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One To Watch: Aera Watches, A Young British Brand Making The Tool Watch Feel Contemporary
Ikepod and the Ice Hotel both deserve credit for the birth of this new microbrand.
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Watch Of The Week: I Have To Admit, I Love Nixon’s Tribute To The Grateful Dead
Most rock-band watches are hopelessly lame. But I've got a soft spot for this one.
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Auction Watch: Zenith Chronomaster Revival “Poker Chip” on Loupe This [Updated with Result]
A limited edition launched at the end of 2021, the Zenith Chronometer Revival “Poker Chip” was the result of a collaboration between our founder and the watchmakers in Le Locle. One of them just popped up for sale at online auctioneer Loupe This – the first example to go under the hammer. The 200 pieces sold out at launch, making this a perfect opportunity for anyone who missed out last year. If the funky dial appears familiar, that’s because the Poker Chip reimagines the G383, one of the standout designs from the first references of the El Primero. While the G383 had a lavish, gold-on-black palette, the Poker Chip is entirely contemporary. Its dial is generously “lumed” – even the strap glows in the dark – bringing it to life at night, with the aesthetic alluding to the disco era of 1960s and 1970s when the G383 was born. [Update March 17, 2022: The Poker Chip sold for US$16,500 including fees on Loupe This.] The case is a micro-blasted titanium coated in DLC, which complements the military-esque dial. Notably the Poker Chip was the first – and remains the only – classic, 38 mm El Primero with a titanium case. Continuing the blend of new and old, the movement is the original El Primero 400 that’s almost identical to the 1969 original. As it is being phased out, this movement was chosen instead of the latest-generation El Primero 3600 (which has a lightning seconds), making the Poker Chip one of the last watches with the landmark calibre. Accompani...
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Buying, Selling, & Collecting: How Seeing Your Dream Watch In Person Can Change Everything
Let's put the internet aside for once, and do things the old-fashioned way.
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Vault V2+RCT: When An Industry Insider Orders A Custom-Made Watch
The Vault V2+RCT is a very modern creation, yet grounded in old-school craftsmanship and the desire to bring it to a higher, more contemporary level. It is the latest technology combined with the oldest skills – understated by day and extroverted by night. And it is a unique piece made for an industry insider.
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Watch Of The Week: I Didn't Really Like Watches – And Then I Bought a Royal Oak
I came for the brutal design. And stayed for the way it made me feel.
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Watch Of The Week: The Rolex That Lived Up To Seven Years of Anticipation
I wanted it. I saved for it. And I was a nervous wreck that it'd be a disappointment.
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Watch Spotting: The GOAT Of Men's Wheelchair Tennis Wears A Longines At The Australian Open
Dylan Alcott strapped on a Legend Diver for his final Australian Open.
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GaryG’s Favorite Watch Photos of 2021
With another year in the history books, it’s time for GaryG to move his prior year’s photos from his desktop computer into backup storage while scanning through them to pick out his personal favorites from the past 12 months to share with us. Enjoy!
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Auctions: Sir Michael Caine's Rolex Oysterquartz Is The Watch I Didn't Know I Needed
It's up for grabs in March, at Bonhams.
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My 2021 Watch - The IWC Big Pilot 43
The case might be smaller, but the impact is still big. Felix Scholz explores why the IWC Big Pilot 43mm is such an important release for IWC this year and one of the defining releases of 2021.
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Talking Watches: With Greg Selch, Father To An 'Orphan' Watch Collection
You're pretty much guaranteed to see something here that you've never seen before.
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Behind The Lens: Patek Philippe Rare Handcrafts Ref. 5089G-018 Geneva Harbor Wood Marquetry Watch
What does Patek Philippe mean to you? For GaryG, Patek Philippe is a firm both mindful of the traditions of horology and clearly focused on its own legacy. This is exemplified by the brand's Rare Handcrafts: watches and clocks displaying traditional arts, including engraving, enameling, micro mosaics, and a favorite of his: wood marquetry. Here Gary gets behind the lens to shoot Reference 5089G-018, a 175th anniversary limited edition with wood marquetry dial.
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I Helped My Friend Buy His First Automatic Watch – Here’s What We Landed On
In which I re-examine my own preconceptions about the hobby and help a pal find his perfect timepiece.
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Review: Dietrich Skin Diver SD-1, a new microbrand diver watch
We review the new Dietrich Skin Diver SD-1, a timepiece that was built for skin divers that features a combination of classic and modern touches.
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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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Watch Spotting: What's On Roger Smith's Wrist?
No, it's not one of his own. But it's a fitting choice for one of horology's modern masters.
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Year In Review: How the Cartier Crash Became The Most Important Vintage Watch of 2021
A new world-record auction price for the Crash is just the latest chapter in the history of this surreal Cartier.
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HODINKEE Radio: Only Watch, Mega Auction Results, And The Why Of The GPHG
Big days in Geneva, and we were there for it.
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Audemars Piguet, FPJ, H. Moser & Cie, and Zenith achieve record breaking results at Only Watch 2021
Luxury watches can command exorbitant price tags at charity auctions and when piece uniques are on the table, the bidding wars inevitably heat up. We saw this recently during the Pink Dial Project auction, which Time+Tide was proud to be a partner of, and the trend continued at Only Watch, one of the largest recurring … ContinuedThe post Audemars Piguet, FPJ, H. Moser & Cie, and Zenith achieve record breaking results at Only Watch 2021 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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One To Watch: Brew Watch Co.
For the barista in all of us.
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Just Because: The Sorta Definitive Ranking of (Almost) Every Watch Emoji
An expert panel weighs in on the question everyone is asking: Which watch emoji is 👑?
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Auction Watch: Enamelled Automaton Masterpieces at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
Sotheby’s upcoming Hong Kong Sale is primarily focused on wristwatches, encompassing several unique Patek Philippe chronographs commissioned by Eric Clapton and a dozen examples of early F.P. Journe. But two of the most valuables lots in the auction – and with estimates well into seven-figure US dollar sums – are a pair of museum-quality automata. Made for the Chinese market more than two centuries ago, this pair of objects are tremendously rare and exquisitely decorated in enamel and pearls. Two generations ago, such automata as well as pocket watches were the most respected genre in watch collecting. They were sought after by eminent collectors like the former chairman of HSBC and the German billionaire who was once the fifth-richest man in the world, which is why the record-setting lots in watch auctions of that era were inevitably pocket watches or objects, like the million-dollar Cremsdorff. Almost 400-years old, this pocket watch made by Jehan Cremsdorff sold for £2.175m, or about US$2.734m, including fees, at Sotheby’s in 2019 With the rise of wristwatches as the preeminent collecting category, demand for automata and pocket watches have declined sharply. Now the most expensive timepiece ever sold is the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime ref. 6300A mega-complication that sold for over US$33 million in 2019. But elaborately enamelled pocket watches are arguably the closest thing to fine art in horology, because of the intrinsic nature of the artisanal dec...
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Introducing: The Piaget Altiplano 38mm 900P, The Thinnest Mechanical Watch In The World (Exclusive First Look With Live Pics, Details, And Pricing)
Piaget is the king of ultra-thin watches and for its 140th birthday is treating us to something special.
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Introducing: The Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept, The World's Thinnest Mechanical Watch
For now.
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The Story of Polo: Piaget’s Ultimate Sports Chic Watch
The Piaget Polo Date in 36mm is the perfect size - for everyone.
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We’re All One: The Integrated Bracelet Sports Watch Story
Sleek clean lines are the order of the day for sports watches. Here’s a look at some of the most iconic models of the genre since the 1970s as well as their present-day reinterpretations.
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Auction Watch: Unique Patek Philippe Ref. 5070/1P – Black Dial on Bracelet
Distinctive with its wide, flat bezel, the ref. 5070 was Patek Philippe’s last chronograph powered by the CH27-70 movement derived from the Lemania 2310. At 42 mm in diameter, the ref. 5070 was the largest high-end chronograph on the market at its launch in 1998. Amongst the four versions of the ref. 5070 – in rose, yellow, or white gold as well as platinum – the platinum version is the rarest. Around 250 were made according to Sotheby’s, with the standard guise for the platinum case being being a metallic, muted-blue dial. Produced at the “special request of an important client” in 2012, the ref. 5070/1P-010 has a black dial, while preserving the standard dial design with its large, applied Arabic numerals in white gold. While the standard model is has the model reference 5070P, this example has the suffix “/1P”, indicating the monochromatic dial is matched by a platinum “brick” bracelet, an uncommon option only available via special order. Importantly, both the black dial and bracelet are mentioned on the certificate, which indicates the watch was sold at the Patek Philippe Salon in Geneva. The combination of a platinum case, black dial, and matching bracelet – familiar and simple but endlessly striking – has been seen before on other chronograph models, including a ref. 5004P that sold at Christie’s in 2019. But this is the first ref. 5070P in this livery to be offered publicly. Estimated at HK$4-8 million, or US$500,000-1 million, the uniq...
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What Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones can teach you about wearing a watch
Everyone knows Charlie Watts, who died last week, was the most dapper member of The Rolling Stones. If he wasn’t banging the skins onstage, the mild-mannered drummer was always immaculately turned out in Savile Row’s finest threads. Watts admitted to having more that 200 suits at his London home alone, many of which were specifically … ContinuedThe post What Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones can teach you about wearing a watch appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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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.