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The Collector’s View: Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze Bucherer Edition
A personal story about the Tudor Black Bay Bronze Bucherer Edition as told to us by a seasoned collector and Deployant Friend.
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The Greatest of Grails: Paul Newman’s “Paul Newman”
Why is Paul Newman’s “Paul Newman” Rolex Daytona important to the greater story of horology? Why is it important that it’s been found? Phillips Watches’ Paul Boutros tells Revolution all, along with a little about their inaugural New York auction entitled: WINNING ICONS (26 October 2017).
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VIDEO: In the Adventurers & Explorers room at the Longines Museum, with a focus on the Lindbergh voyage
The Longines Time Machine, which has been our vehicle of choice for exploring the brand’s long and incredibly varied history in its 185th year, lands here on a story-rich piece of ground. This episode is all about Longines’ efforts to assist some of the great moments in history, including Charles Lindbergh’s first solo transatlantic flight and the … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: In the Adventurers & Explorers room at the Longines Museum, with a focus on the Lindbergh voyage appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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MY 6 MONTHS WITH: The TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 11 (ref. CAW211P)
When I go to the pinpoint the exact moment in time I decided that I wanted a particular watch, there’s almost always a common denominator: it’s seeing it on someone else’s wrist. My Monaco story starts this way. My business partner in Time+Tide is a pretty big Heuer and TAG Heuer fan. He is the … ContinuedThe post MY 6 MONTHS WITH: The TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 11 (ref. CAW211P) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Bremont and the Aircrafts at Dunkirk
Bremont ambassador, John Romain helps tell the important story of the Supermarine Spitfire Mk1 and the role it played in the fortunes of the RAF during World War II.
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Still The Best Rolex Watch EVER & Worth Upgrading? My Explorer 7 Years Later: New vs Old
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EDITOR’S PICK: Is the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 the only watch you’ll ever need?
Editor’s Note: If you’re looking for your ‘one good watch’ something that goes with everything and can go with you everywhere, the fresh Rolex OP 39 is an incredibly good option. Colourful and classic, and without anything superfluous – like a date. The Story in a second: This could well be the only watch you’ll ever need. … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: Is the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 the only watch you’ll ever need? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Speedmaster: To the Moon and Back
The story of the Omega Speedmaster.
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IN-DEPTH: Ostentatiously stealthy – the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Unico in carbon
The story in a second Got a blacked-out 488 rolling in and looking for the perfect watch to match? Read on. Hublot are masters of both the high-level partnership and the limited edition. Both of these traits are very much to the fore in their freshest round of Ferrari-themed Big Bangs. I recently had the pleasure … ContinuedThe post IN-DEPTH: Ostentatiously stealthy – the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Unico in carbon appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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EVENT: Patek Philippe Takes New York (and blows RedBar Group co-founder Adam Craniotes away in the process)
Editor’s Note: Sometimes it’s the first line of a story that grabs you, but in this case, it was the last. The very last sentence in fact. Adam Craniotes, co-founder of RedBar Group and longtime friend of Time+Tide (go on a virtual tour of NYC with the big man here, just don’t drive home afterwards, … ContinuedThe post EVENT: Patek Philippe Takes New York (and blows RedBar Group co-founder Adam Craniotes away in the process) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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IN-DEPTH: Is the Seiko Prospex SLA017 62MAS re-creation their best dive watch ever?
The story in a second The most eagerly awaited dive watch release from Seiko…ever? Seiko were relative latecomers to the professional dive watch game, coming some 10 years after the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms and the Rolex Submariner. Released in 1965, the legendary Seiko 62MAS (ref. 6217) was Japan’s first professional dive watch and inspired a … ContinuedThe post IN-DEPTH: Is the Seiko Prospex SLA017 62MAS re-creation their best dive watch ever? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Who Makes The Best $500 Rolex Homage Watches in 2022? + WMT Oman Dial 36mm DateJust Unboxing
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VIDEO: A just-for-fun comic inspired by the IWC Portugieser
Editor’s Note: You think you know someone. When Felix had the idea to tell a story about a fictional IWC Portugieser wearer through the visual medium of a comic book strip I was intrigued. He worked with illustrator William Webb to bring a vignette to life entirely of his own imagination – a guy living the … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: A just-for-fun comic inspired by the IWC Portugieser appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Review: Jämes-César Pellaton Chronomètre Royal de Marine
Full hands-on analytical review of the Jämes-César Pellaton Royal Marine Chronometer, a very special tourbillon with exceptional finishing.
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The Birth of the Luxury Sports Watch
Amidst the 70s Quartz crisis, a new breed of watches barged onto the haute style scene that would forever change the world’s mind-set on the versatility of a timepiece. This is the story of the Luxury Sports Watch.
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Let’s Be Real About the “Putin Patek”
Is it genuine? Was the Patek really meant for Putin? Whose story do we believe? And what does it all mean?
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MY WATCH STORY: Will’s Perrelet Dual Time Skeleton Chronograph
A lot of watch conversation happens in high places. So it should come as no surprise that our recent trip to Monaco, where we spent a good four days standing at bars and in VIP lodges with celebrities and billionaires, yielded a ‘My Watch Story’. The subject is Will, and he manages a raft of … ContinuedThe post MY WATCH STORY: Will’s Perrelet Dual Time Skeleton Chronograph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Top 7 Affordable Alternative Chronographs To The Omega Speedmaster In 2022 - $100 To Luxury Watches
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Aurel Bacs & Laurent Picciotto at the Phillips’ May 2017 Hong Kong Auction
Phillips Watches’ Aurel Bacs and Chronopassion’s Laurent Picciotto tell us the story of how the 43 Watches and Encounter thematic sale at the May 2017 Hong Kong auction, came to be.
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Barrelhand Project 1: A Threat to Swiss Watchmaking from the USA?
The story of the US-based Barrelhand Project 1 begins as it should, with one student's Swiss-born muse- the ever incredible Urwerk UR-202.
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EVENT: Passing on the gift of writing – Montblanc launches UNICEF collection in Australia, surrounded by incredible art
The entrance to the venue for last Friday’s Australian launch of Montblanc’s UNICEF collection was unassuming: commuters and shoppers on Melbourne’s busy Chapel street walked right past the narrow door wedged between two shopfronts. Blink and you’d miss it – we nearly did. A discreet sign was the only clue. But as soon as the … ContinuedThe post EVENT: Passing on the gift of writing – Montblanc launches UNICEF collection in Australia, surrounded by incredible art appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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INTRODUCING: When less is more – the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton
Following on from their somewhat controversial releases at SIHH, Girard-Perregaux has surprised us with not one but two new pieces to add to their already brimming Laureato collection. Originally launched back in 1975, the then cutting-edge, quartz-powered Laureato was designed by an Italian architect who, the story goes, drew his inspiration from the dome of … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: When less is more – the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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EDITOR’S PICK: The Aegir CD-2, a dive watch made by… wait for it… an ACTUAL diver
Editor’s note: There’s nothing that watch journos love more than a watch with a story. Marketing departments know this, and try hard (sometimes too hard) to come up with gripping narratives behind their latest and greatest. In all my years of writing about watches, I’ve come across few stories as authentic and compelling as that of Australian … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: The Aegir CD-2, a dive watch made by… wait for it… an ACTUAL diver appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Why Seiko's SSC819 Chronograph Is Disappointing & The Flightmaster SNA411 Is Still King Under $500
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VIDEO: 3 of the best new watches from Bulgari, including that one you’re secretly into…
We knew it, as soon as we tried it on. You guys knew it too, judging by the comments, which have usually gone something like, “I’d never been that interested in Bulgari before, but….” And naturally Bulgari knew it, which is why their booth at Baselworld dedicated its grandest display space to tell the story: … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 3 of the best new watches from Bulgari, including that one you’re secretly into… appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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HANDS-ON: The Rado HyperChrome Captain Cook, a cheeky ’60s reissue that swings both ways
Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy and he is credited as being the first European to make contact with the eastern coastline of Australia. Considering the number of Europeans that make contact with the east coast these days – especially the bit between Sydney and Cairns – he definitely started a route … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Rado HyperChrome Captain Cook, a cheeky ’60s reissue that swings both ways appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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MY WATCH STORY: Running into last year’s crush in Hall 1, Jared’s Breguet Type XXI 3817
There are watches you see that have an immediate impact, but then the feeling fades. You see the same watch some years later and you can remember thinking it was amazing, but sometimes the desire to own it is gone. The opposite happened when I spotted Jared’s Breguet Type XXI 3817, which was released at Baselworld … ContinuedThe post MY WATCH STORY: Running into last year’s crush in Hall 1, Jared’s Breguet Type XXI 3817 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Introducing the MB&F; Destination Moon Table Clock
The new MB&F; Destination Moon table clock continues the story of a brand so comfortable with what it’s creating that it’s subconsciously imbuing itself into evermore ground breaking objects of time.
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WORLD PREMIERE: The Montblanc Summit Android Watch
Montblanc launch their first ever full-fledged smart watch named the Montblanc Summit, powered by a Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor.
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