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As comebacks go, the rebirth of Tudor ranks alongside Elvis Presley ’68, the re-launch of the Mini and the return of The X-Files. We look at the Black Bay, the model that made it all happen.
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Tudor have added another – smaller – member to the Black Bay family at Baselworld 2018. It’s inspired by the “Big Crown” (reference 7924) Submariner, and named after the year it was released. The Black Bay Fifty-Eight faithfully re-creates the smaller case size of the 7924, complete with oversized crown and introducing a brand-new calibre into the … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight, with thinner, smaller case and brand-new movement appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Winner of the Aiguille d’Or (Best in Show) prize at the 2017 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, the Chopard L.U.C. Full Strike is adopting a new colour. This fresh interpretation clothes Chopard’s first minute repeater watch in handsome shades of grey, whilst not losing its technically revolutionary character, notably expresse
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In addition to the scene-stealing 9S 20th anniversary pieces, Grand Seiko have announced two new Spring Drive models at Baselworld 2018. Reference SBGA373 with a champagne dial, and SBGA375 in rich blue. Vital statistics With its inexorably smooth sweeping seconds hand, there’s something hypnotic about Grand Seiko’s Spring Drive technology, powered and regulated by an … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGA373 and SBGA375 – blue and champagne dials added to the family appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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At BaselWorld this year, Glashütte Original presents sophisticated masterpieces of the German art of engineering. Innovation and tradition, reliability and timeless aesthetics are again the core themes of this year’s new products of the Saxon manufactory.
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Crowdsourcing is all the rage at the moment. And we love being on-trend as much as we love the idea of involving our community on the site, so here’s what we think we might do. For Baselworld, we’re going to publish our favourite comments from social media on a semi-regular basis. Why? Because occasionally there’s … ContinuedThe post READER COMMENT: Day 1 of Basel 2018, from your point of view. Our favourite comments, overshares and concerns appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Omega releasing a new Speedmaster model at Baselworld 2018 is hardly the biggest surprise ever, but still, the high contrast black and yellow colour scheme and novel dial design make the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8 an interesting, attention-seeking addition to the family. Vital statistics Fifty years ago, Apollo 8 was the … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Four new Opuses: This year at Basel, Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey are delighted to present four new variations of their leading creations.
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As they did with their Calibre 111, Oris have chosen Baselworld to debut their latest in-house produced movement, with the Calibre 114, in their ever popular ProPilot collection, being launched at Basel 2018. It’s the fifth Oris-made movement to be introduced into their catalogue since 2014. This one comes with all the fun of the … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 114 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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IWC fans rejoice – the Schaffhausen-based brand has finally found an Australian home, in the heart of Melbourne. Designed by IWC’s own architects, the boutique is located at 360 Collins Street, the city’s premier luxury shopping street, already home to many fine watch brands. But the really exciting news for fans is that the boutique … ContinuedThe post NEWS: IWC opens first Australian boutique, and the sort of watches you can expect to find inside appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Jacob & Co. are set to unveil the new Twin Turbo Furious at Baselworld 2018, building on its predecessor, the Twin Turbo, with the addition of a monopusher chronograph and accelerated twin tourbillons.
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H. Moser & Cie. released the Endeavour Flying Hours earlier this year at SIHH 2018. Many fans of the brand would be familiar with their more classic offerings, but this latest flying hours marks the brand’s venture away from traditional time representation. The Moser Endeavour Flying Hours in 18 K white gold.
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When it comes to Longines’ yearly new releases we are like heatseeking missiles for the vintage fire the brand has at its disposal – few archives are as deep or as versatile as Longines, and it means they can pick and choose between adventurers watches, avant garde designs, classic dress, the options are almost endless and … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: So, awkward, we’d never noticed the Longines Master Collection, until this watch… appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Well, at the end of a week that has focused on Panerai watches, the votes are in. In a recent Instagram poll, 66 per cent of you said that the Luminor is their preferred collection. About the same split could be seen in the comments on various posts. There’s little mystery as to why it … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: We polled people about the Panerai Luminor vs the Radiomir and the results are in appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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When I told a Panerai-loving friend that after years of looking only at the Luminor I was starting to favour the Radiomir, he wasn’t at all surprised. “It’s called maturity,” he said. While that seems unlikely, there is definitely something more refined and self-assured in the smooth, uninterrupted lines of the Radiomir’s cushion case. Something … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Panerai’s Radiomir 1940 3 Days Acciaio PAM 00514, is this a PAM for a more ‘mature’ man? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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While the press at the 2018 Brit Awards were wondering if Ed Sheeran had gotten married, we were staring at the Patek Philippe Ref 5208 on his wrist.
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A. Lange & Söhne, one of today's leaders in fine watchmaking, has once again impressed by presenting a world-beating timepiece at the annual Salon de la International Haute Horlogerie (SIHH). This timepiece is none other than the epic Triple Split.
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When it came to Panerai’s latest collection, we’ve already covered off how the Luminor Due was the surprise star. And while it’s fair to say the smaller models accounted for a disproportionate amount of the noise, there was strong representation at the larger end of the scales. In particular this watch, PAM 00944, a full-cream … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Suit ready – the Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days GMT Power Reserve Automatic Acciaio – 45mm appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Time is a funny thing. The PR schedule was fast and furious when Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan held court at her Four Seasons suite during the afternoon prior to the Sydney opening of Longines’ flagship boutique. But sitting in front of the world’s most famous grey-green eyes, as they surveyed the harbour … ContinuedThe post INTERVIEW: 15 minutes with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – “Elegance is an attitude” appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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When you think of H. Moser, a select handful of words come to mind: classic, traditional and, of course, fumé. There’s also the other side of the business that loves taking potshots at the industry with its polarising marketing tactics (as we all saw once again during SIHH), but in the halls of SIHH our … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: H. Moser & Cie. step outside their comfort zone with new Endeavour Flying Hours appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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If you had said to me, on the eve of SIHH 2018, that the one brand I would be most surprised by at SIHH would be Panerai, I honestly wouldn’t have believed you. Panerai have gotten to where they are today by following the sort of slow and steady product development path that luxury and … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Panerai’s Luminor Due collection – one of the biggest surprises of SIHH 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was wearing an A Lange & Sohne timepiece when he lifted the Vince Lombardi trophy at Super Bowl LII
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Wherever Aishwarya Rai Bachchan goes in India there is a monumental crowd surge, and it was no different in Sydney at the weekend when Longines launched their flagship boutique in Australia and celebrated their starring role in the upcoming Commonwealth Games. Some local Indian film fans had brought their entire clans and staked out a … ContinuedThe post EVENT: Bollywood royalty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opens Longines flagship Sydney boutique appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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From the first days of my downward spiral into my geeky obsession with horology, the world of the independent watchmakers has always held a warm place in my heart. Even when the Swiss watch industry was filled with doom and gloom, these small passion-fuelled outfits forged ahead, creating new and innovative releases at a time … ContinuedThe post LIST: From indies with love – 6 watches I fell for in the Carré des Horlogers appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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watchadvisor.com’s Alexander Linz interviews Richard Mille at SIHH 2018, with a guest appearance by our own Wei Koh.
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The 1815 'Homage to Walter Lange' was conceived in memory of Walter Lange, the spiritual figurehead of the brand since its revival in 1990 who sadly passed away on the second day of SIHH last year at the age of 93. More than just a tribute piece, the watch also features an atypical, but interesting complication.
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When Felix first took a peek at the Terra Australis made by Aussie watch company Bausele, what he saw before him – to paraphrase his own words – was the preliminary sketch before the finished painting. Fast-forward to today and those metaphorical pencil marks are now barely visible under brushstrokes of paint, with the brand … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Bausele Terra Australis “Red Back” appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Every year, SIHH presents to the world a host of fascinating timepieces from an ever increasing number of manufacturers. One of the newcomers to SIHH 2018 is DeWitt, and they are raring to go. The brand is set to unveil its latest novelty, the Academia Endless Drive, at the most important watch fair of the year.
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It’s a tricky task upgrading a storied and legendary watch such as the Santos - you must innovate while appearing to be unchanging. It’s a job that Cartier have pulled off with aplomb at SIHH 2018. The new Santos is the star in their masculine line-up, a sensitive update that brings the design very much … ContinuedThe post HANDS ON: How to update an icon – Cartier’s Santos de Cartier appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Two nights ago, I fulfilled one of my most bromantic dreams when I shared a steak dinner with the new IWC ambassador, Bradley Cooper. Me, the guy from all those great movies, a bottle of Malbec and some delicious eye fillet. Perfect. The fact that there were at least 500 other people dining, and that my … ContinuedThe post LIST: 5 times Bradley Cooper was already an IWC ambassador before he went official appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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