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Wrist Watching: Rolling Stone Charlie Watts (A Discreet Watch Collector) Knew It Was Only Rock And Roll (But He Liked It)
Charlie Watts passed away on August 24, 2021, at the age of 80 after having been hospitalized for heart problems. He had been the beat-keeper for the Rolling Stones for half a century. Unlike his bandmates, the famed drummer of the Rolling Stones kept a low profile, and so identifying his watches wasn't easy . . . but we managed to spot one.
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The best rectangular watches of 2021 from Jaeger-LeCoultre to Fears with a dash of colour
Some people (yes, me) have a mental block, and just can’t being themselves to put on a rectangular watch. While I love the often Art Deco-inspired panache of rectangular watches, I have more than 20 watches to my name and they’re all ROUND, a sad state of affairs perhaps? But this year I think I … ContinuedThe post The best rectangular watches of 2021 from Jaeger-LeCoultre to Fears with a dash of colour appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Six excellent watches with moonphase display to romance the Moon
We pick 6 watches with moonphases to romance the full moon today, and in preparation for the Mid-Autumn Festival in a month.
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Introducing Loupe This, a highly evolved online watch auction platform for buyers and sellers
It was Voltaire that said: “If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him”. The same can be said of watch auctions and two people of note in the watch industry, collector and dealer Eric Ku and retailer Justin Gruenberg. An online auction platform that worked for them did not exist, so … ContinuedThe post Introducing Loupe This, a highly evolved online watch auction platform for buyers and sellers appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Kids now struggle with analogue watches, could this be the answer?
A few years back I was very disheartened by the news that some British schools were beginning to replace analogue clocks with digital ones. The Times Educational Supplement reported that the reason behind this was that some pupils were now struggling to read traditional clocks and needed a digital clock to be able to tell … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Kids now struggle with analogue watches, could this be the answer? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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WATCHSPOTTING: The watches that F1 drivers wear on summer break
As we’ve reached the midpoint of the Formula 1 summer break (the unhappiest time of the year for F1 fans), I realized that twiddling my thumbs on Saturday and Sunday morning just won’t do. After exhausting all avenues for a fix on YouTube and the F1 TV app, I’ve decided to hit up the Instagram … ContinuedThe post WATCHSPOTTING: The watches that F1 drivers wear on summer break appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: The Hublot Big Bang Integral Blue Ceramic shows the potential future of sports watches
Hublot are a brand who love to outdo themselves, as well as outdoing everyone else. With the craze for blue-dialled steel sports watches fading slightly, there’s a chance to pounce on forging the new watch trends for decades to come, and the Big Bang Integral in blue ceramic is a real marker of what the … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The Hublot Big Bang Integral Blue Ceramic shows the potential future of sports watches appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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MICRO MONDAYS: The Arken Instrumentum is a titanium tough and future-proof debut
The Arken Instrumentum ref. 1020 might be exactly what you’re after if you are feeling the need for something rugged and fiercely contemporary. With the strong looks of a resilient tool watch, the 300m depth rating of this debut tough guy means it’ll take a beating and live to tell the tale on your post-pandemic … ContinuedThe post MICRO MONDAYS: The Arken Instrumentum is a titanium tough and future-proof debut appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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An owner’s guide to the pros, cons and timeless style of the Doxa SUB 200
The Doxa SUB 200 harks back to a golden era in recreational diving timepieces. Released in 2019, it’s an affordable, Swiss-made 200m water-resistant three-hander with an ETA 2824-2 movement, from a venerable brand with a rich association with dive watches. That heritage perhaps informs the watch’s robust functionality with its sapphire crystal, sapphire bezel and … ContinuedThe post An owner’s guide to the pros, cons and timeless style of the Doxa SUB 200 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Everything you need to know about Certina and their key models
I remember the first time I visited the Certina website. I had just been made aware of the DS Action GMT and wanted a rundown of the specifications. While there, I ended up browsing their other offerings and as I jumped between their different collections, one thing became clear. Every single reference, regardless of whether … ContinuedThe post Everything you need to know about Certina and their key models appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Perpetual Calendars: What They Do, What Most Of Them Don’t Do, And A Few Of The Best - Reprise
Chris Malburg highlights some of the finest examples of perpetual calendar watches today and dives into their history.
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Singapore’s National Day! Our suggestions on the best watches to celebrate
This year, Singaporeand celebrate our 56th National Day tomorrow. And here are our suggestions of 6 watches to enjoy the holiday.
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Zach’s personal journey from watch enthusiast to watch journalist, and where watchspotting fits in
After many of our posts on social media, and the feedback that we received in the comments, I wanted to take a moment to explore part of my horological journey as I transitioned from watch enthusiast to watch journalist, and where watchspotting fits into the equation. Before I joined the Time+Tide team I worked pre-pandemic … ContinuedThe post Zach’s personal journey from watch enthusiast to watch journalist, and where watchspotting fits in appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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INTRODUCING: IWC goes more classic and compact with new Portofino line of 39mm chronographs
IWC is renowned for larger timepieces with their modern flagship model being the IWC Big Pilot to many. But as we saw this past year, the Schaffhausen manufacture has taken notice of the increased demand for more scaled back timepieces – introducing the Big Pilot 43, for example, as a more compact alternative. Previously the … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: IWC goes more classic and compact with new Portofino line of 39mm chronographs appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The RZE Valour delivers a titanium build and head-turning looks for a great price
Although RZE would consider themselves “modern vintage”, the Valour just oozes retro charm, with its most modern traits being its quality, technological upgrades and colour schemes. Pushing forward compelling watches in titanium really puts RZE firmly in a value niche, expertly navigating the lines around originality and quirkiness. The case The RZE Valour doesn’t shy … ContinuedThe post The RZE Valour delivers a titanium build and head-turning looks for a great price appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Tokyo 2021: 6 of the most compelling Japanese Watches for your consideration
In this week's article, we travel to Japan and take a look at six incredible Japanese watches, some of which are hidden gems within the scene.
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Wrist Watching: 4 Athletes’ Wristwatches At the 2020 Olympic Games In Tokyo From Omega, Richard Mille, And TAG Heuer
As our eagle-eyed spotter Nick Gould has remarked, not all sports are wristwatch friendly. But luckily there have been some athletes wearing watches while competing, and he and Elizabeth Doerr have seen a few interesting timepieces competing along with their owners in the Olympics. Together, they present four wrists to watch at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Why watch brands are brought back from the dead and what it says about us
Why is this trend so prevalent in the watch game with brands jolted back to life for a second crack at the market?The post Why watch brands are brought back from the dead and what it says about us appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: How I learned to stop worrying and love watchspotting
When I first joined the Time+Tide team, I was given the remit of doing some occasional “watchspotting”. I confess that I wasn’t particularly enthused at this prospect of scrutinising pics of famous actors, musicians and athletes in order to identify whether they just so happened to be wearing a noteworthy watch. In fact, I was … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: How I learned to stop worrying and love watchspotting appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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What does the “fit and finish” of a watch actually mean and should I even care?
“Fit and Finish”. If you search watch forums enough or eyeball videos on Youtube, you will undoubtedly run into this term. Initially, I had an inkling as to what it was referencing, but I hadn’t grasped its importance or whether I should even care. But as I started to dig deeper, I began to get … ContinuedThe post What does the “fit and finish” of a watch actually mean and should I even care? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: The Nautilus scandal and Jeff Bezos’ Speedmaster
This is a new era for our Friday Wind Down. The recurring column has previously served as a recap of the stories published on the site, but you know what? We’ve decided to make it so much more. Now that this ‘Merican is behind the wheel, I want to take this moment to review the … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: The Nautilus scandal and Jeff Bezos’ Speedmaster appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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MICRO MONDAYS: BND Watches show less is more with a minimalist take on the tool watch
The elephant in the room needs to be addressed, are we reaching Peak Retro? Do you feel a pang of frustration by yet another vintage-inspired diver popping up in your Watchville feed, with a fumé-ish dial, sapphire-tough bezel insert and killer lume trying way too hard to capture your heart? Well, I admit that feeling … ContinuedThe post MICRO MONDAYS: BND Watches show less is more with a minimalist take on the tool watch appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: The history of the IWC Big Pilot and how it became a stone-cold classic
Can you fly a plane? Nope, me neither. So why the hell are pilot’s watches so enduringly popular? More specifically how has the IWC Big Pilot retained such a relentless grip on the watch-buying psyche? The origin story of the IWC Big Pilot began in 1940 when the brand produced 1000 military navigators’ watches. These … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The history of the IWC Big Pilot and how it became a stone-cold classic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Let’s go to work: The best watches for every job from white collar to tech
Whether you’re keeping a close eye on the stockmarkets, laying girders at a construction site or swapping stacks in a server room, your love for watches (which I’m just going to assume because, well, you’re reading this) means you’ll want a timepiece on your wrist. And not just any timepiece; you’ll want something that both … ContinuedThe post Let’s go to work: The best watches for every job from white collar to tech appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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British MCs Stormzy and Dave are crazy for Audemars Piguet
It’s no secret that British rapper Dave loves his timepieces, indeed he’s become a bit of a Time+Tide favourite when it comes to watch spotting. Ahead of his hugely anticipated sophomore album We’re All Alone in This Together, the lyrical genius took to his Instagram stories this week to announce the first single dropping would … ContinuedThe post British MCs Stormzy and Dave are crazy for Audemars Piguet appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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MICRO MONDAYS: The Brellum Duobox LE.8 Chronometer artfully balances tradition and modernity
This is not the first time we’ve shown you a watch from Switzerland’s Brellum, an independent brand created in 2016 by fourth generation watchmaker Sébastien Muller. And although this is our Micro Mondays feature, Brellum is really established enough as a small manufacturer to deserve to be called an atelìer, with an exclusive production of … ContinuedThe post MICRO MONDAYS: The Brellum Duobox LE.8 Chronometer artfully balances tradition and modernity appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Euro 2020 Watch Cup: Which team boasts the most expensive watches?
In soccer, sorry football, players can make obscene sums of money and like any superstar athletes use their salaries to acquire some very expensive timepieces. With the UEFA 2020 tournament reaching its climax this weekend, we will finally have a winner after the tournament was delayed for a year due to COVID. But as watch … ContinuedThe post The Euro 2020 Watch Cup: Which team boasts the most expensive watches? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The new Linde Werdelin Nord collection delivers hardcore tool watches loaded with arctic cool
Note: This is a rather momentous occasion for me as a writer and Independents Editor for Time+Tide. July 10 is my one-year anniversary for the site with 294 stories to my name, a number that boggles my mind (and that of my very, very patient and beautiful wife). It has been a crazy, loving ride … ContinuedThe post The new Linde Werdelin Nord collection delivers hardcore tool watches loaded with arctic cool appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Seiko Presage Style 60s SRPG05J1 and SRPG09J1 mix crazy value with vintage panache
On paper, the new Seiko Presage Style 60s collection is purportedly based on the Japanese brand’s first 1964 chronograph. But after setting this scene, Seiko quickly deviates from the script in an intriguing direction. The Style 60s, you see, are actually suave, three-hand watches with no stopwatch function or sub-dials. Seiko has also added a … ContinuedThe post The Seiko Presage Style 60s SRPG05J1 and SRPG09J1 mix crazy value with vintage panache appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.