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Sandwich construction, strong lume, even a lumed trapezoidal frame around the date window... what more do you want?!?
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Two Broke Watch Snobs
Sandwich construction, strong lume, even a lumed trapezoidal frame around the date window... what more do you want?!?
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It’s Friday, and usually that means a message from me regarding all the great things that happened during the week. But today, in addition to that, which is captured in the top four stories to check out below, I want to look forward. To tomorrow. Because at midday Australian time, and 7pm LA and 10pm … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 5 reasons to watch the last Basel Video, inc. blowing the lid off the Breitling Party appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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In this week's Throwback Sunday's column, we continue with the theme of watches from independent watchmakers, with six selections at under S$250,000.
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What are some of the dream watches that collectors would like to have in their watch collection? We decide to compile a list of six grail watches for consideration.
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Commentary on the breaking news of Rolex/Tudor, Patek Philippe, Chopard, Chanel leaving Baselworld and setting up a new show in Geneva in conjunction with Watches & Wonders.
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Tom spitting hot fire on a Friday morning.
Wash your hands, relax, and enjoy this week's roundup of watches from around the web.
Revolution
The Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique 5367 includes all of Breguet’s best bits in one watch.
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In this week's Throwback Sundays column, we take a look at six wonderful high-end dress watches for any discerning collector.
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Blancpain releases a new jewelry timepiece inspired by a cocktail watch once owned by Marilyn Monroe. Introducing the Blancpain Saint-Valentin 2020.
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Slightly retro and conventionally shaped, the Bell & Ross Vintage line is a popular counterpart to the brand’s better-known, all-square BR 01 and 03. The Vintage collection gets three new models at Baselworld 2020 – namely a time-only, GMT, and chronograph – including the BR V2-94 Aéronavale Bronze limited edition. Notably, the new BR V2 watches are offered with a type of elastic fabric strap secured by a small hook, often known as an “MN” strap. That’s short for Marine Nationale – the French navy – and reputedly comes from the fact that such straps were originally fabricated by from parachute webbing by French navy personnel, who were said to have been issued watches without straps. Named after l’Aéronavale, the air arm of the French navy, the BR V2-94 limited edition is inspired by the colours of the French navy’s dress uniform. So the dial is a dark, metallic blue, matched with gold-plated hands and hour markers, and a bronze case. And bezel is fixed and features a blue, anodised aluminium insert that allows for measurement of elapsed time. The 41 mm case is made of CuAl7Si2 bronze, an alloy that’s almost all copper, save for 7% aluminium and 2% silicon. Over time, the alloy acquires a brownish surface oxidisation, in contrast to the green verdigris of more common bronze alloys. And like the other BR V2 chronographs, this is powered by an ETA 2894-2, which is an ETA 2892 base with a chronograph module on top. The other additions to the line wi...
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Another watch conceived from scratch for the ‘Watch & Act!’ Auction, the Classic Fusion ‘Watch & Act!’ Unique Piece features a ceramic case, carbon fibre bezel and a shimmering blue dial. The case back is engraved with the words ‘Unique Piece’. Before we go on, here’s a quick primer on the Classic Fusion line: the … ContinuedThe post “Watch & Act!” Auction Item – Lot 5: A Hublot Classic Fusion, made unique appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Patek Philippe Nautilus forms the basis of this historic brand’s sports collection, which rivals the very best in the business. And the genesis of this iconic model shares its history with another legendary sports watch, further cementing the status of the man behind both pieces. Designed by Gérald Genta, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak … ContinuedThe post 3 things you never knew about the Patek Philippe Nautilus appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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A trio of new pieces featuring a true RL icon.
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Meet HODINKEE Senior Writer James Stacey and his Leica Q2.
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When writing 'Bridging Art and Mechanics: The Unabridged Story of the Corum Golden Bridge,' Elizabeth Doerr discovered much more about Corum’s artistic co-founder, René Bannwart, including the fact that he was the creator of Omega’s flagship Constellation and Seamaster lines.
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Rounding up must-see watches from around the web.
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GaryG was delighted to take possession of an Invention Piece 1 with its inclined double tourbillon, while a good friend of his replied in kind with a purchase of the quadruple-tourbillon Invention Piece 2. Ever since, he has been dying to get these two gorgeous monsters side by side in the light tent. And the time has finally come!
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Belgian watchmaker Ressence releases a limited edition of its Type 1 Squared to mark its partnership with UAE luxury retailer Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons.
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Following the recent Heritage Classic with a “sector” dial, Longines continues to churn out compellingly-priced, well-conceived remakes with the Heritage Military 1938. Limited to 1938 pieces, the watch is modelled on the ref. 4092, an oversized military watch produced by Longines just before the Second World War. Such watches were often made for the firm’s agents in Eastern Europe, most prominently Zipper in Poland. The original watch from 1938 (left) and the modern reissue (right) Like the original, the Heritage Military 1938 has a 43mm stainless-steel case topped by a domed sapphire crystal, which is pretty much the only obviously modern element of the watch. The rest is pretty much faithful to the original, right down to the typeface of the logo and numerals, even on the sub-dial. Crucially – traditionalists will surely approve – the remake is hand-wound like the original, in contrast to most other Longines remakes that are self-winding. The case has a polished top surface on the lugs and bezel, with a contrasting brushed case band. And the matte black dial features a railway minutes track, along with sans-serif Arabic numerals and baton-shaped hands filled with cream-coloured Super-Luminova to mimic the aged appearance of the radium “lume” on the original. And because the watch is powered by the suitably large ETA Unitas 6498-1 that fills the case, the small seconds is correctly positioned, sitting a distance from the central axis and close to the bot...
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A unique Tudor fetches serious money.
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Collecting watches is a lot of fun. At least, it should be. If it ever stops being fun, I’d assume that’s because you got into it for the wrong reasons (to make a quick buck, most likely). If you’re about to take the plunge into this massively rewarding hobby, but you’re doing so because you … ContinuedThe post To buy or not to buy – how to curate your watch collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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If you weren’t paying close attention you could easily miss the new Rolex Yacht-Master 42 in white gold. And I mean that in the best way. It’s a handsome timepiece, with a quiet presence that (despite its newness) feels reassuringly familiar in some hard-to-define way. Despite being 2mm bigger than its Everose Gold brother (and … ContinuedThe post The stealthy excellence of the Rolex Yacht-Master 42 in white gold (ref. 226659) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Revolution
Sometimes here at Revolution, we got our hands on the Hasselblad H6D-100c, one of the best cameras on the market today.
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Join us for cars, watches, and fun at the 24th annual Greenwich Concours.
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Editor’s note: One of the easiest ways to freshen up a watch is to change the dial colour. Few colours are fresher than green, and in 2019 that trend doesn’t look like going away. Here’s a list we put together last year, of seven of the most envy-instilling green dials. Today we’re following up on … ContinuedThe post Going green never looked so good – 7 of the best green watches that prove it appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Novelties from Nomos: three new collections. First is the Sport Collection with 3 watches. From L-R: Tangente Sport neomatik 42 Date in a white dial, same in Marine Black and the Club Sport neomatik 42 Date Black. All WR to 300m, SS case and bracelets. The Tangente Sport features a screw down crown with crownRead More
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Revolution catches up with one half of Greubel Forsey after his appearance at Dubai Watch Week’s London Horology Forum.
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Materials innovation is looking like quite a thing in 2019 and for you, the watch buyers, that has to be good news: more aesthetic choices and (hopefully) better performance. Which brings us to IWC’s new Top Gun Double Chronograph Ceratanium. Ceratanium? It’s a naturally matt-black finish, but differs from PVD/DLC in one crucial respect: rather … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The IWC Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Top Gun in Ceratanium appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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This is a repost of our Live from SIHH coverage. First published on Jan 15, 2019, 10:50 PM SGT. The original post was lost in the system crash which caused a corruption of the server database. Now at Grönefeld’s and we get our hands-on with the new Principia automatic. Available in SS, WG and RedRead More
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