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READER COMMENT: Day 3 from Basel as you saw it, with plenty of Seiko, Oris and road accidents?

Seiko Oris Mar 24, 2018

READER COMMENT: Day 3 from Basel as you saw it, with plenty of Seiko, Oris and road accidents?

Day 3 of Baselworld is long gone, and before we get too deep into day four, we need to recap your thoughts, reactions and emotions, because that’s what we do in Reader Comment. Let’s jump into it. We need to clear this one up again. @phat nutz thinks our voice-over talent is Felix hamming it up, but we … ContinuedThe post READER COMMENT: Day 3 from Basel as you saw it, with plenty of Seiko, Oris and road accidents? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HANDS-ON: The Seiko 1968 Automatic Diver’s Commemorative Limited Edition (ref. SLA019)

Seiko 1968 Automatic Diver’s Commemorative Mar 23, 2018

HANDS-ON: The Seiko 1968 Automatic Diver’s Commemorative Limited Edition (ref. SLA019)

With another contemporary nod to Seiko’s original hi-beat diver – the 1968 ref. 6159 – a familiar face has received a limited-edition update. Based on the venerable Seiko MM300 dive watch, this commemorative limited edition not only pays tribute to its vintage inspiration with a host of updates, but also to the lush green forests … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Seiko 1968 Automatic Diver’s Commemorative Limited Edition (ref. SLA019) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HANDS-ON: High-end quartz – Grand Seiko celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 9F with two limited editions (SBGT241 and SBGV238)

Grand Seiko celebrates Feb 28, 2018

HANDS-ON: High-end quartz – Grand Seiko celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 9F with two limited editions (SBGT241 and SBGV238)

If you’re a regular reader, I’m willing to bet that your views around quartz timekeeping will be pretty negative. After all, this is a technology that was (almost) responsible for the downfall of mechanical watches. But, as you’re about to find out, not all quartz watches were created equal. Sure, there’s the cheap and cheerful … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: High-end quartz – Grand Seiko celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 9F with two limited editions (SBGT241 and SBGV238) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

New Release: More Audemars Piguet novelties from SIHH 2018

Audemars Piguet novelties from SIHH 2018 Jan 20, 2018

New Release: More Audemars Piguet novelties from SIHH 2018

With the newly announced RD#2 Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin (the thinnest self-winding Quantième Perpétuel on the market today), the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak collection has proven itself once again that it is more than just a pretty face. Audemars Piguet’s latest novelties at SIHH 2018 is bursting with colour and contrast, vibrant with new ideas, material combinations and design features.

New Release: De Bethune DB28 Steel Wheels

De Bethune DB28 Steel Wheels DEPLOYANT Jan 15, 2018

New Release: De Bethune DB28 Steel Wheels

Over the years, the DB28 has become a Manufacture De Bethune classic. The new DB28 Steel Wheels is all about transparency and light, thanks to a dial providing stunning views of the mesmerising movement architecture.

LIST: 5 watches with investment potential … and the car to match

LIST: 5 watches with investment potential … and the car to match

Whenever long-term friend (and sometime contributor) to T+T Ben Zachariah drops into the office, talk quickly turns to the fact that in every car guy there’s a watch guy waiting to get out (and vice versa). Because although Ben is very much into the horological, he’s even more into the automotive; unsurprising, given that he’s … ContinuedThe post LIST: 5 watches with investment potential … and the car to match appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Pre-SIHH releases: Ulysse Nardin with three novelties

Ulysse Nardin Nov 15, 2017

Pre-SIHH releases: Ulysse Nardin with three novelties

Ulysse Nardin releases three novelties ahead of SIHH: viz the Marine Grand Feu Tourbillon, the Marine Torpilleur Military and Classico Grand Feu.

Past Time: Ella Fitzgerald

Past Time: Ella Fitzgerald

With a voice that could bring both smiles and tears to the hardest-hearted listener, Ella Fitzgerald will always be remembered as the First Lady of Song.

HANDS-ON: Get in the bling – Hublot’s Big Bang Steel Diamonds is a knockout

Hublot s Big Bang Steel Nov 5, 2017

HANDS-ON: Get in the bling – Hublot’s Big Bang Steel Diamonds is a knockout

Let’s face it, women are not buying women’s watches necessarily; they want a watch that does not discriminate, with a bit of bravado, whether by means baller or boxer. That said, the full diamond effect in every direction, of the kind that was Hublot’s 2 million Euro 44mm 145-ct Big Bang behemoth, with its baguette-laden … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Get in the bling – Hublot’s Big Bang Steel Diamonds is a knockout appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Review: Bovet Récital 20 Astérium

Bovet Oct 16, 2017

Review: Bovet Récital 20 Astérium

The Bovet Récital 20 Astérium continues the scene previously set by its acclaimed predecessor to wow watchamking and astronomy enthusiasts.

VIDEO: Wrist appeal – the Tudor Black Bay 41

Tudor Black Bay 41 Tudor’s Sep 27, 2017

VIDEO: Wrist appeal – the Tudor Black Bay 41

Tudor’s Black Bay has evolved from a straight-up tool-like diver to an all-encompassing collection that has your wrist covered from dress to diver and any point in between. The Black Bay 41 is the dressier face of the line. Simple steel but not lacking in polish (both on the case and in the style sense), … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Wrist appeal – the Tudor Black Bay 41 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTRODUCING: The Hublot Big Bang Unico GMT

Hublot Big Bang Unico GMT Sep 20, 2017

INTRODUCING: The Hublot Big Bang Unico GMT

The angry man of jazz, Charles Mingus, famously said, “Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” A saying which, I think, is rather befitting to watches with a GMT or dual time zone complication. Because, let’s face it, having to calculate the time in another time zone can … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Hublot Big Bang Unico GMT appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The Beatz Goes On

Zenith collaboration Sep 15, 2017

The Beatz Goes On

Family man, hip-hop maestro, music producer, artist, entrepreneur and watch aficionado Kasseem Dean – a.k.a. Swizz Beatz – celebrates his impendin Parada g graduation from Harvard Business School with a new Zenith collaboration.

NEWS: Will the world go Gaga for Tudor’s new global ambassador?

Tudor s new global ambassador? Aug 28, 2017

NEWS: Will the world go Gaga for Tudor’s new global ambassador?

Tudor has just announced Lady Gaga as a brand ambassador and global face of the #Borntodare campaign. This announcement comes just months after the brand signed veteran sports star and style icon David Beckham. In the advertising collateral supplied Gaga wears the (now classic) Heritage Black Bay with red bezel on a red fabric strap. … ContinuedThe post NEWS: Will the world go Gaga for Tudor’s new global ambassador? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTERVIEW: Why people love working for Bremont (and how their watches won the London Boutique Manager over)

Bremont Aug 23, 2017

INTERVIEW: Why people love working for Bremont (and how their watches won the London Boutique Manager over)

Editor’s Note: We’ve done over 1400 posts at Time+Tide, but I reckon I could count on one hand the number of stories that have featured employees whose title doesn’t start with Chief, Head, President or Vice. After speaking to Paul Gray, Boutique Manager of Bremont’s flagship store in Royal Exchange London, for a lazy afternoon at our HQ, I … ContinuedThe post INTERVIEW: Why people love working for Bremont (and how their watches won the London Boutique Manager over) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Audemars Piguet has chosen as Aug 11, 2017

In Conversation with AP’s Global Brand Ambassador, Claudio Cavaliere

Refreshingly, venerable house Audemars Piguet has chosen as its “face” someone who actually knows something about watches. Not an athlete, hip-hopper or actor: instead, Claudio Cavaliere is someone who just “gets” it.

Someone Like Hugh

Montblanc multi-talented actor Hugh Jackman Aug 2, 2017

Someone Like Hugh

Eighteen months after becoming the face of Montblanc, multi-talented actor Hugh Jackman is still enthralled with the brand he has aspired to since his teenage years.

HANDS-ON: Take the plunge with the Raymond Weil Freelancer Diver

Raymond Weil Jul 31, 2017

HANDS-ON: Take the plunge with the Raymond Weil Freelancer Diver

Raymond Weil’s Freelancer is the sort of watch that’s an essential in any brand’s collection - a no fuss, utilitarian diver that’s ready for duty in all manners of social and sartorial settings, but still tough enough to handle the vicissitudes of a life well lived. While this Freelancer hides no huge surprises in terms … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Take the plunge with the Raymond Weil Freelancer Diver appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

LIST: Tech set – the watches of 6 Australian start-up founders, including the guy who prefers his Daniel Wellington to a Daytona

LIST: Tech set – the watches of 6 Australian start-up founders, including the guy who prefers his Daniel Wellington to a Daytona

Flash through the gallery of any broadsheets’ business section and in their latest technology success stories you’ll either see bare wrists or smartwatches - in stark contrast to other bling heavy business sectors. Maybe the preference is to spend on intellectual property fees with watches only casting a faint shadow on their bedside tables. We … ContinuedThe post LIST: Tech set – the watches of 6 Australian start-up founders, including the guy who prefers his Daniel Wellington to a Daytona appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Future Classic: The 2017 Tudor Collection

Tudor Collection Tudor embarks Jul 20, 2017

Future Classic: The 2017 Tudor Collection

Tudor embarks on a new phase of development by launching a trio of elegant Black Bay watches, one of which houses its first manufacture automatic chronograph caliber.

HOW TO: Let your significant other know you’re buying a watch – 8 strategies for success

HOW TO: Let your significant other know you’re buying a watch – 8 strategies for success

The reality is that watches are luxury goods, so the ‘need’ to buy them rarely occurs. That means for most, they naturally fall very low (some say too low) on life’s list of priorities, and most definitely do not out-rank things like kids, mortgages and school fees. And unless your partner shares your passion, I’d … ContinuedThe post HOW TO: Let your significant other know you’re buying a watch – 8 strategies for success appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTRODUCING: The Archimede Pilot 42 GMT – proven quality at a price that’s hard to beat

INTRODUCING: The Archimede Pilot 42 GMT – proven quality at a price that’s hard to beat

German based Archimede is one of those small brands that quietly go about their business, sticking to their niche and making some excellent watches with minimal fuss. And while their catalogue offers a full suite of products, from dress to diver, it’s pilots that they’re best known for. And while Archimede’s design has evolved a … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Archimede Pilot 42 GMT – proven quality at a price that’s hard to beat appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Tudor Announce David Beckham Beauden May 30, 2017

Tudor Announce David Beckham, Beauden Barrett as New International Brand Ambassadors

Tudor moves into a new phase of development and growth, it has chosen to partner with sporting icons to transmit its values - David Beckham.

Tudor announces David Beckham as May 30, 2017

NEWS: Tudor announces David Beckham as new brand ambassador

At Baselworld Tudor unveiled a campaign and brand tagline – Born to Dare. Today we got a better understanding of what this means with the announcement of David Beckham as global brand ambassador and famous face of the Born to Dare campaign. At first the news of a luxury watch brand announcing a new endorsement … ContinuedThe post NEWS: Tudor announces David Beckham as new brand ambassador appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Review: Maurice Lacroix Gravity Blue

Maurice Lacroix Gravity Blue DEPLOYANT - May 23, 2017

Review: Maurice Lacroix Gravity Blue

Our hands-on review of the Maurice Lacroix Gravity Blue. A face lift to the watch first introduced in 2014. With full specs and price.

EDITOR’S PICK: Looking back at Basel 2016’s bad boy – the Rolex Air-King

Tudor Black Bay Chrono Last May 15, 2017

EDITOR’S PICK: Looking back at Basel 2016’s bad boy – the Rolex Air-King

Editor’s Note: This year the watch that had tongues wagging at Baselworld was, without doubt, the Tudor Black Bay Chrono. Last year it was the Rolex Air-King, with its bold minute track and cheerful green and gold logo. Now that the Air-King is on wrists all over the world I’m struggling to justify the fuss. … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: Looking back at Basel 2016’s bad boy – the Rolex Air-King appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Brand Boutiques: Essential or Unnecessary Competition?

Are brand boutiques an essential element of growing a brand? Or are they direct competition to loyal retailers? Keith W. Strandberg asks two industry leads to weigh in with their views on the matter.

Throwback Sundays: Six Watches to Wear When You’re Over the Moon Happy

Throwback Sundays: Six Watches to Wear When You’re Over the Moon Happy

The moon phase provides both an aesthetic and astronomical detail to the dial. But beyond its visual and technical appeal, there's also the emotional draw.

WHO TO FOLLOW: @icon4x4

WHO TO FOLLOW: @icon4x4

Inside every car guy there’s a watch guy trying to escape, and vice versa. We’re not sure, but it looks like ICON 4×4’s Jonathan Ward has found the perfect balance of these two mechanical passions. So if mechanical powertrains of the wrist- or road-based variety are your bag, he’s definitely worth a follow. NAME: Jonathan … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @icon4x4 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTERVIEW: “Safe queens are the worst.” Actor James Marsden explains just what kind of watch geek he is, and we are feeling him

INTERVIEW: “Safe queens are the worst.” Actor James Marsden explains just what kind of watch geek he is, and we are feeling him

One of the last people I saw before I left Australia for SIHH in January was James Marsden. He was on television, in dusty dungarees, with a vest, boots and a cowboy hat. His face was etched with pain. He’d just been shot by Ed Harris. Again. The television show is Westworld, the character is Teddy, … ContinuedThe post INTERVIEW: “Safe queens are the worst.” Actor James Marsden explains just what kind of watch geek he is, and we are feeling him appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.