Precious stones used in watchmaking | WATCH EDUCATION
Buffy Acacia
Diamonds have plenty of amazing qualities, from their ability to split light into brilliant, flashing rainbows, to their hardness that surpasses any other material on Earth. They hold a lot of power over the human psyche because of those qualities, as well as the centuries of marketing efforts from those that mine or grow them. Ho.................. 22.09.24 More
New releases from TAG Heuer, Schwarz Etienne, Jaeger-LeCoultre and more
Pietro Pilla
After the short break we had following the Geneva Watch Days, we have a start in activity from all levels of brands. TAG Heuer is launching a vintage-flavoured green racing Monaco, Schwarz Etienne is having a colourful blast on its Geometry model, and JLC is again proving why it's named Watchmakers' Watchmaker. Also, our close fri.................. 22.09.24 More
The Time+Tide team picks their favourite waitlisted watches
Time+Tide
In a world where hype is seemingly king, there are watches that us regular mortals are unlikely to ever be able to obtain. Waitlist numbers that get passed down to the next generation have become increasingly common, but what if they weren’t a thing? The Time+Tide team has come together to pick out their favourite waitlisted wa.................. 22.09.23 More
Another one bites the dust: Freddie Mercury's Seiko sells for big bucks
Jamie Weiss
As a big Queen fan, it was interesting and morbid in equal measures to see the clearance sale of Freddie Mercury’s estate at Sotheby’s last week. More than 1,400 items from the estate of the legendary performer went under the hammer, including his piano and guitar; handwritten song lyrics and plenty of gold records; as .................. 22.09.23 More
Andrew picks 3 new stealth wealth watches for 2023
Time+Tide
Luxury is typically associated with lavishness and opulence – diamonds, gems, yellow gold and the like. Some people want everyone around them to know they are doing well, their wardrobe and accessories a clear tell of this. Others, however, prefer to fly under the radar with their watches – a phenomenon that’s recen.................. 22.09.23 More
The TAG Heuer Formula 1 offers bright, colourful retro fun
Borna Bosnjak
You’ve just watched Alain Prost win the first of his four Formula 1 championships, yet your colourful little Swatch that’s been all the rage recently doesn’t quite satisfy your racing enthusiast heart. Naturally, TAG Heuer come to your rescue with their array of funky, plastic-bezelled and fibreglass-cased Formu.................. 22.09.22 More
My top five from Ineichen Auctioneers Vintage Wristwatch Auction
Ricardo Sime
Running until October 1, the Ineichen Auctioneers Vintage watch auction consists of 72 lots of old-school goodness. It features everything from Patek Philippe to Audemars Piguet and beautiful dress watches to classic sport references. With so much up for grabs, I decided to pick five lots that spoke to me. Five watches, that if I .................. 22.09.22 More
INTRODUCING: Three new Audemars Piguet Code 11.59
Fergus Nash
The Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 was a controversial release, being one of the first times in recent decades that the brand had created something entirely new and non-sports oriented. Now that the dust has settled, the blend of industrial sci-fi in the case design and contemporary elegance on the dial has become an intriguing platfor.................. 22.09.22 More
You Can't Ask That: A new conversation series with Audemars Piguet
Andrew McUtchen
You Can't Ask That, Part 1: Why are AP collections always so controversial when they launch? Introducing a conversation series on YouTube This is the first video in a series of more conversational, and less directly watch-focused, videos that aim to provide richer telling of the Audemars Piguet story. The title refers to how di.................. 22.09.21 More
INTRODUCING: the Hamilton x Far Cry 6 Limited Edition
When it comes to big-screen cameos, Hamilton is in a class of their own. From movies like?Interstellar and?Tenet?to television shows like Jack Ryan, the brand holds the record for the most watches featured on screen. Today, however, Hamilton breaks into a new medium in a partnership with game developer Ubisoft. This marks the first-ever branded wat.................. 22.09.21 More
The 5 best Longines watches released in 2020 (in a very good year)
Nick Kenyon
This year has been a big one for Longines for a couple of reasons. They have continued down the purist pathway of vintage reissues through their Heritage collection, as well as continuing to build their other enthusiast-favourite families such as the Record and HydroConquest collections. But the biggest news from Longines in 2020 w.................. 22.09.20 More
EDITOR'S PICK: Size doesn't matter why 36 should be the new 42
Felix Scholz
Editors note: I wrote this story back in 2015, and I’m pleased to say that the passage of time has somewhat vindicated my opinion. Some brands, like Tudor, Oris and IWC, have been releasing new 36mm watches with unisex appeal, so the size seems to be catching on. And while the 47mm big boys of the industry are still there, t.................. 22.09.18 More
IWC Get Busy with Timezoner Chronograph Editor's Pick
Andrew McUtchen
Editor’s Note: IWC’s new range of Pilot watches are a symphony in simplicity and an exercise in restraint – such straight-up clean dials and displays. En masse they shoot the pilot watch paradigm out of the sky. Which is why the contrast with the Timezoner Chronograph continues to titillate. The busy, function.................. 22.09.16 More
Talking Watches with Alexandre Peraldi of Baume & Mercier Interview
David Chalmers
Baume & Mercier lead designer Alexandre PeraldiEarlier this month, Time+Tide took you behind the scenes of the global launch of Baume & Mercier’s new women’s collection, the Promesse, held in Paris. And the next day, while most of the guests from the launch party were recovering from the night before, I heade.................. 22.09.14 More
Tissot PRX 40mm UFO Robot Grendizer | HANDS ON
Whereas live-action films and series are limited to an extent, the world of anime is uninhibited – if you can dream and draw it, it can come to life. I often find most movies and TV shows rather predictable, but really appreciate how anime can be so imaginative that I often cannot anticipate what will come next. And it’s this imaginatio.................. 22.08.24 More
Our Instagram audience picks their Holy Trinity | WATCH CULTURE
Buffy Acacia
Last week, we pondered the established Holy Trinity of watchmaking in Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, and Vacheron Constantin. Those three have undoubtedly earned the title, but if we reduce the scope to modern times, are they still the best of the best? How can you even define the best, when the factors could include widespread .................. 22.08.24 More
Best marquetry dial watches | BUYING GUIDES
Borna Bosnjak
If you want an example of how deep of a niche you can get into, being into watches is the perfect avenue to get there. Though rising in popularity over the last few years, a Rolex Submariner or Patek Philippe Nautilus barely skim the surface of all the different artisanal crafts watchmaking has to offer. For this buying guide, we.................. 22.08.24 More
The Zenith DEFY 21 Chroma II is another high-tech taste of the rainbow
Jamie Weiss
Zenith’s colourful limited edition from last year has returned, this time in black ceramic tooThe white variant now features a subtly different colour gradationAn El Primero movement and openworked dial provides plenty of visual dramaThere’s just something undeniably fun and alluring about a rainbow watch. There’s.................. 22.08.23 More
HANDS-ON: The Breguet Tradition Quantieme Rtrograde 7597 is horology over hype
Much of today’s focus in watches revolves around hype pieces, at least in the mainstream. Breguet, however, has zero concern for hype their total focus and effort is devoted to horology in the traditional style of their namesake. Therefore they do not bend to trends, or cut corners. It is as if with everything they fabricate, they imagine Abr.................. 22.08.23 More
RECOMMENDED READING: Joe Biden's watch called "the perfect foil to Trump" by GQ
Cam Wolf of GQ has made yet another great watchspot in his latest Watches of the Week?column. Cam spots Joe Biden wearing an Omega Seamaster 300M with a black dial on his wrist during the Democratic National Convention. As Cam explains, this is not the only Omega Mr Biden owns as he has also been spotted wearing an Omega Speedmaster and earlier gen.................. 22.08.20 More
Do you still wear a watch when there's no one to impress? COVID reveals two camps...
Luke Benedictus
Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal ran a story with the provocative headline: Should You Wear a Watch if There's No One to Impress? Two writers debated this pressing issue. One insisted that, even if you're working from home in solitude, wearing a watch can help to foster a sense of normalcy during a brutally abnormal .................. 22.08.20 More
Time+Tide
Welcome to the Time+Tide 2019 Reader Survey! That time when we put some hard-hitting questions into a survey program, work some internet magic and set it free, for all you good people out there to answer. One lucky Australian survey respondent will win a TAG Heuer Autavia chronograph for their troubles.Take the survey nowYou should b.................. 22.08.19 More
Celebrating the moon, the moonwatch and the Apollo Missions with Omega and Charlie Duke
Felix Scholz
On Wednesday night, Omega held a black tie bash in honour of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (and the small but significant role the Speedmaster played in it). It was one of the most impressive events I've attended in my time covering watches. But the wow factor' wasn't due so much to the cavernous setting at Fo.................. 22.08.19 More
VIDEO: Bulgari's bright steel Octo Finissimo Automatic is a thing of beauty?
Felix Scholz
The model that's emerging as the hero of Bulgari's watch collection which is undergoing a serious renaissance at the moment is the Octo Finissimo Automatic, a simpler, more day-to-day offering than the tourbillons, minute repeaters and the like that also form part of the family. Until earlier this year the Finissimo Automatic was .................. 22.08.18 More
EDITOR'S PICK: An ultra-cool Speedy with orange details? It's the Omega Speedmaster Racing of course
Felix Scholz
Editor's note: A few months ago the watch-loving world went a little nuts for the Speedmaster Ultraman. Many (many) people missed out on copping it, but if your love of retro orange highlights still burns strong, how about this automatic alternative? And while there’s a black dial on offer that looks even more ultra, we̵.................. 22.08.18 More
Rado Ceramica's Evergreen Design
Cameron Wong
Rado is synonymous with ceramic. The brand pioneered the use of the material, creating its very own niche along the way. With its combination of incredible scratch resistance and lightness, it's easy to see why it's such a good material for watch cases. Perhaps the most iconic of all ceramic watches is the aptly named Rado Ceramic.................. 22.08.17 More
Andrew McUtchen
Anyone that’s been touched by motor neurone disease, in any way, is likely to want to help the world find a cure. It’s a brutal and dehumanising disease. The one Australian that’s done the most to raise the profile of sufferers, by creating the? ‘Fight MND’ organisation, is Australian Football Leag.................. 22.08.17 More
Montblanc 1858 Manual Small Second Video Review
Time+Tide
It started with the 1858, which – in an insanely busy year for Montblanc – dropped out of the big blue sky. We were excited. We were titillated. We were a little flummoxed to be honest. Thoroughly embracing the spirit of the?Manufacture Minerva that Montblanc acquired, it was almost a case of innovation overload. Almost. .................. 22.08.16 More
Brietling Colt Receives a Revamp
Felix Scholz
Happy families – the new Colt range.If you live in Australia and ?got your first good' watch in the late 80s or 90s there's a fairly decent chance that watch was a Breitling Colt. I don't know if it was a combination of its Top Gun styling?or its everyman appeal that just captured the pilot watch zeitgeist. Either that or Br.................. 22.08.14 More
Why lug-to-lug is the most important measurement
Whenever we look at a watch's specifications online, we generally find the usual suspects case diameter and thickness, depth rating, type of crystal, the type of movement, and so on. But this information often omits perhaps the most important detail; the lug-to-lug measurement. Although commonly discussed within the enthusiast community, very rarel.................. 22.07.24 More
This is why Buzz Aldrin wears three watches at once
Luke Benedictus
In 2021, Deloitte surveyed 5,558 international consumers on their watch-wearing habits. Of those polled, 23 per cent said they wore both smartwatches and conventional watches. Admittedly, there was no mention of whether these watches were paired together. But having multiple options means that decisions must be made and I would.................. 22.07.23 More
Fantasy Ambassador Draft: Zach pairs Greta Thunberg with Oris
Editor’s Note: When Nicolas Cage recently gushed over his Grand Seiko on the red carpet, many of you in the comments noted how Cage should become an ambassador for the brand – and we agreed it would definitely be a?fun pairing. This then got us thinking what other ambassador matchups we would want to see. So, we decided to pick our fant.................. 22.07.22 More
People losing their minds about how Bezos wore his Speedy in space
Andrew McUtchen
Over a quarter of a million people agreed with meme accounts like the one below when they declared that Bezos’ NATO over outer suit style was “the most f*cked up thing” he has ever done. The truth, however, may be even sadder (or cuter, depending on your viewpoint) than just an unfortunate styling faux pas. Wh.................. 22.07.21 More
HANDS-ON: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo in satin-polished steel
James Robinson
LVMH's Dubai Watch Week may have been only seven months ago, but it genuinely feels like it could've been last century. Cast your mind back those long, long long seven months, though, and there seemed to be a general consensus among punters and professional hacks alike that there was one novelty that eclipsed all else. I am, of .................. 22.07.20 More
TAG Heuer Link Calibre 5 review
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: I’ve got a real soft spot for the TAG Heuer Link — and indeed for integrated bracelets more generally. It’s such an evocative design for the brand, and one that is due for a serious comeback (if everything else '90s is an indication). So, have another look at the cool, clear lines of the latest .................. 22.07.19 More
Patek Phillipe Features in New French Montana Song
Andrew McUtchen
I imagine there’d be some decent?perks that would go along with being a bud of The Weeknd. You’d probably get to meet Daft Punk. You probably wouldn’t get to meet Justin Bieber.?And maybe he’d pick you up to go bowling in a sweet ride with a panther in his passenger seat. Pretty great perks. But the real.................. 22.07.17 More
Panerai and the Art of the Tool Watch Video Explainer
Felix Scholz
All this week we've been asking people what Panerai means to them, and we couldn't think of a better way of wrapping it up than hearing from Panerai collector ?and a man with an eye for fine design – Michael S. Michael, or Mickey to most, manages to sum up just what makes Panerai great in under a minute. The key features tha.................. 22.07.17 More
Friday Wind-down: 21 July, 2017
Felix Scholz
Given that this past seven days have?been all about Barry Conrad's dramatic take on the Longines Military COSD, we thought this might be?a good week to inject a little drama into our lives. So sit back, grab the popcorn and settle in for the Friday Wind Down (cue dramatic music and soap opera stares).What happened?A Rolex ‘T.................. 22.07.16 More
Allen Grant: 5 Legendary Quotes from a Legendary Driver
Andrew McUtchen
He's been George Lucas' “hero” since they were kids (but he didn't watch Star Wars until his own children?forced him to), he's one of the key players in the story of the Ferrari-beating Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe and he now has a watch named after him. Race car driver Allen Grant has led quite a life. And that's the.................. 22.07.16 More
IWC Portuguese Annual Calendar In-depth Review
Felix Scholz
The story in a secondThe headline act in IWC's 2015 line-up is the Portugieser Annual Calendar, an assured new take on an old favourite.The big questionWill people want a watch that's more than a complete calendar, but not quite a perpetual?IWC have declared 2015 to be the year of the Portugieser, and the star model in the fully r.................. 22.07.15 More