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Seiko Sea Urchin: A Strap Guide (AKA “Taming The Strap Monster”)
Wondering how to pair the Seiko Sea Urchin? Here's a quick breakdown to help you turn your watch into a strap monster.
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Review: The year of the Pepsi: hands-on with the Rolex GMT-Master-II Ref. 126710 BLRO
The Rolex GMT-Master-II Pepsi in steel made waves in this Baselworld. We take a detailed look at the watch, its history, and a hands on evaluation. Details with high resolution photographs within.
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Defending the Nomos Club Campus: How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?
On paper, the Nomos Club Campus is a lovable watch. Why then was it greeted with a relative shrug of indifference by the watch press, and much grumbling in the all-important comments section?
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HANDS-ON: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Sandblasted – same Octo, completely new look
Bulgari blew us away last year with their Octo Finissimo Automatic – that mind-boggling thinness; the incredible lightness of being at one with its titanium case and bracelet, feeling it drape around the wrist. For Baselworld 2018, it’s back – this time in full gold. And if you think “solid gold bracelet watch” means 1980s-style … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Sandblasted – same Octo, completely new look appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Taking the Montblanc Summit to the Mont-Blanc
From mountaineering across the Glacier du Géante to bombing it downhill on a mountain bike in La Thuile, the Aosta Valley is the perfect playground to take a watch on an adventure
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Dr. Strange Attends Infinity War Premiere Wearing the 2018 JLC Polaris Memovox
Benedict Cumberbatch wears Jaeger-LeCoultre during the Avengers: Infinity War premier at Seoul, Korea.
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Review: Diving Deep into The New Omega Seamaster Professional “SMP” Diver 300M from Baselworld 2018
The new Omega Seamaster Professional Diver 300M defied our expectations and was one of the highlights from Baselworld 2018. In this article, we dive deep and take an in-depth look at Hollywood's favourite watch.
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Spot The Watch: What would you wear if you are Dwayne Johnson and saving the world from mutated animals? (spot corrected!)
If you are 6’5” tall (1.96m) and weigh 260lb (118kg) the only appropriate watch that you'd "rock" would probably be one with huge presence on the wrist. We spot Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock wear an IWC Big Pilot's Heritage.
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HANDS-ON: The Zenith Defy El Primero Zero G
Since the launch of the Defy 21 last year, and the shockingly innovative Defy Lab later in 2017, it wasn’t a matter of speculation that more releases for the new collection were coming to Baselworld in 2018. The new Zero G is this year’s Halo watch from the brand as we wait for the groundbreaking … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Zenith Defy El Primero Zero G appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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HANDS-ON: The mysterious Rolex Submariner Date ref. 116659 SABR – white gold, blue dial and a whole lot of bling
There was a lot of mystery surrounding this piece when it was pulled out of a large green box during our appointment with Rolex at Baselworld. And, to be honest, we were too caught up in the moment, too dazzled by the gemstones, to take it all in at the time. It’s formally known as … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The mysterious Rolex Submariner Date ref. 116659 SABR – white gold, blue dial and a whole lot of bling appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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New Release: Meet the new Quartet in town – Ulysse Nardin Freak Out
Ulysse Nardin grows its Freak universe wider by introducing a mix of materials on the new quartet of Freak Out timepieces.
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HANDS-ON: The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Moon Black Enamel
Last year, Jaquet Droz rolled out a first round of the Grande Seconde Moon in three editions, including two steel models, and an ivory-coloured enamel dial cased in red gold. Building on the model’s success (and the growing popularity of black and gold wristwatches across the board), the brand added a fourth model to the … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Moon Black Enamel appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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HANDS-ON: Getting up to speed with Carlos Rosillo and the Bell & Ross R.S. 18 Collection
This year saw Bell & Ross expand their popular Renault Sport collection, and add a smaller, regular dialled version. I had the pleasure of chatting with Bell & Ross co-founder and CEO, Carlos Rosillo, to discuss the new models, and hear his thoughts on the ongoing partnership with Renault Sport. Most people know Bell & … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Getting up to speed with Carlos Rosillo and the Bell & Ross R.S. 18 Collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Introducing the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph & Self-Winding with Black Dials
Vacheron Constantin now offers the Overseas Chronograph & Self-Winding with all new black dials for those looking for the stealth-factor.
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New Release: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas 2018 in their latest dial colour
The Vacheron Constantin Overseas series: 2018 sees the emergence of a black dial version beautifully framed by the shimmering gleam of the steel case.
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Throwback Sundays: 6 Luxury Sports Watches as Alternatives to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, from Our Archives
In this week's article, we take a look at some of the luxury sports watches that we think are alternatives to the iconic Audemars Piguet Royal Oak.
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Spot the Watch: Ex WPP Sir Martin Sorrell
Deployant takes a quick look to a fellow former WPP staffer Sir Martin Sorrell, in this week's Spot the Watch feature, following the wake of a misconduct probe.
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Hands-on review of the most affordable annual calendar: The Longines Master Collection Annual Calendar
A Baselworld's 2018 revelation - The Longines Master Collection Annual Calendar is reviewed. Hands-on impression with live images of one of the most affordable annual calendar offered by Longines.
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INTRODUCING: The big bad Hublot Big Bang MP-11 14-Days 3D Carbon
Given how much Hublot unveiled in Geneva back in January, the volume of additional novelties the brand had ready to go for Baselworld 2018 came as a bit of a surprise. Though nearly faced with a little analysis paralysis, given the broad range of models to choose from, getting a closer look at the Big … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The big bad Hublot Big Bang MP-11 14-Days 3D Carbon appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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LIST: 6 of the best vintage watch advertisements, according to @adpatina
Editors Note: One of the more interesting Instagram accounts I’ve followed in recent times is @adpatina, dedicated to sourcing (and selling) vintage watch ads. Clearly, I wasn’t alone, as Ad Patina has graduated from Instagram and is now a fully fledged site and store. I thought I’d reach out and get the full story. So, … ContinuedThe post LIST: 6 of the best vintage watch advertisements, according to @adpatina appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Invitation: Rare handcrafts to be showcased at the Patek Philippe Salons in Geneva
From April 19 to 21, at its Salons on Rue du Rhône, Patek Philippe is showcasing its entire collection of the rare handcrafts timepieces that premiered at Baselworld 2018. It is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to discover all the exceptionally inspiring dome table clocks, pocket watches and wristwatches before they continue their journey to private collectionsRead More
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VIDEO: Omega bring the value with the updated Seamaster Professional 300M
Twenty-five years is a milestone worth celebrating, so Omega have pulled out all the stops with their latest upgrade of the Seamaster Professional 300M, AKA the Seamaster Professional, AKA the SMP. The SMP is a fairly iconic watch, largely down to its prominent placement on the wrist of Bond (James Bond). Omega have made a … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Omega bring the value with the updated Seamaster Professional 300M appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Seiko 7A28-7010: A Case for Collecting Vintage Quartz Watches
I hope to make the case that there are vintage quartz watches that are worth collecting, even if they aren’t quite as rare. And to kick things off, I will start with perhaps a particularly eye-catching model: the Seiko 7A28-7010.
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Spot the Watch: The Everyday Watch – Patek and Rolex on Singapore Public Transport (link fixed)
For this Spot the Watch, we went about town to see what watches we can find in the streets of Singapore. In a short while, we found many watches, but photographing them without drawing attention was not easy. Here are our first 4: Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711 and Aquanaut, Rolex Daytona and IWC Portugese.
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HANDS-ON: The Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5740 – the Nautilus we had to have
One of the big surprises of Baselworld 2018 was Patek Philippe’s decision to add a grand complication model – specifically a perpetual calendar – to the Nautilus line. Or was it? Nautilus-with-complication is an old story (travel time, chronograph, annual calendar have all featured over the years) and the pre-Basel rumour mill was promoting the … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5740 – the Nautilus we had to have appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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How the World’s Greatest Watches Keep Making Their Way into Phillips Watches’ Catalogs
Aurel Bacs tells Revolution stories of how some of the world’s most desirable timepieces have found their way into Phillips Watches Spring 2018 catalogs.
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The Collector’s View: Why I bought a Rolex at 15 Years Old
The Rolex that started it all: Deployant writer Daniel shares his journey on becoming a watch collector, and why he added a piece from the world’s most recognisable watch brand to his collection.
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HANDS-ON: The Glashütte Original Vintage Sixties – the ultimate green dial of 2018?
Now a third year into the Sixties series of watches - one that started with a limited production of five colourways of the watch seen here in 2016, and a similar set of colours in a square chronograph for 2017 - Glashütte Original have opted to cut choice out of the equation for Baselworld 2018. A … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Glashütte Original Vintage Sixties – the ultimate green dial of 2018? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Hands-on review of the Seiko Green MM300: the SBDX021 / SLA019 introduced during Baselworld 2018
Is green the trendiest colour for Seiko this season? After introducing the green SZSC005 aka "Jade Monster" and SZSC004 aka "Green Sumo" into their ever-popular lines, it came almost without surprise that Seiko introduced this Deep Forest "MM300" during Baselworld 2018.
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Introducing the Favre-Leuba Raider Bathy 120 MemoDepth
This year at Baselworld, Favre Leuba introduced the Raider Bathy 120 MemoDepth, which keeps his pledge and marks another milestone for the new Favre Leuba.