Patek Collectors: George Glasgow Jr and His Nautilus
Revolution’s sister magazine, The Rake highlights individuals who have taken to that most extraordinary of Swiss watch manufactures, Patek Philippe.
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Revolution’s sister magazine, The Rake highlights individuals who have taken to that most extraordinary of Swiss watch manufactures, Patek Philippe.
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Hands-on analytical review of the Campanola Ryuga, an automatic watch with a fusion of the traditional Swiss movement and the Japanese urushi dial.
Pascal Raffy of Bovet 1822 co-hosts the Brilliant is Beautiful Gala in aid of Artists for Peace and Justice’s (APJ) Global Education Fund for Women.
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Whenever long-term friend (and sometime contributor) to T+T Ben Zachariah drops into the office, talk quickly turns to the fact that in every car guy there’s a watch guy waiting to get out (and vice versa). Because although Ben is very much into the horological, he’s even more into the automotive; unsurprising, given that he’s … ContinuedThe post LIST: 5 watches with investment potential … and the car to match appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
After exactly one year as a TAG Heuer ambassador, American graffiti artist Alec Monopoly is back at Miami Art Week and working harder than ever after painting 300 watch straps and doing an Art Take Over at the Fontainebleau Hotel. Our Swiss editor Sophie Furley caught up with him between events to find out how the year has been.
Bernhard Bulang is the Founder of what was possibly the first website dedicated to lifestyle for watch lovers – Bulang & Sons – and the Co-founder of the legendary Rolex Passion Meetings in Maastricht. Revolution talks to the man whose love for vintage Rolex is unparalleled.
Revolution co-hosted a cocktail reception with Seiko at its flagship Knightsbridge boutique on 14th November 2017.
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Invitation to Deployant Readers for Nov 29, 2017 in London to a special evening to share the GS passion, co-hosted with Grand Seiko London.
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Fundamentally, there’s not a whole lot of variation in watch movements. Sure, the peripheral details might vary, but basically you’re either looking at a purely mechancial movement, with a mainspring and escapement setup that’s remained pretty much unchanged for the last few hundred years, or you’re looking at a battery-powered quartz watch that’s come to … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Grand Seiko’s Spring Drive technology explained … in 2 minutes appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Combining the best of quality Swiss watchmaking and Dominican Republic cigar production, Hublot and Arturo Fuente present the Classic Fusion 45mm Fuente 20th Anniversary Special Edition models.
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One of the great paradoxes of the Swiss watch industry is that, broadly speaking, it is locked into a cycle that demands shiny new watch releases (often referred to as novelties) on a yearly basis. Pretty much without exception, these are all watches that are often intended to last a generation or three. What this means … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Rado’s Coupole Classic is an everyday hero appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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From Switzerland’s Aletsch glacier to the dark depths of Lake Léman, one Swiss watch brand is taking timekeeping outdoors, for adventurers who call nature their playground: Favre-Leuba.
Family man, hip-hop maestro, music producer, artist, entrepreneur and watch aficionado Kasseem Dean – a.k.a. Swizz Beatz – celebrates his impendin Parada g graduation from Harvard Business School with a new Zenith collaboration.
With a refined 1960s aesthetic plus a new take on a lesser-spotted dive bezel, British-based Farer introduces an all-new Swiss-made sports watch.
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In celebration of their 180th birthday, Tiffany & Co. unveil a new watch that takes inspiration from their 1920s watchmaking achieves: The Tiffany Square Watch.
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Editor’s Note: We’ve done over 1400 posts at Time+Tide, but I reckon I could count on one hand the number of stories that have featured employees whose title doesn’t start with Chief, Head, President or Vice. After speaking to Paul Gray, Boutique Manager of Bremont’s flagship store in Royal Exchange London, for a lazy afternoon at our HQ, I … ContinuedThe post INTERVIEW: Why people love working for Bremont (and how their watches won the London Boutique Manager over) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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When smartwatches burst onto wrists in a big way with the Apple Watch and its Android powered competitors, the response from the Swiss hegemony lacked a single clear message. Some brands spurned the very concept of a luxury smartwatch, while others wholeheartedly embraced this new frontier. A few years on and the landscape has changed, … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Smart and stylish – the Montblanc Summit appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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It’s a Wind Down for one this week, as I’m currently alone in the office engaging in some fairly serious desk dancing to this sprawlingly awesome mix. But it’s not all fun and games because watches are a Very Serious Business. Just ask the Swiss. Or the Germans or Japanese for that matter. So, have a … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 7th July, 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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IWC honors the legacy of Swiss cycling champion, Fabian “Spartacus” Cancellara with the Ingenieur Chronograph Edition “Cancellara”, limited to 77 pieces.
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Girard-Perregaux is one of Swiss watchmaking’s best-kept secrets. The La Chaux-de-Fonds based brand offers a complete - and compelling - package, fine pedigree, and a catalogue that ranges from the highest of high horology, through to some more accessible (yet still exceptional) pieces. But, for whatever reason, GP has long lacked the sort of name … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The sleeper hit - Girard-Perregaux’s 1966 WW.TC in steel appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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German based Archimede is one of those small brands that quietly go about their business, sticking to their niche and making some excellent watches with minimal fuss. And while their catalogue offers a full suite of products, from dress to diver, it’s pilots that they’re best known for. And while Archimede’s design has evolved a … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Archimede Pilot 42 GMT – proven quality at a price that’s hard to beat appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
HYT is gearing up for this weekend’s legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans as the Swiss watchmaker continues its sponsorship of the Panis-Barthaz Competition team. Revolution Switzerland’s Sophie Furley was in the pits for the qualifiers to find out more.
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We look at two new releases this year, both in the same category, the automatic three hands and date. Two brands, one Japanese and the other Swiss. One of t
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Co-presented by Belle magazine and Coco Republic, the leading name in furniture, property styling and interior design services, last week’s Belle Coco Republic Interior Design Awards brought together Australia’s best interior designers to celebrate the spectrum of their creativity working across residential, commercial and hospitality projects over the past year. The seventh industry awards night featured two … ContinuedThe post EVENT: Rado rallies behind young Australian design talent at the Belle Coco Republic Interior Design Awards 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Just two years after launching its first watch, Anglo-Swiss brand Farer introduces its first complication: a stylish and affordable GMT.
Revolution’s U.S. editor Keith W. Strandberg and Swiss editor Sophie Furley catch up with Yvan Arpa in the dojo to see how the martial arts help him in his work as founder of Artya, and watch designer of Samsung smart watches.
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One of the brands we’re always excited to see at Baselworld is Seiko. Not just because they’ve always got a few surprises up their sleeve, but also, if we’re honest, because the price point is a lot less painful than some of their Swiss counterparts. This year we were particularly impressed with two models that … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 4 of the hottest new Seiko releases appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Bulgari once again shocks the world by presenting the thinnest automatic watch ever made, the Octo Finissimo. Revolution examines this unique Italian-Swiss brand that is doing things differently… with great success.
Inside every car guy there’s a watch guy trying to escape, and vice versa. We’re not sure, but it looks like ICON 4×4’s Jonathan Ward has found the perfect balance of these two mechanical passions. So if mechanical powertrains of the wrist- or road-based variety are your bag, he’s definitely worth a follow. NAME: Jonathan … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @icon4x4 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The ‘Longines Time Machine’ is a series of videos exploring the Swiss watchmaker’s 185-year-old history. The Longines Time Machine has also proven itself to be quite erratic, because in Episode 2, we find ourselves landed in the present year; January 2017 to be exact, in London, at the World’s Best Racehorse Awards. Everybody knows that Longines and … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Behind the scenes with Longines and the owners of Winx, who just won her 17th straight race appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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