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Tennis And Watches: A 2019 Resumé Of The White Sport’s Ticks And Tocks
Elizabeth Doerr takes a look at the exploding juxtaposition between watches and tennis so far in 2019, taking stock of who's sponsoring what and why.
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New fashion watches: Fossil Georgia Mini and Fossil Defender
Fossil releases two watches in very limited edition, 5 of one and 6 of the other, from their archival series: New - The Fossil Georgia Mini and Defender.
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RECOMMENDED READING: A 40-year-old tale of cars and watches
These days we’re pretty down with the tie-in between the watch industry and motorsports. Because while the association, which had its golden days in the age of Heuer et al, was originally born from necessity, nowadays its main function has to do with the marketing department. And while many brands have history in the area, … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: A 40-year-old tale of cars and watches appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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3 No-Nonsense GMT Watches From Blancpain, Montblanc, And Porsche Design That Will Keep You Traveling In Style
For watch aficionados, GMT may as well mean “grand, magnificent, and timeless” for it offers the convenience of indicating two time zones on one dial. While today we can see all 36 time zones from every mobile phone, that doesn’t diminish the joy of a dual time zone timepiece. Here Sabine Zwettler highlights three no-nonsense GMT watches that each represent the sophistication of second time zone indications in their very own way. Enjoy their classic travel-time designs pared down to the essential!
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Complete List And Photos Of All Shortlisted Watches In The 2019 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG)
The 2019 edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) has just published the list of “pre-selected” (shortlisted) watches in the run-up to the eagerly anticipated red-carpet event in Geneva on November 7, 2019. The categories for 2019 are: Ladies, Ladies’ Complication, Men’s, Men’s Complication, Iconic, Chronograph, Chronometry, Mechanical Exception, Calendar and Astronomy, Divers, Jewellery, Artistic Crafts, Petite Aiguille, and Challenge. And, drum roll please, here are the stars of this year's show!
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New stealth wealth watches in carbon and ceramic!
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Sunday Rewind: The Cars And Watches Of American Icon Briggs Cunningham
A look back at one of America's greatest sportsmen and the cars and watches he called his own.
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Throwback Sundays: Six Recommendations for a Mechanical Watch with a Digital Display, from Our Archives
The concept of a mechanical digital watch is an interesting one. While it is a broad category with no specifics, people usually categorise these watches as timepieces that uses discs with imprinted digits (instead of the conventional analog display) to tell time. Digital watches, predominantly, are often synonymous with battery operated timepieces that displays timeRead More
Revolution
The Lovely Bones: Skeletonization and Skeletonised Watches
Watches are now showpieces as much as timepieces, and as levels of sophistication have increased, the inner workings deserve not to be hidden.
Time+Tide
RECOMMENDED READING: Sea Time: Watches Inspired by Sailing, Yachting and Diving
So, typically in these ‘recommended reading’ posts we link to a good watch-related read that’s - you know - on the internet. Today we’re doing it a little different, with this link to an actual, honest-to-goodness book. It’s called (you guessed it) Sea Time: Watches Inspired by Sailing, Yachting and Diving and it’s 240 hardcover-bound pages … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: Sea Time: Watches Inspired by Sailing, Yachting and Diving appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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4 bronze watches you may have missed from $700 to $7000, including Zelos, Bell & Ross and Montblanc
The use of bronze as a case material in watchmaking has surpassed trend to establish itself as a mainstay. Certain bronzed, beautiful models have achieved legend status, such as the Panerai Bronzo, the OG of modern bronze watches, but just as many go undiscovered and unheralded – we compiled a quartet of very different offerings, … ContinuedThe post 4 bronze watches you may have missed from $700 to $7000, including Zelos, Bell & Ross and Montblanc appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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New 36mm Seiko 5 Sports Automatic Mid Size Field Watches SRPJ81, SRPJ83, SRPJ85, SRPJ87, and SRPJ89
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Revolution Watch Podcast Ep. 7: Fred Mandelbaum a.k.a @watchfred
Our guest on this week’s podcast is prominent watch collector Fred Mandelbaum a.k.a @watchfred, the unparalleled expert when it comes to Breitling watches.
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The best watches to wear with black – Part 1, featuring Rolex, Omega, Hublot and Panerai
It may come as news to you (but not to our second biggest audience group by city, after Sydney) that people from Melbourne have a thing for wearing black. Some say it’s an inherently arty nature. You never know when you’re going to be invited to a gallery launch, after all. Being from Melbourne, we … ContinuedThe post The best watches to wear with black – Part 1, featuring Rolex, Omega, Hublot and Panerai appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The best watches to wear with black – Part 2, featuring Audemars Piguet, Breitling, Tudor and Bulgari
You could argue that matching watches with a black outfit is the easiest of all scenarios - any watch you choose is hardly going to clash. But while it’s safe, it’s also an opportunity, because when it’s done well, it can be unforgettable. When we put the question to you, our readers and followers - … ContinuedThe post The best watches to wear with black – Part 2, featuring Audemars Piguet, Breitling, Tudor and Bulgari appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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“They’re impossible to get, and guys like me ruin them.” Greg Yuna on custom watches
Editor’s note: It takes a special kind of swag to not only get your hands on the hottest watches on the market, but to then decide to do some aftermarket mods on them. If you’ve got that level of swag and lean towards diamonds, you should probably meet Greg Yuna. We chatted to him last … ContinuedThe post “They’re impossible to get, and guys like me ruin them.” Greg Yuna on custom watches appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: Diamonds, rubies and Ronaldo, 4 Franck Muller watches worth $7m
Franck Muller excel at three things: highly complicated watches, including the most complicated wristwatch in the world, shown in this video (worth a cool $4.3 million dollars); the sleek Curvex case, and diamonds. Lots and lots of diamonds. If you want to shine bright like one, and you have a million Australian dollars, you’re in luck. … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Diamonds, rubies and Ronaldo, 4 Franck Muller watches worth $7m appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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CASIO DURO MDV106-1AV and CASIO DURO Super Illuminator MTD-1052 Best Dive watches Under $50?
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OPINION: Forget men and women, watches don’t need genders
Do we ever see adverts calling an Audi A3 a “ladies’ car”, a Porsche 911 or Toyota LandCruiser a “men’s car”? Nope. So, when even the notoriously non-PC motor industry refrains from classifying cars in mutually exclusive gender terms, why does the watch industry persist in doing so? Now, men and women are clearly different. … ContinuedThe post OPINION: Forget men and women, watches don’t need genders appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: Andrew picks 3 watches from Basel under $3000 for your first good watch, and it’s two divers and a battle-weary soldier
I can remember very clearly what it was like to be on the other side of my first ‘good’ watch. I would trawl daily the second-hand sites for incomings, researching models and brands. I would stare in wonder at the pages I was laying out in a magazine for a watch retailer – mentally filing … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Andrew picks 3 watches from Basel under $3000 for your first good watch, and it’s two divers and a battle-weary soldier appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: Our top 3 watches of Basel 2019 from $35,000 and up – featuring Patek, De Bethune and Hublot
I don’t know about you, but when the price point of a timepiece starts to creep beyond the realms of the everyday, things like price points start to get a little abstract. And, let’s be real here - for most people (though perhaps not most people reading this), watches with a sticker price north of … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Our top 3 watches of Basel 2019 from $35,000 and up – featuring Patek, De Bethune and Hublot appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: Andrew’s top 3 Basel 2019 watches between $10,000 and $35,000 inc. Zenith, Bulgari and Rolex
I feel that I need to briefly explain when these videos happen, and what’s going on with us at these points in time. They are filmed on our last day at Basel. They are filmed without an autocue (I know, unbelievable!). They are filmed with zero access to any illegal substances. And they ALL contain … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Andrew’s top 3 Basel 2019 watches between $10,000 and $35,000 inc. Zenith, Bulgari and Rolex appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: Andrew’s top 3 Basel 2019 watches under $10,000, inc. Breitling, Chanel and bronze
Given the vastly reduced number of brands in Hall 1 at Baselworld 2019 there were vastly fewer choices this year across all price points, but particularly in this one. The Swatch Group excel in sub $10K watches, and their absence was felt when it came time for Felix and I to retreat to our corners … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Andrew’s top 3 Basel 2019 watches under $10,000, inc. Breitling, Chanel and bronze appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Certina watches speed dating - a selection of sporty and elegant references
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VIDEO: Colour, controversy and a streamlined case – Felix’s top Basel 2019 watches under $10,000
Baselworld 2019 was a fairly subdued affair, but that didn’t stop me from ferreting out three (very very different) pieces that reminded me what my love of watches was all about. Tudor Black Bay P01 Yup, I know. All y’all were very much not into this piece. And you know what, on paper (or Instagram, … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Colour, controversy and a streamlined case – Felix’s top Basel 2019 watches under $10,000 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: Seiko has just announced the Prospex LX collection – these are the watches and what you need to know about them
Prospex is Seiko-speak for “Professional Specification”, a family of professionally oriented tool-watches that was born in 1968 and built to last. And, Seiko being Seiko, that build quality is legendary. As such, these watches have attracted a cult following, in both the actual and desk-diving fraternities. Now, at their press conference at Baselworld 2019, Seiko … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Seiko has just announced the Prospex LX collection – these are the watches and what you need to know about them appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Ep 119 Women’s Watches: The Past, Present, and Future (Part 2)
This week the guys are revisiting the talk on Women's watches and how things have changed (or not changed) since the last episode. We talk Tudor ads, microbrands, and the general overall state of how (and why) certain watches are marketed to women. Plus, the guys share which overtly marketed "Women's watches" they'd totally rock on wrist.
Revolution
Watches & Wonders 2019 Report: Gathering Momentum
Another great Watches & Wonders is in the history books.
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Throwback Sunday: Six Watch Recommendations for New Corporate Warriors, from Our Archives
Decide to reward yourself for landing a spot in the corporate world? In this week's column, we look at some of the watches that you might want to consider.
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