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Hermès “Slim d’Hermès GMT”: Two Time Zones, Zero Legibility
Never have I seen intricate horological skill utilized so perfectly to replicate what a cheap wall clock looks like after 5 glasses of wine.
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Nick’s 5 favourite new watches from the first quarter of 2020, including Audemars Piguet, Bulgari and H. Moser & Cie
For anyone reading this in April 2020, you’ll agree that it’s a strange time to be alive. Somehow, we have already seen three months of 2020, a point that has felt both incredibly fast and agonisingly slow to pass. As the interconnected health and economic crises continue to unfold around the world, the news cycle … ContinuedThe post Nick’s 5 favourite new watches from the first quarter of 2020, including Audemars Piguet, Bulgari and H. Moser & Cie appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Greubel Forsey Hand Made 1: Hands Breathing Life Into Metal
Everything Greubel Forsey does is about nurturing incredible skill, craftsmanship, and a fundamental belief in patience. This rings doubly true for the Hand Made 1. It looks absolutely perfect from every angle, and the experience is magnified when you realize that not only is this watch completely hand finished (the norm for Greubel Forsey) but wrought from scratch by an individual’s hands.
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Wishing you a Happy and Prosperous Year of the Rat
Today is the first day of the Year of the Rat, beginning a new cycle of the Chinese calendar. And we take the day off from our regular articles to celebrate. We wish all of you a very happy and prosperous Year of the Rat. Gong Xi Fa Cai.
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New: Year of the Rat watches from 3 brands
We pick three Year of the Rat watches to celebrate the start of 12 year cycle in the Chinese calendar system. From Jaquet Droz, Panarai, and TAG Heuer.
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The Sale Of The Patek Philippe Henry Graves Jr. Supercomplication
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My 5 Favorite Diamond-Set Watches Of 2019 – And Why You Should Care
One of the things that fascinates Martin Green about-diamond set watches is the craftsmanship needed to create them. This is a process that cannot be automated and a skill that requires a lot of time to develop. Here he highlights five of his favorites introduced in 2019.
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We tried to buy a watch at Bob Hawke’s estate auction, this is what happened
Bob Hawke’s estate auction offered a chance to reflect on a man known equally well for his capacity to skol a pint of beer in record time (he broke a beer drinking Guinness World Record in 1954) and being a past Prime Minister of Australia. The auction took place in a venue that could only … ContinuedThe post We tried to buy a watch at Bob Hawke’s estate auction, this is what happened appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Hublot’s Sang Bleu II, as explained by the man who designed it
When it comes to creative collaborations, few brands have the level of panache or skill that Hublot does. They have a few on the burner at the moment: their Orlinski watches and the one we’re looking at today – the Sang Bleu. To be a little more specific, we’re looking at the Hublot Sang Bleu … ContinuedThe post Hublot’s Sang Bleu II, as explained by the man who designed it appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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HYT SOONOW
If it’s at all possible, HYT’s depiction of time takes an even zanier turn, with its latest, and cheekiest, skull-faced SOONOW.
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They don’t come much brighter than the Hublot Big Bang Red Magic
Editor’s note: In the watch world we like to talk about trends. But the trends we’re talking about are pretty macro - after all, we’re talking a five-year production cycle, not five weeks. Fast fashion, watches are not. Having said that, one of the more prevalent trends is colour. Big, bold watches that stand out … ContinuedThe post They don’t come much brighter than the Hublot Big Bang Red Magic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tradition d’Excellence Cabinet n°4
The Cabinet No.4 comes from the ultra-exclusive Tradition d’Excellence collection meant to showcase Audemars Piguet’s watchmaking skill and spirit.
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Live from Baselworld 2019: Sarpaneva
The latest from Sarpaneva: the Lunations. A moonphase mechanism which is accurate to 1 day in 14,000 years, that’s a max variance of only 0.5s each moon cycle. And in the first in-house movement by Sarpaneva, built in Finland with Swiss parts. And the adjustment system is also unique and developed for this watch. TheRead More
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Hermès First to Use Leather Marquetry in Watchmaking
Hermès marries traditional artisanal skill with watchmaking craftsmanship in its leather marquetry timepieces.
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New: Jaquet Droz celebrates Year of the Pig
For the Chinese New Year 2019, Jaquet Droz honors the twelfth animal in the Chinese Zodiac cycle with four new Petit Heuer Minute series.
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Mido Ocean Star Review: Titanium Underdog Diver Extraordinaire
I’ve had my Mido Ocean Star for over a year and a half and I’ve worn it regularly and frequently since then, which is saying something considering that I’ve got 15-20 watches I cycle through. It’s in earnest and with full confidence then that I recommend this watch.
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INSIGHT: Omega’s watchmaking in the modern age
In the constant cycle of new releases, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that watches are machines built to last for generations - with a little regular care and love. And while you and I might be there obsessing over the year’s hottest release, or wondering what’s coming next, Omega takes a longer … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: Omega’s watchmaking in the modern age appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Review: Becoming a Citizen of the World – The Glashütte Original Senator Cosmopolite in Stainless Steel
Glashütte Original presents a sequel to a success story, with a new case material and a minimalist design. Enter the Senator Cosmopolite in stainless steel.
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Ep. #56 – Watch Gifts for Watch Geeks
#newwatchalert for Kaz and his Squale Atmos 30 GMT Ceramic Bezel - needless to say, he's super excited about this one. In the heat of the moment, the world almost sees the birth of Two Broke Egg Snobs.
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VIDEO: Rado’s Coupole Classic is an everyday hero
One of the great paradoxes of the Swiss watch industry is that, broadly speaking, it is locked into a cycle that demands shiny new watch releases (often referred to as novelties) on a yearly basis. Pretty much without exception, these are all watches that are often intended to last a generation or three. What this means … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Rado’s Coupole Classic is an everyday hero appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Connected Agent – Kingsman: The Golden Circle
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For Kingsman: The Golden Circle – the sequel to 2014’s Kingsman: The Secret Service – director Matthew Vaughn, has chosen to team up with TAG Heuer. Partnering with Bremont for...
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Vanitas – when the great artisans of L’Epée meet the creativity of Fiona Krüger
Vanitas wall clock is the newest collaboration between Fiona Krüger and L'Epée, based on the Fiona's Krüger skull timepieces and the expertise of L'Epée.
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 24th February, 2017 – the recommended reading edition
It’s easy to get caught up in this whole 24-hour news cycle thing. Every five seconds there seems to be a new story/scandal/watch, and sometimes it all gets a little too much. That’s why, for today’s Wind Down, we’re trying to actually live up to the name. So, close your work email, divert your phone to voicemail and … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 24th February, 2017 – the recommended reading edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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HANDS-ON: An exercise in harmony and contrast – the Hublot Classic Fusion Racing Grey in King Gold
If you look at watches on a regular basis (we’re guessing you do), it’s easy to get caught up in the cycle of ever-escalating novelties that defines the industry – because let’s forget, for all the talk of savoir-faire and timelessness, this is an industry. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing what creativity and innovation … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: An exercise in harmony and contrast – the Hublot Classic Fusion Racing Grey in King Gold appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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HYT Goes to Paradise City
After having spotted, Guns n’ Roses front man, Axl Rose wearing an HYT Skull Maori, the brand now announces a watch formed out of their collaboration with the rock god: Introducing the HYT Skull Axl Rose.
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HANDS-ON: The Bell & Ross BR 01 Instrument de Marine – an eighteenth century take on their classic square pilot
If Bell & Ross’s Skull Bronze implicitly referenced the golden age of exploration with its nautical case material, the BR 01 Instrument de Marine is far more explicit in its influence. This distinctive watch is inspired by marine chronometres, naval timekeeping devices that were crucial for navigation in a pre-electronic age – the eighteenth century … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Bell & Ross BR 01 Instrument de Marine – an eighteenth century take on their classic square pilot appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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A Word on Haute Horlogerie Finishing
Finishing encompasses a variety of techniques. The application of traditional Genevan/Swiss-style finishing is not unlike writing a sonnet: there is a very particular, strict form you have to follow, but within that form, you are free to express yourself to the limits of your skill and taste. The basic vocabulary includes anglage, or the bevelling […]
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SIHH 2015: Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication
There is hardly anything more impressive in the world of watchmaking then a Grande Complication. All the skill and know-how of a brand incorporated in one single piece, resulting in a watch that can and has almost everything. These watches are as prestigious as they are rare, not only to their owners but also to […]
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Horology 301: An incomplete introduction to the Minute Repeater
The minute repeater is both the most sophisticated of complications and the most atavistic - sophisticated, in that it requires enormous care and skill to make one that works at all, much less one that works well and sounds good; atavistic, in that it brings us back to the very earliest attempts to make mechanical […]
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Perpetual Calendar Dethroned: Meet Blancpain’s Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel
Many watch enthusiasts accept without question the apex of the Perpetual Calendar complication as the peak of the complicated movement food chain. Quite simply, the perpetual calendar algorithm is a mathematical calculation that would prove mentally incalculable save for the intellectual prime of the human race. Defined, a perpetual calendar calculates a 400 year cycle […]