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Editor’s note: I’ve always had a real soft spot for the Tudor Heritage Advisor. Not only is the alarm one of my favourite complications, but this watch - for all that it’s an outlier in the current catalogue - is a hugely important piece in the modern rebirth of Tudor. Read on to find out why … … ContinuedThe post This charming watch – explaining the Tudor Heritage Advisor appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
SJX Watches
Swiss watchmaking groups Richemont and Swatch Group just announced their first quarter and six-month results for 2019 respectively, with each going in opposite directions. Owner of brands like Cartier, IWC and Panerai, Richemont saw growth across most segments and regions. Overall sales were up 12% at constant exchange rates, with every region growing in the low teens save for the Middle East and Africa. Sales in Asia grew 10%, led by China, where demand is up due to lower taxes locally on luxury goods and more stringent checks on travellers importing items bought overseas. Most notable was the performance of its online channels, namely luxury fashion mall Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP), pre-owned watch merchant Watchfinder, and to a lesser extent. That growth is from a low base of comparison: last year’s first quarter for each platform was only two and one month respectively. That being said, online sales are still substantial, rising to 50% to €648m, almost equal to the €698m of sales in the Americas as a whole. The group’s watchmaking brands, which include A. Lange & Söhne and Vacheron Constantin, saw overall sales dip 2%. This was attributed to a reduction in the number of sales channels as well as reduced orders of new product by retailers. Up in Biel, where the Swatch Group has its headquarters, half-year sales were down 3.7% at constant exchange rates, to 4.07 billion Swiss francs. Net profit followed suit, shrinking 11.3% to 415m francs. For the full year, howe...
Hodinkee
To homage or not to homage? That is the question.
Hodinkee
The watch industry fixture talks about the early days of online horology, why his collection is so diverse, and the one watch he tells everyone to buy.
Revolution
Auction season is kicking off so we thought it would be great to talk to an expert about the watch auction market in this episode. Sam Hines, Sotheby’s watch auctioneer extraordinaire, took precious time out of his busy schedule to give us the lowdown on the market, tips of the trade, and anecdotes about his most sensational lots.
Deployant
TAG focuses on their new innovation this year – the carbon hairspring, with a whole collection using the innovative new material (for hairspring). Touted to be an alternative to silicon, the carbon hairspring is the world’s first. Developed in-house by TAG Heuer, it is currently only on TAG Heuer. First off the Autavia Isograph aRead More
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We are at the Grand Madison with Patek Philippe. Kicking off with the 5235/50 R-001 regulator dial retail at S$68,300 in rose gold. 40.5mm, 10mm height. Day, date and moon. Ref 5905 Flyback Chronograph with Annual Calendar first launched in 2015 in plat, and now in RG. S$86,600. Next is the 5172 Chronograph. Handwound WGRead More
Revolution
The Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Regulator is a watch that stands out from the collection of timepieces offered by the maison due to its design and dial layout.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
This week we return to our bread and butter - the Affordable Vintage Watch series! This week's episode is Part 7 of the installment and it's all freestyle. Mike and Kaz check out eBay in real time on air and explore fun affordable vintage pieces that you may never have considered. Check out this week's show and let us know what you think!
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Kaz and Mike take a break from the structured episodes to discuss some more personal aspects of watch collecting. During this very special holiday season, the guys reflect on the role social media plays in pressuring consumers into thinking they need to become watch collectors. As a result, they stop to wonder if they actually are "collectors" or a couple of dudes that just love watches. Oh, and a major watch collection purge is coming soon - so keep an eye out for some cool giveaways.
Time+Tide
In order to think about the best women’s watches, we must first ask ourselves: “What is a women’s watch?” At Cartier, the answer is particularly interesting: as the Maison’s 100+ years of watches has been taken a particularly fluid approach to their collections, with models like the Tank or the Tortue being equally well-suited to … ContinuedThe post LIST: Six of the best, my pick of Cartier’s women’s watches appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Revolution
2018 will surely be remembered as a milestone year for Panerai, not only for the timepieces that the maison released this year but also, and most notably, for the retirement of the man and genius who brought Panerai to where it is today: Angelo Bonati.
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The Heritage Tourbillon From H. Moser & Cie is the centerpiece of the maison's Heritage collection. Moser's Heritage watches are in essence based on a design principle derived from historic H. Moser & Cie, watches, and pays tribute to exceptional craftsmanship, both in watchmaking and its related disciplines.
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Owning a tourbillon is a dream for many watch-loving folks. The little, eternally whirling cages, designed to counteract the effects of gravity on a timepiece’s isochronism, aren’t particularly practical, though they hold within them a charm that in many ways sums up the appeal of mechanical watches. But for many, the dream of strapping the … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The disruptor – a closer look at TAG Heuer’s Carrera Heuer 02 Tourbillon in black ceramic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Revolution
While a new collection from an established maison is always hotly anticipated in the watch industry, rarely does one combine the deep-set values of tradition with the fresh demands of contemporary buyers in such a radical way as Vacheron Constantin’s Fiftysix.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Want to know what TBWS is planning for their 6,000 Instagram follower giveaway? Be sure to listen in this week to find out! This episode also details some of the pitfalls and benefits collectors experience when deciding to pursue the vintage game.
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Here at Time+Tide we spend a goodly amount of time talking about the latest watch releases. Well, this isn’t one of those times. Instead, today we’re talking about a stone-cold classic that’s as good today as when it was first released – the Tissot Visodate. The Visodate is an historical reissue of a mid-century watch … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: One of the greats – the Tissot Visodate appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Longines Conquest V.H.P is a quartz watch with an exceptiona movement. It is a revival of an underappreciated chapter in the maison's 146 years history. In this article, we bring you an in-depth coverage of the new V.H.P.
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Moritz Grossmann’s first automatic watch reveals the maison’s new approach to self-winding. It features a modern interpretation of an older-generation device: a pendulum mass, referred to as an automatic hammer mechanism. Christened ‘Hamatic’, this piece transforms automatic winding into a fascinating visual experience within a brand new 106.0 calibre. Compared with standard rotor-based systems, this automatic hammer system is a thorough rarity. It works by transferring power from a moving bi-directional hammer with a heavy gold head that sits on a fine stem.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Hey, everyone! This week Mike and I thought we'd do something a bit different and special for all of you. This week's show is actually two shows in the form of our sister-show the TBWS Patreon Special. That's about 2 hours of podcast content on two very different topics.
Deployant
Excellence, passion, performance and prestige: These are the core values that shared between the likely partners: Supercar Owners Circle - the world's most exclusive network of car collectors and Bvlgari, the Rome-based maison that is home to luxury products.
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First introduced in 2011, the Ref. 5270 is part of a long, illustrious line of perpetual calendar chronographs produced by watchmaking's most revered maison. This year, the reference receives a royal makeover that will break even the most seasoned of connoisseurs: a platinum case and yes, a salmon dial.
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Visiting Cartier at SIHH is always an experience. Not only does the floorspace of the maison’s booth outstrip that of any other, but there’s always a sense of effortless cool, matched only by the sort of self-assurance that only comes from having been masters of your craft for a long, long time. Cartier Santos de … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 4 outstanding new Cartier watches from SIHH appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Since 2014, New York-based Martenero have been quietly making a name for themselves amongst the enthusiasts of the microbrand watch community. Their formula is of simple dials with bright pops of colour, paired with a twisted lug case – with the exception of their straight-edged Edgemere – brought to life by a desire to create … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Martenero Kerrison appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Here at Time+Tide we tend to focus on the simpler end of Cartier’s offerings, classic beauties like the Tank or the Drive Extra Flat. But there’s another side to the famous jewellery maison’s watch offerings that’s, well, exceptionally complex. The Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon is one such watch. If you didn’t … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Cartier’s complex marvel – the Rotonde de Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Erotic Watches is the topic of this week's episode - and let's just say this one's a doozy. Mike and Kaz briefly cover the history of erotic watches as well as their current status in today's market and the give-and-take between erotic art and mechanical complications.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
The Two Broke Watch Snobs 3k Follower Giveaway is on! Check out this week's episode for all the details on how to enter... oh, and which watch they're giving away.
Time+Tide
The Longines Time Machine, which has been our vehicle of choice for exploring the brand’s long and incredibly varied history in its 185th year, lands here on a story-rich piece of ground. This episode is all about Longines’ efforts to assist some of the great moments in history, including Charles Lindbergh’s first solo transatlantic flight and the … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: In the Adventurers & Explorers room at the Longines Museum, with a focus on the Lindbergh voyage appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Another week, another wind down. Today Melbourne’s mercurial weather is set for a downpour, so Alison and I would much rather be up in Sydney with Andrew at the TAG Heuer Globetrotter event, but we’re not. So we’re making the most of it. And in this case, making the most means cranking the tunes, the … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 15th September, 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Cartier is no stranger to the art of fine watchmaking, and in the last few years the French maison has been bringing the haute …err… heat to the world of high horology, with watches bearing the Geneva Seal – like the Drive de Cartier Flying Tourbillon. In 2014 Cartier first introduced us to the Rotonde De … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Cartier’s otherworldly Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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