IWC proves the power of Pantone?
With any sort of commercial product, the choice of colour plays a crucial role in attracting the consumer. But watchmaking is a game of precision, an art ever striving for the pursuit of perfection. It is no longer enough to make a black dial these days, now it needs to be the blackest black or the richest blue or the most vibrant green. Recognisin.................. 02.05.22 More
HANDS-ON: The Hamilton Khaki Pilot Pioneer Mechanical Chronograph delivers looks, utility and value
D.C. Hannay
Since the beginning of recorded time, man has sought to escape the bounds of earth's pull for the freedom of the skies above. From the dawn of the 20th century, when man first affixed wings to engine for that brief-yet-monumental flight on the beach in Kitty Hawk, it seemed there was nothing left holding us back. Certainly, there w.................. 02.05.22 More
Vacheron Constantin have the most versatile integrated bracelet watch
Thor Svaboe
Grail watches come in all shapes and sizes, from that vintage Seiko chronograph to a German masterpiece from the town of Glashutte. But when it comes to current hype, one category trumps them all: the integrated bracelet sports watch. For me, the elusive Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 is still one of my ultimate dream watches, but I .................. 02.05.21 More
Scott Colvin
I still get lost in the details of the Rolex Submariner that was my first serious watch. The proportions of its features seem divinely inspired, everything ideally sized and placed. Its glossy black dial is startling to look at, somehow bottled essence of the pure void. When I put it on, the oyster bracelet, in that tantalising 90.................. 02.05.20 More
How to buy your first good watch
Time+Tide
Stepping into a luxury jewellers, pockets full of the hard-earned cash you're planning to drop on your first proper timepiece, can be a daunting prospect. In fact, assuming you haven't just stumbled into a vast fortune and you're buying a luxury watch simply because you assume it's the done thing, there is no doubt your first foray i.................. 02.05.19 More
Longines Record is A Big Deal Here's Why
Felix Scholz
Here at Time+Tide we make no bones about being greatly enamoured of Longines’s heritage offerings, so it's understandable that we made a beeline for the Lindbergh and 1945 models. However, our attention was rapidly drawn to the comparatively pared-back?Record, which intrigued us?with one simple word on its dial chronometer'................... 02.05.17 More
Zenith G.F.J. Calibre 135 | INTRODUCING
Buffy Acacia
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Celebrating the brand's 160th anniversary, the Zenith G.F.J. is named after its founder Georges Favre-Jacot and his vision of perfection.The movement is modelled after and improves upon the historic Calibre 135, which won 235 prizes at Swiss observatory chronometry tri.................. 02.04.25 More
IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar 41 (live pics) | INTRODUCING
Borna Bosnjak
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IWC imbues the Ingenieur with its signature perpetual calendar complication.Fully pre-programmed and crown-adjusted, the new Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar has a bit of Kurt Klaus’ magic in it.With a steel case and blue dial, this 42mm novelty is priced at US$36,9.................. 02.04.25 More
IWC Ingenieur collection Watches and Wonders 2025 | VIDEO
Zach Blass
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While there are other debuting collections from IWC that have been unveiled at the fair, I want to hone in on a particular range: the Ingenieur. Nearly 50 years ago, legendary watch designer Gerald Genta birthed the IWC Ingenieur with an integrated bracelet, and after va.................. 02.04.25 More
Cartier Priv Tank Guichets 2025 | VIDEO
Zach Blass
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Though it seems counterintuitive for the horological fanbase that once rabidly decried quartz and digital as the enemy, we have seen collectors really lust for watches that forego traditional displays of time pieces that, though mechanically driven, utilise digital displ.................. 02.04.25 More
Baume & Mercier Riviera Chronographs 2025 | INTRODUCING
Jamie Weiss
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Baume & Mercier add two new takes on the Riviera Chronograph that are sure to please proper watch enthusiasts.A flyback chronograph makes a return to the Riviera range, this time featuring a retro-styled gilded telemeter and tachymeter dial.For the first time ever, .................. 02.04.25 More
20 years of the Hublot Big Bang | IN DEPTH
Buffy Acacia
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For better or for worse, Hublot is a brand laden with associations. Athletes, Jean-Claude Biver, and experimental case materials are some of the things which come to mind when Hublot is mentioned, but the Big Bang is where it's at. It's wild to think that the Big Bang .................. 02.04.25 More
Tudor Black Bay Pro first impressions from a die-hard Tudor fan
Henry Zwartz
What Tudor would release at this year’s Watches and Wonders was one of the big talking points among collectors and enthusiasts. The sister brand to Rolex has built a reputation for unexpected releases. Think the Tudor North Flag or Black Bay P01. Tudor, once again, did not disappoint. The brand’s release of a 39mm true.................. 02.04.22 More
Time+Tide
“Look how fast Chris Grainger-Herr walks!” Andrew exclaims at one point in this video as he follows the IWC boss into his booth. It’s a throwaway line but it’s actually instructive, because Chris would appear to be the watch world’s most energetic man.His exploits yesterday offer the perfect example. One.................. 02.04.22 More
VIDEO: The Tudor Black Bay Chrono S&G is a two-tone bruiser with winning charm
Thor Svaboe
The Tudor Black Bay Chrono S&G has somewhat been left in the shadows of the oh-so-perfect-but-slightly-over-hyped 58. The original Black Bay 58 in black is actually part of my own collection, and while it does sit on my wrist with a calm, quiet confidence, I have toyed with the idea of flipping it for this two-tone big brother .................. 02.04.21 More
HANDS-ON: The Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic collection looks to the future, not the past
Nick Kenyon
A watch doesn’t become a classic if designers keep radically altering the way that it looks. A classic design needs consistency and slow, gradual tweaks if it’s to make its mark in the history books. Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was the Rado Captain Cook. But even a classic design can do with a bold inte.................. 02.04.21 More
EDITOR'S PICK: That time Batman and Kryptonite collided
Felix Scholz
Editor's note: Batman has been on my mind a bit recently, what with his bracelet upgrade. Which brought back this photographic comparison from a few years ago. Cue dramatic theme music …Earlier this year, we witnessed a chance encounter between two giants of both the superhuman and horological pantheons. The showdown took pl.................. 02.04.19 More
VIDEO: Felix's top 10 watches from Baselworld 2018
Felix Scholz
There's something I feel you should know about our personal top 10' videos: Andrew and I don't share what's on our lists with each other. Sure, we drop broad hints, but this video is genuinely the first time Andrew's hearing my list in full. The surprise,?and the guesses,?are real. And even though it's a little surprising that And.................. 02.04.18 More
Oris Chronoris Date Hands-on Review
Felix Scholz
One watch leapt out at me from Oris' 2017 collection the Chronoris Date. Not only is the colour scheme and tonneau case shape pretty eye-catching, but it's also an honest and authentic homage to the timepieces of the 70s. In fact the Chronoris name refers to a 1970 design that was the brand's first chronograph. This reinterpretati.................. 02.04.17 More
Bell & Ross BR 126 Aeronavale Could Be the Brand's Most Popular Vintage Model
Andrew McUtchen
Editor’s Note: Bell & Ross released a toned down vintage model this year, the first in their ‘3rd Generation’ vintage armada, with a flatter?case and a smaller diameter. It’s a strong piece, with notable improvements to quality like screw-down chronograph pushers, but it’s in a monochromatic ra.................. 02.04.17 More
IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar: Our Boy Blue
Andrew McUtchen
Editor’s Note: Just over a year ago we first laid eyes on one of the biggest, boldest and bluest watches we’d seen in a long time, the IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar. The force is still strong with this one, which combines?two firsts for IWC?in one?case: the newly developed?annual calendar complication, which offer.................. 02.04.16 More
Panerai Radiomir Firenze 3 Days Acciaco PAM604 Hands-on Review
Felix Scholz
The story in a second:The limited edition Panerai Radiomir Firenze is an elegant tribute to the city that was the brand's birthplace. The allusions to Antipodean tribal tattoos is purely incidental, these engravings are intended to reference renaissance architecture. They’re badass, either way.The Panerai Carbotech was respo.................. 02.04.15 More
Why making watches is an uphill battle outside of Switzerland | IN DEPTH
Buffy Acacia
Ask anybody to name a Swiss product, and they'll either say chocolates, army knives, or watches. Few countries have such strong ties with any particular kind of manufacturing, let alone specifically watchmaking. Sure, there are heritage brands based in Britain, France, Germany and Japan, as well as the microbrands popping up all o.................. 02.03.25 More
New releases from Audemars Piguet, Nivada Grenchen, Swatch x Omega and more
Pietro Pilla
This year holds many notable anniversaries for some iconic brands, such as Audemars Piguet’s 150th anniversary. While the brand from Le Brassus broke the news with multiple novelties (find the complete list here), the most interesting so far has been the incredible new perpetual calendar movement, operated entirely via the c.................. 02.03.25 More
Best racing watches | BUYING GUIDES
Borna Bosnjak
Racing and watches – name a better duo than that. When a sport is so closely dependant on accurate timing, with thousandths of a second often separating the competitors, it’s no surprise to see it so inherently related to watch sponsorships. For those who love racing and watches, however, the connection goes deeper th.................. 02.03.25 More
HANDS-ON: The Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet in steel
The Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet has been a hot subject of debate since its debut in 2019. It’s fair to say, as historically happened with other references of theirs like the Royal Oak, the collection was not immediately accepted with unanimous approval by watch enthusiasts. With great anticipation built around the release, and an aggressive.................. 02.03.23 More
Fergus Nash
When the Longines Spirit collection originally dropped, perfection was on everybody's mind. The design was fresh enough to be exciting, yet familiar enough to feel as though we'd all been thinking about these watches for years already. The details were impeccable, the specifications were all there, and they just looked fantastic, b.................. 02.03.22 More
Is the A. Lange & S?hne Datograph seriously undervalued?
Editor's Note: We recently partnered with @watchanalytics to crunch the numbers and dig into the horological market trends and value fluctuations for the references that matter. Last time, we delved into how?Omega Speedmaster Limited Editions are rocketing in value. Today we are going to dive into the market status of first generation A. Lange &.................. 02.03.22 More
Thor Svaboe
According to the Urban Dictionary, the definition of a baller is: “A person that makes shit happen. Without additional context, ‘baller’ typically is assumed to imply demonstrated ability in generating prodigious amounts of cash money, and/or a proficiency with creating frequent and mind-blowing sexual opportuniti.................. 02.03.21 More
Nick Jonas hosts SNL wearing an Omega Speedmaster in Canopus Gold
As a watch enthusiast and journalist, I get excited when I see celebrities sporting coveted timepieces on their wrists. More often than not we see the greatest hits from the usual suspects, but on the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live, Nick Jonas made #watchfam really proud.Tell me you’re a watch enthusiast, without telling me you.................. 02.03.21 More
Crime or Sublime: Putting a NATO strap on a dress watch the results
Time+Tide
Last week, Nick Kenyon and Luke Benedictus got into a horological war of words over the rights and wrongs of the humble NATO strap. Luke took a defensive why-the-hell-not approach while Nick stuck to the purist's line that some things must remain sacrosanct otherwise the whole of civilisation will go to pot.Image: pinterest .auWe the.................. 02.03.20 More
HANDS-ON: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel
Sandra Lane
With the new Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel, Jaeger-LeCoultre has pulled off quite a feat: it has transformed a quietly beautiful and discreetly elegant design into a take-your-breath-away showstopper. And it has done so without losing even a milligram of the class and refinement that has defined the model since it was first introdu.................. 02.03.19 More
NEWS: Panerai open first Australian boutique in Melbourne, and 2 standout models in stock right now
Cameron Wong
If you love watches and happen to find yourself in Melbourne, Collins Street is the place to be. If you also happen to be a Paneristi (even a budding one), you now have even more of a reason to visit, with Panerai setting up shop and opening their very first Australian boutique at 360 Collins Street.The space has been designed by .................. 02.03.18 More
LIST: 5 watches we'd love to see our Baselworld 2018 predictions
Time+Tide
Last year, Andy and I put together a fun little speculative list on heritage reissues we'd like to see in 2018. It was a fun story, so we thought we'd revisit it with a Basel twist. We sat down over some cold brew (coffee, not beer) and hashed out our wish list of Basel releases, and then brutally critiqued the plausibility and flaw .................. 02.03.18 More
Piaget Altiplano 60th Anniversary in Blue, Green and Grey Hands-on Review
Felix Scholz
This year Piaget celebrates 60 years of the ground-breaking Altiplano. Released in 1957, the original model was the perfect vehicle for the revolutionary 2mm thin 9P, which went?on to become the gold standard for reliable, elegant, ultra-thin movements.Over the decades, there’s been a clear evolution of?the Altiplano (which .................. 02.03.17 More
Longines and Time+Tide to Partner on The Longines Time Machine
Andrew McUtchen
Dust off your fedora Indiana, we’re going into the archives… Longines is a brand whose history the Time+Tide team has delved into before – pretty much every time they release an often best-in-show heritage reissue – ?and frankly, we haven’t been able to get enough. That’s because, while Longi.................. 02.03.17 More
Jean-Claude Biver and Hublot Ambassador Michael Clarke Video Interview
Andrew McUtchen
There are certain moments on the Time+Tide journey that stand out. When, amid the blur of watches, events and people you just step?back and say, Wow, did that really happen?' Like when Michael Clarke, former captain of the Australian test cricket team and current comeback kid?agreed to quiz the Chairman of the Board of Hublot, .................. 02.03.16 More
Pre-Baselworld 2015: Bulgar Octo Blue Hands-on Review
Felix Scholz
First Impressions:Slipping the gleaming Bulgari Octo onto your wrist you can't help but draw comparisons to the Royal Oak and the Nautilus. And there's a good reason for that.You never know what you're going to get when a jewellery brand starts pushing their watch collections. Too often you get poorly conceived and conservative de.................. 02.03.15 More
Oris at the Avalon Airshow Event
Felix Scholz
Death-defying stunts and walls of flame – the Avalon Airshow has it all.Normally you don't want to be at Avalon airport. It's a small, out of the way airport full of tired travellers waiting for their delayed flights in cavernous hangers.All that changes for one week in February when it hosts the Avalon Airshow, the third la.................. 02.03.15 More
New releases from Baltic, Urwerk, Louis Erard and more
Pietro Pilla
This week marks the return of Grand Seiko novelties and a stunning, colourful collaboration between two giants in the British independent brand universe. These have been fiery seven days, especially for independents and micro brands. Baltic celebrates its French origin with a Paris collab, Christopher Ward honours the lunar Year o.................. 02.02.25 More