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Seiko announces the world's smallest and thinnest GPS solar watch: the Astron 5X movement. We were in Nagano Prefecture to photograph and do our hands-on.
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Seiko announces the world's smallest and thinnest GPS solar watch: the Astron 5X movement. We were in Nagano Prefecture to photograph and do our hands-on.
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It would be easy to dismiss the Luminor Due - Panerai’s latest fully fledged line - as a collection oriented towards women. After all, it’s the collection that houses 38 and 42mm watches. But the fact that I am on record as being more than a little partial to the 42mm model aside, there are … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: A Panerai for the suit and tie – the Luminor Due PAM00943 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Here at Time+Tide we are constantly finding ourselves getting caught up in what’s new and improved – taking it upon ourselves to keep you guys updated on the latest in watch releases (it’s a tough job, I know, but someone has to do it). Every once in a while, however, we like to look back … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Historical pedigree – the Zenith Chronomaster El Primero 42mm appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Few colours have the symbolic weight of black. It’s meaningful in pretty much every culture. It’s associated - naturally enough - with darkness, mourning and solemnity, and with endings and beginnings. It’s also a colour of power and authority. All these associations and emotions are tied up in Moser’s latest conceptual piece, the Endeavour Perpetual … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The impossible blackness of Moser’s Endeavour Perpetual Moon Concept appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Tantalum, what’s that, I hear you say. Well, allow me to explain. Tantalum is a highly corrosion-resistant bluish-grey metal with an extreme hardness and high boiling point. Which are the exact qualities you want in a dive watch, but also qualities that make Tantalum incredibly difficult to work with – and the reason why the … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Tantalising Tantalum – the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Limited Edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Now, it may shock you to learn that not everyone wants a watch bedecked with bezels, chronographs, and other functionality to complicate the equation. Some people are just after a nice watch that tells the time, simple as that. If that’s something that resonates with you, the Tudor Black Bay 41 is a watch you … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Wonderfully restrained – Tudor’s Black Bay 41 Blue appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Full review of the H. Moser Endeavour Perpetua Concept with ultra precise moon phase display. With live photos and hands on with both new watches.
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Last year’s release of the Black Bay S&G; was something of a slow burn. In the heat of the initial announcements, all eyes were on the impressive Black Bay Chrono. As time passed, people seemed to realise what a looker the steel and gold was - no doubt helped by the fact that it was prominently … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Pop a cork and celebrate – the Tudor Black Bay S&G; now comes with a champagne dial appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Raymond Weil’s latest take on their sporty Freelancer Chronograph is – to be blunt – really good-looking. Fundamentally, it’s the same as Freelancer chronos we’ve seen before: 42mm steel case, bulletproof RW500 movement, 12,6,9 subdial layout, day/date and screw-down crown and pushers. It’s a solid piece of kit. What’s new, though, is the colour way. Silver … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Raymond Weil’s latest Freelancer Chronograph looks the business appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Vacheron Constantin adds the FiftySix Tourbillon to their collection. We were at the VC Global Launch event in London, and here is our live hands on review.
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One of the real hits from Rolex’s 2015 collection was the (now discontinued) Oyster Perpetual 39 (ref. 114300), a bare bones, simple steel timepiece that was still pure Rolex. Initially offered in a range of youthful, colourful dials, this year the Oyster Perpetual family expanded to include white and black dial variants, and they are, … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: A classic in its purest form – the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 with white and black dials appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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If you’ve been following us, or Bulgari for that matter, you’ll already know that this year is the year of the Octo. From solid gold automatic thinness, to ultra high-tech insides, the record-breaking collection has gone from strength to strength. And one of this year’s barely-there hits sees the Octo Finissimo Skeleton – which we … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Skeleton thin – the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Skeleton Titanium Blue appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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There are few things I love more than a watch that surprises me. It’s something that doesn’t happen near enough for my liking, but it happened with this Longines. It was in the Longines booth at Baselworld, the first day of the fair. Trays and trays of watches had just been laid out in front … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Longines Master Collection Annual Calendar – unassuming and awesome appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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What do whales, chronographs and solar charging have in common? And no, I’m not talking about a hypothetical scheme involving Elon Musk, and the launching of an around the world race, with solar-powered propellers attached to specially trained whales. Cool as that may be – although probably not humane – all three things become one in … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Sun and sea combined – the Seiko Prospex ‘Save The Ocean’ SSC675P appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Call me a romantic, but the moon phase complication is amongst my favourites. Paradoxically, it’s also amongst the least functional - tracking the waxing and waning of our most significant satellite isn’t something that’s high on my list of life priorities. And when the topic does come up, I can, you know, look at the … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Blue moon rising – Raymond Weil’s Maestro Moon Phase appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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It’s not unusual to see high-flyers Bell & Ross take inspiration from the world of aviation. In fact, it’s almost expected. However, the latest addition to their “Horo” label does it with a far more “grounded” perspective. Finding its muse in the practical aesthetic of an airport runway. Following on from last year’s three-handed Horolum, … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The night owl friendly Bell & Ross BR 03-94 Horolum appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Grand Seiko’s Snowflake (the more evocative name for the SBGA211 née SBGA011) is undoubtedly one of the most popular watches in their line-up, and understandably so. With its titanium case, seductive Spring Drive movement and one of the best-loved dials in the business, it’s remained unchanged (reference number and dial naming convention) since 2010 (see … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Golden Snowflake – Grand Seiko’s Spring Drive SBGA259 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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If we’re guilty of one thing when it comes to Longines watches here at Time+Tide, it’s that we maybe focus a little too hard on their heritage heat. It’s something that Andrew realised a while back when he explored their outstanding Master collection, and it’s something I realised at Basel when I saw the latest … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Longines HydroConquest receives a substantive, stylish upgrade appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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It’s easy to think of the Carrera as purely a collection of chronographs, as that complication is where its roots and, indeed, heart lies. But for a long time the TAG Heuer Carrera has been about more than just sports timers. It’s evolved into something more, a shorthand for sports pedigree and precision. This is … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 5 Day-Date appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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They say your 50s are the new 30s. I’m not sure who ‘they’ are, and why exactly they say that. But just Google “celebrities in their 50s” and you’ll see that maybe they are on to something (Halle Berry and Tom Cruise, amirite?). Well, this year marks 55 years of the TAG Heuer Carrera, and … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre Heuer 01 in black ceramic – 55 years on and still going strong appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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So deeply has Chanel’s J12 become embedded in the canon of 21st-century design, it’s easy to forget that it was introduced only 18 years ago. From the original model – a chic, sporty and androgynous piece in black ceramic that Chanel’s then artistic director, Jacques Helleu, had designed to wear himself – it has evolved … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Chanel J12 Untitled appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Let me level with you. There’s an official tie-in between this watch and the oh-so-English Goodwood Festival of Speed, one of the world’s leading events for motor enthusiasts. I could spend the next few hundred words talking about the synergy between the automotive and the horological (don’t get me wrong, there are real and entirely … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Montblanc TimeWalker Manufacture Chronograph for the Goodwood Festival of Speed appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Every year, the Bell & Ross design team goes nuts with an incredible and (sadly) hypothetical vehicular creation. This year it was the Racing Bird, an awesomely streamlined take on a prop-powered racer, the sort of machine you’d see at the Reno Air Races. Of course, while the plane is conceptual, the watches are very, … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The bird is the word – Bell & Ross’ BRV2-94 Racing Bird that is appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Are you looking for a high quality, reliable and not-boring daily wearer? Check out the Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGA375.The post HANDS-ON: Everyday simplicity done right – the Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGA375 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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If you’re reading this and thinking ‘grey’ and ‘Bulgari’, I’m welling to bet your mind wanders to this slender beauty. And while that’s entirely understandable, earlier this year we had a look at another, equally alluring take on the Octo - the Octo Roma with an anthracite sunburst dial. The Octo Roma is a fairly … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Gorgeous and grey – the Bulgari Octo Roma appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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