hold mystical powers, as those who have ever admired a fine Russian lacquer box or an Urushi fountain pen will know. Captivating in it’s presence by textures or drawings, yet always finished to perfection with that glossy surface that shows off a soft glow. The stories surrounding the art of lacquer are often […]
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I was going to take the day off from blogging…as announced in my FB page, but I was working with a large print for a client. The print is for the full movement of the fabulous Lange L951 used in the Datograph. After finishing editing the image for the A1 print, I decided to showRead More
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Hublot is an amazing company…in the early days, they pushed innovation with scented rubber straps…which even today, is an interesting concept. But since Jean Claude Biver, the marketing supermo who started Blancpain in the 80s started to helm the company, it took off. Literally. Jean Claude introduced the concept of fusion…the fusion of old andRead More
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