Bulgari Octo Finissimo Yellow Gold and Tuscan Copper | INTRODUCING
D.C. Hannay
Bulgari continues to set the standard in slim, elegant timepieces with the newest releases from their iconic Octo Finissimo lineup.Their new yellow gold version is now available with a blue lacquered sunburst dial, and the special edition steel model comes in a salmon Tuscan Copper colourway.Both feature a stunningly slim 6.4mm cas.................. 31.01.24 More
TAG Heuer is still in the driving seat when it comes to their racing sponsorship outreach
Borna Bosnjak
TAG Heuer is certain to rank highly among lists of the most recognisable watch brands. Their commercial success in recent years, especially among our fellow Aussies, is rivalled only by a select few. The story is the same when one considers their rich and storied past, from their founding in 1860, until today. Patenting their fir.................. 31.01.23 More
Hands On: Take a Trip with the new Tag Heuer Autavia COSC GMT
Ricardo Sime
It’s no secret at Time+Tide that I am a bit of a GMT fiend. There is just something about that complication that gets my horological juices flowing. Which means when a brand decides to release a GMT, I’m all over it. Will it have a classic design? How will the lume be? How will the bidirectional bezel feel? All these t.................. 31.01.22 More
Ox-fresh: Celebrate Chinese New Year with wristworn art from Blancpain to Swatch
Thor Svaboe
The Swiss maisons are at it again, bringing their entire arsenal of craftsmanship to celebrate the Chinese New Year. As we all know, the Chinese market is huge and a great reason for watch brands to bring out the big guns. By big guns, however, we really mean the opposite here, as tiny instruments and loupes are dusted off to bring.................. 31.01.21 More
NFL QB Deshaun Watson gifts his teammates Hublot Big Bang watches
The Super Bowl is fast approaching, and as a New Yorker it pains me that Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaners will be battling it out with Kansas City for the championship. While the Houston Texans did not make it all the way this year, I can imagine at least 15 people in the organisation who didn’t have a horrible end to the year. After sig.................. 31.01.21 More
INTRODUCING: the IWC Pilot's Watch Timezoner Edition Le Petit Prince
IWC make some incredible watches and are particularly known for their pilot creations with their crisp and highly legible dials. The IWC Timezoner is one such watch with a large case and dial, 24-hour time display and corresponding world timer rotating bezel. The watch, in its standard production configuration, is actually a chronograph – wit.................. 31.01.21 More
INTRODUCING: Put the petal to the metal with the Hublot Classic Fusion Takashi Murakami All Black
Nick Kenyon
It’s late January, which means it’s LVMH Watch Week, an event where the watch departments of Bulgari, Hublot and Zenith unleash their new novelties for the year. For Hublot in 2021, we enjoyed a number of updates to existing collections, including a totally new colour of sapphire crystal in the Big Bang Tourbillon Autom.................. 31.01.21 More
Great 'Grams: A titanium DOXA and a Compax close-up
Nick Kenyon
Welcome back to Great 'Grams, where I pick my favourite Instagram posts of the last week and, my word, were there some great stories that hit the feed. One of the coolest I saw was from Jason Heaton, a watch writer and scuba diver, who was selling a very special DOXA to raise funds for an even more exciting project he is working on.................. 31.01.20 More
INTRODUCING: Bulgari bring back a legend with the Grald Genta 50th Anniversary Watch
Felix Scholz
Few names loom larger in the collective consciousness of horological history than Gerald Genta. He's one of the few individual designers whose name because of the strength of his work stands as tall as the great houses for whom he worked.But later in his career, Genta launched his own eponymous brand which demonstrated a penchant .................. 31.01.19 More
HANDS-ON: New balance the TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre Heuer 02T Tourbillon Nanograph?
Felix Scholz
One of the most interesting and important new watch releases I saw while in Geneva recently wasn't shown at SIHH at all. Rather, it was presented by TAG Heuer. On the surface the watch is typically TAG Heuer, in look and indeed nomenclature it's called the Carrera Calibre Heuer 02T Tourbillon Nanograph, and has that large, modular.................. 31.01.19 More
VIDEO: 4 outstanding new Cartier watches from SIHH
Felix Scholz
Visiting Cartier at SIHH is always an experience. Not only does the floorspace of the maison's booth outstrip that of any other, but there's always a sense of effortless cool, matched only by the sort of self-assurance that only comes from having been masters of your craft for a long, long time.Cartier Santos de CartierTake, for e.................. 31.01.18 More
Panerai Vs Cartier Video Review Comparison
Andrew McUtchen
In the first?episode of Apples to Apples, I brought the proverbial boys?to the yard by surprising Felix with a milkshake in the form of two very similar looking worldtimer watches by Frederique Constant and Baume & Mercier. To be completely honest, I thought Felix out-argued me. I thought he won. The results of the social m.................. 31.01.17 More
The Time+Tide Team shares their 2025 watch resolutions | LISTS
Time+Tide
The humble New Year's resolution can be a powerful thing. Even if many resolutions end up broken sooner rather than later, the mental exercise of assessing your life and committing to improvements can still be helpful. It's a bit like a coin toss, where you might end up ignoring the results, but it can help you realise what result yo.................. 30.12.24 More
Our favourite Tudor watches of 2024 | LISTS
Jamie Weiss
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There’s a strong argument that 2024 was the year Tudor finally shrugged off the label of “Rolex’s little sibling”. Yes, Tudor will always benefit from its association with the world’s biggest watch brand, but 2024 saw the fan-favourite firm.................. 30.12.24 More
The three watches D.C. wore most in 2023 Omega, Casio, Serica
D.C. Hannay
It's time again to look back on The Year That Was, and take a moment to reflect upon the bastions of my personal watch rotation. Some pieces are purely sentimental: a thread connecting the past, a meaningful gift from a loved one, or a personal trophy marking a significant life event. Others are dispassionately pragmatic: The beate.................. 30.12.23 More
The three watches I wore most in 2022
Ricardo Sime
This will go down as the year that completely changed my life. From growing my passion for watches. To balancing life as a writer and father. All while trying to find myself as a collector. I’ll probably look back at it all in amazement. If simply for the fact that I didn’t throw my hands up in the air, keep my G-Shock.................. 30.12.22 More
VIDEO: Audemars Piguet's top 5 watches of 2021
Fergus Nash
Audemars Piguet marched loudly into 2021, dropping no fewer than 16 watches before we had even hit the end of March. It was definitely a year of evolution over revolution, but the manner in which their watches evolved felt like the brand really had their ears to the ground.Possibly their boldest release is actually quite subtle at .................. 30.12.21 More
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Enamel Hidden Treasures review
Luke Benedictus
Editor’s note: There were a lot of watches 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 on the T+T site by traffic. At number 23, it’s the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Enamel Hidden Treasures…Part of me.................. 30.12.21 More
Time+Tide
In 2009, Rolex performed a miracle. Necromancy. A resurrection. Back from the dead was the oft-maligned sister brand of the Crown: Tudor watches. What followed in the seven years since was the most startling and effective rebrand the world of watches has ever seen. And thanks to an immense financial investment and influential vocal a.................. 30.12.19 More
LIST: Time+Tide photographer Jason's favourite watch photos from 2019
Nick Kenyon
I asked Jason, Time+Tide's resident photographer, if he could tell me his favourite watch photos from 2019 that he had captured, without quite realising the sheer scope of the work that he had done this year. I soon found out.?“Hey Jason, how many photos have you taken this year?”“How many have I edited, or how ma.................. 30.12.19 More
Fully charged: 4 of the best quartz watches of 2019
James Robinson
Yes, the technology almost single-handedly destroyed the Swiss watch industry, but whether you want to admit it or not, quartz watches are brilliantly impressive, and they have been the main proponents in democratising timepieces as we know them today. Ever since the ingenious battery-powered Seiko Astron first burst onto the sc.................. 30.12.19 More
3 of our favourite pilot's watches that took flight in 2019
James Robinson
2019 has seen the rise of many, many trends in watchmaking steel sports watches with integrated bracelets, bronze cases, limited editions … you get the drift. Another incredibly vogue tendency has been watch manufacturers introducing homage models or watches that aesthetically borrow heavily from vintage timepieces. And, u.................. 30.12.19 More
Mystery Vintage Omega Worn by Ryan Gosling in 'La La Land' Video
Andrew McUtchen
Some LA prop masters may be able to take credit for Ryan Gosling's consistently excellent choices in vintage wristwear and you're welcome to correct us if you know, or are one of them but for now, we're going to put forward the idea that he has something to do with choosing them himself. Because, once again, the Gos has gone an.................. 30.12.16 More
Industrial Designer and Founder of Black Badger Advanced Composites James Thompson
Andy Green
Don’t get stuck in an Instagram rut. Allow us to point you in the direction of inspirational characters to follow, starting with…NAME: James ThompsonOCCUPATION: Canadian industrial designer and founder of Black Badger Advanced Composites, focusing on jewellery design and timepiece collaboration.HANDLE: @blackbadgerFOLLOW.................. 30.12.16 More
The Frankenstein origins of the Hamilton Murph watch
Those who frequent social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are likely familiar with the trend of “I was today years old when…” posts in which people reveal things they just learned but were very late to the game in realising. I myself had one such moment when I was with Hamilton at its Behind The Camera Awards earlier thi.................. 30.11.24 More
Jaeger-LeCoultre & Mr Porter's latest watch collaboration pays tribute to the stylish city of Sydney
Jamie Weiss
Sydney finally gets the recognition as a style capital that it deserves with a limited-edition Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso.It features a caseback with a detailed outline of the city's most recognisable landmark, Sydney Harbour.It’s joined by other models celebrating other “internationally renowned cities of style”, n.................. 30.11.23 More
Hublot Big Bang Integrated Time Only King Gold and Black Magic | HANDS ON
Fergus Nash
When I think about Hublot, my mind goes to two places. The first is their side of ingenuity and innovation, pioneering case materials through the Art of Fusion and creating ceramics and sapphire cases in previously unattempted colours. The second place aligns more with their history of imposing sports watches, all the way from the .................. 30.11.23 More
VIDEO: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo 103637 and 103717
This year, the sandblasted rose gold Bulgari Octo Finissimo?took its final curtain call within the collection, but at Geneva Watch Days in late August its successors arrived. Now we have two precious-metal options, with mixed brushed and polished finishing. The first is a standard-production, rose-gold model ref. 103637, and the second is a limited.................. 30.11.22 More
The 10 best clocks, if you've run out of space in your watch box
Borna Bosnjak
If you’re anything like me, you’ll constantly be searching for a new, bigger watch box, along with new watches, of course. My drawers, desks and cabinets have filed up with watch boxes, canvas rolls and random Swatches I’ve picked up over the years. Luckily, most of us will have at least a small space on the wal.................. 30.11.22 More
IWC Big Pilot's Watch Monopusher Edition Le Petit Prince
D.C. Hannay
A pilot's watch has long been considered a cornerstone of any well-rounded watch collection. And when you talk about flieger-type pilot's watches, the International Watch Company is probably the marque that comes to mind, specifically, their Big Pilot. Well, the Big Pilot lineup just got bigger.?If you've come this far, you probabl.................. 30.11.21 More
Everyone loves good value. It’s always nice to walk away from a purchase with the smug feeling that you got a lot more than what you paid for. One brand that consistently provides those good vibes is Baume & Mercier. They really know how to walk the fine line between luxury and accessibility and it is no secret that we at Time+Tide are ge.................. 30.11.20 More
A primer on the Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Collection, and why it gets us so darned excited
Justin Mastine-Frost
Editor’s note: Justin Mastine-Frost, while being full of energy as a human being, is not what I would describe as ‘excitable’. If you ever want Justin to hype something, he is in fact likely to go the other way. So when we brief the mighty JMF, we do not know what we’re going to get. Which is 100 pe.................. 30.11.19 More
VIDEO: The Longines Heritage Military
Felix Scholz
Watches inspired by military designs are a perennial favourite. Largely, that's down to the fact that these watches generally possess an overarching purpose. These watches have been designed, first and foremost, as functional objects. The Longines Heritage Military, for example, is a no-frills whistle that tells the time, and tell.................. 30.11.18 More
Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Millitary
Cameron Wong
A history born on the open ocean. Ulysse Nardin gained fame for marine chronometers, found in the pockets and on the wrists of many of the world's navy captains in the 19th century. The Marine Collection has since become the brand's most emblematic. However, renewing the focus and direction of the collection, earlier this year UN .................. 30.11.17 More
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Flyback Chronograph Ocean Commitment II In-depth Review
Felix Scholz
The story in a secondBlancpain has upped the ante on last year’s excellent Ocean Commitment watch, with a second – even bluer – limited edition.These days it's not unique for a watch brand to have a corporate social responsibility program, usually tied in with a limited edition product. Few, however, do it with t.................. 30.11.16 More
Tudor Pelagos FXD GMT Zulu Time | INTRODUCING
Russell Sheldrake
Adding a GMT function to the hardy Pelagos FXD line brings it in contention with the Black Bay.?It maintains the 42mm, titanium case of the original FXD, adding a bi-directional 24-hour bezel.?It is the first-ever FXD to be Master Chronometer-certified – Price: US$4,625.?Tudor has been on a tear lately, and this new Pel.................. 30.10.24 More
Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch Mission to Earthphase | INTRODUCING
Jamie Weiss
Swatch’s latest release is the most complicated MoonSwatch yet.Not only does it feature a moonphase display, but also an “earthphase” display, which tracks the Earth’s phases when viewed from the Moon.It features a mostly monochromatic grey colour scheme, save for the earthphase, which depicts the Earth in f.................. 30.10.24 More
Borna Bosnjak
It’s no secret that colourful, everyday watches really kicked off in the last few years, surely contributed to by the awful pandemic dreariness. Omega was a brand that got in on the action early, outfitting a quintet of Aqua Terras in colourful, yet subtle, sunburst dials at the start of 2022. The 38mm Aqua Terra is the per.................. 30.10.23 More
VIDEO: How Audemars Piguet refined their brand vision
Time+Tide
It's well-known that between 1975 and 1985, the Swiss watch industry collapsed and its chances of survival looked slim. Many manufacturers went bust or were forced to join larger conglomerates. The primary cause of the disruption was, of course, the innovation of electronic quartz movements.On Christmas day, 1969, Seiko released the .................. 30.10.22 More
Every Watch Tells a Story: Nelli's Cartier Roadster
Time+Tide
Editor’s Note: We recently presented our readers with the opportunity to submit?their very own written “Every Watch Tells a Story” where they reflect on a timepiece that is very special to them and the narrative behind it. Here is Nelli’s (@tiffanyticks) tale of how she arrived at the Cartier Roadster and how .................. 30.10.21 More