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Heitis Watch Company Chronograph Review
Heitis Watch Company Chronograph review - straight-froward, racing inspired grab-and-go quartz chronograph - check out the review!
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UPDATE: Rolex Paul Newman Daytona – most expensive watch sold at auction in Australia
On Monday we told you about a Rolex ‘Paul Newman’ Daytona that was being auctioned by Sotheby’s Australia the following night. Well, on Wednesday we discovered that the watch hammered in at $219,600 (including buyer’s premium), making it the most expensive wristwatch ever auctioned in Australia. To find out more about what went down in … ContinuedThe post UPDATE: Rolex Paul Newman Daytona – most expensive watch sold at auction in Australia appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Introducing Moser’s Swiss Alp Watch Zzzz & Brrr
Two Swiss Watches Walk into A Bar - “Getting” The New H Moser & Cie Swiss Alp Watch Zzzz & Brrr.
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Throwback Sundays: Six Watch Recommendations for Summer Internship, from Our Archives
In this week's article, we look at six watch recommendations for summer internship, featuring NOMOS, SEVENFRIDAY, Oris, and Rado.
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In Conversation with Edward Faber - Vintage Watch Dealer
Keith W. Strandberg learns about watch collecting from downtown Manhattan jewelry and vintage watch store founder, Edward Faber.
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HOW TO: Start your own ‘minimalist’ watch brand
We all have friends who wear watches made by brands like Daniel Wellington and The Horse. We also all know that these watches are, essentially, identical. Yet somehow these simple quartz dress watch look-a-likes seem to net their savvy owners massive piles of dosh. Some of us may have even wondered about starting our own minimalist … ContinuedThe post HOW TO: Start your own ‘minimalist’ watch brand appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Friday Fun Watch: Seiko Presage 2017 – The Dressiest Watches under $600
The new Seiko Presage 2017 collection is an experience which approaches fine watchmaking (dial side, external finishing) without breaking the bank.
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Introducing Staudt Watches: The Story of a Musician who became a Watch Creator
Introducing Staudt Watches: The fascinating story of a Musician who became a Watch Creator. And the classical collection he has recently introduced.
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Throwback Sundays: Six Watch Recommendations with Great Lume, from Our Archives
We take a look at six watch recommendations with great lume, featuring pieces from HYT, Luminox, Ball, Panerai, Sarpaneva, and Blancpain.
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VIDEO: Back to basics – how a mechanical watch works
If you take a keen interest in the world of watches, you’ve likely heard of Carson Chan. Carson works for the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, an organisation dedicated to building knowledge around fine watchmaking. And while we seem to now run into Carson every time we’re in Switzerland, we first met him in Hong … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Back to basics – how a mechanical watch works appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Longines Heritage 1945 (And A Broke Watch Snob’s Personal Opinion)
Mike from Two Broke Watch Snobs shares his thoughts and opinions on the Longines 1945, a simple but beautiful calatrava-style piece.
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Collinsville Watch Co. Limited Edition Kore 2 Review
Review for Collinsville Watch Co. Limited Edition Kore 2, an automatic dress piece from a microbrand that combines looks and function!
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Early 2017 Swiss Watch Exports Continue to Fall while LVMH Bucks the Trend
Swiss watch exports further declined in February 2017. Export value of CHF 1.5b was 10% lower than the same period last year. But LVMH bucked the trend.
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What happens when Heritage Watch Brands revive without the Heritage? Part 1.
With brands like Dubois et Fils and Favre Leuba being revived at a rapid pace, we explore what the potential pitfalls when heritage watch brands return.
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Five Picks from Phillips’ Upcoming The Geneva Watch Auction: Five
With Phillips’ Geneva Watch Auction: Five due to be held on the 13 and 14th of May this year, Alan takes a look at five of the most intriguing lots on offer.
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Russian Watches Part 2: The First Moscow Watch Factory (Poljot)
Check out the history of the First Moscow Watch Factory and how it impacted the entire Russian Horology industry!
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HANDS-ON: Return of the reasonably sized diver – the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 38mm
Dive watches, almost by their very definition, tend to be oversized creatures from the deep. Historically the reasons for the chunky cases and gargantuan proportions were very clear, these watches were pushing the boundaries of what was possible – serious tools for a serious purpose. Somewhere along the way the functionality started driving the aesthetic, … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Return of the reasonably sized diver – the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe 38mm appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Ep. #10 – Orient Watches, Collinsville Watch Co, and Shoutouts!
This week Mike and Kaz open up the episode by talking about Collinsville Watch Co - a super small microbrand offering high quality, but affordable quartz and mechanical pieces.
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Ep. #8 – Quartz Watches, Water Resistance, ToxicNATOs, and Gateways to Watch Collecting
Kaz and Mike talk about Quartz watches, their value, precision, durability, and why they make people angry in the pants. Our first quartz watches and what they mean to us as collectors today. Mike’s wife interrupts the watch snobs. We also talk about water resistance, how it's marketed, and share some cool new straps from ToxicNATOs. Kaz eats toxic candy.
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Ep. #21 – Pre-Basel Discussions, Watch Fasting, and Seiko Rumors
You heard it here, folks - Kaz's boss wants to put his seed in him. Plus, the guys revisit the "chicken sandwich watch"... and hey, Raketa? Kaz wants to know if you're hiring.
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HANDS-ON: Grand Seiko reissue their first ever watch, plus a completely new re-interpretation
Watch brands love nothing more than an anniversary. You might even be forgiven for thinking that marketing departments devote a substantial amount of energy to finding ever more obscure historical events, products or personages to commemorate with a new limited edition. 56 years since the release of our mildly popular chronograph? Reissue. The company founder’s brother … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Grand Seiko reissue their first ever watch, plus a completely new re-interpretation appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Why Did Montblanc Make a Smart Watch?
Twelve hours after the official launch of Montblanc’s new smart watch - the aptly named Summit - Revolution gets connected with CEO Jérôme Lambert and Executive Vice President of Marketing Jens Henning Koch.
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Throwback Sundays: Six Watch Recommendations to Wear at Baselworld, from Our Archives
In this week's Throwback Sundays, we have six watch recommendations that you might considering wearing to the upcoming Baselworld Watch Fair.
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Mark Knopfler donates personal timepieces for Bravehearts of the North East Watch Charity Auction
Bravehearts of the North East Watch Charity Auction, featuring two personal timepieces donated by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits.
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BREAKING: The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 – a smart watch, a mechanical watch and a tourbillon, all in one
TAG Heuer has just announced the “first luxury connected watch bearing the Swiss made label” and a new concept that allows you to change the smart watch module (the whole case, in other words) for a mechanical module; either a time-only automatic Calibre 5 or a COSC-certified chronograph Tourbillon Heuer 02-T. The concept of modularity also … ContinuedThe post BREAKING: The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 – a smart watch, a mechanical watch and a tourbillon, all in one appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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IN-DEPTH: My month-long affair with the Apple Watch Edition Series 2
Mechanical watches are very important to me. Not only are they the way I earn my living, they’re also a real passion. So it was with a sense of very real unease that I prepared for this review. Not because I have a fundamental aversion to quartz, connected or smart devices, but because I was concerned, … ContinuedThe post IN-DEPTH: My month-long affair with the Apple Watch Edition Series 2 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Review: H. Moser & Cie. Swiss Mad Watch
Full hands-on analytical review of the H. Moser & Cie. Swiss Mad Watch with live high resolution photos from SIHH 2017.
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MY WATCH STORY: Sebastian’s Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time (ref. 5524G)
If you like pilot’s watches, you need to head to the nearest airshow immediately. Irrespective of whether your eyeline lifts up to the craft in the air, or stays firmly on wrists, an airshow will give you more of a chance to spot aviation related watches than just about any other place. This setting – Avalon airshow, … ContinuedThe post MY WATCH STORY: Sebastian’s Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time (ref. 5524G) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Omega Bucks Oscars Trend by Sponsoring a Lady’s Jewellery Secret Watch You Can’t Buy
Brands will choose a selling model for their celebrity to wear on the red carpet. Not Omega, Nicole Kidman wore a Jewellery Secret Watch you couldn't buy.
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Spot the Watch: Aldis Hodge rocking a Greubel Forsey at the 2017 Oscars
Aldis Hodge rocked the watch of the 2017 Oscars in our opinion by wearing a Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon 30° Technique Sapphire.