Best Tudor Black Bay alternatives | BUYING GUIDES
Buffy Acacia
The Tudor Black Bay collection has got to be one of the most popular series of retro-styled watches ever. Considering the wealth of 50s and 60s designs Tudor has to pull from, plus its historic connection to Rolex, all of the Black Bay models have completely surpassed their original designation as?affordable alternatives to a Subm.................. 01.03.25 More
Best pulsometer watches | BUYING GUIDES
Mitchell Barber
All the way back in 1707, a gentleman by the name of Dr John Floyer, renowned for treating asthma (probably with leeches), developed the first-ever watch with a scale that would help him measure one’s pulse. Thanks to his pulsometer, Floyer became the first physician to study the rhythm of the heart in his clinical practi.................. 01.03.25 More
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Moon Phase Retrograde Date | HANDS ON
Jamie Weiss
Watchmaking is a discipline defined by complicated mathematics, but some horological equations are easier to follow than others. The Overseas is Vacheron Constantin's most well-known and popular watch model. Retrograde displays are one of Vacheron Constantin's signature complications. So, what happens when you combine the two?You g.................. 01.03.24 More
Jamie Weiss
Watches and motorsport go hand in hand, and there's no motorsport where that's more true than Formula 1. Just about every team on the grid has a timing partner – check out our guide to the watches of Formula 1 here – and the relationships between F1 teams and watchmakers have produced some pretty exciting special editio.................. 01.03.24 More
Patrick Dempsey & Julien Tornare reopened TAG Heuer's Sydney flagship in dramatic style
Jamie Weiss
TAG Heuer’s flagship Australian boutique in the Sydney CBD has long been one of their top boutiques globally – a testament to how popular TAG Heuer has been with Aussies since the brand launched Down Under in 1986. (I strongly recommend you read Luke B’s amazing in-depth piece about the history of TAG Heuer in Aus.................. 01.03.24 More
The Time+Tide watch brand alignment chart
Borna Bosnjak
If you spend any considerable time on watch-related internet sites and Instagram, you would’ve seen people obsessively trying to categorise watch brands. Whether that be by their idea of luxuriousness, prestige, or the ever-popular tier list (watch this space). My favourite version of this ranking system is the alignment ch.................. 01.03.23 More
Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer Series
D.C. Hannay
Hamilton's latest additions to the Jazzmaster line present some attractive and versatile all-rounders The Jazzmaster Performer Automatic Chrono brings neo-vintage styling in an appealing package With two sizes offered in the Jazzmaster Performer Automatic range, it's easy for virtually anyone to find a perfect fitHamilton are well .................. 01.03.23 More
Jon Bernthal is yet another actor sporting this IWC reference
Look, I wish dress watches would get more attention today. The marketplace, and our wrists for that matter, are saturated with sports and tool watches. When I try to convince people to look for a classic dress watch to add to their collection, I ask them?but what about a watch for when you find yourself in formalwear? Are you really going to wear y.................. 01.03.22 More
Richard Mille's partnership with Ferrari is shaking up F1 sponsorship
Buffy Acacia
As the 2021 season of Formula 1 revs up to get started, the drama and speculation around the 10 teams continues to grow with each passing day. With a newly introduced cost cap regulation, the way in which F1 teams spend their fat stacks of cash is under a harsh spotlight. But the way they earn their money has always been a backdoo.................. 01.03.21 More
Andrew McUtchen
When the idea was first hatched that we would work with IWC on auctioning a rare-in-this-condition Porsche Design by IWC Ocean 2000 ref 3504 for charity, a name quickly emerged as someone to consult with on the process. Carson Chan is not only the Head of Mission of Greater China for the Fondation de la?Haute Horlogerie (FHH), .................. 01.03.19 More
Baume & Mercier 2017 Collection Overview Video Review
Felix Scholz
Anyone who’s?followed the SIHH 2017 releases will?have noticed a few clear trends emerging – more entry level options, more yellow gold, that sort of thing. One trend that wasn’t as remarked upon in all the excitement of the fair was the way several brands made?significant changes to their marketing and identity................... 01.03.17 More
Watchspotting at the 2016 Oscars
Andy Green
The Oscars are a time when Hollywood's best and brightest don their finery and strut their stuff. And watches are becoming increasingly important (and visible) accessories. For those of you who missed the red carpet action, we've been busy watch spotting, and have picked out the best-dressed wrists of the 2016 Oscars.THE SUBTLE CHAR.................. 01.03.16 More
Ulysse Nardin Blast Amoureuxpeintre | INTRODUCING
Borna Bosnjak
The open movement of the UN Blast Skeleton X has been hidden behind two frosted sapphire crystals.Recognisable features such as the oversized barrel and X-shaped construction of the in-house UN-371 calibre are still just visible.The collaboration is a limited edition of 29 pieces, priced at US$32,700.For the latest example of a w.................. 01.02.25 More
Breitling Navitimer | THE ICONS
Buffy Acacia
It's easy to dish out the term pilot's watch' to any chronograph with sword hands, especially if the dial is overloaded with information. But what do those watches actually have to do with flying an aircraft? Even historically speaking, most pilot's watches during both World Wars were time-only, and the chronographs that were used.................. 01.02.25 More
Best big watches | BUYING GUIDES
Tom Austin
Through the last 20 years or so, we've seen wristwatch trends come and go, and one rather prominent one at the turn of the century was big watches. You know the kind, kicked off in part by hip-hop music videos filled with gigantic iced-out?Jacob & Co Five Time Zones, all 47mm of them, and very much in-your-face. Through the 2000.................. 01.02.25 More
TAG Heuer Carrera Date Plasma Diamant d'Avant-Garde | INTRODUCING
Jamie Weiss
TAG Heuer’s latest experiment in lab-grown diamonds takes the form of a Carrera Date 36mm.This model features a dial made from a single lab-grown polycrystalline diamond, baguette-cut diamond indices and an 18ct white gold case.It’s also the first TAG Heuer to utilise yellow lab-grown diamonds: one for the crown, and on.................. 01.02.24 More
INTRODUCING: The new Hublot Big Bang Zermatt
Fergus Nash
This is the fourth release of the Hublot Big Bang ZermattHublot haven’t used steel in a Hublot Big Bang Zermatt since 2018The Matterhorn is displayed in the running seconds subdialBetween the Hublot-Express cable car, the Hublot-sponsored mountain restaurant of Chez Vrony, and the luscious wooden boutique in the centre of the.................. 01.02.23 More
Borna Bosnjak
Many times, a horological invention is credited to a household watchmaking name. I bet that most of you won’t have heard of Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin, however. Among Breguets, Mudges and Danielses, his invention was less technically impressive, yet no less astonishing, which may partly explain his amazingly successful caree.................. 01.02.23 More
Why I still mourn the untimely death of the Tudor North Flag
Ricardo Sime
It's 2015. Baselworld is still a thing. Hundreds of watch media outlets have descended on the town of Basel, Switzerland to report on the latest watch releases. Many of them have their eyes fixated on Tudor, as leaks are pointing towards them releasing their first in-house movement. And as the brand opens its doors to the public, .................. 01.02.22 More
THE MONTHLY EDIT: The Time+Tide team picks their favourite watch of January 2022
If you ask the Time+Tide editorial team what we do, unanimously we’ll agree that we are first and foremost watch journalists. At least for me, the mere idea of being an influencer in my role as Deputy Editor irks me. I do not want to influence your decision making, but I take pride in receiving feedback that I have empowered someone to buy a .................. 01.02.22 More
The Bulgari Octo Finissimo is the most contemporary watch design
Luke Benedictus
Fast-forward 30 years into the future. You're being chauffeured by your robot valet in your flying car on a trip to buy another pair of underpants made from laser-beam holograms (you're not entirely convinced by them, but your cyborg wife thinks they look sexy). But when you glance at the watch on your wrist yes, you will still.................. 01.02.21 More
IN-DEPTH: This Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch is as good as (Sedna) gold
Nick Kenyon
It was way back in 1969 that the first-ever gold Omega Speedmaster rolled off the production line, made for one wrist in particular – that of Richard Nixon. The caseback was engraved to read: RICHARD M. NIXON – PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES – “to mark man’s conquest of space with time, through time, o.................. 01.02.21 More
Why it's difficult to buy an Omega Speedmaster
Bruce Duguay
I have been trying to buy an Omega Speedmaster for a couple of years now. I have to admit I'm finding it nearly impossible to purchase one. Yes, I know they are readily available. That isn't the problem. In fact, one of the problems is that the Speedmaster universe is infinite and daunting.First, let's gather some context to quant.................. 01.02.20 More
RECOMMENDED READING: The remarkable innovation of the Patek Philippe Solar Clock
Nick Kenyon
While Patek Philippe are kept most popularly in the mind today through a handful of steel sports watches and the lyrics of chart-topping songs, the company has a history of remarkable innovation that is sometimes overlooked. In the middle of last century 1950 to be precise the Genevan firm released a solar-powered table clock, an i.................. 01.02.20 More
4 of the most surprising Rado watches released in 2019
Time+Tide
2019 was the year that Rado solidified their intent to deliver watches that not only pleased a loyal fanbase but surprised and captured the imagination of watch enthusiasts new to the brand. Everything from classically proportioned dress watches, to handsome and rugged tool watches and even bold reissues were released by the Swiss ma.................. 01.02.20 More
VIDEO: 6 of the best new IWC watches from SIHH 2019
Felix Scholz
One of my highlights of SIHH every year is IWC and not just because their booth is exceptional; this year it was dominated by an actual gleaming silver Spitfire. No, I like seeing IWC because the watches rarely disappoint, and this year was absolutely no exception. The Pilot's collection is one of the brand's iconic staples, and h.................. 01.02.19 More
LIST: From indies with love 6 watches I fell for in the Carr des Horlogers
Justin Mastine-Frost
From the first days of my downward spiral into my geeky obsession with horology, the world of the independent watchmakers has always held a warm place in my heart. Even when the Swiss watch industry was filled with doom and gloom, these small passion-fuelled outfits forged ahead, creating new and innovative releases at a t.................. 01.02.18 More
INSIGHT: Designing A. Lange & S?hne part 1, design approach & method
Sandra Lane
Money likes silence. Several years ago, a Russian collector by the name of Nikolai (he prefers not to publish his surname) was telling me why he's so keen on A. Lange & S?hne, and I was struck by that part of his reply. While he meant it to sum up the stealth' appeal of Lange's designs (discreet elegance; the antithesis of vulg.................. 01.02.18 More
What is the ideal watch size? | OPINION
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: Size very much matters, though we’re limiting ourselves to the realm of watchmaking. When it comes to a wristwatch, aside from whether or not someone can afford a watch the most important factor is whether or not the watch fits you (yes philosophically, but more importantly physically). The thing is, the pe.................. 01.01.25 More
Jeremy Clarkson sports a Breitling in Season 2 of Clarkson's Farm
Borna Bosnjak
Jezza is a man best-known for his ridiculous, seemingly off-the-cuff metaphors when describing everything from wringing the neck of the latest Ferrari around an empty airfield to the experience of shearing sheep. Saying a Mercedes: …sounds like Barry White eating wasps is a personal favourite. His farming show, ClarksonR.................. 01.01.25 More
Big Watches Small Wrists Part II: Can I manage a Panerai?
Kylie Lloyd-Wyatt
Welcome back to Big Watches, Small Wrists, a series where we look at those big beauties and their size-restrained counterparts to allow you, small-wristed reader, to find and fall in love with something you can truly feel comfortable donning. No more feeling sized out in a world of big-wristed horology, here we'll find you yo.................. 01.01.25 More
Best flieger watches | BUYING GUIDES
Buffy Acacia
The flieger?style of pilot's watches?has its roots in World War II, however, they've since outgrown their origins and taken on a life of their own. Where they were once made to fulfil a simple purpose, now?you can even get ones with perpetual calendars?and tourbillons. They're not made to fit over flight jackets anymore either, me.................. 01.01.25 More
IWC Pilot's Watch Timezoner TOP GUN Woodland | HANDS ON
Jamie Weiss
In my last Hands On review for Time+Tide, I talked a bit about the growing popularity of green dials for watches, but also about how there's more to making a good green watch than simply slapping any old shade of green on a dial and calling it a day. But making a watch entirely green the case, the dial, the indices, the strap? That.................. 01.01.24 More
VIDEO: Chopard Alpine Eagle XL Chrono
D.C. Hannay
With the heat from integrated-bracelet sports watches showing no signs of cooling off, more and more brands are getting into the game. And in some cases, they're resurrecting those bold designs from their own back catalogues, which is exactly what Chopard did in 2019, when it released the Alpine Eagle to great fanfare. The Alpine E.................. 01.01.23 More
Ricardo's top five watches of 2021
Ricardo Sime
In the future, I’ll look back at 2021 as the year that changed everything for me. At it’s beginning, an ending like this would have been a foolish dream. I would have never seen myself writing about this crazy passion of mine; let alone for a company 10,000 miles away. But through the power of the internet and a wonder.................. 01.01.22 More
Hublot Big Bang Integral King Gold review
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: Countless watches were released in 2021 and the Time+Tide team?endeavoured to review as many of them as we possibly could. Here we count down the Top 30 reviews of the year in terms of online traffic on our site. At number 22, it’s the Hublot Big Bang Integral King Gold…Andrew walked through the door .................. 01.01.22 More
Glashutte Original, Blancpain and Mido make up Luke's three favourite watches of 2020
Luke Benedictus
The lack of watch fairs and face-to-face watch showings meant that I saw fewer watches in the metal in 2020 than I had done in the last 10 years. But this lack of face time didn't stop me salivating over a few key pieces that shot straight to the top of my wish-list. These were my three favourite watches of 2020.Glashutte Origi.................. 01.01.21 More
INTRODUCING: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel
Cameron Wong
I like to imagine this time of year as an Advent calendar for watch lovers, with pre-release announcements being dropped each and every day as the countdown to SIHH 2019 ticks ever closer. Today's delectable delight comes courtesy of Jaeger-LeCoultre, and not only is it new, it's also blue, and delivers an impressively novel take .................. 01.01.19 More
VIDEO: Felix's top 10 watches of 2017 including Omega, Seiko and more...
Felix Scholz
We’ve been rolling pretty list heavy at Time+Tide over the past few weeks, and typically those lists are the result of (sometimes vigourous) team discussion. Well, this one is different in that’s its 100 per cent Felix, for better or (as Andrew found out) more surprising. So, in no particular order, here’s my top.................. 01.01.18 More