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YEAR IN REVIEW 2016: Letter from the Editor

YEAR IN REVIEW 2016: Letter from the Editor

In the last few years, storm clouds have formed over the Helvetic Republic, where, for years, there has been nothing but blue sky and crisp alpine air. First they were mere zephyrs, barely rippling the surface of our collective consciousness, hardly worthy of mention in those glorious, post-GFC days. More recently we’ve noticed an increasing number of … ContinuedThe post YEAR IN REVIEW 2016: Letter from the Editor appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

WHO TO FOLLOW: @blackbadger

WHO TO FOLLOW: @blackbadger

Don’t get stuck in an Instagram rut. Allow us to point you in the direction of inspirational characters to follow, starting with… NAME: James Thompson OCCUPATION: Canadian industrial designer and founder of Black Badger Advanced Composites, focusing on jewellery design and timepiece collaboration. HANDLE: @blackbadger FOLLOWERS: 30.9K LOCATION: Sweden Tell us about your daily watch. … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @blackbadger appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

WATCHSPOTTING: Do you know what the mystery vintage Omega Gosling wears in La La Land is?

Omega Gosling wears Dec 29, 2016

WATCHSPOTTING: Do you know what the mystery vintage Omega Gosling wears in La La Land is?

Some LA prop masters may be able to take credit for Ryan Gosling’s consistently excellent choices in vintage wristwear – and you’re welcome to correct us if you know, or are one of them – but for now, we’re going to put forward the idea that he has something to do with choosing them himself. … ContinuedThe post WATCHSPOTTING: Do you know what the mystery vintage Omega Gosling wears in La La Land is? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Press Release - The Seiko Presage 60th Anniversary Limited Edition, SARW027

Grand Seiko watches Dec 29, 2016

Press Release - The Seiko Presage 60th Anniversary Limited Edition, SARW027

Press Release of the Seiko Presage 60th Anniversary Limited Edition, SARW027 with high-resolution photographs and price.

Riding with the “Freaks”

Ulysse Nardin up Dec 29, 2016

Riding with the “Freaks”

Keith W. Strandberg, Editor in Chief, Revolution USA goes for a motorbike ride with Patrik Hoffmann, president and CEO of Ulysse Nardin, up in the Swiss Alps.

Best Sports Watch - Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze

Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze Dec 28, 2016

Best Sports Watch - Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze

The Revolution 2016 Best Sport Watch, was highly contested and a bit of a no-brainer at the same time: the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze.

Horological Travesty: The TAG Heuer Monaco V4 is Underappreciated

TAG Heuer Monaco V4 Dec 28, 2016

Horological Travesty: The TAG Heuer Monaco V4 is Underappreciated

The TAG Heuer Monaco V4 is a horological milestone that is going underappreciated. Deployant explores the genius of it and why it continues to be underrated

Introducing the HYT Skull Pocket Titanium

HYT Dec 28, 2016

Introducing the HYT Skull Pocket Titanium

No watch brand combines the whole spectrum of time-past, present and future-quite like HYT. Although resolutely futuristic in its aesthetic, each HYT timepiece is the result of centuries of horological inspiration that has been projected into the future.

Video: In The Beginning (The watch that changed the world)

Ulysse Nardin Dec 27, 2016

Video: In The Beginning (The watch that changed the world)

Carole Forestie’s orbital language was translated into the first working commercial wristwatch by the tenacity of the Rolf W. Schnyder of Ulysse Nardin and the contributions of a handful of key individuals. This is the story of The Freak, told by those very same people like it’s never been told before. Starting with the legendary horologist, Ludwig Oechslin.

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 24 - Franck Muller Thunderbolt Tourbillon

Franck Muller Thunderbolt Tourbillon Silent night Dec 23, 2016

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 24 - Franck Muller Thunderbolt Tourbillon

Silent night, holy night, all is calm, apart from the reassuring tick of your Franck Muller Thunderbolt Tourbillon. And let’s not for a minute – or five seconds to be more accurate – mistake the forest for the Christmas trees here, the real star inside this gold curvex case is the tourbillon. When you’re playing at this level, tourbillons are … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 24 – Franck Muller Thunderbolt Tourbillon appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 23 - The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph

Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph As you Dec 22, 2016

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 23 - The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph

As you climb higher and higher up the horological Christmas tree – which, by the way we don’t advise in real life, unless this happens – the stars at the top start to thin out, leaving, at least in days of yore, Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet shining brightly as Swiss watchmaking’s ‘big three’. Between them … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 23 – The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 23rd December 2016 - the Christmas edition

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 23rd December 2016 - the Christmas edition

I’m writing this at 12:35 on the last working day of 2016. And yes, I have a tin of Melbourne Bitter in front of me at my desk. So yeah, I’m feeling pretty good right now. Oh, and the office internet just died (hotspot FTW), so we’re taking this as a sign/Christmas Miracle that we … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 23rd December 2016 – the Christmas edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Review: Piaget Polo S

Piaget Polo S DEPLOYANT - Dec 22, 2016

Review: Piaget Polo S

Review of the Piaget Polo S with hands-on analysis, live high resolution photographs and prices.

MY WEEKEND WITH: The Cartier Hypnose - by The Tia Fox

Cartier Hypnose – Dec 22, 2016

MY WEEKEND WITH: The Cartier Hypnose - by The Tia Fox

All this week, we’ve been sharing our collaboration with style influencer Melanie Liu, aka The Tia Fox, to showcase Cartier’s Hypnose collection. Today, she puts on her reviewer hat (which would be painfully chic and limited edition, were it not metaphorical), to let us know exactly what she thought of the three models she tested out. Early this week she told … ContinuedThe post MY WEEKEND WITH: The Cartier Hypnose – by The Tia Fox appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Watch Collecting In The Digital Age: Justin Hast & Kristian Haagen At IWC London (Video)

IWC London Video Dec 21, 2016

Watch Collecting In The Digital Age: Justin Hast & Kristian Haagen At IWC London (Video)

In recent years the rise of social media has changed the landscape for how watch brands connect and interact with their customers. And one gentleman at the forefront of this evolution is our Danish friend, Kristian Haagen. Justin Hast caught up with him at the IWC boutique in London to discuss all things digital, his approach to social media and his advice for brands to stay ahead of the game.

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 21 - The Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 All Black

Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 All Dec 20, 2016

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 21 - The Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 All Black

Forget for a moment that the Chairman of Hublot, and the man-behind-the-brand Jean-Claude Biver would look frighteningly Santa-like in a red jumpsuit, sans the paunch. Disregard also that he’s the only other man on earth with the kind of energy required to visit every single household in the world in one night, and just focus … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 21 – The Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 All Black appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 20 - The TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T Tourbillon

TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T Tourbillon Ah Dec 19, 2016

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 20 - The TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T Tourbillon

Ah, the tourbillon! You should be so lucky to find one under your tree come Sunday morning. Dogma dictates that this little whirlwind is the holy grail of horology, created by only the most prestigious, exclusive and generally snooty brands in existence. Well, much like a little bit like Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses to the Wittenberg chapel … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 20 – The TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T Tourbillon appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HANDS-ON: Franck Muller gets disruptive with the Vanguard Chronograph Camouflage

Franck Muller gets disruptive Dec 18, 2016

HANDS-ON: Franck Muller gets disruptive with the Vanguard Chronograph Camouflage

If you want to get technical (and at T+T we always do), camouflage is a combination of patterns, colours and materials that serves to conceal an object and help it blend in with its surroundings. In nature, think leopards and tigers. In more man-made contexts, camouflage is the domain of the military, where it’s often … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Franck Muller gets disruptive with the Vanguard Chronograph Camouflage appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 3, December 2016 - Starting with a 1982 Rolex Sub

Rolex Sub Ah December my Dec 17, 2016

SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 3, December 2016 - Starting with a 1982 Rolex Sub

Ah, December, my favourite month of the year. It’s got the lot: my birthday, Christmas and of course it’s when the Michael Bublé calendar becomes available for the year ahead. It’s a time of year that tends to be action packed, as we all fall into mayhem trying to make sense of the past 12 … ContinuedThe post SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 3, December 2016 – Starting with a 1982 Rolex Sub appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 17 - Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe in grey plasma ceramic

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Dec 16, 2016

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 17 - Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe in grey plasma ceramic

Blancpain are definitely on Santa’s nice list this year, for their serious efforts in ocean preservation. And by bringing a variant of an instant, but limited classic, into general production they’ll no doubt work their way back from naughty to nice in their fans’ eyes too. Last year they, and we, spent a lot of time … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 17 – Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe in grey plasma ceramic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 16th December, 2016 - the milestone edition

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 16th December, 2016 - the milestone edition

The first post on Time+Tide went live on the 20th of March, 2014, and in the subsequent 33 months we’ve had a blast publishing news, reviews and all the latest and greatest from the world of watches. We’re excited to announce that this edition of the Wind Down marks a significant milestone – it’s our 1000th post! … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 16th December, 2016 – the milestone edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Review: Armin Strom Edge Double Barrel

Armin Strom Edge Double Barrel DEPLOYANT Dec 15, 2016

Review: Armin Strom Edge Double Barrel

Review of the Armin Strom Edge Double Barrel with price, hands-on analysis and live high resolution photographs, and price.

Design Exchange

Design Exchange

In the world of watch design, very little can be described as truly original, but according to Revolution’s Editor-at-Large Ken Kessler there is a thin line between what can be considered an homage and what is basically just a rip-off.

SIHH 2017: Baume & Mercier Clifton GMT Power Reserve & Promesse Moon Phase

Baume & Mercier Clifton GMT Power Reserve Dec 14, 2016

SIHH 2017: Baume & Mercier Clifton GMT Power Reserve & Promesse Moon Phase

For Pre-SIHH 2017, Baume & Mercier is whipping up our appetite with two additions into their flagship collections: the Clifton GMT Power Reserve and the Promesse Moon Phase. The two new additions, incidentally, have a common theme – Blue. In the words of Baume & Mercier, there are akin to “lights in the blue sky”, with the one forRead More

A Bigger Bang

Hublot Dec 14, 2016

A Bigger Bang

Hublot and Lapo Elkann team up to create the Big Bang Unico Italia Independent Camo, a searingly evocative and daring collection of watches and eyewear.

HOW TO: Impress a woman with your watch

HOW TO: Impress a woman with your watch

Firstly, let’s not delude ourselves: your timepiece is going to impress more men than women. That’s a given. Unless of course it’s awful. If that’s the case, you’ll be slaying precisely no one – and also, how did you find your way to Time+Tide? However, there are a few ways you can maximise your chances … ContinuedThe post HOW TO: Impress a woman with your watch appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 14 - The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chronograph

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chronograph Dec 13, 2016

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 14 - The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chronograph

What’s that, Rudolph? You’re worried about Santa being on time this Christmas? Understandable. Maybe get him one of these, then. This Planet Ocean Chrono is large and in charge – with massive wrist presence that will be a huge help for keeping an eye on his forthcoming deadlines. Plus, while steel versions of this watch require some heavy lifting, … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 14 – The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chronograph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 13 - The Panerai PAM 655 Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio

Panerai PAM 655 Radiomir 1940 Dec 12, 2016

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 13 - The Panerai PAM 655 Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio

“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas…” and also of this distinctly unexpected white-dialled Panerai we saw unveiled at SIHH right at the beginning of the year. It managed to charm, inveigle and confound the team, whose responses ranged the gamut of eye-based expressions, from a heart-eye emoji all the way up to a slightly squinty suspicion. The fact … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 13 – The Panerai PAM 655 Radiomir 1940 3 Days Automatic Acciaio appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Pre-SIHH 2017: Girard-Perregaux

Girard-Perregaux Girard-Perregaux unveil Dec 12, 2016

Pre-SIHH 2017: Girard-Perregaux

Girard-Perregaux unveil the 1966 WW.TC and the Laureato 34 ahead of their return to SIHH in 2017.

Review: Chopard LUC Full Strike Minute Repeater

Chopard LUC Full Strike Minute Dec 12, 2016

Review: Chopard LUC Full Strike Minute Repeater

Review of the recently released Chopard LUC Full Strike Minute Repeater with full hands-on analysis, high resolution pics, sound clip, specs and price.