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The Collector’s View: Driving Forces Behind a Watch Acquisition
What exactly are the driving forces - as sound or misguided as they can be - behind one's watch selection? In other words, why is it we buy what we buy?
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What exactly are the driving forces - as sound or misguided as they can be - behind one's watch selection? In other words, why is it we buy what we buy?
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There are some sweeping generalisations in the watch world when it comes to the watches preferred by professionals in different fields – Breitling for airline pilots, Hublot for NBA players, Nomos for architects… but reality doesn’t quite conform to prevailing watch-lover logic. The fact is those that leap from high altitudes don’t choose a Zenith as … ContinuedThe post LIST: The evolution of the wrist – 3 professionals who rely on wrist machines that tell the time and more appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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We’ve been hitting the bottle this week, but not for the usual reasons. No, this week we’re celebrating that riot of colour and fun that is the Presage Cocktail Time. Now, you might be asking, what is Cocktail Time? Isn’t it about five o’clock? Well, yes and no. Cocktail Time is the on-point name of … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: We had a barman make the cocktails that inspired Seiko’s Cocktail Time watches, and it went quite well appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Introducing the MB&F; X L'Epée Octopod: a new table clock inspired by aquatic themes of Octopus, Marine Chronometers and the movie The Abyss.
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We thought that it would be a good idea to take the new Bell & Ross Vintage Bellytanker collection for a ride, with some cool aviation props!
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This meant the watch would be putting up with long work days in therapy clinics (often times without air conditioning), 90 (F) degree average temperatures with high levels of humidity, and a great deal of sand, sweat, salt water, sunscreen, and bug repellent.
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Omega 1957 Trilogy collection was presented side by side with the original 1957's pieces, similarities could be easily recognised and admired. Live pictures
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It’s been a tough year for the luxury watch industry, and though things seem to be picking up now, the mood at SIHH in January could be described as reserved at best. One of the shining lights in a muted firmament was Jaeger-LeCoultre. Specifically, their newest Master Control release was a trilogy of watches celebrating … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Triple threat – the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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We take a look at the new Bell & Ross Vintage Bellytanker collection - inspired by a racecar that was designed using a fighter plane's bellytank.
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I’m on the record as saying “I’m not a chronograph guy”, and, by and large, that’s true. However, there are exceptions, and this year’s Master Chronograph from Jaeger-LeCoultre is definitely one of them. Like the rest of the collection, it’s a smart, simple design that’s clearly vintage in inspiration but doesn’t suffer from retro overload. … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Chronograph – one of 2017’s best 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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For most brands a round 41mm steel chronograph would be unremarkable, but this Bell & Ross stands out precisely because of these features – it’s not an oversize square watch crafted from ceramic or some other highly technical material, which is what we’ve come to expect from Bell & Ross. Even though the BR V2-94 … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Bell & Ross BR V2-94 Garde Cotes appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Twenty-five years ago Jaeger-LeCoultre released the Master Control collection, a line of watches dedicated to the sort of traditional high-quality watchmaking for which the Le Sentier-based house is so well known. The pure style of the Master Control sits well with the credibility afforded by JLC’s ‘1000 Hours Control’ testing program, in which the subject watch … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Simply masterful - the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Geographic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Hublot marks Ferrari’s 70th anniversary celebrations in Maranello with a pièce unique version of the Techframe to be auctioned at the “Leggenda e Passione” auction 2017.
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Introducing the new Urwerk UR-105 CT Streamliner: the latest to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their founding by Felix Baumgartner and Martin Frei.
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Ok, listen up - if you're an Egyptologist or a member of the Queen's Royal Guard then we got questions. Do you regularly listen to our show? What watches are you allowed to wear? Can you wear a watch? Oh, and Kaz discovers the wonders of actually remembering to use his freaking inhaler on air - asthma be damned!
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Dutch design seems to be synonymous with eccentricities, oddities and a flair for the abstract. Characterised by typical and anomalous arrangements and a general nonconformist approach, “De Stijl” design tends to be polarising, to say the least. The term “De Stijl” literally translates to “the style”, and is also known as neoplasticism. Unless you’re up … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Nomos Orion 38 100 years De Stijl Limited Edition for Ace Jewellers appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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By day she’s a watch buyer for a well-known American jeweller, by night she’s Batwom – no, wait – by night she’s @watchgirloffduty! Name: Zoë Abelson Occupation: Watch buyer at Govberg Jewellers Handle: @watchgirloffduty Followers: 3397 Location: Philadelphia, PA How do you unwind? After work I typically get some exercise in, cook dinner, and take a long … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @Watchgirloffduty appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Zenith CEO Julien Tornare tells us of a new Zenith oscillator which will offer huge leaps in performance. To be commercially available from Sept 2017.
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Heritage reissues are hot and don’t seem to be cooling off any time soon. But as more and more brands jump on the retro train, the ratio of filler to thriller is becoming increasingly unbalanced. So we’ve put together some of the all-time greats – five cracking examples of retro done right. Vacheron Constantin Historique Cornes … ContinuedThe post LIST: 5 of the best heritage reissues… ever appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Well, we never thought it would happen - but Kaz is going through a hardcore watch purge right now. He talks about focusing his collection while also discussing the best ways to buy and sell watches on the web. Oh, and poor Mike is still hunting down the Glycine Airman No.1...
Keith W. Strandberg discovers a watch company that’s rethinking how a watch is to be worn on the wrist. Meet the FD Hermann Lateral Serie 1.
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So, in some parts of the watchosphere, it’s fashionable to be a Hublot Hater. While I’m not a HH (professional detachment, there are other, better uses for my energy), I will admit to being in the “not loving it” camp for quite some time. It was the bigness, the brashness, the it-watchness of it all. Given … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: Why the Hublot Haters have it wrong appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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One half of Hollywood’s most captivating love affair, Richard Burton’s life was lived to excess. An addictive personality consumed by passion and beauty, Burton’s fast living was accompanied by a love of alcohol, beautiful women and the finest watches and jewellery.
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Anyone that’s been touched by motor neurone disease, in any way, is likely to want to help the world find a cure. It’s a brutal and dehumanising disease. The one Australian that’s done the most to raise the profile of sufferers, by creating the ‘Fight MND’ organisation, is Australian Football League legend, Neale Daniher. He calls … ContinuedThe post WIN: An Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited Edition II and help fight motor neurone disease appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Nathan tells us his IG feed is shoes, cameras and watches - but honestly, it’s mostly watches. We’re absolutely fine with that, and suspect you will be too. NAME: Nathan Liusvia OCCUPATION: Photographer HANDLE: @MySafari FOLLOWERS: 2.6k LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur Who are you? My name is Nathan Liusvia, but on social media, I’m known as … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @MySafari appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Like many story ideas we brainstorm together on a Monday morning, ‘end-of-the-world watches’ seemed to be a winner at the time. But now that we’re at the end-of-the-week, that mushroom cloud image makes us cringe. It’s all just become a tad too real. I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t thought a lot about our Guam followers this week. … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 18th August, 2017 – the watches you chose for the end of the world, inc. Seiko, Rolex, UTS and Citizen appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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There have been big changes at the Franck Muller manufacture over the last couple of years. The once homely property on a hillside looking out over Lake Geneva has been thoroughly expanded and modernised – Baroque and Romanesque flourishes inside and out have been updated to the more spacious proportions created by exposed beams and … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Access all areas in the Franck Muller Tourbillon Department appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The first watch company to ever make me feel, as an adult man, that I had found “my brand”, was Officine Panerai. Why? Because what could be more appealing than the idea that the modern luxury watch you are strapping onto your wrist, is based on the dive watches worn by Italian naval commandos? Panerai’s watches are so rich in narrative, so powerful and emotive, that the first time I saw one, I knew I had to have one.
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Ming is the latest player in the hectic world of horological start-ups. But before we get down to the nitty gritty of the Ming 17.01, it’s worth giving you a quick rundown on the backstory behind Ming Watches. Hailing from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Ming was formed as a collective horological endeavour by a group of six watch enthusiasts and … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: An eye for detail – the Ming 17.01 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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