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The traveller complications: Rolex's 1954 GMT hand and Louis Cottier's 1937 World Time mechanism.
OPINION: Is this the most important (and overlooked) element in watch design? Time+Tide
May 27, 2018

OPINION: Is this the most important (and overlooked) element in watch design?

Case profile. There, I said it. It might not be as sexy as the movement or the dial, but in terms of real-world user-friendliness, it’s the kingmaker or deal-breaker. The problem is, watchmakers and fans are conditioned to a very top-down visual approach of watches. Look at any brand’s site, or most of the watches … ContinuedThe post OPINION: Is this the most important (and overlooked) element in watch design? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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EDITOR’S PICK: We ask the experts how to build a potentially valuable watch collection Time+Tide
Rolex /Patek et al price May 21, 2018

EDITOR’S PICK: We ask the experts how to build a potentially valuable watch collection

Editor’s note: Nigh on a year ago, Sandra delved into the mercurial, and occasionally murky, world of investing in vintage watches. But rather than start at the already stratospheric Rolex/Patek et al. price point, she decided to focus on something a little more achievable. And while prices on some of the below suggestions have likely already … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: We ask the experts how to build a potentially valuable watch collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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HANDS-ON: The Seals Watch Co Model C Field Explorer Time+Tide
May 10, 2018

HANDS-ON: The Seals Watch Co Model C Field Explorer

Start a conversation about vintage wristwatches and you’ll inevitably end up down a military history rabbit hole. With collectors and everyday buyers alike appreciating – and downright loving – the connection these simple military-issued watches have to history. A history that began with the First World War, where a “luminous wristwatch with unbreakable glass” was … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Seals Watch Co Model C Field Explorer appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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LIST: The 10 best independent watches of Baselworld 2018 Time+Tide
Apr 27, 2018

LIST: The 10 best independent watches of Baselworld 2018

The dust of Baselworld 2018 has finally settled, and while there was a ton of quick news to hammer through, there are certain topics that require a little more digestion. Case in point: the world of small independent watchmaking had a lot on offer this year, both outlandish and understated. Having seen and handled innumerable … ContinuedThe post LIST: The 10 best independent watches of Baselworld 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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HANDS-ON: This watch means business – the Cartier Santos in yellow gold  Time+Tide
Cartier Santos Apr 22, 2018

HANDS-ON: This watch means business – the Cartier Santos in yellow gold 

If you’re a relative newcomer to the whole world of watches, it’s easy to underestimate just how big Cartier is, and how important their impact on modern watchmaking is. Cartier have carved themselves an unimpeachable place as the evergreen masters of the shaped watch, and the Santos is the watch that started it all. While … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: This watch means business – the Cartier Santos in yellow gold  appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @TheKirkland (Jeremy Kirkland of Blamo!) Time+Tide
Apr 14, 2018

WHO TO FOLLOW: @TheKirkland (Jeremy Kirkland of Blamo!)

Editors note: This week’s Who To Follow is the result of a mild obsession Andy and I had with the Blamo! podcast, which, if you’re at all interested in the world of fashion, style and luxury, is jam-packed full of gold moments and on-point insight. Given that we’ve tapped out the first three seasons, we’re … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @TheKirkland (Jeremy Kirkland of Blamo!) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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HANDS-ON: The Seiko Prospex ‘Save the Ocean’ SRPC91K1 – the ocean hero in a half shell Time+Tide
Seiko Prospex ‘Save Apr 9, 2018

HANDS-ON: The Seiko Prospex ‘Save the Ocean’ SRPC91K1 – the ocean hero in a half shell

Seiko have taken their affinity with the ocean to deeper depths, announcing new brand ambassador Fabien Cousteau at Baselworld 2018. The grandson of famed underwater explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Fabien has dedicated his life to exploring and conserving the world’s oceans, and is founder of the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Centre. As part of this new … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Seiko Prospex ‘Save the Ocean’ SRPC91K1 – the ocean hero in a half shell appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 16 Chronograph Time+Tide
TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 16 Chronograph Mar 24, 2018

HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 16 Chronograph

Named after the Carrera Panamericana, a legendarily dangerous car racing event of the early 1950s that took place across the open roads of Mexico and was cancelled after resulting in too many fatalities. The TAG Heuer Carrera is an icon of the motorsport-inspired watch world. And this year it celebrates 55 years since its release … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 16 Chronograph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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INTRODUCING: The Seiko Automatic Divers Re-creation Limited Edition SLA025 Time+Tide
Grand Seiko s Mar 21, 2018

INTRODUCING: The Seiko Automatic Divers Re-creation Limited Edition SLA025

Seiko’s venture into the dive watch world came hard and fast. Releasing their first dive watch in 1965, just three years later they upped the ante and introduced the Seiko 6159. A one-piece cased 300m rated diver, powered by a hi-beat movement that until then was being used only by the Grand Seikos of the time. Now, … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Seiko Automatic Divers Re-creation Limited Edition SLA025 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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INTRODUCING: The Omega Seamaster 1948 Limited Editions  Time+Tide
Omega Seamaster 1948 Limited Editions  Mar 21, 2018

INTRODUCING: The Omega Seamaster 1948 Limited Editions 

The Seamaster is one of the enduring staples of the fine watch world, found on the wrists of young and old, all over the world. It turns out that this year the old favourite turns 70, and so we’ve obviously got new Omega Seamaster watches being released at Baselworld 2018 - like these Omega Seamaster … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Omega Seamaster 1948 Limited Editions  appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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LIST: 8 fast, fantastic watches of Formula One Time+Tide
Mar 16, 2018

LIST: 8 fast, fantastic watches of Formula One

In the world of F1, where everything is measured in tenths, watches have long played an integral part. In fact, it may come as no surprise to anyone that Formula One teams and watch manufacturers often follow the same racelines, each striving for their own breed of ultimate performance mechanical machine. This year, with the … ContinuedThe post LIST: 8 fast, fantastic watches of Formula One appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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VIDEO: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas collection, the slow burn classics in our midst Time+Tide
Vacheron Constantin Overseas collection Mar 13, 2018

VIDEO: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas collection, the slow burn classics in our midst

It’s a dizzying pace the watch world moves at, and it’s all but impossible for us at Time+Tide to not get carried along by it. But occasionally, very occasionally, we’ll see a watch on Instagram and be reminded that quality has its own designs. That the concept of a ‘modern classic’ – which, according to … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas collection, the slow burn classics in our midst appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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VIDEO: 5 of the best independent watches from SIHH 2018 Time+Tide
Montblanc Mar 8, 2018

VIDEO: 5 of the best independent watches from SIHH 2018

If you know a little bit about how the world of watches works, you’ll likely know that it’s a space dominated by a few big groups (namely Richemont, Swatch and LVMH), each with their own stable of brands. SIHH is a show dominated by Richemont brands - big names like Cartier, IWC and Montblanc. But … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 5 of the best independent watches from SIHH 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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INTRODUCING: The TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf 2018 special edition Time+Tide
TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf 2018 special Mar 7, 2018

INTRODUCING: The TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf 2018 special edition

TAG Heuer have, much like Marty McFly and Doc Brown, gone back to the future with their latest partnership, with Gulf Oil International. If you’re not familiar with the world of historic Heuer, the pairing of the Swiss watchmaker and venerable oil company is perhaps surprising, but one larger-than-life character pulls it all together: Steve … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf 2018 special edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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INSIGHT: The craft of Van Cleef & Arpels Time+Tide
Feb 14, 2018

INSIGHT: The craft of Van Cleef & Arpels

Van Cleef & Arpels have long been recognised as one of the world’s most creative high jewellery houses. Taking inspiration from nature, magic and fairy tales, the Parisian Maison creates complex jewels of unusually high technical and design content – so that even the most extravagant pieces have a lightness, charm and wit. In recent … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: The craft of Van Cleef & Arpels appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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RECOMMENDED READING: The Rolex Submariner, deconstructed Time+Tide
Rolex Submariner deconstructed If you Feb 14, 2018

RECOMMENDED READING: The Rolex Submariner, deconstructed

If you follow the world of independent watchmaking you’re likely familiar with the name Peter Speake-Marin. Until recently, Speake-Marin was the man behind the eponymous watch brand. After 17 years, the English watchmaker stepped away from the brand (which is still in business) and announced a new venture – The Naked Watchmaker - a site that … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: The Rolex Submariner, deconstructed appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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INTERVIEW: 15 minutes with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – “Elegance is an attitude” Time+Tide
Longines Ambassador Feb 7, 2018

INTERVIEW: 15 minutes with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – “Elegance is an attitude”

Time is a funny thing. The PR schedule was fast and furious when Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan held court at her Four Seasons suite during the afternoon prior to the Sydney opening of Longines’ flagship boutique. But sitting in front of the world’s most famous grey-green eyes, as they surveyed the harbour … ContinuedThe post INTERVIEW: 15 minutes with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – “Elegance is an attitude” appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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INSIGHT: Designing A. Lange & Söhne – part 2, the detail in the dial Time+Tide
A. Lange & Sohne Feb 2, 2018

INSIGHT: Designing A. Lange & Söhne – part 2, the detail in the dial

There are few dials as instantly recognisable in the world of modern watchmaking as that of the Lange 1. This circular watch, with its off-centre hours and minutes dial, subsidiary seconds, power reserve and that instantly recognisable big date. In the opinion of Caragh McKay, watches and jewellery director at Wallpaper* (and founder of McKay … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: Designing A. Lange & Söhne – part 2, the detail in the dial appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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HANDS-ON: Light in the darkness – the Seiko Prospex SNE493P Time+Tide
Seiko Prospex SNE493P Late last Feb 1, 2018

HANDS-ON: Light in the darkness – the Seiko Prospex SNE493P

Late last year, Seiko announced a series of limited edition Prospex divers, featuring blacked-out cases and the evocative name of ‘The Black Series’. The story behind the name and the black-and-orange concept is the murky, mysterious world of night diving. But honestly, for me this watch is less about the story behind it and more … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Light in the darkness – the Seiko Prospex SNE493P appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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HANDS-ON: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph WT Time+Tide
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph WT Jan 20, 2018

HANDS-ON: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph WT

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph WT is, in marked contrast to the Polaris Automatic, a complex beast indeed, with (as you could probably guess) both chronograph and world time functionality in the one case. It’s not the first time we’ve seen this complication-combo, as the very impressive Calibre 752 pops up in sportier parts of their … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph WT appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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VIDEO: Exploring one of the most accessible COSC-certified collections on the market, the new Longines Record range Time+Tide
Longines Record range Accuracy used Dec 14, 2017

VIDEO: Exploring one of the most accessible COSC-certified collections on the market, the new Longines Record range

Accuracy used to be a big deal in watchmaking. There were competitions to test the accuracy of wristwatches. There were complications - additional functions - and engineering improvements designed to assist the watch in keeping true time. There was a space race of sorts to be the most accurate watchmaker in the world. The exploding popularity of … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Exploring one of the most accessible COSC-certified collections on the market, the new Longines Record range appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @A_Collected_Man Time+Tide
Dec 2, 2017

WHO TO FOLLOW: @A_Collected_Man

Silas Walton (@A_Collected_Man) is the founder of A Collected Man, an online platform based in London, selling rare watches around the world. Silas loves beautiful watches, well-made clothes, and the inside of a Cessna 152 at 10,000 feet. Hi Silas, what’s your daily watch and why? During the working week I wear a vintage Patek … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @A_Collected_Man appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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