The Franck Muller Vanguard Beach is a summery sports watch inspired by the sea
Jamie Weiss
An Asia-Pacific exclusive, this colourful new Franck Muller collection arrives just in time for Southern Hemisphere summerThe Vanguard Beach’s glass fibre composite case is designed to resemble sand on a beachColourful and sporty, it represents a new entry-level offering for the high-end brandFranck Muller’s watches hav.................. 28.09.23 More
IWC and Filling Pieces create the perfect watch + sneaker pairing
Borna Bosnjak
IWC’s recent partnerships with Pantone, Orlebar Brown, Hot Wheels and more have yielded a variety of takes on different models from their collection. Their latest collaboration sees a green-tinged, effort bound in leather, rubber and ceramic, as Filling Pieces, a Dutch footwear brand, pay tribute to IWC’s “Woodl.................. 28.09.22 More
INTRODUCING: the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater
If you were to ask me what my favorite complication in watchmaking is, my answer would undoubtedly be the minute repeater. For me, fine watchmaking is about looking into the past and, while a completely unnecessary functionality in the modern world, there is an everlasting charm about a watch that can chime the time. Born from a need to relay the t.................. 28.09.21 More
Fergus Nash
Omega's lines between utility and luxury are ever-blurring, and increasingly confusing to people who like to categorise watches into strict genres and tropes. The truth is, the centuries-old Swiss powerhouse is constantly proving that you can have high-performance, high-specification and high-flex wristwatches without spending anyw.................. 28.09.20 More
HANDS-ON: The Hublot Meca-10 movement makes a move into the Spirit of Big Bang Meca-10 Black Magic
Thor Svaboe
A dark brooding presence on the wrist is causing infatuation today, with a vast power reserve and the unexpected lightness of high-tech ceramic. The new Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Meca-10 Black Magic is a futuristic tonneau-shaped timepiece that surprises and assures you in equal measure, with its lightweight tank-like solidity and .................. 28.09.20 More
Why this Longines is the best watch I've ever owned
James Robinson
Back at the beginning of 2013, as a result of kissing goodbye to a couple of watches (mistakes) from my collection, I found myself in the rather fortunate position of needing a new daily timepiece.The buying criteria was fairly simple and straightforward: the new watch needed to be a diver, automatic, Swiss made and preferably f.................. 28.09.19 More
Size is the prize: Three genuinely massive timepieces
James Robinson
While there are many watch enthusiasts out there who consider timepieces with a case size of between 36mm and 40mm to be sitting in the Goldilocks zone, there are watches in existence that most certainly do not conform to this notion.These timepieces are made for enthusiasts who want something that has genuine presence on the wr.................. 28.09.19 More
LIST: The stories we tell 5 dinner party watch anecdotes
Felix Scholz
Watches. Turns out they're not (just) for telling the time. As horology's true believers (that is, you lot) will no doubt be aware, watches are more than mere objects. They're a hobby, a community, and depending on how far gone you are a way of life.But this interest doesn't come without its risks. Once it becomes known that you'r.................. 28.09.18 More
HANDS-ON: Tantalising Tantalum the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Limited Edition
Cameron Wong
Tantalum, what's that, I hear you say. Well, allow me to explain. Tantalum is a highly corrosion-resistant bluish-grey metal with an extreme hardness and high boiling point. Which are the exact qualities you want in a dive watch, but also qualities that make Tantalum incredibly difficult to work with and the reason why the materia.................. 28.09.18 More
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Moon Hands-on Review
Felix Scholz
It's fair to say that, for most people, Jaeger-LeCoultre in 2017 has been synonymous with the Master Control series we've spoken?about at length. On the one hand, these watches deserve their time in the sun; on the other hand, you might have missed the truly stylish Reversos JLC released this year.For me, the star of the swivellin.................. 28.09.17 More
3 Professionals Who Rely On Wrist Machines that Tell the Time and more
Melissa Pearce
There are some?sweeping generalisations in the watch world when it comes to the watches preferred by professionals in different fields Breitling for airline pilots, Hublot for NBA players, Nomos for architects but reality doesn’t quite conform to prevailing watch-lover logic. The fact is those that leap from high altitude.................. 28.09.17 More
Franck Muller Yachting Collection: Hello Sailor! Hands-on Review
Felix Scholz
The last time we had Franck Muller in the office it was a bold Vanguard clad in sinister black and red a watch that was at once sporty and menacing. Today we're looking at another take on their trademark curved shape, and while the case and dial layout are the similar to the Vanguard, the overall look and feel couldn't be more dif.................. 28.09.16 More
5 Skull Watches to Make You Grin
Felix Scholz
It's never too early to start planning your Halloween wristgame, so we've assembled five of the best skull watches. Why skulls? They symbolise death and danger, and are?undeniably cool. When you put a skull on a watch it takes it to another place – a dark place. The ticking hands and the grinning skull serving as a reminder .................. 28.09.15 More
Stephen Urquhart, President of Omega Interview Part I
Andrew McUtchen
Photo from Luxury Insider.When Omega launched the Dark Side of the Moon in Sydney recently, Time+Tide was invited to interview President Stephen Urquhart. We took this opportunity to open things up to our readers and asked for questions that they would like put to the President of not only one of the watch world’s powerho.................. 28.09.14 More
Zenith Defy Skyline Tourbillon Felipe Pantone | HANDS ON
Buffy Acacia
Almost every career field from sports to tech has its unbelievable success stories, but street artists have it pretty tough. Not only do they need to navigate potentially breaking the law and being threatened by those who see graffiti as vandalism, but they also have to survive in the cutthroat world of fine art dealers and galler.................. 28.08.24 More
Vacheron Constantin Watches & Wonders Shanghai 2024
Borna Bosnjak
The Holy Trinity brand expands its entry-level Fiftysix and high-end Metiers d’Art collections for the 2024 Watches and Wonders Shanghai fair.The new, 18k 5N pink gold Fiftysix Self-winding introduces a black dial to the collection, inspired by mid-century classics, as its name suggests.In anticipation of the next year of t.................. 28.08.24 More
Tudor Black Bay Chrono Blue | INTRODUCING
Jamie Weiss
Tudor follows up March’s Black Bay Chrono Pink with the more versatile Black Bay Chrono Blue.Specifically, it utilises a dark shade known as “Tudor Blue”, made famous by the Tudor Submariner “Snowflake” and Oysterdate Chronograph “Montecarlo”.A boutique edition, it also comes mounted on a f.................. 28.08.24 More
IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Moon & Tide IW344002 | HANDS ON
Jamie Weiss
This year has been all about the Portugieser for IWC. At Watches & Wonders Geneva, the Schaffhausen brand unveiled a variety of new colourful dials and interesting designs for the collection – the highlight being the epoch-defining Portugieser Eternal Calendar. At Watches & Wonders Shanghai, the love continues, with I.................. 28.08.24 More
IWC Portofino Chronograph 39 IW391503 | HANDS ON
IWC’s best-known offerings are undoubtedly its Pilot’s and Pilot’s Chronograph watches, and its Ingenieur collection. While they certainly have a mastery of bolder expressions with colourful ceramics, for example, IWC also practices refined minimalism in its out-of-the-spotlight Portofino. As a dress watch segment, any brand’.................. 28.08.24 More
Best mid-size watches | BUYING GUIDES
Not too hot, not too cold. Collectors often seek a Goldilocks, mid-size watch for their wrist – the sweet spot diameter for the average wrist between 35mm and 40mm in diameter. Keep in mind, though, the lug-to-lug is the most important measurement for fit. As a small-to-average-wristed watch collector myself, this is the zone in which I typic.................. 28.08.24 More
IWC Pilot's Watch Automatic 41 Black Aces | HANDS ON
When asked about pilot's watches, the first brand I think of is IWC. The brand largely deals in sensible, legible designs, especially when it comes to their pilot's watches, where such a quality is paramount. Now, we have seen IWC, well-versed in ceramics, create stealthy, black ceramic pilot's pieces. The dark cases certainly camouflage themselves.................. 28.08.23 More
How Hublot came back with a bang at Watches & Wonders
Time+Tide
Editor’s Note: We’re not going to pretend that Hublot is for everyone – their designs are far too bold and ambitious for that. But any watch lover will always get a kick out of the brand’s new?releases which – whether they involve material innovation or unexpected collabs – always demand horologica.................. 28.08.22 More
What Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones can teach you about wearing a watch
Luke Benedictus
Everyone knows Charlie Watts, who died last week, was the most dapper member of The Rolling Stones. If he wasn't banging the skins onstage, the mild-mannered drummer was always immaculately turned out in Savile Row's finest threads. Watts admitted to having more that 200 suits at his London home alone, many of which were specif.................. 28.08.21 More
VIDEO: The Ulysse Nardin Blast is a pyrotechnic expression of haute horology
Nick Kenyon
Ulysse Nardin has charged into the fray in 2020 with the release of the new Ulysse Nardin Blast, launched just before Geneva Watch Days. While the brand has an extensive archive of marine chronometers that have inspired a number of nautical-themed wristwatches, the design language of the Blast collection is unashamedly expressive i.................. 28.08.20 More
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: The revenge of the watch nerds
Andrew McUtchen
This week involved not one, but two Time+Tide events and, of course, a very significant one for the industry, which was Geneva Watch Days. We were there, with Marcus, our Creative Director, and a good friend, Mike Christensen, running the show there are some delicious, funny and quirky videos in production from the event that w.................. 28.08.20 More
Zenith CP-2 Bronze Flyback Chronograph review
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: It’s 2019 and bronze is here to stay. And I’ve got to say that, as far as trends go, this is one I can very much get behind. And while the combination of bronze case, heritage style and gradient dial is more common today than in the past, the Zenith CP-2 Bronze Flyback Chronograph is a fabulous lookin.................. 28.08.19 More
Longines Master Moonphase review
Felix Scholz
The Master collection has been a staple in Longines' catalogue for some time, epitomising the sort of casual elegance for which the bramd is so well known. The latest member of this family the Longines Master Moonphase continues to offer the strong combination of timeless style and well-integrated small complications that we saw l.................. 28.08.19 More
Felix Scholz
Travelling with a watch fan is always a fraught affair. You're always pulled into random vintage shops or glittering boutiques, in search of the elusive, the rare, or the unique. It's a lesson that Teesan's wife learnedIt was our last night in Venice, and I happened to walk past the boutiqueTeesan isn't new to the watch collecting.................. 28.08.19 More
Tudor's New Global Ambassador: Lady Gaga
Felix Scholz
Tudor has just announced Lady Gaga as a brand ambassador and global face of the #Borntodare campaign. This announcement comes just months after the brand signed veteran sports star and style icon David Beckham. In the advertising collateral supplied Gaga wears the (now classic) Heritage Black Bay with red bezel on a red fabric str.................. 28.08.17 More
TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 11 Ref. CAW211P Six-month Review
Andrew McUtchen
When I go to the pinpoint the exact moment in time I decided that I wanted a particular watch, there's almost always a common denominator: it's seeing it on someone else's wrist. My Monaco story starts this way. My business partner in Time+Tide is a pretty big Heuer and TAG Heuer fan. He is the founder of Calibre 11 (no longer .................. 28.08.17 More
Spotted by Andy Green: Rolex Sea-Dweller (SD4K) and more 11 August, 2017
Andy Green
Well, this month ended just as quickly as it started, busy with watch related activities and a bunch of incomings (including this stunning tropical Tudor Sub). Here's what happened…I kicked off August with a coffee with Rich who, aside from having a great car collection, has a love for watches. He was rocking a Rolex Sea-Dwell.................. 28.08.17 More
Richard Branson Vs. the 'Million Dollar Beard' Watchspotting Video
Ceri David
Editor’s Note: It started with a post on LinkedIn by Richard Branson, which was titled ‘Great Beards come with Great Responsibility‘. ?My first thought was of a guy we’ve bumped into a few times in our travels with Time+Tide, Mr Jimmy Niggles. Jimmy’s story is simple to the point of being unforgettable................... 28.08.16 More
IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Monopusher
Felix Scholz
The story in a second:IWC have just announced details (and more importantly pictures) of their first Watches & Wonders novelty, the Portofino Hand-Wound Monopusher.The Portofino family is IWC's dressiest line an elegant design with a lot of polish, and best suited to simple three handed affairs. Putting the traditionally sport.................. 28.08.15 More
New releases from Hublot, Omega, Konstantin Chaykin and more
Pietro Pilla
By the time this article comes out, the Olympics will have already started, and you'll see it also by the number of sports watches present in this week's selection. Starting from Omega with a manual wind model and continuing with Hublot and its collaborations with the AFA, you'll discover that there is a sports watch for every tas.................. 28.07.24 More
Learning about the madness of Magic Gold at the Hublot manufacture
Jamie Weiss
Metallurgy is an often overlooked aspect of making watches. For instance, watch consumers might broadly understand that most gold watches’ cases are made from 18-karat gold, which means they’re not pure gold and are alloyed with other metals, but we’re often not that curious about what those other metals are. They.................. 28.07.24 More
Giannis Antetokounmpo talks time and the Olympics | INTERVIEW
Russell Sheldrake
Elite athletes are a strange breed. They seem to be endlessly adaptable, yet reliant on very specific rituals, procedures, and routines in the run up to competitions. Giannis Antetokounmpo appears to be the classical example of this – with a highly regimented schedule in the lead up to a game, but able to change his sty.................. 28.07.24 More
Best moonphase watches | BUYING GUIDES
Watchmaking is a profession born from the need to keep time, the core obsession being making mechanical watchmaking as precise as possible. Due to the inherent beauty of astronomy and the science within it, a natural evolution in watchmaking was to relay astronomical information on the dial of a watch – the most common of which is the moonpha.................. 28.07.24 More
Baume & Mercier updates the Riviera Chronograph with warm, two-tone hues
Borna Bosnjak
Continuing their Riviera-focused Watches & Wonders 2023 form, Baume & Mercier has revealed yet another update to their sporty integrated bracelet watch. While the year’s biggest watch fair saw two new Riviera releases celebrating the model’s 50-year anniversary, this mid-year update zeroes in on bringing a pop.................. 28.07.23 More
VIDEO: The TAG Heuer Carrera Red Dial Limited Edition
The TAG Heuer Carrera was born in 1963, and since its inception it has become a timeless racing watch icon. Clean, crisp and faceted, any Carrera within a watch collection is likely to become a go-to daily wearer that combines robustness and elegance in equal measures. Last year, the TAG Heuer Carrera Special Edition Teal was an absolute home run i.................. 28.07.22 More
3 big questions raised by the $490K sale of the green dial steel Nautilus
The watch community hit peak frustration last week, irked by the sale of a still-sealed, green dial steel Nautilus for $490,000 USD. Flipping is rife in this hobby, and many see it as the largest problem in watch collecting today – a practice that makes it harder to secure in-demand timepieces. Sure, it’s nothing new, but the sheer scal.................. 28.07.21 More