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Thunder Out of Saxony Glashütte Original Leads the German Watchmaking Charge
The town of Glashütte, Germany-what is now the center of the German watchmaking industry-is truly in the middle of nowhere.
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BREAKING: Video of Omega’s key releases, including an incredible Speedmaster, Railmaster, Seamaster box set
When Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann recently visited Australia he brought more than just one of the world’s most glamorous women with him. He also gave us an exclusive preview of the Omega 2017 releases. The new boss needed only one take to deliver the news straight down the barrel of the camera, albeit in a hushed voice while … ContinuedThe post BREAKING: Video of Omega’s key releases, including an incredible Speedmaster, Railmaster, Seamaster box set appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Heuer’s Motor Way: An Overview of the Early Autavias – 1962 to 1969
Between its inception in 1962 and the mid-1980s, Heuer produced almost 90 versions of the Autavia chronograph. With TAG Heuer now offering a new version of the watch, Revolution presents an overview of the vintage models that inspired the new.
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BASEL BUILDUP: 3 days to go. The watches of 2016 that nearly brought two Aussies to blows
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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COMPETITION: Win a duffel bag packed full of rare, interesting and valuable watch-related items
One of the perks of what we do is the almost constant flow of extraordinary promotional gifts that come with the territory. These high-quality items are rarely, if ever, available to the public. Until now. We have chosen the best and the brightest from this year’s fairs and carefully packed them into a stylish duffel bag, … ContinuedThe post COMPETITION: Win a duffel bag packed full of rare, interesting and valuable watch-related items appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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My Watch Story: The Universality Of A Moonwatch by Samuel Tan
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BASEL BUILDUP: 4 days to go. The best watches of Baselworld 2016 paired with perfect outfits
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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In the Shadow of the Matterhorn Oris introduces its latest watches in Zermatt
Revolution joins Oris in Zermatt for a day of skiing and a special preview of their Basel 2017 watches.
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Mark Knopfler donates personal timepieces for Bravehearts of the North East Watch Charity Auction
Bravehearts of the North East Watch Charity Auction, featuring two personal timepieces donated by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits.
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To Restore or Not - A Philosophy of Practical Conservation
“There is far too much unnecessary restoration to produce an apparently clean [watch], whereas the imperfect one was more genuine” – Kenneth Ullyett, In Quest of Clocks, 1950
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VIDEO: Vacheron Constantin 2017 collection – the most complicated of SIHH
Vacheron Constantin bucked the trend this year at SIHH. While many of their fellow exhibitors played it safe, bringing out crowd-pleasing steel models and revisiting their greatest hits, Vacheron Constantin walked another path, with a collection focused at the very highest end of horology. Not only did they offer mind-numbingly complex astronomical grand complication and a … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Vacheron Constantin 2017 collection – the most complicated of SIHH appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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In Conversation with Frédéric Bondoux, President of Grand Seiko Europe
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Review: Parmigiani Tonda 1950 White Meteorite Dial
Parmigiani released their latest Tonda 1950 variation at SIHH, now with a white meteorite dial. The elegant dress watch has a slim profile, complete with an
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The Paradox of Watchmaking: Shouldn’t Watches get Cheaper with Efficiency?
In all industries, prices of objects have dropped as production improves; Except watches - this paradox of watchmaking: why aren't watches getting cheaper?
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HANDS-ON: Return of a legend – the Halios Puck II
Over the years, I’ve worn many (many) watches for review purposes, and to be honest it’s rare that I’m still thinking about that watch months or years after the fact. The Puck, from Canadian micro-brand Halios, is one of the rare exceptions. I wrote up the DLC version of the original Puck over on Hodinkee, way … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Return of a legend – the Halios Puck II appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Collector’s View: a review of the Orient Bambino ER24003W
A collector reader and friend writes a review of his Orient Bambino ER24003W, and why this modestly priced automatic watch from Japan ticks all the bozes.
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Complete List of Movies Featured in EPIC Rolex Oscar Commercial
A list of all 19 movies featured in Rolex’s minute long Oscar 2017 advertisement along with iTunes links to all 19 movies!
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Moonwatch Memories: With the Heroes of Space Exploration | OMEGA
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LIST: 5 of the best watches from the 2017 Oscars, including an incredible $1.7 million Greubel Forsey
This, friends, is the big one. Sure, we’ve kept half an eye on the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, the BAFTAs and the rest. But really, honestly, this is the only one we care about: the 89th Academy Awards, which took place tonight/yesterday/some time in the past few hours. (Seriously, we’re in Australia – Monday’s nearly … ContinuedThe post LIST: 5 of the best watches from the 2017 Oscars, including an incredible $1.7 million Greubel Forsey appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: Want Omega’s CEO to give you a private tour of their biggest boutique, featuring Cindy Crawford? Of course you do
Omega’s Sydney flagship is their biggest boutique in the world, and it’s in a prominent position, at 20 Martin Place, right in the heart of town. When Chief Executive Raynald Aeschlimann travelled to Australia to officially open it earlier this month, he brought a friend of the brand who, a decade earlier, also opened the Castlereagh Street … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Want Omega’s CEO to give you a private tour of their biggest boutique, featuring Cindy Crawford? Of course you do appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: The Bulgari CEO brought $750k of watches into our office and for a day we had two bodyguards
‘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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Collector’s World: David Brailsford of Garrick Watches
David Brailsford of Garrick Watches speaks with MrWatchMaster about watch collecting and his love for small independent watchmakers. David’s a successful watch consultant who works with leading watchmakers and independent watch brands from around the world.
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Rolex: The Spoils Of War
During the 1940s, a gesture – as commercially expedient as it was generous – by German émigré and founder of Rolex Hans Wilsdorf, saw the brand become a huge part of the Second World War, and, indeed, cinematic folklore.
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The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Meca-10 Black Magic watch is horological sorcery on the wrist
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A Mare Nostrum Story From Before The Days Of The Vendôme Group
When thinking of Panerai, one’s mind immediately turns to the familiar Luminor and Radiomir, but cast your line just a bit further into the murky waters of the past and you may come across a model a little more unexpected.
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Beyond Time, Expressing Tales: The Curiously Intelligent Watches of Van Cleef & Arpels
Don't tar watchmaker Van Cleef & Arpels with the brush of bejewelled Quartz watches when they're making movements smarter than most calibres out there
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Where Few Dare to Tweed: Hublot Fuses Sartorial Tailoring with the World of Horology
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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VIDEO: A chef, his watch (a Hublot Big Bang) and his love of stir fry
It gets boring waiting in lines, especially when you’re hungry. So if by chance this finds you outside Chin Chin (Australia’s top-ranked restaurant, located in Flinders Lane, Melbourne which has a wait-time of around the average romantic comedy in length), you’re in luck, because we’re going to help you kill at least two minutes. And … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: A chef, his watch (a Hublot Big Bang) and his love of stir fry appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Curious Legacy of Audemars Piguet Calendar Watches Part 2.
Today, the legacy of Audemars Piguet Calendars lives on in the black version, made of hand-finished black ceramic: the 2017 Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar
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