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Breguet: The Artistic Functionality of Decoration
Fine decoration today exists for its own sake, evolved from its original purpose - protection against corrosion. Today, it links Breguet to its history.
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Three-link semi-circular Rolex bracelet introduced for the 1956 Day-Date; Crownclasp closure.
1970s-80s lacquered colour dials for Rolex Day-Date; red / turquoise / salmon / lavender. Auction range $200k-$1M+.
Every Rolex Day-Date "President": 1803, 18038, 18238, 118238, Day-Date 40 (228xxx), Day-Date 36 (128xxx).
40 mm × 11.85 mm, lug 21 mm, Cal. 3255
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Fine decoration today exists for its own sake, evolved from its original purpose - protection against corrosion. Today, it links Breguet to its history.
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It’s been a mildly epic week here at T+T HQ. We’ve had a full plate of videography, airshow action with Oris (we’re now investigating options around leasing a Pilatus private jet – don’t tell our accountant), and Felix is becoming worryingly attached to the Apple Watch he’s reviewing. On top of all this, the logisitical nightmare that is … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 3rd March, 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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It’s easy to get caught up in this whole 24-hour news cycle thing. Every five seconds there seems to be a new story/scandal/watch, and sometimes it all gets a little too much. That’s why, for today’s Wind Down, we’re trying to actually live up to the name. So, close your work email, divert your phone to voicemail and … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 24th February, 2017 – the recommended reading edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Some weeks, the Wind Down is full of momentous news and calamitous happenings. Brands being sold, records broken – that sort of thing. This is not one of those weeks. We’re in the eye of the SIHH/Baselworld storm, and, on the surface at least, everything is calm. At this point we’re going to get all … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 17th February, 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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For those of our readers who don’t live in Australia, have a quick look at the below heat map. Bet you didn’t know heat maps went up to purple did you? Well, they do, and what that means is that we’re currently sheltering in the cooling AC of the office, and dreading the blisteringly hot commute … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 10th February, 2017 – the money edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Increasingly, watchmaking looks to the technologies of other industries to improve the timepieces of today and tomorrow.
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A little while ago, I was in Sydney attending a conference for my day job. The opening speaker was Ron Garan Jr, a former NASA astronaut, who’s travelled 71 million miles for work, spent 178 days in space, orbited earth 2842 times and enjoyed a grand total of 27 hours and three minutes taking part in … ContinuedThe post WATCHSPOTTING: Ron’s beaten-up Omega is cooler than yours – or has your Speedmaster X-33 been into space? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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New Release: Jacquet Droz Petite Heure Minute Astorite. Just in time for Valentine's Day. With live pictures and hands-on impressions.
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Ready to shake your tail feather? Let’s hope so, seeing as today kicks off the Chinese year of the rooster. Luckily, there’s a way to get into the spirit of things without having to hire a head-to-toe cockerel costume, and for that, we have Dior to thank. A vision in red, the Dior VIII Grand … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Dior VIII Grand Bal Plume 2017 Chinese New Year Edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Editor’s note: Whether they know it or not, anyone in a highly visible profession is likely to have their wristwear critiqued by a cadre of hardcore watch geeks. Politicans, actors and athletes are all fair game. Today in a special guest post, Paxton Wong casts his ever-watchful eye over the watch choices of some of … ContinuedThe post WATCHSPOTTING: Which tennis player wears what in 2017? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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For SIHH 2017 A. Lange & Sohne unveiled a new Tourbograph Perpetual "Pour le Mérite”, new day/night indicator for Lange 1 Moon Phase and a new Lange 31.
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Why was Audemar Piguet’s CEO wearing a frosted white gold Royal Oak on the morning of day one at SIHH 2017?
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On Monday morning, the most unpronounceable fair of them all, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie – mercifully reduced 100 per cent of the time to ‘SIHH’ – will open its doors in Geneva. But you don’t need to wait until then to get the lowdown on the major scoops and scandals. Thanks to … ContinuedThe post LIST: 7 shocking rumours ahead of SIHH 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Welcome to the first Wind Down of 2017! And, as much as the last posts of 2016 were all about looking back at the year that was, this one sees us gazing into the future, attempting to part the fog and get a clearer picture of what the year ahead holds. To be honest though, … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 13th January, 2017 – the future edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Watchmaker, Xavier Magaldi opens his brand new art exhibition, Concrete Thoughts a day after SIHH 2017, in Geneva.
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Hublot continues their "art of fusion" with a brand new Meca-10 variation, the Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Magic Gold with 10 day power reserve.
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Continuing with our series of Team Picks, it’s Andy Green who has the reins today, wrangling the three gems he enjoyed reading most on T+T in 2016. HANDS-ON: Size does matter, the 2016 IWC Big Pilot Edition “Le Petit Prince” BY: Felix Scholz PUBLISHED: May “The title alone had me. Also, Felix pretending to know cars is … ContinuedThe post TEAM PICK: Andy Green’s favourite stories of 2016 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The third in our series of Team Picks, today it’s Ceri’s turn to reveal the three stories she most enjoyed on Time+Tide this year. VIDEO: ABOUT TIME with Patty Mills of the San Antonio Spurs BY: Felix Scholz PUBLISHED: July “Basketball is a fast-paced, frenetic game, but this beautifully-shot black-and-white video shows another side to … ContinuedThe post TEAM PICK: Ceri David’s favourite stories of 2016 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The term “World Time” is an integral part of today’s watchmaking vocabulary, but its origins are relatively new in the grand horological scheme of things. Revolution Switzerland’s Sophie Furley takes a look at the history of the Patek Philippe World Time collections and the fascinating stories they have to tell, with a little help from Patek Philippe’s Head of Watch Development, Mr. Philip Barat.
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This is going to be the shortest Wind Down in Time+Tide history. See the scenic vista above? That’s us. We’re in our happy place, enjoying some well deserved time off. We hope you’ve had a great 2016, and have a safe and happy New Year. In the meantime, enjoy our finely tuned holiday programming, and … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 30th December, 2016 – the gone fishin’ edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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As you climb higher and higher up the horological Christmas tree – which, by the way we don’t advise in real life, unless this happens – the stars at the top start to thin out, leaving, at least in days of yore, Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet shining brightly as Swiss watchmaking’s ‘big three’. Between them … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 23 – The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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All this week, we’ve been sharing our collaboration with style influencer Melanie Liu, aka The Tia Fox, to showcase Cartier’s Hypnose collection. Today, she puts on her reviewer hat (which would be painfully chic and limited edition, were it not metaphorical), to let us know exactly what she thought of the three models she tested out. Early this week she told … ContinuedThe post MY WEEKEND WITH: The Cartier Hypnose – by The Tia Fox appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Ah, December, my favourite month of the year. It’s got the lot: my birthday, Christmas and of course it’s when the Michael Bublé calendar becomes available for the year ahead. It’s a time of year that tends to be action packed, as we all fall into mayhem trying to make sense of the past 12 … ContinuedThe post SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 3, December 2016 – Starting with a 1982 Rolex Sub appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The first post on Time+Tide went live on the 20th of March, 2014, and in the subsequent 33 months we’ve had a blast publishing news, reviews and all the latest and greatest from the world of watches. We’re excited to announce that this edition of the Wind Down marks a significant milestone – it’s our 1000th post! … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 16th December, 2016 – the milestone edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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As the days tick by and SIHH 2017 looms, the pre-releases are coming thick and fast. One of the brands that never fails to surprise (hey Carbotech) and delight (hey Firenze) us is Panerai, and this year it looks like they’re keeping to form with two new takes on the classic Radiomir case. Inspired by … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Two new vintage-inspired Panerai Radiomir 3 Days – PAM00685 and PAM00687 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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In the flurry of pre-holiday/SIHH business, we managed to find time for a lightning trip to Sydney, to catch up with HYT CEO Gregory Dourde and see these incredible watches in the metal. And when we say lightning we mean it literally. As far as impressive events go, spending an evening on the 30m yacht … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 9th December, 2016 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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How’s your Christmas shopping going, folks? Whaddaya mean you haven’t started yet? Chop chop. Unless you’re waiting for inspiration to hit, in which case, maybe this is it. Because talk about causing a stir. The new Rolex Air-King has had people talking ever since it raised its first gasp at Baselworld earlier this year. Why not … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 8 – The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Sotheby’s in New York is about to auction a “rare” Pre Vendôme 5215-207/A with blue dial today, which after having undergone some serious scrutiny proves to be questionable - to say the least.
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Today we peel back the hypothetical door on our digital advent calendar (though we’re giving away some real stuff too FYI) to reveal the deep blue dial of the Montblanc 1858 Small Second. We’re big fans of the 1858 in general, as it hits just the right balance between everyday wearability and heritage style. The smart … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 4 – The Montblanc 1858 Manual Small Second appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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