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In Conversation with Zenith Watch’s Romain Marietta (Video)
Discovering the genesis of Zenith’s twenty-first century chronograph movement: The Zenith Defy El Primero 21.
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Zenith's 1969 column-wheel automatic chronograph caliber at 36,000 vph, saved from quartz-era destruction by Charles Vermot in 1975 and supplied to the Rolex Daytona ref. 16520 (1988-2000).
Chronograph dial with high-contrast sub-counters. Vintage Daytona, Speedmaster CK 2998, Heuer Carrera; modern 116500LN, Tudor Chrono.
Chronograph scale converting flash-to-sound time into distance. WWI artillery-spotting origin; vintage Longines / Lemania / Heuer.
Chronograph scale reading heart rate in BPM after counting 15 or 30 pulse beats. The 1920s-60s doctor\'s watch standard.
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Discovering the genesis of Zenith’s twenty-first century chronograph movement: The Zenith Defy El Primero 21.
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Revolution pays a visit to Tudor at Basel 2017 to see the Heritage Black Bay Chronograph and the Heritage Black Bay S&G; in person.
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Last year Grand Seiko released a new-look, sporty, modular, ceramic and titanium Spring Drive Chronograph. It was a bold change of pace for the usually buttoned-up brand, and I’ve got to say it both surprised and delighted me. Baselworld 2017 sees the return of this modular approach, in the form of the Black Ceramic Collection … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Grand Seiko Black Ceramic Spring Drive GMT (ref. SBGC219) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Watch brands love nothing more than an anniversary. You might even be forgiven for thinking that marketing departments devote a substantial amount of energy to finding ever more obscure historical events, products or personages to commemorate with a new limited edition. 56 years since the release of our mildly popular chronograph? Reissue. The company founder’s brother … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Grand Seiko reissue their first ever watch, plus a completely new re-interpretation appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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A legendary beloved driver's panda chronograph from the 60s is coming back and it's not the one you're thinking about. Get ready for the TAG Heuer Autavia
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Tudor has just lifted the lid on the Black Bay Chronograph, and already they’re showing us another Baselworld 2017 novelty, and surprisingly/unsurprisingly it’s another take on the Black Bay. But rather than offer novel materials or finishes, like last year’s Bronze and Dark version, Tudor has revisited the heart of the collection, and offered another … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Tudor Heritage Black Bay Steel – a rugged new look and a hot date appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Between its inception in 1962 and the mid-1980s, Heuer produced almost 90 versions of the Autavia chronograph. With TAG Heuer now offering a new version of the watch, Revolution presents an overview of the vintage models that inspired the new.
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BASEL BUILDUP: Seiko’s impact at Baselworld last year was measurable on the Richter scale. If it wasn’t the aftershocks of the Seiko Presage Chronograph 60th Anniversary Limited Edition it was watches like the Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGD001. Hard model name to remember. Easy watch to be wooed by. The dial doesn’t quite sparkle in these pictures like it does … ContinuedThe post BASEL BUILDUP: 5 days to go. The appeal of the Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGD001’s diamond dust is forever… appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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TAG Heuer has just announced the “first luxury connected watch bearing the Swiss made label” and a new concept that allows you to change the smart watch module (the whole case, in other words) for a mechanical module; either a time-only automatic Calibre 5 or a COSC-certified chronograph Tourbillon Heuer 02-T. The concept of modularity also … ContinuedThe post BREAKING: The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 – a smart watch, a mechanical watch and a tourbillon, all in one appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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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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If you’re into watches and haven’t heard about the Presage Chronograph from Seiko, we’re sorry to be the ones to tell you, but you’ve been living under a rock. It was, without doubt, the winning curveball of 2016, and for good reason. It ticked all the boxes: pedigree, style, mechanics, value and an incredibly handsome dial. The … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Seiko Presage Enamel collection – 4 new looks for last year’s surprise hit, starting at $1800 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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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.
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Of all the Apples to Apples battles so far, this is pound for pound the closest fight. Today our airborne aces are the Breitling Navitimer 01 (46mm) and the IWC Pilot’s Chronograph. Both watches have histories – and credibility – written in the skies, both are priced at about the same price point, and both are worn with … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Apples to Apples episode 3, Breitling vs IWC – a dogfight in the sky! appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Featuring the first automatic chronograph movement in the Wilsdorf family of watches, the Tudor Big Block is a chunky gem of a timepiece waiting for its time in the spotlight.
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For SIHH 2017 Richard Mille introduces the RM 50-03 McLaren F1, the world's lightest tourbillon split-seconds chronograph made possible by Graphene.
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The all-new Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie ExoTourbillon Rattrapante, featuring a split-seconds monopusher chronograph and the ExoTourbillon.
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For SIHH 2017 IWC has focused its new Da Vinci collection on the muse of the Schaffhausen's heritage. At the pinnacle - a Tourbillon Rétrograde Chronograph
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The COSC-Certified tourbillon chronograph that made the Swiss watch industry have to rethink its understanding of the term “value”. Revolution’s 2016 Best Complication award goes to, the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T.
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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.
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Parmigiani Fleurier introduces the new Tonda Métrographe. An update of their previous self-winding chronograph, the Métrographe is now available in two dial
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The first in a series of videos for Phillips Watches 12 & 13 November 2016 Geneva sale, Aurel Bacs discusses Patek Philippe highlights, including the reference 1518 perpetual calendar chronograph trilogy.
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At their packed Baselworld press conference Seiko announced that 2016 was to be the year of their middle-tier Presage collection. The lion’s share of attention has been on the truly excellent limited edition Presage Chronograph, but there’s a lot to love in the rest of the collection too. Presage honours the spirit of fine mechanical watchmaking … ContinuedThe post GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Automatic for the people – the Seiko Presage SPB039J1 video review appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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A needle and ink are used to draw tattoos, which record elapsed life - much in the way the world’s first marketed chronograph, invented by Nicolas Mathieu Rieussec, recorded elapsed time using a needle and ink.
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[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/187579238″] After their square instrument pieces, Bell & Ross has made quite an impression with their vintage collection – a range of more classically styled round pieces that often riff on the icons of aviation. The BR 126 Aeronavale is a little different. The handsome, gold-accented blue chronograph is directly inspired by the uniforms, … ContinuedThe post GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Dress blues – the Bell & Ross BR 126 Aeronavale video review appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Full hands on review of the amazing Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Supersonnerie Chronograph, Minute Repeater, Tourbillon. With high res. pics and analysis.
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One of the most surprising watches I’ve seen this year is the Tissot PRS 516 Triple Seconds. Tissot has taken their stalwart, sporty PRS and given it a smart makeover, and it does it at a very competitive price. At first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking that this watch is a chronograph, after all … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The smartly-designed, value-packed Tissot PRS 516 Automatic Small Second appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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El Primero, translated from Spanish, means ‘the first’. The reason for its name is an obvious one why Zenith chose to name their chronograph movement that. Zenith is the first manufacture to create an automatic integrated column wheel movement, and promptly christened it the El Primero. More recently, its increasing staple of well-priced and attractive watches withRead More
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Today we have spotted Ellen DeGeneres rocking a stainless steel timepiece from Patek Philippe! She is rocking the Ref 5960 Annual Calendar Chronograph!
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The IWC “Da Vinci” Perpetual Calendar Chronograph (Ref. 3750) was an epic statement of IWC’s arrival as one of the premier watchmakers of our generation.
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Vacheron Constantin extends the collection with the Overseas Brown dials for the World Time, Chronograph, Automatic/Date and the Ladies Automatic.
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