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Where Horology Meets Art Revolution
Oct 5, 2017

Where Horology Meets Art

A growing number of artists are finding inspiration in the wonders of horology. Using a variety of different styles, from graphite sketches to bold watercolors, CAD drawings and floating sculptures, a new version of watchmaking art is emerging, much to the delight of watch collectors everywhere. In part one of a two-part series, Revolution’s Sophie Furley talks to artists from all over the world to discover more about how they developed a passion for watchmaking.

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VIDEO: Rado’s Coupole Classic is an everyday hero Time+Tide
Rado s Coupole Classic Oct 3, 2017

VIDEO: Rado’s Coupole Classic is an everyday hero

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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HANDS-ON: Simply masterful - the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Geographic Time+Tide
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Geographic Twenty-five years Sep 10, 2017

HANDS-ON: Simply masterful - the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Geographic

Twenty-five years ago Jaeger-LeCoultre released the Master Control collection, a line of watches dedicated to the sort of traditional high-quality watchmaking for which the Le Sentier-based house is so well known. The pure style of the Master Control sits well with the credibility afforded by JLC’s ‘1000 Hours Control’ testing program, in which the subject watch … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Simply masterful - the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Geographic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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INTRODUCING: Cartier’s otherworldly Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon Time+Tide
Cartier s otherworldly Rotonde de Aug 30, 2017

INTRODUCING: Cartier’s otherworldly Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon

Cartier is no stranger to the art of fine watchmaking, and in the last few years the French maison has been bringing the haute …err… heat to the world of high horology, with watches bearing the Geneva Seal – like the Drive de Cartier Flying Tourbillon. In 2014 Cartier first introduced us to the Rotonde De … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Cartier’s otherworldly Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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HANDS-ON: Seiko shakes it up with the complicated Presage Cocktail Time power reserve (ref. SSA346) Time+Tide
Seiko shakes it up Aug 23, 2017

HANDS-ON: Seiko shakes it up with the complicated Presage Cocktail Time power reserve (ref. SSA346)

Last year, Seiko’s mainstream, mid-tier mechanical line, Presage, went global, with a collection of dressy options (including a particularly outstanding chronograph). This year Seiko expanded Presage in a big way, turning one of the most popular Japanese domestic models (JDM), the SARB065 – AKA the Cocktail Time – into a fully fledged collection. The Presage … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Seiko shakes it up with the complicated Presage Cocktail Time power reserve (ref. SSA346) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 4th August, 2017 – the fashion edition Time+Tide
Aug 3, 2017

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 4th August, 2017 – the fashion edition

Bear with me this week as I go a little off script. This week’s Wind Down is less about watches and more about all the stuff around them. Fashion. Technology. Business. Fine watchmaking manages to neatly intersect all these areas, informing and being informed by them. On a day-to-day level though, it’s easy to miss the linkages, … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 4th August, 2017 – the fashion edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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In Conversation with Christine Hutter, CEO of Moritz Grossmann Revolution
Moritz Grossmann Aug 3, 2017

In Conversation with Christine Hutter, CEO of Moritz Grossmann

Christine Hutter is the rare female CEO in the male-dominated watch industry who started as a watchmaker and then founded her own company. In 2008, she started the Moritz Grossmann Company, named after one of the founding fathers of German watchmaking, from her kitchen table in her Dresden apartment. Three months later, she moved the company to Glashütte and the rest of the story is one of hard work, determination and success. I caught up with Hutter in her beautiful manufacture in Glashütte.

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VIDEO: Smart and stylish – the Montblanc Summit Time+Tide
Montblanc Summit When smartwatches burst Jul 23, 2017

VIDEO: Smart and stylish – the Montblanc Summit

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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WHO TO FOLLOW: @LindaZinha Time+Tide
Jul 15, 2017

WHO TO FOLLOW: @LindaZinha

Today we catch up with the enigmatic Swiss penguin (hey, it’s what her profile says) with a love for complicated watches and a top notch feed. Meet @LindaZinha… NAME: Viviana – but please, call me Vivi OCCUPATION: Watch retail HANDLE:  @LindaZinha FOLLOWERS: 3K LOCATION: Switzerland Tell me about yourself: I’m a twenty-something-year-old girl who is … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @LindaZinha appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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HANDS-ON: JLC’s mean machine – the Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic, now in black and pink gold Time+Tide
Jaeger-LeCoultre Jun 21, 2017

HANDS-ON: JLC’s mean machine – the Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic, now in black and pink gold

This Jaeger-LeCoultre is a great example of just how true the old saying about assumptions is. You see, it’s easy to pigeonhole JLC as producing only fine, delicate and dressy watches – classic Reversos, or smart vintage-inspired pieces, for example. And while it’s true that this style of watchmaking is their bread and butter, that … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: JLC’s mean machine – the Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic, now in black and pink gold appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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VIDEO: 4 of the hottest new Seiko releases Time+Tide
Seiko releases One Apr 23, 2017

VIDEO: 4 of the hottest new Seiko releases

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.

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VIDEO: Back to basics – how a mechanical watch works Time+Tide
Apr 23, 2017

VIDEO: Back to basics – how a mechanical watch works

If you take a keen interest in the world of watches, you’ve likely heard of Carson Chan. Carson works for the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, an organisation dedicated to building knowledge around fine watchmaking. And while we seem to now run into Carson every time we’re in Switzerland, we first met him in Hong … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Back to basics – how a mechanical watch works appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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