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Grönefeld introduces a new tourbillon for this year. New caliber for the Grönefeld 10th Anniversary – Decennium. Automatic flying 1 Minute tourbillon in a SS cage. Plat case 39.5mm x 10.5mm height. Slate grey dial in solid silver. LE 10pcs numbered 1 out of 10. Price €145,000 before taxes. Peter Chong Live from Baselworld
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New Lang & Heyne introduces an extension to the Georg, now with a galvanic black dial on silver. Available in rose gold and platinum. Numbered but not limited. Prices are the same prices, plat € 29,050 and in RG € 38,800 without tax. On the news side, Marco Lang is leaving the company. But technically,Read More
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Junghans celebrates 100 years of Bauhaus with Max Bill designs. First the Jughans max bill Automatic 100 year Bauhaus. Design elements are faithful to the Bauhaus school. LE 1000 pieces in SS with black Pvd at €1225 w German VAT. Shown on the left in the photo below. The new watch is 38mm and onRead More
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Walking into Bremont’s brand new Melbourne boutique, it doesn’t take long to work out the brand’s military and aviation connection. If the spartan style of the watches didn’t give the game away, the pictures of planes on the walls, the hanging model biplane, and the actual, very battered looking ejection seat sitting front-and-centre kind of … ContinuedThe post LIST: 4 outrageously cool Australian military Bremonts I spotted at their Melbourne boutique opening appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The talk of the Jaeger-LeCoultre booth at SIHH was the incredible (and incredibly well-sized) Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpétuel, but that rare bird was in hot demand, so we didn’t manage any quality one-on-one time with it. But that’s OK really, as there were numerous other exquisitely finished offerings on hand, from the Reverso … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 5 stunning Jaeger-LeCoultre watches from SIHH 2019 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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We go to Montblanc next. The theme this year is exploration. The Minerva link is emphasized. A bit of the philosophy: Below €5000 Minerva is using industry standard movements. From €5000 to €25000, movements in-house. Above €25000 movements are from Villaret, formerly Minerva. On to the watches. The 1858 is the focus. Green is theRead More
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What up, watch folks!? This week is a fun one - we're talking all things watch mods. That's all facets of watch mods - from complex to the ones that are way easier and even some stuff you didn't think were watch mods.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To some – no, make that to many – IWC’s Mk 11 is the definitive pilot’s watch. Even though it didn’t arrive until 1948, the Mk 11 Navigational Wristwatch did...
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“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” I’m fairly sure Arthur C. Clarke didn’t have Hublot - or even watches - in mind when he made the now famous futurist statement. But it’s certainly something that rings true for Hublot’s latest ceramic marvel. Because while most watch fans are familiar with the use of … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: It’s a kind of magic – Hublot’s Big Bang Red Magic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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When someone’s watch story starts in the backstreets of Havana, you know it’s going to be good. In fact, it would be a good story, even if the watch itself didn’t match up to the tale. Luckily for all involved, Adam’s oversized mid-century Longines, double signed with famous retailer Cuervo y Sobrinos, stands up. On … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: “I’m in a back street in Havana and a watchmaker says you should look at this…” – Adam and his Longines Cuervo Y Sobrinos appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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This week the guys take some time to candidly share the watches they're actually considering as purchases for 2018. The wrist check is also a fun one, as both of the snobs share some old time favorites and a very particular watch that hasn't been on the show for some time. Also, a microbrand offering a 7750 chronograph for under €1,000? Yeah, you bet your ass that made it's way into the discussion.
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When in London, it’d be rude not to drop in and see one of their (very few) British watch brands – Bremont. Luckily, the brand’s co-founder Giles English happened to be around their Mayfair boutique and up for a cup of tea. I might’ve had a coffee, but that didn’t stop Giles and I chatting … ContinuedThe post LIST: 3 new Bremont watches that grabbed my attention at their London boutique appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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While I know Bulgari released a full suite of new models at Baselworld 2018 - including a nice new Lucea and variants on the Octo Roma - really, it was all about their geometric critical hit, the Octo. And while we didn’t exactly see the Octo come in new shapes and sizes (it’s still very square), we … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 5 winning Bulgaris from Baselworld 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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This morning, as I sipped my morning coffee and perused YouTube, I noticed a video in my ‘suggested feed’, titled ‘I just bought a 3,000,000 watch’. Obviously, I was intrigued, and couldn’t resist clicking through. As I skimmed through the video, it was apparent that YouTube star Logan Paul, who posted the video, didn’t actually … ContinuedThe post WATCHSPOTTING: YouTube millionaire Logan Paul just bought his first Rolex appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Cartier is no stranger to the art of fine watchmaking, and in the last few years the French maison has been bringing the haute …err… heat to the world of high horology, with watches bearing the Geneva Seal – like the Drive de Cartier Flying Tourbillon. In 2014 Cartier first introduced us to the Rotonde De … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Cartier’s otherworldly Rotonde de Cartier Earth and Moon appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Andre Agassi’s response to the question, “Are you into watches?” didn’t exactly go to script. “Not at all. I have no interest in them,” he said. It’s not the first time we’ve spoken at length to someone who doesn’t identify as a ‘watch person’ per se. Mark Bouris is one, Mark Richards another. But this … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Why I love my watch – with Andre Agassi appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Detailed hands-on Review of the Panerai LAB-ID Luminor 1950 Carbotech™ 3 DaysPAM00700. 50 pieces, 50 year warranty, € 50,000. Publicity or high tech?
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We’re big fans of German brand Nomos Glashütte here at Time+Tide, and we know there’s a lot of love for them out there in the wider watch world, too. What we didn’t know is that Jimmy Smits is into them – or rather that his character Mr Santiago is, in the most recent episode of Fox’s … ContinuedThe post NEWS: Jimmy Smits’ favourite watch brand is Nomos Glashütte, according to Brooklyn Nine-Nine appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Five American presidents have owned the Corum Dollar watch and, at an event at the Flying Fish restaurant on Sydney’s Jones Bay Wharf on Wednesday evening, Corum COO Davide Traxler announced that President-elect Trump will be the sixth. He told the intimate crowd that a close mutual friend had arranged an association. We didn’t know quite … ContinuedThe post EXCLUSIVE: Corum announces Trump will be sixth President to wear a ‘Dollar Watch’ appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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REVOLUTION founder, Wei Koh, sits down with Angelo Bonati and Officine Panerai’s R&D; Director Frédéric Dreyer-Gonzales to better UNDERSTAND the innovation that is Panerai’s new Lo Scienziato Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT Titanio and what it represents for watchmaking. Wei: You look great, as usual. Mr. Bonati: Yes, of course, as usual. So, I was really impressed by […]
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There are about one and a half billion ethnic Chinese on this planet. I didn’t take a census or anything, I just Googled it. Out of these one and a half billion Chinese people, I’d say that less than a few hundred of them really understand how the Chinese calendar works. Once again, this is […]
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Good things can come in smaller sizes, and in case that you didn’t believe this yet, then there is IWC to prove it! They just introduced a whole collection of smaller sized watches within their Portofino-line. How small? 37mm in diameter. Indeed 3mm smaller than the 40mm Portofino automatic (ref.3565). Does 3mm make such a […]
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Our friends at TheWatchesTV were at it again, catching hold of our very busy Editor in Chief of our Asia Edition, Suzanne Wong, and getting her to tell us her Top 5 watches for Baselworld this year. Have a look at the video below to find out which watches she didn’t want to give back.
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Press Release: A LANGE 1 in stainless steel changed owners on 13th May 2013 at Christie’s “Important Watches” auction in Geneva at 119,489 Euro (148,500 Swiss francs). A. Lange & Söhne has built a few of these pieces in the mid-1990ies. Case and buckle of this extremely rare timepiece are made of stainless steel, complemented […]
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What We Know It's a dial refresh, but it's a welcome one for the Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix, which gets a bit of new life with a new grey two-tone dial for the stainless steel case. For the self-winding version, this is now another option for the most affordable watch Vacheron makes, which previously had a blue dial and a monochrome grey. But alongside that new self-winding, there's now a new complete calendar model to complement it. Both watches have a 40mm steel case, with 9.6mm thickness for the self-winding version and 11.6mm for the complete calendar. On the former, there's a gradient opaline center, a gradient darker grey sunburst exterior, and a snailed peripheral minute track. On the complete calendar, this display is reversed, plus a darker, nearly black, external date track for the pointer date. The moon phase has gone monochrome as well. Both watches have applied white gold numerals and indices, which (like the hands) are filled with Super-LumiNova. The watches have display casebacks and a 30m water resistance. The Fiftysix Self-Winding uses the caliber 1326, produced by Richemont's Manufacture Horlogère Valfleurier and finished, assembled, and regulated by Vacheron Constantin. That movement has 48 hours of power reserve. The complete calendar movement, with automatic winding as well, is the 2460 QCL/1. It's actually a higher-grade movement, so it has a Geneva Seal mark for quality, but it only has 40 hours of power reserve. Both run at 4Hz. The pricing stays...
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Seiko celebrates its 145th anniversary in Sydney with collectors, exclusive timepieces, and exciting news from the world of Prospex.
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The ambitious new Orient Star Skeleton 75th Anniversary Flagship Model RE-BR0001N represents two major milestones for the brand — 75 years as a manufacture and 35 years of making skeletonised watches. A limited edition of 130 pieces, the Orient Star Skeleton introduces the new F9 movement family, which combines the best of the brand’s finishing and technology, including a prominent blue silicon escape wheel and gleaming diamond-milled chamfers, in a zaratsu-polished stainless steel case. Initial thoughts Orient Star cites no fewer than three inspirations for the design of the open-worked dial plate: Zen garden ripples, the use of negative space (“ma”/間 in Japanese) and the orbits of planets — the latter fitting into Orient Star’s overall astral theme. Regardless, the overlapping circular design is appealing and creates ample surface area for decoration. The Orient Star Skeleton is an inherently movement-forward watch, with its cal. F9B82 displayed proudly beneath its chamfered dial plate. But there’s more to the Skeleton than its open-worked dial. In particular, the gleaming case is as sharp and shiny as you’d expect of a Japanese luxury watch, addressing a relative weakness of past models and helping justify entry into a new price segment. While the interlocking ring motif brings order to the dial, the balance wheel is arguably overemphasised, breaking the symmetry. This pattern interruption feels abrupt in part because it reveals the less attractive und...
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Find out how the TAG Heuer Monaco and Carrera Glassbox compare in movement performance, case finishing, wrist comfort, and everyday wearability.
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My first exposure to Awake came in 2024 at Geneva Watch Days. It was one of those moments when I had the privilege of simultaneously meeting the founder, Lilian Thibault, and discovering the watches all at once – getting to learn about the designs directly from the person who developed them. This was around the time the brand was really catching its stride after being more experimental with its collections through its first few years of business. This was when Awake really began tapping into what has now become its signature design language, which is largely centered around artistic craft techniques – if you’ve been reading my stories for a while now, you know this immediately pulled at my heartstrings. The technique Awake has chosen to focus on comes from Thibault’s travels to Vietnam, and it’s called Son Mai. As a refresher, this lacquer method is one of the oldest traditional arts in Vietnam, dating back several millennia. Here, Vietnamese artisans often integrate other materials into the lacquer to add texture and relief. Awake has been perpetuating these ancient traditions, using the dial as a canvas. The Son Mai – Silver Leaf collection made its debut at Geneva Watch Days back in 2024, and now, we see its next evolution. For Awake’s latest launch, each dial is handcrafted using a combination of the traditional Vietnamese Son Mai lacquer along with silver leaf gilding to give that added interest that incorporating other materials provides. Here, you have...
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The Ming 51.01 Halo takes the brand’s experimental approach to materials in a dressier direction, pairing a pink gold-coated crystallised titanium case with a slim, hand-wound La Joux-Perret calibre. Compact proportions and a restrained black-and-gold palette bring the unusual case texture into focus, while 5N lacquer-filled indices, still etched into the underside of the crystal, replace Ming’s customary lume without sacrificing its recognisable identity. Initial thoughts As a collector, I tend to be wary of gold plating and coatings from a durability standpoint, but in the case of the Halo that personal preference confronts my affection for crystallised titanium, which I wrote about last year. This treatment process subjects grade 5 titanium to intense heat in a vacuum chamber, reaching 1,200°C. That heating and the controlled cooling that follows have the effect of ‘crystallising’ the metal. Finally, acid etching brings out the texture, much as it reveals Widmanstätten patterns in wafers of meteorite. Rather than creating crystals, the treatment enlarges and exposes naturally occurring crystals already present in the metal. The result is a marbled matte finish that looks more like forged carbon than a metal alloy. Appealingly, Ming’s distinctive tuck buckle is rendered in the same material, right down to the 5N coating. Ultimately, the brightness of the gold PVD coating enhances the look of the crystallised titanium case and, to my eye, makes the pattern mor...
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