David Chalmers
It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World, James Brown told us and if he was talking about watches, he was right.Too many women’s watches over the years have been scaled down versions of the men’s model. Change the colour scheme, add a mother-of-pearl dial, ?encrust it with diamonds and it’s ready .................. 03.09.14 More
Russell Crowe wears Patek at Indoor Garden Party gig in London
If you asked us what our most viewed YouTube video of all time is, the answer, perhaps unsurprisingly, would be our video with Russell Crowe back in March 2018 (which to date has over 1.1M views). Our bread and butter is hands-on watch reviews with voiceover narration, but who could ever top Russell Crowe himself narrating an overview of twelve of .................. 03.08.24 More
Best sector dial watches | BUYING GUIDE
Borna Bosnjak
Among the more distinguished watch design languages was the Art Deco period, birthing iconic designs such as the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso and Cartier Tank, alongside lesser-known but clearly of-the-period pieces akin to the slant-dialled Vacheron Constantin 1921. This period was not just one of refinement and apparent squaring-of.................. 03.08.24 More
Zenith Defy Skyline joins Chronomaster Sport as a "waiting list" model
It is kind of a shame that a barometer for the success of a watch reference is when it is not readily available to purchase at retail. In an era of “unobtanium” Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, these super-hot brands all have standard-production watches selling at a premium due to their lack of availability. But this is typica.................. 03.08.22 More
Why I had to have the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Geographic
Time+Tide
Tommy is a Time+Tide Club member who works in cricket and, as a result, travels a lot and spends an inordinate amount of time in airports. That means he also gets a lot of exposure to new watches in the duty-free section, which is how he first spotted the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Geographic. As soon as I saw it I thought, Wow! I have .................. 03.08.22 More
Three Patek Philippe Nautilus alternatives to consider
Recently on our weekly room?The Breakfast Club on Clubhouse (Friday 8pm EST / Saturday 10am AEST), we spoke at length about purchasing principles. The question we explored was what do you do when a watch is not readily available at retail. Do you queue up and wait it out? Do you cough up the hefty second-hand premium? Or do you welcome the challeng.................. 03.08.21 More
The Zenith Chronomaster Original White is a chronograph classic
Fergus Nash
?It's no secret that vintage reissues have taken centre stage for the last couple of years. No matter how innovative a brand may be, there's just something about putting a familiar favourite on the wrist that transports you whenever you check the time, without the hassle of actual vintage upkeep. Zenith know how to do it better tha.................. 03.08.21 More
Downsizing to 36mm opens up a world of value the IWC Pilot's Watch Automatic 36 proves it.
Thor Svaboe
I love pilot's watches and their cool monochrome aesthetics, but I don't have the beefy arms to pull off a 44-46mm IWC. I'm also one of the fans who applauded in surprise (I might even have shouted) this year, when the Explorer went back to its vintage roots at 36mm. It’s perfectly sized at 36mm as well as being one of the fe.................. 03.08.21 More
You might have missed these 5 excellent new watches these are the sleeper hits of 2019
Felix Scholz
A lot of new watches are released every year. Big brands will often release 100 or more new unique variants (and fair enough, different dial/strap/material, etc take up a lot of this space), but even so, it's fair to say that not every new watch gets its time in the sun.Sometimes that's OK, as we're talking about minor, or sometim.................. 03.08.19 More
Keeping tradition alive at the Cartier Mtiers d'Art
Nick Kenyon
Editor’s note: Why is this unassuming looking farmhouse in the Swiss countryside so important to a brand as large as Cartier? Because it houses the workshop for Cartier's Maison des Metiers d'Art, sanctuary to a set of artistic skills and techniques that are hundreds of years old. It is in this farmhouse that some of the most.................. 03.08.19 More
OPINION: Judge not why you shouldn't judge someone by the watch on their wrist?
Felix Scholz
One of my favourite quasi-apocryphal watch tales goes like this: There's a guy who, for lack of anything better or more pressing to do with his life, decides to yacht-hop his way from home to Australia. Somewhere along the way, his watch (a Rolex, natch) is lost at sea.All our mythical sailor wanted was another Yacht-Master….................. 03.08.18 More
Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Unico in Carbon In-depth Review
Felix Scholz
The story in a secondGot a blacked-out 488 rolling in and looking for the perfect watch to match? Read on.Hublot are masters of both the high-level partnership and the limited edition. Both of these traits are very much to the fore?in their freshest round of Ferrari-themed Big Bangs. I recently had the pleasure of spending some ti.................. 03.08.17 More
Drive de Cartier One-week Review by Chris Edwards
Time+Tide
Warning: This watch review with a difference may contain traces of mancrush. So let's address the chiselled jaw on the elephant in the room. We envy the hero of this shoot, Mr Chris Edwards, more than just a little bit. Let us count the ways. He surfs and still dresses as sharply as anyone in the country (see these stunning photograp.................. 03.08.16 More
5 of the Most Important Lost Watches
Felix Scholz
The Story in a second:What do an actor, a tennis player, a queen, an AFL footy player and an astronaut all have in common? At one time or another they've had their wristwatch stolen.There are two humble words that strike fear and loathing deep into the heart the Time+Tide team: lost' and watch'. It doesn't matter how the watch was.................. 03.08.15 More
Tudor Ceramic Black Bay "Blue" | INTRODUCING
Russell Sheldrake
Tudor finally releases the Black Bay Ceramic that Visa Cash App RB drivers wore since the start of the 2024 F1 season.The blue dial matches the accents of the RB livery, accompanied by two straps – a leather/rubber hybrid and fabric NATO.Priced at US$5,150, it’s powered by the Kenissi-made MT5602-1U with 70 hours .................. 03.07.24 More
Ryan Gosling Wore a Pink Tag Heuer Carrera to a Barbie Premiere
If actor and TAG Heuer ambassador Ryan Gosling did not wear this watch at some point during his press junket for the upcoming Barbie movie, it would have been a major slip-up by the TAG Heuer team. I mean, while perhaps a bit too obvious, it is also too perfect. After releasing four colourful and upgraded Carrera Date 36mm watches this past Watches.................. 03.07.23 More
The six best vacation watches to take on holiday at various price points
Let’s clarify this at the outset. Best is obviously subjective, and if you read my story on how the DOXA SUB 300 Carbon Aqua Lung US Divers Limited Edition was the perfect vacation watch for my recent trip to Aruba you may already be familiar with my personal criteria. To recap, I try to only take one watch with me when I travel, which means .................. 03.07.21 More
The four safest places to buy preowned Richard Mille
For brands like Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Rolex and Richard Mille it is crucial to understand the best means of acquiring these pieces preowned. Unless you’re a VIP customer, these highly sought-after brands don’t tend to be readily available to buy right away (if ever). Despite this, grey market dealers seem to have cases full o.................. 03.07.21 More
Adrien Brody spotted wearing IWC Portugieser at the Tribeca Film Festival
One debate that continues to rage within the watch community is whether or not sports models are considered kosher with formalwear. On the one hand, the suave spy James Bond popularised the dynamic, wearing watches like the Rolex Submariner or Omega Seamaster with a tuxedo. But the question remains whether or not the combination truly works in real.................. 03.07.21 More
OPINION: Will COVID hammer the final nail into the coffin of the dress watch?
Luke Benedictus
Having moved house last year, I finally got around to collecting the last remaining items from our storage facility last weekend. All that was left was a forlorn collection of those random bits and pieces that you barely use, but can't quite stomach throwing out. There was a box of bedraggled Christmas decorations, a tennis rac.................. 03.07.20 More
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: It doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes you can have your cake and eat it too. The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic is one such occasion, where packed into an ultra-thin, ultra-modern watch, you get the two most practical complications a wristwatch can offer. A GMT and a chronograph. Tha.................. 03.07.20 More
HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Connected Golf Edition can actually improve your golf game
Nick Kenyon
If we’re honest with ourselves, luxury sports watches aren’t actually designed to be used during sport. Sure, they are more robust than your typical dress watch, but the most adventurous situation they are designed to find themselves in might be diving into glittering Capri waters from the deck of a sailboat, maybe suff.................. 03.07.20 More
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 5 varied reactions to the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Navy Blue
Andrew McUtchen
The world has kept spinning through the ongoing horrors of COVID-19 that continue to unfold day to day. And, excluding a brief golfing ban in Australia that also stretched, quite bizarrely, to kayaking and stand up paddle boarding plenty of people have sought respite from cabin fever on the course. Me, on the other hand, I'm no.................. 03.07.20 More
Tom's Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 story
Andrew McUtchen
In the first episode of a new Time+Tide video series called Every Watch Tells A Story' in which we ask people to choose a watch in their collection with a memorable backstory Tom explains how he came to be the proud owner of a Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711, a watch that has had arguably more attention in the last few months than.................. 03.07.19 More
TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 5 Day-Date review
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: The longer I spend around watches, the less I find myself in bells and whistles (Patek alarms and Jaquet Droz excepted). In fact, I find myself more and more drawn to simple, pure designs that just work. The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 5 Day-Date is a perfect example of this. On the surface there’s nothing fl.................. 03.07.19 More
Old is the new black, 8 of the best heritage watches of 2018
Nick Kenyon
While orange might be the new black, another obvious trend in the contemporary watch market is the lean towards heritage styling. This has been a consistent motif across the industry for a number of years now, but 2018 was a year when the number of heritage watches almost eclipsed those with more contemporary design. In the spirit .................. 03.07.19 More
INTRODUCING: Getting your hands on the First Omega Wrist-Chronograph is pretty much impossible
Felix Scholz
When Omega releases a limited edition, you're fairly safe in betting that it will be numbered in the hundreds or thousands. The First Omega Wrist-Chronograph Limited Edition is a little more limited than that being released in 18 pieces only, and for good reason.This large 47.5mm chronograph was unveiled by Omega CEO Raynald Aesch.................. 03.07.18 More
EDITOR'S PICK: 15 exceptional watches from the Omega Museum
Felix Scholz
Editors note: At the moment, the Time+Tide team members whose names don’t begin with ‘A’ and end with ‘ndrew McUtchen’ are pretty jelly of Andrew McUtchen, who is, as we speak, ensconced in the bosom of Omega’s home turf, to celebrate an incredible (and incredibly rare reissue of Omega’s f.................. 03.07.18 More
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM 629: California Love Video Review
Felix Scholz
Editor’s Note: For the first time last year Panerai released a watch with a California dial in a Luminor case, and a black titanium one to boot in the Panerai Luminor PAM 629. The result, as Jim Carrey would say, was smokin’!The Panerai PAM 629 is one of the more hotly discussed releases of Watches & Wonders. It fe.................. 03.07.16 More
WISH Magazine's Watch and Jewellery Edition
Felix Scholz
Time+Tide is the official watch partner of The Australian’s Wish Magazine. We really like these guys, they’re great to work with and the magazine is everything we want in our lives. Today, we celebrate the publication of our most substantial contribution yet; a whopping six-page watches and jewellery edition (you can c.................. 03.07.15 More
TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 Date & GMT | HANDS ON
Jamie Weiss
The Carrera and Monaco are icons, but I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for the TAG Heuer Aquaracer – especially since the brand’s refresh of the Aquaracer range in 2021, and extra-especially the Aquaracer Professional 300, which is the flagship of the range. I love the angularity of its dodecagonal bezel, octagonal l.................. 03.06.24 More
The first double-faced watch wasn't made by the brand you expect
Fergus Nash
Back in the centuries where pocket watches were the pinnacle of horology, experimentation was rife. Among the watches of royalty were incredible complications, calendars, automatons and glorious decorations – and occasionally even double-sided displays. For something encased in solid metal and kept in a soft pocket, it wasn't.................. 03.06.23 More
INTRODUCING: The Zenith Calibre 135 Observatoire Limited Edition
Precision chronometry is the ultimate test of any manufacture's mettle. To win and set records at Observatory competitions not only results in a highly coveted award for a manufacture, but also a highly coveted timepiece for collectors to acquire. Herein lies what makes the Zenith calibre 135-0 so legendary in the world of horology. From 1950 ̵.................. 03.06.22 More
INTRODUCING: The IWC Bronze Pilot's Chronograph 41
Fergus Nash
The first rule of half-arsed journalism is that if something happens twice it’s a coincidence and if it happens three times then it’s a trend. On that basis the theme of the past week has been bronze-cased watches with blue dials. Along came the?Norqain Freedom 60 GMT Bronze Midnight Blue,?followed in quick succession w.................. 03.06.22 More
Highest (horology) in the room: the unreal watch collection of Travis Scott
When you become a world famous recording artist, you stand to make a ton of money and inevitably acquire a drool-worthy collection of luxury goods. Of course, here at Time+Tide we are all about watches. Recently we have explored watches worn by Cardi B, Nick Jonas, Usher, and more, but for today’s session of celebrity watch-spotting we’.................. 03.06.21 More
Longines takes to the skies with its new Spirit Collection
James Robinson
For some time now,?I think we can all agree, Longines has been on a hot streak like few other brands. All of their additions to the fantastic Heritage Collection have ranged from commendable to award-winning fire, and new iterations of the HydroConquest and Master Collections have continued to punch well above their RRP weight. .................. 03.06.20 More
Cartier Rvlation d'une Panthere review
Time+Tide
Editor's note: This year at SIHH we were treated to another look at the stunning Cartier Revelation d'une Panthere, and the 2019 version was helpfully explained to us thus: Last year it had 900 gold beads forming the face. This year it is 650 diamonds. We had to redevelop and re-engineer everything. Diamonds and gold are not the same.................. 03.06.19 More
How to Buy Your First Baller Watch by FakeWatchBusta
Time+Tide
Editor's Note: Any Instagram-savvy watch fan who?doesn't follow @fakewatchbusta and @rolex_enforcer is either lying, in need of a tip, or perhaps they just have enough entertainment in their lives already. We fall into the camp of those that enjoy the odd bust, with a preference for the posts that can help educate (as well as eviscer.................. 03.06.16 More
Friday Wind-down: 3 June, 2016 Winter Is Here
Time+Tide
Your boy Jon Snow may have been banging on about it for some time, but winter's finally arrived here in the southern hemisphere. By mid-afternoon on Saturday, Harvey Norman's electric blanket aisle will have been decimated, so don't leave your run too late. That's the weekend taken care of, but what of the week that was? Well, this:W.................. 03.06.16 More
Hublot Big Bang Chrono Perpetual Calendar Hands-on Review
Felix Scholz
The story in a second:Hublot add an extra ingredient into their trademark fusion recipe – a perpetual calendar. The resulting watch is still full of big flavour hits but now comes with a smooth and mellow aftertaste.Age has affected the Big Bang; made it more mature, given it depth. When it was first introduced a decade ago .................. 03.06.15 More