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Review: The Hublot Big Bang Unico Red Magic, Where Watchmaking Meets Materials Science

This year, Hublot introduced its most vibrant looking watch yet, a very, VERY red watch, and as expected it got everyone talking. Here, we bring you the details and our thoughts on the new Hublot Big Bang Unico Red Magic.

Mid-Term Analysis: Swatch vs Richemont

With the staggering difference in stock price performance between Swatch Group and Richemont, we decided to dig deeper with an analysis on what had contributed to the disparity.

A New Examination of the Swiss Watch Industry

Market Share Goes to the Big and Powerful

News: VAULT V1 Official Swiss Launch Event

VAULT watches launched their V1 prototypes at Schmohl AG, Zurich. In a nice ambiance surrounded by luxurious cars, Mark Schwarz presented the VAULT V1.

5 to Watch from the Ravens VS. Jaguars Game (And Their Watches)

The NFL’s international series kicked off with the Jaguars and Ravens at Wembley this weekend. Revolution looks at some of the hottest wristwatches on the field.

Swiss Made: Roger Federer

Ep. #40 - Servicing Watches: Direct-to-Brand Vs. Independent

It's probably best if you just never ask Mike if you can borrow his toilet plunger - just putting it out there. Also, if you're a fan of interuptions, then this is the podcast for you! Barking dogs! Jingling kitty collars - this week's show is all about it! Plus, Kaz finds a new home in a pile of cardboard boxes.

Bulgari Finissimo: Unbearable Thinness of Watchmaking Part 2

Where Bulgari's distinction in the thinness genre differs from others is the sophisticated elegance which only the Finissimo expresses

Watch Case Sizes vs Lug-to-Lug - A Lesson from HYT’s H-Zero

Does NASA certification end the debate of Column Wheel Vs. Cam Chronographs?

Debates of technical superiority between Column Wheel and Cam Actuated Chronographs have gone back and forth. Does NASA certification settle the issue?

Unbearable Thinness of Watchmaking Part 1

Ask any collector for his list of “must have” complications & there's a good chance that thinness is lost in a list of tourbillons, rattrapantes & repeaters

Swiss, Smart, Swappable: TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45

The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 differs from other smartwatches in two key areas: execution and actually delivering what it promises.

Mo Eden, London - From Bespoke Jewelry to British Watchmaking

The Hatton Street jeweler decides to make his own watches.

Are Non-Purist Brands Beginning to Express Purist Watchmaking Approaches? Part 2.

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

Interview: Thierry Stern on Patek Philippe and its Legacy of Watchmaking

Thierry Stern, President of Patek Philippe on the importance of dials, innovating while respecting heritage and the legacy of a family brand.

5 School Watches From The British School Of Watchmaking

Watchmaking Grandmasters Pick Budget Timepieces

Nicole Kidman joins Omega for a celebration of 100 years of women’s watchmaking

Omega opened a brand new exhibition at Milan’s Triennale Design Museum this week entitled Her Time, highlighting over 100 years of the brand’s rich history in women’s horology. This is the first time that Omega has put together such a collection of historical timepieces for women, surprising even the most ardent Omega fans, including its […]

Watchmaking gods? Lunch with Philippe Dufour and Stephen Forsey.

A report on the Naissance d’une Montre project following a lunch meeting with Philippe Dufour and Stephen Forsey with Christie's and Sincere Fine Watches in Singapore.

Roger Dubuis Shares Insights from a Lifetime of Watchmaking (Video)

In many ways, the Hommage collection, centrepiece range this year for Roger Dubuis, was all about celebrating the roots of the company. Suitably decorated, the Roger Dubuis stand at SIHH featured life-size watchmakers, each holding a bell jar containing a watch from the Hommage Collection. These represented watchmakers from the past who, in large and […]

Grandmasters of watchmaking: Roger Smith

Then comes the modest Englishman. A devout follower of the late great George Daniels, Roger Smith is committed to make the entire watch, by hand, just as they did a hundred or more years ago. Rather elusive, as he is domicile in Isle of Man, but an effable gentleman. As he knew I had aRead More

Accuracy Vs. Precision: Understanding Watch Performance

[Backdrop] A. Lange & Söhne Sax-O-Mat Perpetual Calendar, Adjusted To Positions, Temperature, And Isochronism When it comes to performance in watches, the single most important element to the owner is generally “accuracy,” and by that, is usually meant the ability of a watch to keep time as measured against a certain reliable external standard. Internet […]

Icons of watchmaking: The Lange 1

The ICON: Lange 1. Just a simple picture…perfection does not need improvement… Or elaboration.

Titans of Watchmaking: Leaders of the New Horological Golden Age

First Look: Ralph Lauren Fine Watchmaking SIHH 2013

To be a fan of Ralph Lauren is to adopt the namesake designer’s vision of life and living- stylish, elegant and refined. What few know is that Ralph Lauren designs and produces homewares as well, his is a brand which truly permeates every aspect of your life should you let it; so when they announced […]

First Look: SIHH 2013 Fine Watchmaking And Metiers D’Art Masterpieces From Cartier

Highlights from the Cartier Presentation at the SIHH 2013. Cartier’s Mystery Tourbillon –in the grand tradition of the famous mystery clocks.  It’s actually a double tourbillon –the sapphire mystery disk carries the inner tourbillon carriage.   The lovely Double Jumping Second Time Zone.  Regulator style hands; two jumping hour indications for home and local time; […]

Business News: Audemars Piguet, Girard-Perregaux, And Richemont-Backed FHH To Offer Public Online Training And Education Classes As Watchmakers Face Headwinds

The general public can now take courses and learn about watchmaking from Swiss-based industry group.

Introducing - The New Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune

Van Cleef & Arpels approaches watchmaking as a medium for storytelling. The brand’s Poetic Complications line, launched in 2006, unites its high jewellery and artistic expertise with sophisticated mechanical movements to bring these stories to life. Expanding its Jour Nuit collection, Van Cleef adds a moon phase complication with on-demand animation inside the majestic Midnight […]

Introducing - Frosted Silver and Copper Dials for the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase

Glashütte Original’s Senator collection is populated with classical watches that evoke the grand Saxon watchmaking traditions of the 19th century. A slight evolution of the somewhat august Senator range, a sub-collection known as the Senator Excellence, was released in tandem with the brand’s calibre 36 in 2016. The Panorama Date Moon Phase appeared in 2018, […]

MICRO MONDAYS: Charlie Paris introduces the Alliance 68H and Phase de Lune

Over the past 10 years, French brands have been making real waves in the horological world. The country has seen a resurgence of fine watchmaking that comes in all shapes and forms. You’ve probably have heard of Baltic, Serica and Yema, but have you heard of Charlie Paris? Based in – yes, you guessed it … ContinuedThe post MICRO MONDAYS: Charlie Paris introduces the Alliance 68H and Phase de Lune appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.