Results for Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XIV

VIDEO: IWC 2017 collection overview and our 4 favourites

The buzzword is ‘pivot’. And at this year’s first major watch fair, SIHH in Geneva in January, IWC ‘pivoted’ in a big way with just about everything they did. The booth was fitted out to emulate a vast Florentine dome, the watches were Engineered for Women and, rather than safe sport-watch territory, the controls were very much … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: IWC 2017 collection overview and our 4 favourites appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HANDS-ON: The Swatch Sistem51 Irony – perfect for the Christmas stocking

Need the perfect last-minute Christmas gift for the watch lover in your life? We recommend the fun and fantastic Swatch Sistem51 Irony.The post HANDS-ON: The Swatch Sistem51 Irony – perfect for the Christmas stocking appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: The Search for Lefty - Pelagos LHD

On a hunt to find out what mythical watch TUDOR was rumored to unveil on the 17th of November 2016 - Revolution editor-in-chief, Sophie Furley goes into the heart of the brand’s Geneva HQ and finds… Lefty?!

VIDEO: We asked Oscar Hunt Tailors to design a suit to match the Clé de Cartier

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/187740917″] The idea is at once compelling and faintly ridiculous. Ask Oscar Hunt Tailors, who specialise in made to measure suits, to tailor a suit to a watch. That’s right. Treat a watch like a person – look at its shoulders, its shape and move to accentuate, flatter and embrace it with perfectly matched … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: We asked Oscar Hunt Tailors to design a suit to match the Clé de Cartier appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

THE PATEK PHILLIPE GRANDMASTER CHIME 175TH ANNIVERSARY - The Patek Philippe Ref. 5175 Perpetual Date Repeater, Grand Sonnerie, Minute Repeater And Alarm, A Masterpiece Of Chiming Complications

Leading up to Patek Philippe’s 175th anniversary, speculation and anticipation were running wild in watch enthusiast circles around the globe. And the recurring theme rising to the forefront of the collective Patek devotee’s imagination was that of a grande sonnerie. A grande sonnerie is a watch that features a minute repeater but is also able […]

Review of the Swatch Sistem 51

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A Record Three REVOLUTION Awards For The Swatch Group

Since its inception in 2005, REVOLUTION has honoured the very best of the watch world with its annual awards round-up. Every year, the eagerly anticipated REVOLUTION Awards presents in a range of categories such as Best Men’s Watch, Best Design, Man of the Year and Lifetime Achievement. In 2012, the Swatch Group netted two REVOLUTION […]

Baume & Mercier’s Clifton vs. Montblanc’s Star Date Automatic

The rumours are true: one can pick out very decent deals amid the top-dollar tickers brandished at the annual Swiss watch fairs. To save you the legwork, we’ve sussed out two of the handsomest and most wallet-friendly models from the 2013 Geneva watch fairs. In one corner is the 1950s-inspired Clifton Automatic in stainless steel, […]

Introducing: The Universal Genève Tribute to Compax – Inspired By Nina Rindt And Powered By Vintage Movements

Two different sets of three watches, available only on request, foreshadow the brand's eventual revival in 2026.

Universal Genève Is Back. Here's What You Need to Know About the New Watches

An iconic Swiss watchmaker, known for avant-garde designs and inventive movements, picks up where it left off.More

Which Brands Make The Best High-Accuracy Quartz Watches?

These five watchmakers occupy the upper echelon of high-tech timekeeping efficiency.More

Citizen Celebrates 50 Years of Eco-Drive with a Hand-Dyed Washi Dial

I've come close to pulling the trigger on a few of Citizen's higher-end Eco-Drive watches over the years, and each time I talked myself out of it. Not because the watches weren't impressive, but because the right one never quite lined up with the moment. Now, Citizen is making the decision a little harder. The brand has just announced "The Citizen" Eco-Drive 50th Anniversary Edition (ref. AQ4091-56W), marking five decades since it introduced the first solar-powered analogue watch back in 1976.

SJX Podcast: Watches & Wonders Wish List

Watches & Wonders is less than a month away, so for episode 32 of the SJX Podcast we’re talking about what we’d want to see from some of the major brands like Patek Philippe, Grand Seiko, and Tudor. It’s always difficult to make predictions, and the best releases from every year are usually a surprise, but Andrew put together a few picks that we believe would be crowd-pleasers, were they to be released. SJX and Brandon also discuss the latest minute repeater from Girard-Perregaux, and SJX’s own sold-out collaboration with Habring²: the Chrono-Felix Medicus chronograph. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.  

Introducing – The Andersen Genève Communication 45, the Worldtimer to Celebrate 45 Years of the Brand

Today, we’ll be talking about one of the most discreet and yet most revered watchmakers of the independent scene, Svend Andersen. Born in 1942 in Denmark, Andersen later moved to Switzerland and started working for Gübelin, where he got the chance to repair some of the original worldtime watches, with Louis Cottier’s mechanism, before moving […]

Watches And Wonders 2025: What We Hope, Expect, And Secretly Wish For

All of the Winners of the 2024 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG)

The 2024 GPHG was a big night for jewelry brands as well as independent watchmakers with Rémy Cools, Kudoke, Ming, Sylvain Pinaud, Bernhard Lederer, and Kari Voutilainen all taking home prizes.

Very important and interesting facts about the F.P.Journe manufacture which you may not already know

We visited the manufacture F.P.Journe and bring you some insights on the maison and how their watches are made.

Staff Picks: The Watches We Wish Were Our Dads

Imagining watches as our father figures, and our father figures as watches.

Breaking News: It’s Back! Universal Genève To Relaunch Under The Same Ownership As Breitling

Breitling and Partners Group acquire the historic watchmaking brand, say it will relaunch "fully aware of the task at hand and the profound heritage we are set to uphold."

Vintage Watches: Hands-On With One Of The Rarest Universal Geneve Chronographs, Ever

Less than 10 Film Compax examples are known; this week, another one appears.

Leonardo DiCaprio Joins $2 Million Investment in ID Genève’s Sustainable Watchmaking

Ian’s Predicted Winners of the 2023 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG)

Well, despite ever-present COVID, the war in Ukraine, and a property crash in China, the world’s economy has held together enough to make 2023 a fantastic year for fine watchmaking. Here are Ian Skellern's predictions for the watches to win prizes at the 2023 GPHG.

Which Rolex Movement Takes the Top Spot? A Watchmaker’s Comparison of Rolex Calibers 3135 and 3235, plus Which is Better? – Reprise

Ask any watchmaker about the Rolex 31 family of calibers and the story will be the same: it has stood the test of time. Ashton Tracy hasn’t met a single watchmaker who doesn’t love working on these workhorse Rolex movements. They are easy to service, keep great time, and stand up to abuse. Put simply: they work. So how does it stand up to big brother, Find out right here!

Determined Geneve is the new microbrand bringing the spirit of independent watchmaking to a wider audience

Photo Report: The Watches And Action From The Monaco Legend Spring Auction (Part 1)

You've never seen this many insane watches in one place.

Send Us Your Recommendations And Suggestions Of Watches To Nominate For The 2023 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG)

As GPHG Academy members, GaryG, Joshua Munchow, and Ian Skellern have been asked to nominate watches for consideration in the 2023 GPHG. And while they spend much of our lives immersed in the world of watches, they don’t know of everything out there and there may well be, and are likely to be, gems that they are not aware of. So please send us your suggestions and recommendations for watches in the 15 categories listed.

Vintage Watches: A 1951 Audemars Piguet, A 1972 Movado El Primero 'Pilot,' And A 1960s Universal Genève Polerouter Date

Led by a stunning time-only Audemars Piguet, this week's drop is our best in December by far.

Just Because: In Which I Dream Up Vintage Rolex Watches That Never Existed

From the ref. 1675 GMT "Batman" to a 36mm Sky-Dweller, hop in the Hodinkee time machine (aka Photoshop) because this is a fun one.

Pre-Owned Picks: Lightweight Ceramic Watches To Save You From Summer Sweat

And gosh knows, we've needed them lately.

Our Predictions In The Diver’s Category Of The 2022 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): 6 Watches, 5 Judges, 3 Predicted Winners

What a pleasure to find a majority of real diver's watches in the GPHG shortlist this year. While they can be worn without any worries behind the desk, as they most likely will be in 99.99 percent of cases, they are also up for some serious diving. Here is what our peanut gallery had to say about the nominees.