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The hunt for unsung vintage treasure: Neil Armstrong’s watch, but not the one you think

Neil Armstrong's watch of choice is widely known to be the Omega Speedmaster Professional.The post The hunt for unsung vintage treasure: Neil Armstrong’s watch, but not the one you think appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

In-Depth: Understanding The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak A2, The Ultimate Barn Find

Taking a closer look at the Holy Grail of vintage Royal Oaks before it heads to auction on Friday.

Entry Level: The Least Expensive AP Is The Rarest Of Things: A Royal Oak That's A Value Proposition

Audemars Piguet's most affordable mechanical watch is a Royal Oak.

INTRODUCING: The new Fratello x Nomos Zürich Weltzeit “The Hague” Limited Edition

What is the pinnacle of time telling? Some would say accuracy. Others would say it’s the ability to count time as experienced with a chronograph. I would argue that nothing beats the benefit of a world timer. To be able to quickly reference a time, anywhere around the world, is almost a magical experience. One … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The new Fratello x Nomos Zürich Weltzeit “The Hague” Limited Edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Introducing: The Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Thin With Diamond Indexes In Platinum (15206PT) Or Rose Gold (15207OR)

A suavely aristocratic take on AP's most classic Royal Oak.

Vacheron Constantin Introduces Les Cabinotiers “The Singing Birds”

Continuing with the musical theme that begun last year with Les Cabinotiers ‘”La Musique Du Temps”, an assortment of one-off, chiming watches, Vacheron Constantin unveils Les Cabinotiers “The Singing Birds” at Watches & Wonders 2020, the first time-only watches of the line that showcase the brand’s dexterity in traditional decorative crafts. The “Singing Birds” watches interpret the overmatching musical motif artistically with songbirds, rather than literally with striking watches as most of last year’s watches were. Available in four different unique executions, the watches feature dials that combine an engine-turned time display with champleve enamelling, each depicting a different bird – hummingbird, blue jay, blue tit, and robin. From left: Blue Tit, Blue Jay, Hummingbird, and Robin But the watch is more than brightly-feathered aesthetics, it also features a wandering hours display. Though the complication originated 17th century clocks, it remains relatively rare, with the most famous modern-day examples being the Audemars Piguet Star Wheel and Urwerk. Vacheron Constantin has only ever utilised the wandering hours on limited edition or unique timepieces, like the Métiers d’Art Savoirs Enluminés of 2016. The current hour is displayed across an arc marked out in minutes – as the hour “wanders”, it simultaneously indicates the minutes. It takes an hour for the number to cover the arc, and as it disappears on the far right, the next hour...

Hands-On: TAG Heuer Monaco “The Hour Glass” – The Dark Lord Revived

The latest anniversary edition for Singapore’s largest watch retailer has just dropped: the Monaco “The Hour Glass” is derived from the Monaco Calibre 11 launched at Baselworld 2015. But it combines the style of the 1970s with a modern twist, mixing a high-contrast, all-black case paired with a beige dial and red accents. Think of it as a modern take on the desirable Monaco “Dark Lord”. Unapologetically square Designed by Jack Heuer and named after the Formula 1 race on the principality, the Monaco was powered by the one of the first automatic chronograph movements, the Chronomatic cal. 11. But its true claim to fame is Steve McQueen, who wore one in Le Mans, making the original Monaco ref. 1133B with its distinctive blue dial something of an icon. Steven McQueen in Le Mans More crucially, the Monaco was the first water-resistant square watch when it was launched on March 3, 1969. This was achieved with the use of a one-piece inner case – essentially a square capsule containing the movement and dial – secured to the outer case with a notched system that created a tension seal. It was produced by Ervin Piquerez, a case maker best known for its “Super Compressor” dive watch cases, which received a patent for its landmark, square invention. The unusual Monaco case as illustrated by a “Dark Lord” – outer case in black PVD, and inner case in brushed steel And inside the case sat the Chronomatic cal. 11, a movement that was one of three ...

Rado  x  The  Rake  &  Revolution Captain  Cook  “Ghost  Captain”

We were so impressed with the 2017 Rado HyperChrome Captain Cook that we unanimously voted it for the Ultimate Value Watch of the Year Award, and even wanted one of our own. Meet the watch we have nicknamed “Ghost Captain”.

Introducing the Royal Oak Frosted Gold Carolina Bucci Limited Edition

Audemars Piguet launches its new Royal Oak Frosted Gold Carolina Bucci Limited Edition.

INTRODUCING: 5 new Panerai Radiomir 1940s – the Mediterraneo Edition, inspired by the deep blue sea

Panerai has just dropped a quintet of new, boutique-only watches and they are straight fire. These watches, called the Mediterraneo Edition, are all in Radiomir 1940 cases, and include a 42mm steel automatic (PAM00933), a 45mm GMT and a 45mm GMT with power reserve (PAM00945 and PAM00946 respectively), a red gold 45mm automatic (PAM00934), and … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: 5 new Panerai Radiomir 1940s – the Mediterraneo Edition, inspired by the deep blue sea appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

LIST: Somewhere over the rainbow – 8 of the year’s best gem-set watches 

There’s no point sugar-coating it. Gem-set watches aren’t for everyone. For one, all that ice racks up the price tag (so much so that all the watches below are POA), and for another, it takes a certain type of person to appreciate the - occasionally over-the-top - artistry it takes to make a watch shine … ContinuedThe post LIST: Somewhere over the rainbow – 8 of the year’s best gem-set watches  appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Future Collectibles: The Audemars Piguet End of Days and Bumblebee Royal Oak Offshores

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Listen to me now and hear me later, girly man. Arnold Schwarzenegger the Austrian Oak aka the Governator, is a walking, talking, Predator-dispatching, cigar chomping, Humvee driving embodiment of the...

Seiko Limited Edition 2018 “The Black Series”

Seiko launches three popular diver's timepieces from their collection, but in an all black case. The three watches are namely the SRPC49K1, a three hands automatic diver with the iconic 'turtle' case shape, and two solar quartz watches, the SSC673P1 chronograph and the SNE493P1, a time-only diver. Seiko SRPC49K1 automa

Introducing the 41mm Royal Oak Frosted Gold Limited Edition of 200 Pieces

Audemars Piguet announces a limited run of 200 pieces of their 41mm Royal Oak in frosted white gold.

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 15 – The Piaget Polo S

The promo video for the Piaget Polo S may not feature Santa prancing around on rooftops trying to fit his ample girth into chimney tops, but it does feature Ryan Reynolds up there, and boy, is he busy. The idea: there’s a rampant polo ball whizzing through the skies and only he can catch it (which, not to give … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 15 – The Piaget Polo S appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Oris Sponsors The 2015 Avalon International Airshow

The sound of two F/A-18F Super Hornet’s completing a low pass at 1200 kilometres per hour and with full-afterburners, is unlike anything I have ever heard in my life. At first, all seems calm enough as the fighters approach, appearing only as silent smears on the horizon to my left. A few seconds later though, […]

SIHH 2013: Cartier Panther…the jewels bekons

On Tuesday, I featured the high horology side of Cartier…with their Mysterious series…but most know Cartier as a jewellery company, excelling in miniature sculptures which are indeed works of art. I feature in today’s post, the famous Cartier panther…in two guises…both watches, both extremely beautiful, both real works of art. The timekeeping on these wonderful bejewelledRead More

Hands-On: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph in 38mm Is The Option Smaller-Wristed Collectors Deserve

Maybe too small for me, maybe too big for some, but I'd guess that this will be the Goldilocks option for a whole lot of people.

Introducing: Audemars Piguet Updates The Royal Oak Offshore Diver And Chronograph Lines With Five New Models

The Offshore Diver line is overhauled with three new colors, while the Offshore Chronograph in 43mm gets two new versions with one in the brand's latest blue ceramic.

In-Depth: A Technical and Practical Deep Dive On The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak RD#5 – The Most Extreme "Jumbo" Ever

From the wearing experience to the technical expertise behind it, we look at what makes AP's final Research & Development watch so special.

Introducing: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph RD#5 Is The Most Jumbo Of Them All

The final chapter of AP's experimental series takes a classic case in a whole new direction.

Opinion: The Culture of the Royal Oak Has Overshadowed the Watch Itself

I can remember the exact moment I realized that Audemars Piguet was not the brand for me: I was listening to an episode of Hodinkee Radio in early 2019 featuring an interview with then current AP CEO François-Henry Bennahmias during which he boasted that he does not read books. For whatever skills Bennahmias has as an executive, and whatever objectively nice qualities come through in the watches made under his tenure with the brand, something about this statement immediately turned me off. In the parlance of 2025, you’d say it gave me “the ick.”  Over the last few years, I’ve thought about this moment a lot as integrated bracelet sports watch mania has waxed and waned, and my own taste has solidified somewhat. Back in 2019, my exposure to Royal Oaks was fairly limited. I basically knew what watch media and the burgeoning watch collector’s scene on Instagram told me. And the narrative, by and large, was that these were the crème de la crème of the high end, a watch that every collector should strive to own. In those days, it really was that simple: there were a handful of watches from big brands that seemed to be on everyone’s hit list at one time or another. The Submariner, the Speedmaster, the Royal Oak. It was drilled into my head, and all of our heads, that watches like this – the icons – were worthy of our universal devotion.  I eventually owned both a Speedmaster and a Submariner. Both of which, I’d eventually realize, were not for me for a vari...

Breitling Launch Meteorite-Dial Chronomat In Collaboration With Erling Haaland

In A Royal Oak and Nautilus World, Why I Love The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Deep Stream Chronograph

Ask and ye shall receive, dear readers! Well, within reason. Quill & Pad reader and frequent commenter Greg has been after GaryG for a while to write a piece on his Vacheron Constantin Overseas Deep Stream Chronograph, most recently in response to Gary's article on three “keepers” from his collection that don’t get a lot of wrist time. Gary didn’t include the Deep Stream on that list as it is a quite frequent wearer for him, but now its time in the spotlight has come.

Introducing – The Two Smoked Blue AP Royal Oak 41mm You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

If you’re a recurring reader of MONOCHROME, you’ve probably seen that we’re normally very reactive, and we try our best to deliver the freshest news possible. However, from time to time, we’re still caught by surprise when a brand releases new editions without prior communication. Today is a perfect example of this situation, as Audemars […]