INTRODUCING Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton
Borna Bosnjak
Gloriously blending modern design and classic watchmaking savoir-faire, the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton screams grail watch in any situation. It sits at the pinnacle of Vacheron Constantin's Overseas lineup and deserves its place in the pantheon of the complicated sports watch. Housing a be.................. 06.04.22 More
The Hamilton Khaki X-Wind takes flight with striking camouflage dials
Fergus Nash
There's no shortage of icons in the realm of pilot watches with aviation forming a key part of human achievement over the last century. There is arguably no stronger example of watches being used as indispensable tools, a notion which is increasingly romanticised as the humble watch becomes more of a style accessory over the years................... 06.04.21 More
INTRODUCING: The Breitling Premier B25 Datora 42 Copper
I don’t think I have ever been more excited (in recent times) by a Breitling novelty. The manufacturer has a rich heritage, undoubtedly, but in past years I have not found myself tempted to add one of their watches to my personal collection. I admire and respect their iconic designs, like the Navitimer, but never found myself having a deep hu.................. 06.04.21 More
HANDS-ON: The Chopard L.U.C Quattro goes casual, and has never looked better
Justin Mastine-Frost
Chopard have had a really solid last couple of years when it comes to their new releases, and all told they did not disappoint at Baselworld 2018. Some funky new colours were added to the Mille Miglia line, but one of the real stars of the show was this new take on the L.U.C Quattro. Past iterations of the piece, while tec.................. 06.04.18 More
Patek Philippe Ref. 5320G Perpetual Calendar Hands-on Review
Felix Scholz
Heritage is here to stay. What started as a trend intended to appeal to the hard core of collectors has slipped into the mainstream, and somewhere along the way it became a key pillar in major brands' release strategies. In 2007 it was very much novelty, now it's the new normal.Case in point is Patek Philippe's hero model of 2017 .................. 06.04.17 More
Urquhart Leaves Omega, Raynald Aeschlimann Takes Reins
Andrew McUtchen
The outgoing (and literally, outgoing) President of Omega for 17 years, Stephen Urquhart. Pic by @calibreimageIn the month before?his 70th birthday celebration, Stephen Urquhart has retired as the President of Omega, the Swatch Group’s leading brand, which is estimated to account for 30 per cent of the Group’s sales.................. 06.04.16 More
Andrew McUtchen
The Montblanc Collection Villeret Tourbillon Bi-Cylindrique 110 Years Anniversary Limited EditionMontblanc is celebrating?110 years of fine craftsmanship with a limited edition of three timepieces. The Montblanc Collection Villeret Tourbillon Bi-Cylindrique 110 Years Anniversary Limited Edition is a watch that features a?one-mi.................. 06.04.16 More
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech BOC IV | HANDS ON
Jamie Weiss
Over the years, Blancpain has taken the Fifty Fathoms in wildly different directions – the Bathyscaphe Complete Calendar Moonphase in ceramic, which manages to be both utilitarian and maximalist all at once, or the monstrous X Fathoms, which features a 55.6mm case and a mechanical depth gauge. Another distinctive Fifty Fathom.................. 06.03.25 More
Omega adds a white dial to the Speedmaster | INTRODUCING
Russell Sheldrake
After teasing us with a glimpse of this watch on Daniel Craig’s wrist last year at the Planet Omega event, we now finally have the white dial Omega Speedmaster.It features a first-ever lacquered dial for the Speedmaster Professional.?At US$8,100 on a bracelet, it is priced US$100 more than the standard black dial.After .................. 06.03.24 More
Hublot collaborates with artist Daniel Arsham to make a sundial
Luke Benedictus
When it comes to their ambassadors, Hublot is known for their stable of sporting superstars that have included?Usain Bolt, Novak Djokovic and Diego Maradona. But over the last decade, the brand have also consistently aligned themselves with modern artists, making watches with the likes of?Richard Orlinski, Shepard Fairey, Maxim.................. 06.03.23 More
5 things that separate fine from very fine watchmaking
Justin Mastine-Frost
Editor’s note: They’re the questions we all ask ourselves when contemplating a new mechanical watch: is it worth it? Is that?price-tag truly justified? ?Here’s Justin’s excellent piece offers some pointers on what to look for and what separates fine from very fine watchmaking.It's a question many of.................. 06.03.22 More
VIDEO: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time offers fine watchmaking for an active lifestyle
Nick Kenyon
In 2021, every brand has a luxury stainless-steel sports watch. But when the concept was born in the 1970s, there was less than a handful of brands who made the leap into the brave new world that left precious metal in the past. One of those brands was Vacheron Constantin with the ref. 222 designed by the German watchmaker Jorg Hys.................. 06.03.21 More
HANDS-ON: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time is a seriously luxurious travel watch
Nick Kenyon
The Vacheron Constantin Overseas collection represents sports watch pedigree through and through and the Dual Time is no exception. While the collection features everything from simple three-handed time-only watches all the way to tourbillons and perpetual calendars, arguably the most important complication for a sports watch is th.................. 06.03.21 More
10 of the best watches under 40mm listed in our NOW magazine (part 2)
In the name of my fellow tiny wristers, or just those who prefer watches closer to classic proportions, I’ve assembled a list of 10 of the best watches under 40mm listed in our NOW buying guide. For a long time the trend has been to scale watches up in size, with releases typically hovering above or equal to 40mm in diameter. But the people h.................. 06.03.21 More
Post Malone's insane watch collection part 1: With Rockstar Ratings
James Robinson
GQ just dropped the latest video from their On The Rocks series, with the face-tatted hip-hop heavyweight that is Post Malone. His watch collection is nothing short of unreal it’s a hypebeasts delight … which suits Posty down to the ground. But as is the case with just about everything in life, not all his watches ar.................. 06.03.20 More
Friday Wind Down Featuring the best Insta comment thread of 2020
Time+Tide
Welcome back to the Friday Wind Down, website edition! We don't know how long (a couple of years perhaps?) we've kept the Wind Down exclusively for subscribers, delivered hot to their inbox on Friday afternoon.But we've received enough requests for the old days, when it was delivered just as hot, just as heavy, via the website, right.................. 06.03.20 More
VIDEO: Radiomir or Luminor, which Panerai is right for you?
Andrew McUtchen
I’m putting myself out there in this video, which aims to establish whether the Panerai Luminor or Radiomir collection is more your jam. I’m pulling zero punches when I admit, in the opening few seconds, that at the time I bought my first ‘real’ watch, a Luminor PAM 177, I didn’t even know the Radi.................. 06.03.18 More
Ulysse Nardin 2017 Collection: An Impressive SIHH Debut Video Review
Felix Scholz
Le Locle-based Ulysse Nardin made their debut showing at SIHH this year, and we have to say, they brought the heat. We’re used to brands showing us one or two major novelties, but it’s safe to say UN went far beyond that. From technical tourbillons and regatta timers through to stunning dress pieces, vintage reissues a.................. 06.03.17 More
Tissot Couturier David's Follower Review
Andrew McUtchen
Your name:?DavidFollow: @david_witko?Your watch:?Tissot Couturier?When did you get this watch?It’s been two years with my daily Tissot Couturier and I’ve gotta say I still love her as much as the day we met.?Why do you love this watch?I wear my watch from morning to night, so it must have a clear, easily readable fa.................. 06.03.15 More
Friday Wind-down: 6 March, 2015
Felix Scholz
We'll be honest with you. With Baselworld 2015 only a few sleeps away it's getting hard to wind down. But gosh-darn-it, we're doing our best.What happened?Balloons were inflated and champagne was popped all in honour of the first post by our inaugural columnist, Mr Derek Dier, a vintage watch dealer of the first order and an all-r.................. 06.03.15 More
Best bronze watches | BUYING GUIDE
Jamie Weiss
I remember a few years back when everywhere you looked, bronze-cased watches were all the rage. Collectors went nuts for the rustic look, some of them accelerating the aging process through various methods of forcing patina, including, I kid you not, using hard-boiled eggs or mayo. Personally, I prefer a watch’s aging to occu.................. 06.02.25 More
Want a watch that nails the mob wife aesthetic? The women of 'The Sopranos' have you covered
Cate Misczuk
Mom, are you in the mafia? Meadow Soprano had her fair suspicions, too, when she posed the same question to her father in the infamous College' episode of The Sopranos. These days, however, it’s more likely that your mom just picked up on the ‘mob wife aesthetic’ that’s trending on TikTok. This shift away f.................. 06.02.24 More
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Tourbillon Platinum | HANDS ON
Jamie Weiss
These days, it seems tourbillons are more common than ever – a byproduct of the rise of computer-aided design. You can even find Chinese tourbillon movements for less than $1,000. Tourbillon watches have never been more accessible, and arguably, never been in more demand, even though tourbillons themselves have also never bee.................. 06.02.24 More
Buffy Acacia
Piaget celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Maison and the 45th anniversary of the Polo with the new Polo 79.It largely retains the design cues of the original with subtle updates like an enlarged 38mm case and a mechanical movement instead of quartz.Boasting a 3N yellow gold case and weighing a hefty 200 grams, it costs A$120,.................. 06.02.24 More
WATCHSPOTTING: Two unexpected celebrities join the Nautilus club
Luke Benedictus
Right now, if you were to pick the most in-demand watch model on the planet, the Patek Philippe Nautilus would be a sure-fire contender. Rising interest in steel sports watches on integrated bracelets ensured the Nautilus was already super-hot. And then came Patek's announcement last year that they were discontinuing the Nautil.................. 06.02.22 More
How I finally bought an Omega Speedmaster
Bruce Duguay
If you open up Google and type in Why do I have a hard time choosing an Omega Speedmaster?, chances are your first non-ad result will be a Time & Tide article from February 2020 documenting my own personal struggles with the same question. After I wrote that article, I received a lot of feedback from other watch people who see.................. 06.02.22 More
VIDEO: the Zenith Chronomaster Revival A385 Brown Gradient Dial
I know its summer in Australia, but here in the United States it’s the bleak mid winter – so we really needed this heat from Zenith. Since we published our hands-on review of the watch, our readers have made it pretty clear what the nickname of the Zenith Chronomaster Revival A385 Brown Gradient Dial should be: the “cappuccinoR.................. 06.02.21 More
Thor Svaboe
Yes, maybe you use your watch mostly to tell the time. But how about the joys of using a good old chronograph to time your bike ride to the shops. Or flying into another time zone with a GMT on your wrist (it will happen again one day). Let’s tempt you with the best value watch complications taken from our NOW magazine watch .................. 06.02.21 More
Thor Svaboe
Surely this is a marriage made in motorsport heaven? Your inner petrolhead might be increasingly dormant at a time where there’s an increasing emphasis on soulless electric cars and less of the freedom and speed that motor racing traditionally symbolises. If so, consider this watch your re-awakening. To paraphrase TAG Heuer C.................. 06.02.21 More
Why the Breguet Classique 5177 deserves a much closer look
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: At a quick glance, the world of high-end dress watches appears relatively same-same, with the important qualities of each piece only coming to light under much closer inspection. Most dress watches will be time-only, offer a simple dial, and arrive on a leather strap, but as you look closer, you will notice the s.................. 06.02.20 More
The dial on on this Rado is absolutely crazy ...
Nick Kenyon
Rado are well known for their collaborations with important designers from around the world. Famous names who have designed watches for Rado include English product designer Jasper Morrison, Taiwanese graphic designer Leslie Chan, and more recently the renowned Welsh furniture designer Bethan Gray. The?Rado True Thinline Studs Limi.................. 06.02.20 More
Double Wristing with a mechanical and Apple Watch: Crime or Sublime?
Time+Tide
This week's office dissension is a contentious one. In fact, it’s an argument so fierce that it threatens to tear the very fabric of Time+Tide’s own dynamic duo, Nicholas Kenyon and James Robinson. The topic of debate Double Wristing with a mechanical and an Apple Watch: crime or sublime? Let the sparks fly!Nick Kenyon Th.................. 06.02.20 More
VIDEO: 5 of the hottest new Cartier watches from SIHH 2019
Felix Scholz
Over the last few years, Cartier's watch releases have been consistently impressive, alternating between savvily commercial and outrageously stunning. This year we saw that strong trend continue.Cartier Santos de Cartier ChronographThe big news was the addition of a chronograph to last year's wildly popular new Santos. In addition.................. 06.02.19 More
Panerai Lunimor Due our video review of the new collection
Felix Scholz
If you had said to me, on the eve of SIHH 2018, that the one brand I would be most surprised by at SIHH would be Panerai, I honestly wouldn't have believed you. Panerai have gotten to where they are today by following the sort of slow and steady product development path that luxury and timeless style is built upon.Next thing you k.................. 06.02.18 More
Introducing the Bell & Ross BR V2 Steel Heritage
Cameron Wong
With aeronautical instruments remaining a main source of inspiration for Bell & Ross, it's fair to say they're passionate about aviation. And while we've come to expect flight-ready four-sided designs from the Parisian brand, last year's third-generation Vintage collection not only evoked the look of instrument panels from air.................. 06.02.18 More
Tudor's Most Important Technical Achievements and Predictions for Baselworld 2017
Felix Scholz
Editor’s Note:?Baselworld 2017 is just around the corner, which means our overactive imaginations have kicked into hyperdrive, imagining what new forms of wrist candy the brands will be dropping on us. At the forefront of our speculations are Tudor, who always play their cards close?to their chest when it comes to?new releas.................. 06.02.17 More
Bulgari Octo Ultranero Adds a Touch of Danger Hands-on Review
Felix Scholz
Bulgari has unveiled some of its?latest collection in advance of Baselworld, and we were lucky enough to get our hands on a few key pieces. One model that particularly took our fancy was this crimson and black?take on the Octo Ultranero.The changes on this latest version of the Octo?are purely cosmetic it's still a 41mm black DLC-.................. 06.02.17 More
Adam Reeder
Omega has always been on the cutting edge of horological technology. Aside from the engineering coup that was George Daniels’ co-axial escapement, Omega is responsible for pushing the watch industry forward throughout the decades. From the first diver’s watch ever brought to market for public consumption in 1932 to the .................. 06.01.24 More
The Franck Muller Crazy Hours is an exercise in pure, unbridled fun
D.C. Hannay
It goes likes this: 8, 1, 6, 11, 4, 9, 2, 7, 12, 5, 10, 3. No, this isn't some Fibonacci-like mathematical sequence, the combination to a very complicated electronic safe, or even a code for sending secret military messages via a cipher machine. It's the order of numerals on the Art Deco dial of one of the most out-there wristwatch.................. 06.01.23 More
VIDEO: The top 5 watches of 2021 from $1000-$5000 (Part 2)
Fergus Nash
The $1000-$5000 USD price bracket is truly the wild west of the watch market, playing host to some watches that overstep their mark in terms of pricing and some that are still absolute bargains at $4999. From microbrands to established big guns, here are five more of the best mid-range watches from 2021.1. Serica 5303 ($1,200USD)As.................. 06.01.22 More