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INSIGHT: Is the Octo Finissimo really a ‘game changer’? Bulgari MD Guido Terreni gives us three reasons

Bulgari MD Guido Terreni gives Nov 7, 2018

INSIGHT: Is the Octo Finissimo really a ‘game changer’? Bulgari MD Guido Terreni gives us three reasons

If you take the term ‘game changer’ at its most literal, it is a development, a breakthrough that changes the game. No matter how you interpret the term, it’s a big call. And the watch world in particular is a big game to have any meaningful impact on, given the vastness of its history and … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: Is the Octo Finissimo really a ‘game changer’? Bulgari MD Guido Terreni gives us three reasons appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTRODUCING: Grace in the skies and now on the land - Breitling’s Premier Collection

Breitling s Premier Collection Oct 26, 2018

INTRODUCING: Grace in the skies and now on the land - Breitling’s Premier Collection

In case you’ve been living under a rock this past year and a bit, ever since industry great Georges Kern took hold of the reins at Breitling, the big, bold brand of the skies has undergone a serious streamlining. Finding inspiration in their past and releasing focused collections that encompass four separate categories: air, sea, … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Grace in the skies and now on the land – Breitling’s Premier Collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTRODUCING: Smaller, but still smart - the Montblanc Summit 2

Montblanc Summit 2 One thing Oct 15, 2018

INTRODUCING: Smaller, but still smart - the Montblanc Summit 2

One thing you can be sure of with smart/connected watches is the regular (if not annual) upgrade. It’s true for all the big players in the space, and the luxury sector is no different. And today Montblanc announced their latest - the Summit 2. The topline summary is: smaller, faster and more versatile. And there’s … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Smaller, but still smart – the Montblanc Summit 2 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

OPINION: Regrets, I’ve had a few - how to handle buyer’s remorse

Ming ly well Oct 1, 2018

OPINION: Regrets, I’ve had a few - how to handle buyer’s remorse

I think we’ve all found ourselves in a similar situation to this before: you wake up, the morning after a big night out and all is seemingly well. At least until the night’s events start trickling back into your mind’s eye, and an odd sensation begins to stir deep down inside, giving you the feeling … ContinuedThe post OPINION: Regrets, I’ve had a few – how to handle buyer’s remorse appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

EDITOR’S PICK: 5 sports luxury watches that deliver on both fronts

EDITOR’S PICK: 5 sports luxury watches that deliver on both fronts

Editor’s note: The watch industry is, in general, pretty big on segmentation. According to them, we should be wearing something different for every different activity in our lives. But that way madness lies. I’m a fan of watches that fit a range of purposes, and ranges don’t come much wider than sports AND luxury. So, … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: 5 sports luxury watches that deliver on both fronts appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HANDS-ON: Raymond Weil’s latest Freelancer Chronograph looks the business

Raymond Weil s latest Freelancer Chronograph Sep 12, 2018

HANDS-ON: Raymond Weil’s latest Freelancer Chronograph looks the business

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.

WATCHSPOTTING: Chris Hemsworth schools the internet on how to casually wear a simple gold watch

WATCHSPOTTING: Chris Hemsworth schools the internet on how to casually wear a simple gold watch

We here at Time+Tide are particularly proud of Australian actor Chris Hemsworth … all right, we man-crush hard on the big fella. And not just because of his ruggedly handsome good looks, which give us regular Aussie men a good name around the world, but because the dude just gets how to wear watches. In … ContinuedThe post WATCHSPOTTING: Chris Hemsworth schools the internet on how to casually wear a simple gold watch appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

New Release: Two Montblanc watches for Goodwood Festival of Speed

Montblanc watches Jul 17, 2018

New Release: Two Montblanc watches for Goodwood Festival of Speed

Montblanc releases two new watches for the Goodwood Festival of Speed: the TimeWalker Chronograph and the TimeWalker Automatic Date.

LIST: 5 impulse buys - the perfect way to spend your tax return

LIST: 5 impulse buys - the perfect way to spend your tax return

Here in Australia the financial year ends tomorrow, which means that some of us - if we’re lucky/fiscally savvy - can expect a windfall of funds, care of the Australian Taxation Office. Now, if we were really responsible we’d be using that cash to pay down debt and knock off some of those big expenses, but that’s … ContinuedThe post LIST: 5 impulse buys – the perfect way to spend your tax return appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: This is how you do it - 5 standout Hublots of 2018

Hublot s Jun 27, 2018

VIDEO: This is how you do it - 5 standout Hublots of 2018

Perhaps it’s just the football, but we’ve got Hublot on the brain at the moment. And while the Referee watch, with its smart interface and snazzy, over the sweatband look - as rocked by FIFA’s refs - is a winner, it’s not the only one in their arsenal. There’s Big Red, which is what I’ve nicknamed the … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: This is how you do it – 5 standout Hublots of 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Glashütte Original’s new Sixties Annual Edition with the Green dial

Glashütte Original s new Sixties Annual May 31, 2018

Glashütte Original’s new Sixties Annual Edition with the Green dial

Glashütte Original celebrates its 15th year partnership with the Dresden Music Festival with new additions to the Sixties line. The new versions are a limited production for sale only this year, feature the striking green dégradé dial. The annual edition timepieces are available in a time-only Sixties model and a Sixties Panorama Date model. Read More

LIST: Follow the two-tone yellow gold road to find some great value vintage watches

Ming May 26, 2018

LIST: Follow the two-tone yellow gold road to find some great value vintage watches

It’s no secret that the vintage watch market is booming. Take a peek at recent results from the big watch auctions by the likes of Phillips and Christie’s and you’ll see that prices are on the rise. Great news for those who have collections that are more akin to a retirement nest egg. But for … ContinuedThe post LIST: Follow the two-tone yellow gold road to find some great value vintage watches appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HANDS-ON: This watch means business - the Cartier Santos in yellow gold

Cartier Santos Apr 22, 2018

HANDS-ON: This watch means business - the Cartier Santos in yellow gold

If you’re a relative newcomer to the whole world of watches, it’s easy to underestimate just how big Cartier is, and how important their impact on modern watchmaking is. Cartier have carved themselves an unimpeachable place as the evergreen masters of the shaped watch, and the Santos is the watch that started it all. While … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: This watch means business – the Cartier Santos in yellow gold appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

LIST: Andrew’s top 10 watches from Basel in pictures

LIST: Andrew’s top 10 watches from Basel in pictures

For a watch lover, Baselworld is the big dance. It is every birthday rolled into one. It is Vegas, it is Christmas, it is a jolt back to childhood, when you would count sleeps before a special day. It’s awesome. And, I think you will be able to quickly establish from the video, we get … ContinuedThe post LIST: Andrew’s top 10 watches from Basel in pictures appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: Pulling apart a Hublot tourbillon cage to see how it works

Hublot tourbillon cage Mar 30, 2018

VIDEO: Pulling apart a Hublot tourbillon cage to see how it works

Hublot have made big strides in recent years to establish watchmaking credibility as a counterweight to its heavy-hitting celebrity power. Regular nominations in various GPHG categories – across womens and mens watches – have been a meaningful benchmark for progress, and new crowd-pleasers, such as the delightful movement architecture of the Meca-10, have opened up … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Pulling apart a Hublot tourbillon cage to see how it works appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

New Release: The minimalist NOMOS Autobahn presents a hidden surprise when the lights go out

Nomos Autobahn presents Mar 27, 2018

New Release: The minimalist NOMOS Autobahn presents a hidden surprise when the lights go out

NOMOS are the masters of minimalist watch design and they've done it again this year. The spunky Glashütte brand introduces the Autobahn, a new automotive-inspired automatic watch with a date display.

VIDEO: 5 of the best independent watches from SIHH 2018

Montblanc Mar 8, 2018

VIDEO: 5 of the best independent watches from SIHH 2018

If you know a little bit about how the world of watches works, you’ll likely know that it’s a space dominated by a few big groups (namely Richemont, Swatch and LVMH), each with their own stable of brands. SIHH is a show dominated by Richemont brands - big names like Cartier, IWC and Montblanc. But … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 5 of the best independent watches from SIHH 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

New Release: Habring² introduces the Doppel Felix Rattrapante

New Release: Habring² introduces the Doppel Felix Rattrapante

Beside the split second movement developed and produced in-house and the cool and timeless Felix metallic look, Doppel Felix also convinces with a further novelty - the date module by Habring².

New Release: A. Lange & Söhne novelties for 2018 (continued)

A. Lange & Sohne Jan 18, 2018

New Release: A. Lange & Söhne novelties for 2018 (continued)

New Release: A. Lange & Söhne novelties for 2018: new releases: the new 1815 Chronograph, the new Little Lange 1, the new Saxonia range with updates on the time only, the outsized date and the outsized date with moonphase.

VIDEO: The best watches of 2017 - $10,000-20,000

Panerai Submersible 1950 BMG-Tech 3 Jan 5, 2018

VIDEO: The best watches of 2017 - $10,000-20,000

Things start getting serious in the $10-20k price point. In our fourth (and penultimate) ‘best watches of 2017’ video we showcase innovative materials, double dials, big crowns, thin winners and more. Panerai Submersible 1950 BMG-Tech 3 Days Automatic – 47mm Smart style and an even smarter case material ensures that Panerai’s BMG-Tech made our list, … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The best watches of 2017 – $10,000-20,000 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: Exploring one of the most accessible COSC-certified collections on the market, the new Longines Record range

Longines Record range Accuracy used Dec 14, 2017

VIDEO: Exploring one of the most accessible COSC-certified collections on the market, the new Longines Record range

Accuracy used to be a big deal in watchmaking. There were competitions to test the accuracy of wristwatches. There were complications - additional functions - and engineering improvements designed to assist the watch in keeping true time. There was a space race of sorts to be the most accurate watchmaker in the world. The exploding popularity of … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Exploring one of the most accessible COSC-certified collections on the market, the new Longines Record range appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: The Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer gets our motor running

Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer Nov 27, 2017

VIDEO: The Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer gets our motor running

Given how synonymous Omega’s Speedmaster is with space in general and the moon in particular, it’s quite easy to forget that the watch was originally designed with motorsports in mind. This year, Omega set out to remind us that the Speedmaster does not always equal Moonwatch, with the Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer, a big, 44.5mm … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer gets our motor running appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

MY WEEKEND WITH: The Bulgari Octo Ultranero

Bulgari Octo Ultranero When it Nov 23, 2017

MY WEEKEND WITH: The Bulgari Octo Ultranero

When it comes to watches, I’m very big on buying watches that suit your lifestyle, for the simple reason that if they suit your life, then you’ll get maximum wear out of the piece - and therefore maximum enjoyment. So, when I was flicking through Bulgari’s catalogue and spotted the Ultranero, I knew I had to … ContinuedThe post MY WEEKEND WITH: The Bulgari Octo Ultranero appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

LIST: 7 sleeper hits of 2017

LIST: 7 sleeper hits of 2017

This might come as a surprise to you, but the luxury watch industry is a well-oiled, smoothly running hype machine. Every year at the two big fairs of SIHH and Baselworld, watch brands release numerous new watches. Some completely new, some only new variations. But, invariably, a small fraction of these watches dominate the conversation. … ContinuedThe post LIST: 7 sleeper hits of 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

New Release: IWC’s first Ceratanium watch case

IWC s first Ceratanium watch Sep 14, 2017

New Release: IWC’s first Ceratanium watch case

IWC celebrates the 50th anniversary of its Aquatimer with the debut of Ceratanium in the Aquatimer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Edition.

MY 6 MONTHS WITH: The TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 11 (ref. CAW211P)

TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 11 ref Aug 27, 2017

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.

HANDS-ON: Seiko shakes it up with the complicated Presage Cocktail Time power reserve (ref. SSA346)

Seiko shakes it up Aug 23, 2017

HANDS-ON: Seiko shakes it up with the complicated Presage Cocktail Time power reserve (ref. SSA346)

Last year, Seiko’s mainstream, mid-tier mechanical line, Presage, went global, with a collection of dressy options (including a particularly outstanding chronograph). This year Seiko expanded Presage in a big way, turning one of the most popular Japanese domestic models (JDM), the SARB065 – AKA the Cocktail Time – into a fully fledged collection. The Presage … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Seiko shakes it up with the complicated Presage Cocktail Time power reserve (ref. SSA346) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

LIST: Sick of waiting for that Patek? Here are 5 watches you could get instead

LIST: Sick of waiting for that Patek? Here are 5 watches you could get instead

You don’t need to sell us on Patek’s 5711/1A. It’s the Nautilus. In fact, you might go so far as to say it’s the steel sports watch. The case, the dial – that bracelet. Heck, even the date. It all works. The only bad thing about it? Unless you’re seriously connected, you can’t just walk into … ContinuedThe post LIST: Sick of waiting for that Patek? Here are 5 watches you could get instead appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: Access all areas in the Franck Muller Tourbillon Department

Franck Muller Tourbillon Department There have Aug 16, 2017

VIDEO: Access all areas in the Franck Muller Tourbillon Department

There have been big changes at the Franck Muller manufacture over the last couple of years. The once homely property on a hillside looking out over Lake Geneva has been thoroughly expanded and modernised – Baroque and Romanesque flourishes inside and out have been updated to the more spacious proportions created by exposed beams and … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Access all areas in the Franck Muller Tourbillon Department appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

EDITOR’S PICK: Is the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 the only watch you’ll ever need?

Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 Aug 10, 2017

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.