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HANDS-ON: Keeping illustrious company with the Breguet Reine de Naples 8918 Time+Tide
Breguet Reine de Naples 8918 Feb 26, 2018

HANDS-ON: Keeping illustrious company with the Breguet Reine de Naples 8918

First shown at Baselworld 2017, the stunner that is the Breguet Reine de Naples 8918 in rose gold is my pick of Breguet’s women’s offerings (in Australia) at the moment. Breguet is all proportion, horological order and watchmaking museum elegance. But sprinkle that heritage with 1.46 carats worth of white diamonds and the ghosts of French royalty, … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Keeping illustrious company with the Breguet Reine de Naples 8918 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTRODUCING: The Bremont ALT1-C gets 2 new dials Time+Tide
Bremont ALT1-C gets 2 new Feb 25, 2018

INTRODUCING: The Bremont ALT1-C gets 2 new dials

A core model of the Bremont catalogue, the satin-brushed case ALT1-C, was in fact the very first watch designed by founding brothers, Nick and Giles English. It provided the base for a collection that now includes polished cases, as well as a mix of different dial colours. However, since its launch in 2007, the original … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Bremont ALT1-C gets 2 new dials appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTRODUCING: The Bremont Endurance Time+Tide
Bremont Endurance Following Feb 25, 2018

INTRODUCING: The Bremont Endurance

Following on from 2014’s Terra Nova limited edition, Bremont have once again teamed up with polar explorer Ben Saunders to release the Bremont Endurance. Retracing Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated journey across the South Pole, Ben wore the Endurance as he attempted to make a record-breaking first ever solo and unassisted trek across Antarctica. After 52 … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Bremont Endurance appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTRODUCING: Night fighter – the Bremont U-2/51-JET Time+Tide
Bremont U-2/51-JET Bremont have always Feb 25, 2018

INTRODUCING: Night fighter – the Bremont U-2/51-JET

Bremont have always been (rightfully) proud of their strong relationships with various military services, squadrons and organisations, be they active or off-duty. Nowhere is that lineage more evident than the U-2, originally designed for squadrons flying Lockheed U-2s, reconnaissance and spy planes that are, incidentally, among the few planes to be in active service for … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Night fighter – the Bremont U-2/51-JET appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: “Quartz watches will be destroyed by the tsunami of the connected watch,” says TAG Heuer CEO Time+Tide
TAG Heuer CEO When ‘smart’ or Feb 25, 2018

VIDEO: “Quartz watches will be destroyed by the tsunami of the connected watch,” says TAG Heuer CEO

When ‘smart’, or ‘connected’, watches were first released there was immediate speculation about the impact they would have on the mechanical watch industry. President of the LVMH watch division, and CEO of TAG Heuer, Jean-Claude Biver, continues to think the real pain will ultimately be felt by a different segment of the market altogether. As … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: “Quartz watches will be destroyed by the tsunami of the connected watch,” says TAG Heuer CEO appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

WHO TO FOLLOW: @MissDateJust Time+Tide
Rolex Datejust 178274 It’s my Feb 24, 2018

WHO TO FOLLOW: @MissDateJust

Going by Marianne in real life, @MissDateJust is a twenty-something-year-old from Sweden, who loves travel, meeting new people, and watches (like, a lot). Hi Marianne, what’s your daily watch and why? I think my handle says it all, Andy - my Rolex Datejust 178274. It’s my daily watch because it’s versatile, it works great at the … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @MissDateJust appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HANDS-ON: Once in a Blue Side of the Moon – a closer look at the boldest Omega Speedmaster yet Time+Tide
Omega Speedmaster yet Omega’s ceramic Feb 22, 2018

HANDS-ON: Once in a Blue Side of the Moon – a closer look at the boldest Omega Speedmaster yet

Omega’s ceramic exploration of the Moonwatch has been underway for some time now, starting with the popular Dark Side of the Moon back in 2013. Since then, we’ve seen a bevy of monochromatic models, with numerous blacks on offer, as well as grey and white. Last year, Omega flipped the program a little, adding colour … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Once in a Blue Side of the Moon – a closer look at the boldest Omega Speedmaster yet appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

RECOMMENDED READING: The richest man in the world is building an apocalypse-proof clock in a mountain Time+Tide
Feb 21, 2018

RECOMMENDED READING: The richest man in the world is building an apocalypse-proof clock in a mountain

The most incredible clock in the world is being built, not in Switzerland or Germany but in the middle of a mountain in Texas. It’s called the 10,000 Year Clock, and the man making sure it gets built is none other than Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who has already spent US $42 million on the project. … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: The richest man in the world is building an apocalypse-proof clock in a mountain appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: Our favourite watches of SIHH 2018 – part 3, $20,000-30,000 Time+Tide
Feb 20, 2018

VIDEO: Our favourite watches of SIHH 2018 – part 3, $20,000-30,000

With parts one and two of our SIHH video series receding into our proverbial rear-view mirror, it’s time to look to the future, and the future is looking, well, expensive. Today, we’re well and truly in the realm of serious horology. And, as with yesterday, we’re keen to avoid spoilers, so to find out what … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Our favourite watches of SIHH 2018 – part 3, $20,000-30,000 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: Our favourite watches of SIHH 2018 – part 1, under $10,000 Time+Tide
Feb 18, 2018

VIDEO: Our favourite watches of SIHH 2018 – part 1, under $10,000

In the midst of the hectic schedules and bustling halls of SIHH, Andrew and myself, along with freelancers Sandra Lane and Justin Mastine-Frost, found a spare hour to sit down in front of the steady lens of Marcus’ camera to discuss our favourite watch of SIHH - while they were fresh. But rather than just cherry-pick … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Our favourite watches of SIHH 2018 – part 1, under $10,000 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTRODUCING: The Franck Muller Crazy Hours 15th Anniversary collection Time+Tide
Franck Muller Feb 18, 2018

INTRODUCING: The Franck Muller Crazy Hours 15th Anniversary collection

I don’t know about you, but the only thing on my mind when I’m at a resort on vacation is how many trips to the breakfast buffet is considered too much (more than five apparently, if the appalled looks of fellow diners was anything to go by).  However, for watchmaker and eponymous brand founder Franck … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Franck Muller Crazy Hours 15th Anniversary collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: The best Montblanc watches of SIHH 2018 Time+Tide
Montblanc watches Feb 15, 2018

VIDEO: The best Montblanc watches of SIHH 2018

The more distance and time I’ve had to reflect on SIHH 2018, the more I’m inclined to think that the calibre of the exhibiting collections was – overall – very high. The very top end of town was well represented but of more interest to me (and I suspect a lot of you reading this), the … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The best Montblanc watches of SIHH 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INSIGHT: The craft of Van Cleef & Arpels Time+Tide
Feb 14, 2018

INSIGHT: The craft of Van Cleef & Arpels

Van Cleef & Arpels have long been recognised as one of the world’s most creative high jewellery houses. Taking inspiration from nature, magic and fairy tales, the Parisian Maison creates complex jewels of unusually high technical and design content – so that even the most extravagant pieces have a lightness, charm and wit. In recent … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: The craft of Van Cleef & Arpels appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.