VIDEO: Keeping it classy with the Breguet Classique 5177
Nick Kenyon
Of all of the high-quality, well-finished and technically impressive Breguet watches, it is probably the Breguet Classique 5177 that you think of when you consider modern watches from the brand, and there’s a very good reason for that. Its spartan conservatism forces you to look for any notes of flair or extravagance, and you.................. 06.11.19 More
How to: take the perfect timepiece wristshot for Instagram
James Robinson
Editor’s note: I’m sure that at one point or another you've been wearing your favourite watch and thought, “This is definitely ‘gram’ worthy”. But taking the perfect wrist shot is by no means a simple task. In fact, it’s an art form that can be exceedingly complicated and multifaceted. L.................. 06.11.19 More
3 of the most expensive timepieces at Only Watch 2019
James Robinson
With Only Watch 2019 now just a few short days away, there's a veritable smorgasbord of gorgeous piece-unique watches and timekeeping devices heading to the auction block.In fact, there are 50 watches in total taking part in this year's charity auction, with all funds raised going to the research of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.A.................. 06.11.19 More
HANDS-ON: Jaeger-LeCoultre's Polaris Date a happy middle ground
Felix Scholz
There's a lot of options in Jaeger-LeCoultre's Polaris collection. But I think this one might be my favourite, the Polaris Date. It's a choice purists might find a little weird. After all, this is an uncomplicated watch, lacking either the classic alarm or the more impressive chronograph/world timer functionality. And while it's n.................. 06.11.18 More
Hublot's Big Bang Steel Diamonds Hands-on Review of Some Knockout Bling
Melissa Pearce
Let's face it, women are not buying women's watches necessarily; they want a watch that does not discriminate, with a bit of bravado, whether by means baller or boxer. That said, the full diamond effect in every direction, of the kind that was Hublot's 2 million Euro 44mm 145-ct Big Bang behemoth, with its baguette-laden strap, .................. 06.11.17 More
Ferrari Partners with Hublot for 70th Birthday Bash
Andrew McUtchen
Usually, an event recap refers to one single event. This one, however, details a week-long bash during Melbourne's Motorclassica that saw the town literally painted red when the Royal Exhibition Building was lit up in a bold Italian red, with Hublot and Ferrari logos stamping the iconic site. It also included the largest ever c.................. 06.11.17 More
Friday Wind-down: 6 November, 2015
Andrew McUtchen
A certain mood has settled over the Time+Tide office and it's all about BBB. Not the Black Bay Black, or the Black Bay One going under the hammer this weekend (!!!!). Our mood is between baller, bucolic and Bond; because this week we were all about high stakes horse-racing at Oaks Day, wilderness madness in Cradle Mountain Nati.................. 06.11.15 More
The most innovative, exotic watch materials | WATCH EDUCATION
Laura McCreddie-Doak
Watches used to be made from a limited palette of materials steel, gold, maybe platinum if you were feeling fancy. Rado introduced ceramic into the mix in 1962 with its DiaStar, but that was about as technical as it got. The watch material landscape is very different now. As well as a whole host of proprietary golds from t.................. 06.10.24 More
New releases from Hermes, Moser, Czapek and more
Pietro Pilla
While Milano Watch Week is taking place, our weekly selection is not restricted to the watches announced during the fair. We have Omega with a big announcement about a vintage-inspired Speedmaster in a more compact case, Hermes stopping the show with a Metier D'Art and Moser with a rare complication. Discover the rest of the selec.................. 06.10.24 More
HANDS-ON: The Hamilton Ventura XXL Skeleton and Ventura S
Fergus Nash
One of the best things about Hamilton is the way in which they’ve continued to deliver to the customers they've always aimed to please watch lovers without astronomical budgets. Although mechanical watches are inherently a luxury to some degree, ?Hamilton continue to hit the spot with some of the best value Swiss watches out .................. 06.10.22 More
Every Watch Tells a Story Hugh's Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso
Matt Pickering
Every Watch Tells A Story is a series of videos that asks real, non-celebrity, non-influencer, watch lovers in the @Time+Tide Watches community simply to tell the story of their watch. The answers are always relatable. And in this case, they’re also quite enviable.Hugh had his Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso engraved with his fam.................. 06.10.21 More
VIDEO: Thinking outside the box with the Rado True Square collection
Nick Kenyon
Ceramic is a notoriously tricky material to work with in watchmaking, with only a handful of brands able to produce the material at scale. One of the few brands that can claim to have mastered it is Rado, who are well known for their brightly coloured and scratch-resistant timepieces. While Rado use the material throughout a number.................. 06.10.20 More
Fergus Nash
Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak Concept line can easily be not just confusing, but confounding?when you first come across it. The case shape is so alien … who is it even made for? When the first Concept was released in 2002, it more resembled a piece of lab equipment from a sci-fi movie than a watch, which is a topic Andrew discu.................. 06.10.20 More
Nick Kenyon
It goes without saying that fans of Omega Speedmaster are some of the most ardently passionate people within the watch community and, indeed, the general population. As a watchmaker, Omega understand and foster this enthusiasm, and have this year acknowledged the legions of Speedy supporters with a very special new release. To comm.................. 06.10.20 More
Three of the best ladies watches nominated at GPHG 2019
James Robinson
With the watchmaking industry's famed awards ceremony, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve or as it's more commonly known, GPHG fast approaching, we thought we'd mention a few more nominated watches that you should be keeping an eye on.Now, we've already covered a host of brilliant timepieces from Bulgari and Zenith that.................. 06.10.19 More
The history of the Bulgari Serpenti
Sandra Lane
For most of us today, snakes evoke a mixture of fascination and fear but since Ancient times they have been a mythological symbol for countless cultures and civilisations. Although, in the Christian tradition, a serpent represented the devil in the Garden of Eden, snakes mostly had positive associations. For Native Americans, Mayan.................. 06.10.19 More
WHAT SEALED THE DEAL: On Nathan's Omega Speedmaster "Tintin"
Cameron Wong
The story of Omega’s Speedmaster “Tintin” is the tale of a watch that almost never was. The same goes for Nathan and his red-and-white chequered dial Speedy.When did you first see/hear about it?I have always found the most interesting watches to be unique variations of classic designs. The Tintin fits this descri.................. 06.10.18 More
NEWS: All watches sell at Sotheby's auction of Robin Williams' collection
Cameron Wong
Last month, we filled you guys in on 6 oddball watches of an oddball comedian, following the announcement that Sotheby's would be auctioning various collections of art, furniture and watches that Robin Williams shared with his second wife, Marsha Garces Williams.Well, the results are in, and wrapping up the New York auction with a.................. 06.10.18 More
Six Affordable Watches Worn by Celebrities Editor's Pick
Felix Scholz
Editor’s note: A little while back now, Andy Green, inveterate watch spotter, put together a list of some of Hollywood’s finest wristwear. You and I may lack the looks or the acting chops to pull off quite the same bravura style performance, but at least our wrists can look the part. Right?Finding the right watch to ma.................. 06.10.17 More
Rado Ceramica: Shape and Sculpture Video Review
Felix Scholz
When Cameron told us about the Rado Ceramica a little while ago, we knew we wanted to get a close look at this squared-off ceramic number. And when we did spend some time with it on our wrists and in front of our lenses, something became increasingly apparent. This is as much a sculpture as it is a watch I noticed I was spending m.................. 06.10.17 More
Panerai PAM 629 Gone in 60 Seconds Video Review
Felix Scholz
The Panerai PAM 629 is one of the more hotly discussed releases of Watches & Wonders. It features the distinctive ?‘California dial’, with its recognisable mix of arabic and roman numerals. Historically?the California dial has only been used in the Radiomir case, and using the dial in a Luminor case represents a br.................. 06.10.15 More
Why I Love the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
Felix Scholz
It’s a common dilemma that once you’ve decided on your next timepiece, a second dilemma can often kick in. Which material? Which band? Which colour? This (let’s face it, very fortunate) problem was recently confronted by our photographer Kristian, who, through various twists of fate, has just been reunited with h.................. 06.10.14 More
Montblanc Metamorphosis II Video Review with Price
Felix Scholz
Believe it or not this is the same watch.The world is full of spectacular, ridiculous and amazing watches. And while we understand that these timepieces are not for 99.99% of the population, that's not why tell you about them. These watches are not about the real world they're art, mechanical marvels and micro engineering all roll.................. 06.10.14 More
Best affordable sports watches | BUYING GUIDES
Buffy Acacia
Affordability is highly relative, but when wristwatches can range from a $20 Casio to a $2M Richard Mille, the waters get significantly muddied. Using the US$3,000 mark as an entry point to luxury watchmaking, we've collated a spread of the best affordable sports watches that can thrive in an active lifestyle.RZE UrbanistRZE speci.................. 06.09.24 More
Baltic threw a rooftop party in NYC and teased some unreleased watches
It is a rare privilege for people to get hands-on with microbrand watches in the metal', at least beyond watch events, but such events can be rather exclusive in terms of both receiving an invitation and geographically speaking such festivities are not always close by. This is in part why we opened up our Melbourne Discovery Studio and will soon be.................. 06.09.24 More
Longines Spirit Flyback | HANDS ON
The Longines Spirit collection has cemented itself as a go-to option for buyers looking for value-driven and robust daily wearers. The collection has since grown, offering new materials, colours, sizes, and complications. Up until this point, however, we were limited to time and date, standard chronograph, and GMT models. Longines has once again lo.................. 06.09.23 More
Maurice Lacroix Aikon Skeleton Urban Tribe
Fergus Nash
The Maurice Lacroix Aikon Skeleton Urban Tribe introduces even more complexity and depthAt 39mm in diameter, it's a comfortable fit for such a visually-loud watchThe skeletonised dial artfully shows off the ML115S movement, based on a Sellita SW200Maurice Lacroix aren't afraid to get experimental, and the Urban Tribe is a key examp.................. 06.09.23 More
the Tudor Pelagos was always underrated
Jason Marsden
Editor’s note: That riotous noise you hear in the background? It’s the watch world falling over itself to heap extravagant praise on the brand new Tudor Pelagos 39 (that Zach got hands-on with in this video). ?People are going crazy for its slimmed down 39mm diameter, the titanium case and the red text on the black sa.................. 06.09.22 More
DJ Carl Cox reveals why he made a watch with Zenith
Luke Benedictus
I’ve always had a fascination with timepieces. As a DJ, back in the day, most of the records I bought didn't have BPMs (beats per minutes) on them and, when you're mixing, you need to know what they are. So you'd go to your watch and set your second hand to work out the record's BPM. I was always looking at my watch.̶.................. 06.09.21 More
Thor Svaboe
In a week marked by the one-millimetre revolution, Audemars Piguet has quietly tip-toed into the room and released a frosty breeze of a limited Royal Oak to everyone's surprise. As if by magic, a new reference of the perfectly sized 39mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph Limited Edition in 18k white gold?appeared on their websi.................. 06.09.20 More
The Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 in steel?
Felix Scholz
Over the years I've seen a lot of new chronographs. Some are impressive, and?many are ordinary. But few are as hands-down gorgeous as the Vacheron Constantin Cornes de Vache that I first saw at Watches and Wonders in 2015.?With its classical proportions and comely, cow-horn-shaped lugs it was a love-at-first sight affair. However,.................. 06.09.19 More
My Montblanc 1858 Automatic Dual Time Sam's Watch Story
Andy Green
Editor’s Note: We don’t want to blow Sam’s cover, because My Watch Story subjects are guaranteed a high degree of anonymity. But let’s just say, Sam might not have ever seen you, but if you’re partial to a wide, wide range of clothing brands most recently UNIQLO you will probably have seen him. However,.................. 06.09.17 More
Omega CEO on China and the Incredible Building 'O'
Felix Scholz
Earlier this week The New York Times published an interview with Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann, in which he gives an interesting overview as to how the Swatch Group's crown jewel is faring, and what the plans are for the future.Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann. Image: nytimes Aeschlimann points to China as a star performing market at.................. 06.09.17 More
Best GMT watches | BUYING GUIDE
Jamie Weiss
The relationship between timekeeping and travel is a close one. With its roots in maritime history, progressing into aviation and our ceaseless endeavour to make the world a much smaller place, the GMT complication plays an important role by keeping us in touch with other time zones. If you’re a frequent flier, you’ll k.................. 06.08.24 More
Audemars Piguet unveils a summery trio of Royal Oak Offshore
Audemars Piguet reveals new Royal Oak Offshores of different sizes, colours, and complications.Two 43mm models – one blue time and date model and one brown chronograph.The 37mm model has a more chic sensibility with an 18k pink gold case, mosaic straps, and a polished ivory dial.Many would presume that Audemars Piguet’s defining distinc.................. 06.08.24 More
A Question of Time: 10 questions with the Time+Tide team D.C. Hannay
D.C. Hannay
Editor’s Note: What makes the Time+Tide team tick? That’s what we want to try and uncover in this new series that will turn the spotlight on the horological preference, quirks and prejudices of our teams of contributors and editors. This week, American contributor D.C. takes the hot-seat.When did you first become intere.................. 06.08.23 More
Buffy Acacia
Between associating themselves with moon landings and war heroes, watch brands are seemingly always striving for a sense of valour and achievement. Although there's nothing wrong with that, the endless romanticism can get a bit tiring at times, and often the biggest relief is to see something go wildly in the other direction. Put .................. 06.08.22 More
Four watches that are hard to pair with an outfit
Borna Bosnjak
There are pretty watches that go with everything, and watches so ugly that they go with nothing. But, how about the watches that are pretty, yet present the nigh impossible challenge of pairing them with an outfit that matches their aesthetic? Inspired by my time with the first entrant on this list, I realised that I’ve not.................. 06.08.22 More
Felix Scholz
The Naked Watchmaker is one of our favourite internet projects, and not just because of its punny name and the fact that the man behind it, Peter Speake-Marin, is one of the nicest people in the business. No, it's fascinating because it offers a view of watches we don't typically see. Deconstructed, and not in an I dropped it onto.................. 06.08.19 More
Lange 1 an expression of balance and refinement
Nick Kenyon
Editor’s note: In 1994, A. Lange & S?hne released a watch that would go on to be one of their most recognisable designs to date. The Lange 1 is an expression of what the brand does best: manufacturing a dial layout that is less than traditional, but with a tension in its design that suggests it is the product of decades o.................. 06.08.19 More