VIDEO: Confused by the ever-expanding TAG Heuer Carrera collection? Chris Hemsworth is here to help
Andrew McUtchen
So, you’re interested in a TAG Heuer Carrera? Great! But I’m afraid I’m going to need a lot more information. Are you into modern, larger watches? Do you prefer time-only or complications? Ceramic or steel? Do you like Pandas?Because where once ‘Carrera’ was code for sporty, broadly classic-looking.................. 25.06.18 More
Blancpain Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Will Help You Beat the Winter Blues
Felix Scholz
Editor’s Note: It’s distinctly miserable weather here in Melbourne at the moment, so what better way to beat the winter blues than with a perfect summer watch. Everything about this limited edition Bathyscaphe, from the bright blue dial all the way to the sailcloth strap, is made for long, lazy afternoons by the water................... 25.06.16 More
Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra
Felix Scholz
The story in a second:Baume & Mercier celebrate the?life and legacy of a racing legend with the Capeland Shelby Cobra.Yesterday I had the great pleasure of attending the?Australian launch of Baume & Mercier's latest limited edition The?Capeland Shelby Cobra. Any misapprehensions around what the watch was about were shatter.................. 25.06.15 More
Oris Aquis Date Taste of Summer | INTRODUCING
Buffy Acacia
Just in time for summer, Oris equip its latest Aquis releases with two new vibrant dial colours.The bright dials remain lively with the addition of white ceramic bezels.Rather than using the in-house Calibre 400, the Aquis Date keeps with Oris’ older Sellita-derived 733.While some of us in the Melbourne office continue to fr.................. 25.05.24 More
A. Lange & S?hne Datograph Up/Down Blue | HANDS ON
Buffy Acacia
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If you're in the market for a luxury pilot's watch, A. Lange & S?hne probably wouldn't be your first port of call. Known for their ridiculous levels of finishing, impressive feats of complication and impeccable gothic stylings, even one of the German brand's sporti.................. 25.05.24 More
5 sleeper picks from the upcoming Sotheby's Fine Watches auction starting next week
Watch auctions are typically associated with record-breaking prices and incredible amounts of money spent on coveted collectables. During my visit to Sotheby’s Upper East Side headquarters, I saw plenty of lots primed to go for six, seven, dare I say eight figures – such as the two Paul Newman-owned Rolex Daytonas that the auction house.................. 25.05.23 More
The legacy of the Hamilton Khaki Navy Frogman continues to evolve
Time+Tide
The Frogman is a black and white film from 1951 that depicts the?contribution the US Navy divers made to WWII. ?Following the death of their superior officer, the men of the Underwater Demolition Team chafe under the strict rule of Lieutenant Commander John Lawrence, a rule-bound leader?who tries to crack down on team discipline. Fol.................. 25.05.22 More
Is it okay to wear a diamond-encrusted watch to tie your hair back?
Nick Kenyon
Human creativity truly knows almost no bounds. Want proof? Check out this guy wearing a completely diamond encrusted watch as a scrunchie in the club, neatly pulling back his impressive mane of dreadlocks. Really, given the almost endless number of products specifically designed to manage hair, using an iced-out wristwatch is genui.................. 25.05.21 More
Believe the hype: Christie's Auction of the Decade smashed records to net $34m
Thor Svaboe
When Christie's described The Legends of Time event in Hong Kong last weekend as “the auction of the decade,” they certainly talked it up. But it turns out that confidence wasn’t misplaced.? The auction achieved no fewer than 10 world record sales with the total tally coming to $34,850,855 USD – the best-eve.................. 25.05.21 More
This is the ultimate dress watch, and it has been for more than 100 years
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: Dress watches are one of those timepiece genres with very specific ‘rules’, and can be hard to nail. One watch that always manages to look elegant and on point in a dressy situation is the Cartier Tank. Like this Tank Louis Cartier we looked at a while back …It's hard to overstate the importance.................. 25.05.19 More
5 watches to survive the end of the world, just in case things really kick off
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: It’s 2019, and along with the feeling that drone-delivered pizza is imminent, many people are also experiencing some form of existential apocalyptic angst. And rather than tell you that it’s all going to be OK, we’d suggest you prepare by watching a few series of Doomsday Preppers and reading th.................. 25.05.19 More
LIST: Somewhere over the rainbow 8 of the year's best gem-set watches?
Felix Scholz
There's no point sugar-coating it. Gem-set watches aren't for everyone. For one, all that ice racks up the price tag (so much so that all the watches below are POA), and for another, it takes a certain type of person to appreciate the occasionally over-the-top artistry it takes to make a watch shine like the proverbial crazy diamo.................. 25.05.18 More
Oris Regulateur 'Der Meistertaucher' is ba Different Kind of Dive Watch
Cameron Wong
If you dive, or even if you don't, then you may know that a diver's regulator is the hub of their equipment it is what makes breathing underwater possible, after all. We may not be referring to that type of regulator here, but the latest offering from Oris, the updated Regulateur Der Meistertaucher' (Master Diver), has been purpos.................. 25.05.17 More
Six Technical Achievements That Set Tudor Apart
Felix Scholz
Over the past five years Tudor has transformed from a brand with a sprawling product offering and proposition into one that makes some of the best-looking, best-value Swiss timepieces around. A large part of this shift is due to the success of its on-point Heritage collection, which offered the perfect blend of modern quality and .................. 25.05.16 More
Breguet Classique Souscription 2025 | VIDEO
Was the Breguet Classique Souscription 2025 on your horological bingo card for this year? Though it was inevitable that Breguet would want to celebrate its 250th anniversary with a new watch, most would have probably expected a tourbillon, considering its namesake created the renowned complication. Instead, we have the opposite: a clean, one-handed.................. 25.04.25 More
Meeting MR PIAGET! Yves Piaget on the return of Polo
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, born in 1972, is credited with introducing the phenomenon of luxury steel sports watches. Then, the also Genta-designed Patek Philippe Nautilus would debut in 1976 – further establishing this new category. At times left out of the conversation, however, is the Piaget Polo, launched in 1979. Its revival, the Polo.................. 25.04.24 More
The Hamilton Floral Pink Capsule blossoms into 2023
Fergus Nash
Hamilton have introduced two new pink versions of the 36mm Jazzmaster Open Heart and the Ardmore Quartz.The pink shade is light and sophisticated, suiting the different styles of watch in different ways.Pink is looking like a contender for dial colour of the year.It's seeming as though pink may wind up as the dial colour of 2023, w.................. 25.04.23 More
Fergus Nash
At last year's Watches & Wonders, Jaeger-LeCoultre dazzled attendees with their Stellar Odyssey collection accompanied by a mesmerising stall. This year, they calmed us back down with an exploration of their beauty and history, as exemplified by a spectacular hologram and water display at the centre of various craft demonstrati.................. 25.04.23 More
Jeremy's 5 favourite steel sports watches from Watches & Wonders
Time+Tide
A couple of years ago, when I first started @timepeacelove, my Instagram page?dedicated to my passion for watches, I made a joke to my wife saying, Hey, maybe one day I'll get the chance to experience Watches and Wonders in Geneva. I would have never thought that day would come, but my experience last month when I attended the fair a.................. 25.04.22 More
Tasting Notes: Going hands-on with the 2021 Audemars Piguet Novelties
With my one year anniversary with the Time+Tide team on the horizon, the only drawback has been that the pandemic inhibited all the in-person interaction I really craved. What I love about the watch community is being able to meet up, whether with members of the industry or #watchfam community, and nerd out for hours about watches. Fortunately for .................. 25.04.21 More
INTRODUCING: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Hybris Mechanica
With nearly 40 brands presenting novelties this Watches & Wonders, it can be quite the challenge to present a novelty that stands out amongst the crowd. After speaking with various members of the press, and #watchfam on instagram and clubhouse, it has become abundantly clear that the horological champion of the fair was Jaeger-LeCoultre.The his.................. 25.04.21 More
Thor Svaboe
The new Tudor Black Bay Chronograph for me definitely scratched an itch I was well aware of, well, two itches. While I’m always impressed by the mechanics of a chronograph complication, I prefer clean dials and the contrasts of a sharp panda. The beefy Black Bay chronograph has always been sharp in the looks department, and I.................. 25.04.21 More
7 highlights from the Vacheron Constantin 2020 collection
Nick Kenyon
Vacheron Constantin are a member of the horological holy trinity for very good reason. When it comes to technical innovation and craftsmanship, they are close to peerless in their capacity to not only create some of the most complex and interesting movements ever, but execute the design in an extremely well-thought-out wristwatch. .................. 25.04.20 More
Tudor Black Bay 36 Video Review
Felix Scholz
Of the three Tudor Black Bay's just released at Basel the Black Bay 36 is the most intriguing. It's such a dramatically different watch from the other Black Bays that we initially questioned whether or not it should even sit within the same collection. First of all, the size. At 36mm this is a much more petit, not to mention discr.................. 25.04.16 More
Where to buy a watch in Sydney? | T+T CITY BUYING GUIDE
Jamie Weiss
The magnetic draw of Sydney should not be underestimated – and I’m not just saying that because I’m a born-and-bred Sydneysider. It’s a bustling metropolis and one of the great world cities, and few cities around the can compete with Sydney’s year-round agreeable weather and fantastic natural environme.................. 25.03.25 More
Best panda dial chronographs | BUYING GUIDES
From iconic racing watches to auction darlings, panda dial chronographs hold a special place in the hearts of collectors all over the world. It is little wonder most brands have their own interpretation of the much-loved design. The panda dial was popularised in the 1960s and 1970s, largely thanks to mainstream brands such as Rolex, Omega, and Heue.................. 25.03.25 More
Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Self-winding Jewellery | Hands On
Borna Bosnjak
Vacheron Constantin have cemented their position in the Holy Trinity as the kings of the understated, as even the most complicated, precious-metal clad watches in their catalogue tend to be kind of restrained. That being the case, I wonder what prompted them to take their most conservative collection – the mid-century moder.................. 25.03.24 More
Tudor open Geneva pop-up store to sell latest releases from Watches and Wonders
Luke Benedictus
As you're probably aware, the world's biggest watch fair, Watches and Wonders, starts on Monday. Hundreds of shiny, new timepieces will be revealed from some of the biggest brands around. But after the initial hullabaloo over these new releases dies down, if you actually want to buy one of the pieces, you can often face a lengt.................. 25.03.23 More
Chris Antzoulis
Breitling releases new Premier B01 Chronographs with a slimmer profileSix models, five new dial colors, available in stainless steel and gold The collection celebrates the 80th anniversary of their Premier chronographsIf there's one thing Breitling is synonymous with, it's their history of innovation with chronographs and chron.................. 25.03.23 More
Big Watches, Small Wrists Part 5: The best deep divers for slim wrists
Kylie Lloyd-Wyatt
If the moon was the frontier of the 1960s, then the deepest sea has been the frontier ever since – specifically the Mariana Trench in the Western Pacific Ocean. Last year, saw yet another challenge laid down, but this time not in an actual attempt to reach the bottom, rather in the release of the Rolex Deepsea Challenge.................. 25.03.23 More
Formula 1 season preview the teams and watch brands partnering up
Fergus Nash
As the anticipation rises and the desert air shakes from F1 engines firing up, before the five lights go out at the 2021 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, we will see the Rolex hands ticking into position, ready to start racing. Time+Tide will, of course, have watches on the mind. Any sport associated with speed and timing has som.................. 25.03.21 More
8 affordable watches on eBay right now for under $5k, including Patek Philippe and Jacob & Co
Nick Kenyon
Of late, eBay has been making serious strides into the pre-owned watch market and they certainly aren’t slowing down. They recently started a new Instagram account dedicated solely to watch content and just a few months ago announced their Authenticity Guarantee program to verify watches sold for $2000USD and over.This week e.................. 25.03.21 More
VIDEO: Up close and personal with 3 very complicated Vacheron Constantin watches
Felix Scholz
A little while ago, I had a very good day at work. That's because my job involved spending some quality time with three exceptional Vacheron Constantin watches, which just happened to be in Melbourne. The first was the Patrimony Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin a very classic (and slender) execution. Then there was the gorgeous Tradi.................. 25.03.19 More
LIST: 3 of the best Bulgari watches from Basel 2019?
Felix Scholz
Over at Bulgari, the reign of the Octo Finissimo continues to flourish. At Baselworld 2019 the ultra-thin heavyweight collection gained two strong new members. And over on the women's side, there's a new golden serpent to adore.?The hero of Bulgari's set piece is the Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT, a very smart addition (in both t.................. 25.03.19 More
HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 16 Chronograph
Cameron Wong
Named after the Carrera Panamericana, a legendarily dangerous car racing event of the early 1950s that took place across the open roads of Mexico and was cancelled after resulting in too many fatalities. The TAG Heuer Carrera is an icon of the motorsport-inspired watch world. And this year it celebrates 55 years since its release .................. 25.03.18 More
Baselworld 2017: 5 Watches We're Arguing Most About
Felix Scholz
Baselworld is a pressure cooker. It's an intense week full of back-to-back appointments, cramped accommodation and more watches than if we're being really honest is healthy to try and process at once. So it's only to be expected that Andrew and I have our own instincts about what are the hotties and notties. In fact, sometimes it .................. 25.03.17 More
Hublot Big Bang Unico Full Magic Gold Hands-on Review
Andrew McUtchen
The story in a second:This watch is to Hublot what the Seamaster 300 was to Omega last year. It's a (glittering) showcase of practically all the brand's decade of innovations in one Magic Gold case. If Hublot was a human being, they've evolved from Bane to Batman still big, still bold, but now beautiful on occasion too.When the.................. 25.03.15 More
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Code 11.59 Calibre 7138 Perpetual Calendar
Russell Sheldrake
Audemars Piguet brings a new in-house automatic perpetual calendar movement to the market that is entirely operated through the crown.?The first three models it will appear in are a Code 11.59 and two Royal Oaks with one in steel and another in sand gold. There will be a limited run 150 pieces each followed by general product.................. 25.02.25 More
Audemars Piguet 2025 First Semester Novelties | NEWS
Audemars Piguet has just unveiled its first semester 2025 novelties. What do you need to know? I'll quickly run through just that, the ten novelties that kick off Audemars Piguet's celebration of its 150th anniversary. The biggest development that comes out of this group of ten is a brand new perpetual calendar movement: the automatic Calibre 7138,.................. 25.02.25 More
New releases from Cartier, Hamilton, H. Moser & Cie and more | LAST WEEK IN WATCHES
Pietro Pilla
With Watches & Wonders 2024 fast approaching, the last week has seen a flurry of announcements. In fact, for all the brands present at the fair, the period immediately preceding is off-limits for announcing new watches. The novelties of the last seven days were so good that we decided to include a few extra additions to the we.................. 25.02.24 More