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Review: Laco Leipzig - is this a practical reproduction of the original B-uhr?
In depth review of the Laco Leipzig, a watch inspired by the B-uhr Type B. At 42mm in diamter and a handwound movement, is it a faithful reproduction?
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November 2021 Ineichen Auction Sets A New World Record Price For The Sale Of A Vianney Halter Antiqua
Ineichen Zurich held two days' worth of watch auctions in Zurich and online November 20-21, 2021 with 198 ticking specialties that included a bevy of independent timepieces and two new world records for the Vianney Halter Antiqua. Get the results here!
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The J.N. Shapiro Infinity Tantalum Limited Edition marks the first tantalum case made in-house outside of Switzerland
I must confess I have a strong affection for J.N Shapiro watches. As a born and bred American, whenever I see US watchmaking get time in the spotlight I am all for it. Shapiro has been on my radar for a while, known for his intricately handcrafted dials engine-turned in California. Formerly a high school … ContinuedThe post The J.N. Shapiro Infinity Tantalum Limited Edition marks the first tantalum case made in-house outside of Switzerland appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Kevin Pietersen creates his ultimate Test cricketer in the spirit of Hublot’s art of fusion
To the uninitiated, Test cricket can seem like a mystifying business. As sporting occasions go, it’s often a slow-motion spectacle in which a single game can drag on for up to five days, then peter out in a lacklustre draw. In a time of ever-decreasing attention spans, watching 22 men in white chasing a small … ContinuedThe post Kevin Pietersen creates his ultimate Test cricketer in the spirit of Hublot’s art of fusion appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Photo Report: The Beautiful People Of Art Basel Miami And The Watches They Wore
The beach is back, baby! And there are watches. Plenty of them.
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Four unexpected takeaways from the new Tiffany Blue 5711 - the real final victory lap of Patek’s Nautilus
Earlier this year, Patek Philippe announced that the Nautilus, the most sought-after watch in the entire world, was being retired. The acclaimed reference would have one final victory lap – which many of us believed was a pair of Nautilus watches with olive-green dials, one with a diamond bezel. VIP collectors chased after the duo, … ContinuedThe post Four unexpected takeaways from the new Tiffany Blue 5711 – the real final victory lap of Patek’s Nautilus appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Buying, Selling, & Collecting: Highsnobiety Unearths A Full-Set Example Of The KAWS × Ikepod Horizon Collection
A forgotten collaboration between two heavy hitters of the art and design worlds.
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The Story of the World’s Most Famous Reversible Watch
History’s most famous reversible wristwatch would never have been invented were it not for Joseph Ford Sherer, then a lieutenant in the 44th Regiment of Sylhet Light Infantry of the East India Company’s army. The story begins in the middle of the 19th century in Manipur, a state in east British India, where Lieutenant Sherer observes locals play a game known as sagol kangjei. Translating as “horse hockey”, the game was long played by local royalty. The game has players on horseback wielding sticks to hit a ball across a rectangular field. The Lieutenant reported his observations to his boss, Captain Robert Stewart. The two men eventually began to play the game, which evolved into what is now known as polo. In March 1859 Sherer and Stewart established their own polo club, Silchar Kangjai Club, and four years later the earliest written rulebook for polo was. With that, the pair started a long tradition of polo-playing among British soldiers in India. And soon polo would find its way around the world with polo-playing soldiers across the Commonwealth – the first polo match was played in Europe sometime in the late 1860s. Lieutenant Joseph Sherer, Assistant to the Superintendent of Cachar (second from left), with his bearers, Manipur, 1861. Image – National Army Museum As the game grew in popularity, a problem arose: polo players would often damage the crystals on their wristwatches, sometimes with errant mallets. During a visit to India in 1930, César de Trey ...
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EDITOR’S PICK: The 7 watch-collecting commandments of Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary
EDITOR’S NOTE: Imagine you could spent pretty much whatever you liked on watches. You had deep enough pockets to essentially ignore budgetary concerns and snap up virtually any new watch that you fancied. It’s a dream scenario for most watch lovers, but that’s the reality for Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary, thanks to his estimated … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: The 7 watch-collecting commandments of Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Minase Watches’ first American tour exposes the craftsmanship of the cult Japanese brand
How do you communicate true quality? It’s a question that many brands face as they try to capture the attention of collectors today. For big brands, the difficulty of such a task gets alleviated by the pull of history and immense marketing budgets. Yet, for a small brand, trying to make its mark in the … ContinuedThe post Minase Watches’ first American tour exposes the craftsmanship of the cult Japanese brand appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Kevin Hart’s watch collection is the stuff of your horological dreams
There is something special about a comedian’s ability to make you laugh. For a few moments in time, all your defences come down so that the stresses of life melt away. And chances are, if you’ve been laughing over the past decade, one man has been the deliverer of many of those jokes. That would … ContinuedThe post Kevin Hart’s watch collection is the stuff of your horological dreams appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Independent Watchmaking: Six of the Lesser Known Players in the Field
In this week's column, we dive into the rabbit hole of independent watchmaking, with a series of less-known yet remarkable independent watchmakers.
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“For me, it’s a life-altering sum of money” - What it feels like to sell a watch you found in your sock drawer for $240,000
Back in June, we told you about Paul Draper*. He got in touch with us after reading our story about how a report estimated that $60 billion USD of watches were gathering dust in people’s homes due to their owners’ failure to recognise what their timepieces were actually worth. The article motivated Paul to take action. Sitting … ContinuedThe post “For me, it’s a life-altering sum of money” – What it feels like to sell a watch you found in your sock drawer for $240,000 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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WHAT TWEAKS MY TOURB: Clasps that create fixed length longer than the lug-to-lug measurement of a case
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our new series, “What Tweaks My Tourb” in which Zach shares the watch-related irks and peeves that leave him exasperated. First up: size matters. Clasp size that is… To some this won’t be noticeable, as this is typically a symptom of a smaller wrist, but there is nothing worse than falling in love … ContinuedThe post WHAT TWEAKS MY TOURB: Clasps that create fixed length longer than the lug-to-lug measurement of a case appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Swatch x Peanuts collection unveils fun range of Snoopy and Charlie Brown watches
It seems pretty ironic that Charles Monroe Schulz, the American cartoonist and creator of Peanuts – probably the most popular and influential comic strip in history – should be so indifferent to the name. You could go so far as to say he had an allergic reaction to Peanuts, once saying: “If someone asks me what … ContinuedThe post The Swatch x Peanuts collection unveils fun range of Snoopy and Charlie Brown watches appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Happenings: Stéphane Belmont To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Patrimony Director will discuss the history of the Reverso.
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NORQAIN: The Heart of An Adventurer
NORQAIN introduces three new GMT models to the Adventure family in a sub-collection named NEVEREST that benefits the Butterfly Help Project aimed at helping the children of Sherpas lost in the Himalayan mountains receive access to education
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Watch Of The Week: How My Apple Watch Helped Me Lose 57 Pounds - And Gain A Love Of Watches
I started out skeptical of Cupertino's smartwatch. But a renewed focus on fitness convinced me to give it another shot.
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Opens in L.A.
Rolex watches have long been prominent in cinema, particularly of the American variety, never as a result of a product placements but instead a choice of the performer or director. Neither has the watchmaker recruited actors or actresses as ambassadors – it largely concentrates on sportspeople, musicians, environmentalist, and directors like James Cameron and Martin Scorsese – though it is the official sponsor of the Oscars. But now the watchmaker’s support of the film industry takes tangible form with the newly-opened Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, which was constructed by the same organisation that’s responsible for the Oscars. Rolex is a “Founding Supporter” of the museum, resulting in the Rolex Gallery on the building’s third level. According to Rolex, the space is dedicated to the “many aspects of moviemaking – technology, artists, history and social impact” and includes the “Paul Newman Paul Newman”, the Rolex Daytona ref. 6239 owned by the late American actor that sold for a record US$17.52 million in 2017. But in typical Rolex fashion – which means discretion to the point of secrecy – the watchmaker is nowhere to be found on the list of “Founding Supporters” of the museum. But there is a single “Anonymous” donor in the category of US$10-20 million donations, alongside Dalian Wanda Group, Steven Spielberg, and The Walt Disney Company. The art of cinema Located in Los Angeles, the Academy Museum is the first o...
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso: The Story of an Icon
The story of the Reverso is the story of watchmaking’s most famous swiveling case. Built for functionality during a polo game, it has since evolved to become a blank canvas for Jaeger-LeCoultre’s artistic creativity and a showcase for the brand’s technical innovations.
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Vintage Watches: A 1966 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date, A 1973 Rolex 'Daytona' Sigma Dial Ref. 6265, And A 1945 Universal Genève Field Watch
Gives thanks to the world of vintage watches this Thanksgiving Eve.
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Introducing Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda GT and Tondagraph GT in celebration of Oliver Smith Jeweler’s 40th Anniversary
Oliver Smith Jeweler’s chooses Parmigiani Fleurier to execute the perfect tribute to 40 years of business with PF Tonda GT and PF Tondagraph GT editions
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Revolution Awards 2021: Celebrating the Best of The Year
As we look to the end of the year, it has become tradition for us to celebrate by sorting through the wide array of watches launched over the course of the past months and bestowing awards among the best of the best. It’s not an easy task to begin with, and in a year such as this one, almost an impossible one. Despite the many challenges we’ve faced, on a whole, so many maisons have turned out gorgeous timepieces and made significant breakthroughs; it was tough having to vote any of them out. But we’ve done it again, contended with ourselves over the virtues of each nominee, argued vehemently for our favourites, and here it is. Here are the watches and people are celebrating for the 2021 Revolution Awards.
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The Sensational (Grange) G5 Wine, Peter Gago, And The History Of Penfolds
Peter Gago has what many people in the wine world think is the best job on the planet: he is chief winemaker for Penfolds, one of Australia’s oldest wine producers. Here Ken Gargett shares the history of Penfolds and Peter Gago and reports on tasting Penfolds' latest flagship wine, the G5.
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Does Hand Finishing Matter? A Collector’s View Of Movement Decoration - Reprise
Many of you are likely to have come across at least a few heated discussions of “finishing,” a topic that seems to fascinate, and divide, watch enthusiasts. Like many people, GaryG's starting point for serious watches was with a well-priced brand long known for its expertise in developing movements, justly viewed as offering good value for money – but not necessarily for the refinement of its movement finishing, at least on its less expensive pieces. Read on to discover what he has learned since then.
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From Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Mark Wahlberg: 8 celebs wearing the hell out of a Rolex Rainbow Daytona
Bit of an odd question but can anyone work out the relevance of the March 23, 2018? In a pretty baller move, on that day the football deity that is Zlatan Ibrahimovic was busy buying full-page ads in the Los Angeles Times to announce his signing for Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy. The ad that read, … ContinuedThe post From Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Mark Wahlberg: 8 celebs wearing the hell out of a Rolex Rainbow Daytona appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Pininfarina, The Mecca Of Supercar Design, And The Bovet Ottantasei
The Bovet Ottantasei Tourbillon is the brand's sixth timepiece designed by Pininfarina, and the years of experience that the two brands now have working together shows. It truly is a sensational watch, but here Ian Skellern focuses on Pininfarina, a name evoking mystical status among anyone interested in world-class design and sensational cars.
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Win $700 worth of straps by telling us your favourite strap monster watch, and watching our silly video
The reason for this video was a late-arriving strap for our Doxa SUB 600T ‘pacific’. Necessity dictated that, with time running out to shoot a video, we had to choose an alternative aftermarket strap to put on the watch for the first appearance which, if you missed it, you can see here. The decision as … ContinuedThe post Win $700 worth of straps by telling us your favourite strap monster watch, and watching our silly video appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Surviving (And Enjoying) The Great Geneva Watch Auction Week Of November 2021: Harbinger Of Boom Or (Imminent) Doom?
If you were there, you won’t forget it soon. And if you weren’t, you are still going to be hearing about it for a very long time indeed. GaryG posits that the November 2021 Geneva auction week will be remembered as the point in time at which either the value of collectible watches reached a new plateau from which they only continued to climb or the bubble in prices for pieces from certain makers reached its most outrageous dimensions before deflating or imploding. Here's what happened.
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ChilloutTGIFridays: Leica S3 - the revenge of the Germans
We take a closer look and get a week with the rather rare Leica S3, a rather rare sighting in the world of high end digital medium format cameras.