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Saying No to Tradition for the Sake of Tradition: Patek Philippe Advanced Research
If Patek Philippe Advanced Research is a symbol of things to come, it might actually herald a potential tourbillon-free future for high horology.
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If Patek Philippe Advanced Research is a symbol of things to come, it might actually herald a potential tourbillon-free future for high horology.
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If there’s one key take away from this year’s new watch releases, it’s that brands are playing it safe, with simple, round, steel watches being the order of the day. But, thankfully for the non-conformists out there, not everyone marches to the beat of the circular drum. Cartier and Jaeger-LeCoultre in particular have long and proud … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Apples to Apples episode 4, Jaeger-LeCoultre vs Cartier – cutting shapes appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Live, high resolution photographs of the new Fabergé Visionnaire Chronograph. With hands-on annotations as presented to us by Jean-Marc Wiederrecht.
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The moon phase provides both an aesthetic and astronomical detail to the dial. But beyond its visual and technical appeal, there's also the emotional draw.
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Much like the state they’re named for, California (or Cali) dials have something inherently cool and playful about them. With their nonchalant mixing of formal Roman and casual Arabic numerals, you just know these watches don’t play by the rules. Which brings us to the Panerai PAM 629, first seen at Watches & Wonders in 2015. … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: Going back to Cali with the Panerai PAM 629 video review appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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HYT H0 - Back to basics Baselworld 2017, HYT does a retrograde and jumps from its latest H4 back to H0. The latest of its mechanical liquid watches at the m
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There are desirable collectibles - Speedmaster, Daytona, El Primero. If you were a real watch geek - you'd mention seiko giugiaro design chronograph.
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There’s a lot of love in the Time+Tide office for the Slim d’Hermès collection – it’s classic, classy and somewhat free from the Swiss traditionalism that constrains the rest of the fine watch industry. So we’re very happy to see Hermès continuing to expand this relatively young collection, this time with a new platinum-cased perpetual … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The dark and mysterious Hermès Slim d’Hermès Quantième Perpétuel in platinum appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Some people’s love of their timepiece is intensely personal, to a point where it’s hard to fathom for an outsider. Others are entirely easy to understand. Aussie entrepreneur Mark Bouris, who you might know from as the TV face of the local version of The Apprentice and its celebrity offshoot. When he’s not busy being a … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Australian entrepreneur Mark Bouris tells us why he loves his watch. But really, what is there not to love? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Going hands-on with MCT’s all new Dōdekal One D110 courtesy of brand CEO, Pierre Jacques.
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Buying vintage watches on Ebay can be a risky business. There’s a lot of sharks and gussied up pieces in those murky waters. But, every so often those incredible barn finds do happen. Like this reference 7923 Tudor Submariner, which at the time of writing has a high bid of $99,999 USD, with 2d 16h to … ContinuedThe post NEWS: This beaten-up Tudor Oyster Submariner 7923 is about to sell for more than $100,000 on eBay appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Revolution’s, Sophie Furley, picks up Mr. Jean-Claude Biver at his Basel abode just in time to drive him down to the Baselworld fair. Along the way the two discuss Mr. Biver’s farmer dreams and authenticity.
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A closer look and handling of the things that make the Basel 2017, Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC a very special watch.
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If Rolex as a brand has mastered any single art – apart from watchmaking in practically all of its forms – it is to both meet and exceed expectations at every single Baselworld watch fair. Granted, this can be a baby step, like last year, when they singlehandedly turned Baselworld into Bezelworld. Or it can … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The 4 Rolex watches that burned down the house on day 1 of Baselworld 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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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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BASEL BUILDUP: It’s happy families at Time+Tide most of the time. We have our likes, dislikes. But it’s horses for courses, and it’s cool. That said, if there’s any setting that causes a bit of healthy conflict, it’s the Baselworld experience. And by about day four it’s a pressure cooker. This is about when we … ContinuedThe post BASEL BUILDUP: 3 days to go. The watches of 2016 that nearly brought two Aussies to blows appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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BASEL BUILDUP: To celebrate the sartorial whirlwind who sadly departs Time+Tide today on maternity leave, we couldn’t resist revisiting our Content Director Ceri David’s genius idea from Baselworld 2016, which was to basically ‘live pair’ all the new releases with creative wardrobe choices. It was a huge hit with readers, and – looking at the list a … ContinuedThe post BASEL BUILDUP: 4 days to go. The best watches of Baselworld 2016 paired with perfect outfits appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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After a little corporate hiccup, MCT strikes back with the MCT Dodekal One D110, unveiling a new manufacture calibre and a new time display animation.
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BASEL BUILDUP: Seiko’s impact at Baselworld last year was measurable on the Richter scale. If it wasn’t the aftershocks of the Seiko Presage Chronograph 60th Anniversary Limited Edition it was watches like the Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGD001. Hard model name to remember. Easy watch to be wooed by. The dial doesn’t quite sparkle in these pictures like it does … ContinuedThe post BASEL BUILDUP: 5 days to go. The appeal of the Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGD001’s diamond dust is forever… appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Ladies and gentleman, if we could please have your attention during our pre-flight safety demonstration. Our pilots today are Skip Stewart and Jurgis Kairys. During our three-minute flight you will experience some turbulence, along with dizzying aerobatics, death-defying stunts and extreme speed, so we advise you to familiarise yourself with the brace position. If you have … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Oris take to the skies in the loudest, fastest video we’ve ever made appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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BASEL BUILDUP: Will it happen again? Will Rolex put a ceramic bezel on an existing watch and break Baselworld? Rumours abound we may see just that on the ‘Coke’ GMT-Master II, which has been mocked up here by those resourceful Rolex rumourmongers at Monochrome. Though, for ours, a gradated green dial on a Sea-Dweller would … ContinuedThe post BASEL BUILDUP: 8 days to go. Remembering the Rolex that blew up Baselworld 2016… appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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BASEL BUILDUP: We’re counting down, NASA-style, to Baselworld 2017, the world’s biggest watch fair. It’s 10 days until we launch from Australia on Etihad Airways flight 463 and for the first Basel Buildup post we’re revisiting the Time+Tide team’s top 10 picks from last year’s fair. Read on for Breguet, Nomos, Bell & Ross, TAG … ContinuedThe post BASEL BUILDUP: 10 days to go, so here’s our top 10 from last year, featuring the whole damn team appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Calabrese is Corum's most identifiable watchmaker but the Corum Bubble asks whether watches supposed to be your personal expression or the watchmaker's?
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Dust off your fedora Indiana, we’re going into the archives… Longines is a brand whose history the Time+Tide team has delved into before – pretty much every time they release an often best-in-show heritage reissue – and frankly, we haven’t been able to get enough. That’s because, while Longines has one of the most impressive … ContinuedThe post EXCLUSIVE: Get excited, Longines to work with Time+Tide on year-long access-all-areas video project called The Longines Time Machine! appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
The Hatton Street jeweler decides to make his own watches.
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The 89th Acadamy Awards will go down in history as one of the more infamous Oscars, largely due to the La La Land/Moonlight mix-up, but also because of the strong political undertones (ACLU ribbons were the accessory of choice). For watch people, though, the 2017 awards will be remembered as the year the Academy was first … ContinuedThe post LIST: 5 standout Rolexes worn at the 89th Academy Awards (which they just happen to sponsor) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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‘Like a boss’ is a phrase we’re attempting to permanently retire at Time+Tide. It’s done. But there’s no other way to describe the way the CEO of Bulgari visited our offices. He did it breezily – the leadup was one or two emails, a request to book a place for lunch – but completely like the boss of … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The Bulgari CEO brought $750k of watches into our office and for a day we had two bodyguards appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Swiss Watch Exports tapered out, declining 4.6% in Dec 2016 but Jan 2017 shows sharper y-o-y decline of 6.2%. The downward slope appears to have stablised.
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Hublot partners up for the third time with Lapo Elkann to create a timepiece, which effortlessly fuses the worlds of horology and sartorial tailoring with a little help of one immensely gifted, Luca Rubinacci. Introducing the Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Italia Independent, realized in six executions using the most iconic tweed fabrics from the archives of house Rubinacci.
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Acquisitions are corporate reality, the idea that linear history of brand is the be all and end all has to change what it means to be purist or non-purist
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