IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Chronograph: A Return to Form
Cameron Wong
Until its relaunch earlier this year, the IWC Da Vinci collection was sometimes?overlooked, and unfairly so, as it?has housed several firsts for the company. First introduced in 1969, it was the first watch from the Schaffhausen manufacturer to feature a quartz movement – the famous Beta 21 – which was the product of a.................. 17.08.17 More
Franck Muller Tourbillon Department: Access All Areas Video
Andrew McUtchen
There have been big changes at the Franck Muller manufacture over the last couple of years. The once homely property on a hillside looking out over Lake Geneva has been thoroughly expanded and modernised Baroque and Romanesque flourishes inside and out have been updated to the more spacious proportions created by exposed beams .................. 17.08.17 More
Oris Divers Sixty-Five 42mm In-depth Review: Is This the Best Heritage Watch of 2016?
Felix Scholz
Story in a secondNo risk of second-album syndrome here this slightly larger take on the Divers Sixty-Five is a worthy, if slightly more mainstream, follow-up to the original release.There must be something good in the water at H?lstein, because Oris has been on fire lately. The 100% mechanical brand has always had a solid followin.................. 17.08.16 More
Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Australian Launch Photo Report
Andrew McUtchen
Before we begin the photo report, let's recap one important detail. The Dark Side of the Moon' (DSOTM) Speedmaster released at Basel 2013 in black ceramic took precisely 19 years to get right, or as Head of Product at Omega Jean-Claude Monachon says to get it to a point where Omega would be satisfied to release it. The already .................. 17.08.14 More
The most unique watch complications | LISTS
Borna Bosnjak
The race for the most complicated watch in existence is a historic and complex one, only subjective by virtue of what a brand may constitute as a complication. Focusing purely on the number of functions, though impressive, leaves out some of the more unique takes on a watchmaker’s mechanical mastery. A list of the most uniq.................. 17.07.24 More
How Omega is revolutionising timekeeping at the Paris Olympics
Omega’s gig as the Official Timekeeper at the Olympic Games requires a ton of work – literally 550 timekeepers and 350 tonnes of equipment. This statistic notably does not include the countless hours of research and development Omega’s Timekeeping Lab spends innovating not only new timekeeping technologies but also means to captur.................. 17.07.24 More
2 UP: Andrew and Borna battle it out in field and vintage categories
Borna Bosnjak
In this brand new format, two participants choose two watches from their own collection to be placed in two categories. With two minutes on the clock, they get to tell the story of why their watch deserves to win. The winners will be decided in the YouTube comments, so head on over to cast your vote.?Welcome to 2 Up.Round 1: Fiel.................. 17.07.22 More
Take another look at Brad Pitt's jaw-dropping watch collection
Luke Benedictus
EDITOR’S NOTE: How rich is Brad Pitt? Well, bear in mind that when he and Angelina filed for divorce in 2016, their joint income since their 2014 marriage was estimated to be $117.5 million, according to Forbes. And since 1999, Brad is thought to have raked in another $400 million.? Not surprisingly then, the man has a st.................. 17.07.21 More
INTRODUCING: The Hublot Big Bang Unico Summer
The movement is obviously a huge aspect of any timepiece and something you should look into at length. It is, after all, the heart of a watch and what makes it, quite literally, tick. But I think, if we are all being honest about what draws us to a particular watch, the external looks that are the biggest factor of all. This is where Hublot is an a.................. 17.07.21 More
Downsizing to 36mm opens up a world of value: How to find a vintage Submariner for under $5000USD
Thor Svaboe
The surge in popularity of Tudor seems unstoppable. The realisation that Small is the New Big has made the? Black Bay 58? a real favourite thanks, in part, to its 39mm case. However, there are quite a few of us that have also opened our eyes to the origin of the species, the Tudor Prince Oysterdate Submariner. Yes, for those of you.................. 17.07.21 More
To all the girls (and boys) that have written to us over the years...
Andrew McUtchen
Despite the temptation to re-tune our tiny violins and cry to the world that our virus numbers have skyrocketed and that we're all on the brink of yet another endless day indoors, I'm going to flip this one to the positive and talk about the kinds of amazing, heartening and impressive letters and emails we get in here on a dail.................. 17.07.20 More
INTRODUCING: The Hublot Big Bang Millennial Pink
Nick Kenyon
In a move to be expected of a brand like Hublot, the provocative wunderkind of the industry has just released a new limited edition in collaboration with Garage Italia and the grandson of the Rake of the Riviera himself, Lapo Elkann. The Big Bang Millennial Pink is based on the Unico 42mm chronograph and features what the brand is .................. 17.07.20 More
Patek Philippe ref. 5320G Perpetual Calendar review
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: You know heritage has moved from ‘trend’ to ‘the new normal’ when Patek Philippe (that most conservative of Swiss mavens) release what is, essentially, a heritage re-release, back in 2017 …?Heritage is here to stay. What started as a trend intended to appeal to the hardcore collector.................. 17.07.19 More
IWC unveil their 2019 collection in Sydney
Andrew McUtchen
Last night, IWC launched their new Pilot's Collection at an intimate event in a venue dressed perfectly to capture the machismo, the aeronautical legacy and the overall class of the brand. The walls were adorned with pilot paraphernalia, the tables were festooned with dried native flowers and many wrists were adorned with IWC w.................. 17.07.19 More
EDITOR'S PICK: Many ways to Black Bay a video overview of Tudor's heritage hero
Felix Scholz
Editor’s note: The latest crop of Tudor Black Bays are beginning to hit our shores, from the hot new GMT to the svelte Fifty-Eight. The perfect time then to look back on a line that fuelled Tudor's ascendancy to the powerhouse it is today, and was a major influencer in the whole heritage trend. But it wasn’t always the.................. 17.07.18 More
#MyPanerai: Two Couples Explain Why They Wear Panerai and Why You Can Too Video Interview
Andrew McUtchen
You’re never quite sure how a film shoot is going to turn out. On paper, things can be obvious. Both of the couples that are featured here had professed to us an enduring love for Panerai. But it was only when we started exploring that attachment, and asking more detailed questions about it, that things took an interestin.................. 17.07.17 More
10 Years of the Hublot Big Bang Insight
Felix Scholz
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Hublot's iconic model, the Big Bang. The bold shaped watch is instantly recognisable, and has been so phenomenally successful 44,000 were sold in 2014 that it now lays serious claim to being considered an icon of not just modern watch design, but watch design immemorial. Given the brand's me.................. 17.07.15 More
How to pair watches with your wrist tattoos | OPINION
Buffy Acacia
The stigma around tattoos is slipping faster and faster with each passing year. No longer are we assumed to be criminals, or examined like celebrities in gossip magazines. Visible tattoos might not even affect your ability to land a job, as long as they’re not overly extreme. For that reason, wrists are a prime location for .................. 17.06.24 More
IWC celebrates 75 years of the Mark series with a silver-dialled Mark XX
Borna Bosnjak
There’s no doubt that IWC is one of the most important players in the pilot’s watch game. Without digging too deep, numerous legendary models have emerged, from the very first Mark 11 issued to the RAF in 1948 to the latest Big Pilot’s Perpetual Calendar. It is that very first Mark-series watch that is being com.................. 17.06.23 More
INTRODUCING: The IWC Big Pilot's Watch AMG ONE OWNERS
Fergus Nash
If you've ever been catching some public transport and spotted someone wearing a six-figure luxury watch, you know the feeling of seeing something extraordinary in an ordinary context. The Mercedes-AMG ONE is possibly the most extreme example of this concept a hypercar using Formula 1 technology to achieve over 1000 horsepower in a.................. 17.06.22 More
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Undefeated Moser in a subway speakeasy and mastering chronographs with Zenith
We’ve had an action-packed week, but there were two highlights in particular.Ricardo swung by La Noxe in NYC for the unveiling of the Undefeated x Moser Streamliner collaboration, and the only thing as interesting as the watch was the space he got to see it. To anyone on the street, Ricardo was just heading down a set of stairs to the subway................... 17.06.22 More
Every Watch Tells A Story: Borna's Universal Geneve Polerouter
Time+Tide
It was the end of last year at the Time+Tide Club party. Drinks were poured and Santa hats were circulated. Watches were admired and discussed. There were further drinks. Impressed by the horological range on display, Andrew suddenly decided we should shoot some video of different people discussing their watches and unpacking the per.................. 17.06.22 More
The Cartier Crash is officially trending after popping up in Tyler The Creator's new video
Nick Kenyon
The Cartier Crash is a bit of an enigma in the history of the French brand. The story behind its Salvador Dali-esque design is far-fetched – a Cartier Tank was returned for repair to the London boutique after being in a car crash, the unusual shape the result of the gold melting in the heat of the accident. It was such a comp.................. 17.06.21 More
Andrew McUtchen
Any Seinfeld fans will know what I'm talking about when I say that the Home Delivery Watch Fair, where we re-created both SIHH (or Watches & Wonders, as it’s known now) and Baselworld, was more akin to Kramer's version of the Merv Griffin show than it was a real watch fair.As in, it was me and a cameraperson in our st.................. 17.06.20 More
Nick Kenyon
Ghosts are well known for haunting people. They leave people terrified. Too scared to leave their bedrooms at night. This ghost bezel Tudor Submariner ref 7016 is sure to keep you from sleeping, and the unshakeable feeling will be either intense horror, or intense attraction. There are unlikely to be fence sitters on this one.On Ev.................. 17.06.20 More
The best Bulgari watches of 2019 video review
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: There’s something in the fine, crisp Swiss water at chez Bulgari. Their watch design of late has been impressive, to say the least. And, as a recap, here’s a look at the hero releases from this year’s Baselworld. Enjoy the thinness.Over at Bulgari, the reign of the Octo Finissimo continues to fl.................. 17.06.19 More
Is the Tudor P01 the most controversial watch of 2019?
Nick Kenyon
Chatter about controversial watches happens everywhere from the halls of Baselworld to the comments section of Instagram, but the fury is often short-lived. A couple of notable exceptions released in 2019 included the 11.59 Collection by Audemars Piguet, and for different reasons the Tudor P01. When we posted a pic of it on Instagr.................. 17.06.19 More
EDITOR'S PICK: 6 months on, and does Felix still stand by his top 10 watches of 2017?
Felix Scholz
Editor’s note: Late last year I hung out with Andrew and some strangely undrunk drinks on a hot rooftop bar and rolled through my favourite watches of 2017. Six months and two watch fairs have passed since then, and do I still stand by my picks? Well, scroll down and find out. Legend has it those Coronas are still there R.................. 17.06.18 More
Longines Auctioning 3 Flagship Heritage Watches Online Video
Andrew McUtchen
Money can't buy experiences are so-called for a reason. They're more about connections than cash. But Longines is offering three people an impossibly rare watch along with the chance to be treated (and to travel) like royalty when they receive it at an event somewhere in the world from none other than Kate Winslet, whose founda.................. 17.06.17 More
Friday Wind-down: 17 June, 2017 Literally Literal Edition
Andrew McUtchen
There's a new saying around Time+Tide: When Felix is away, the cats don’t play, the Wind Down, ah, doesn't get written. So, in the spirit of a lightning, mobile-device-friendly (read, short) recap of the week in watches, I bring you the week in watches, now in pictures. The key word this week, is literally.What happened?T.................. 17.06.16 More
The Time+Tide team picks one watch brand for life
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: Months back, we played a multiple-choice game on Instagram with you all to see which one watch brand you would wear for life – we even reacted to your selections here in part one and again in part two. But, we realized that we never offered up our team picks. The curtain is now lifted, here are the watch br.................. 17.05.24 More
Jamie Weiss
It’s weird to think that it’s a month since we were in Geneva for Watches and Wonders – to be honest, I’ve only just recovered. Over our whirlwind week in the watchmaking capital of the world, we covered over 65 different brands and well over 300 watches (if my maths is correct, and I think it is), but a per.................. 17.05.24 More
A. Lange & S?hne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon Lumen | HANDS ON
Jamie Weiss
For more coverage from Watches & Wonders click here.
Most brands, when they attend big watch fairs like Watches and Wonders, come prepared with a bunch of new products to unveil and promote. But A. Lange & S?hne isn't most brands. Last year at Watches and Wonders, they had only one watch: the Odysseus Chronograph. Thi.................. 17.05.24 More
Three new configurations for the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra WorldtimerTitanium makes its debut in the collection, new green dial for stainless steel, all?use coloured ceramic bezels for the first timeTitanium model is US$2.6K more expensive than the original steel, new steel models US$1K more expensive due to new bezel and 18K moonshine gold hands .................. 17.05.23 More
6 of the best vintage watch ads, according to
Time+Tide
Editor's note: One of the more interesting Instagram accounts I’ve followed is @adpatina, dedicated to sourcing (and selling) vintage watch ads. Clearly, I am not alone, as Ad Patina has graduated from Instagram and is now a fully fledged site and store. So, if you ever wanted to know what makes a good watch ad, or just want on.................. 17.05.22 More
These 2020 novelties prove that Baume & Mercier are playing for keeps
James Robinson
Baume & Mercier's collection of timepieces has been on a discernible upward trajectory for some time now after years lost in the woods with middling collections and co-brands, the Geneva outfit is quietly making waves. And 2020 looks like it's going to be another level again, with B&M layering up their sensational Baumat.................. 17.05.20 More
My pick of the 6 best new Omega watches for 2019, fresh from Time to Move
Felix Scholz
Omega, as you would expect from the Swatch Group powerhouse, had a panoply of new watches on display at Time to Move. We were treated to a total of 67 new watches (often minor variations in case/dial/etc, but still), and two special vintage pieces thrown in for good measure.Suffice to say there’s a lot to get through, and th.................. 17.05.19 More
Felix Scholz
Earlier in the year, Omega celebrated 50 years of Man stepping off our terrestrial sphere with the release of a very faithful reissue of the 1969 commemorative gold Speedmaster (even though the alloy itself is very new). But everyone kind of figured that wouldn’t be the only celebratory Speedy to step out of the brand’.................. 17.05.19 More
INTRODUCING: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 'Nageurs de Combat'?
Felix Scholz
Like it or not, the origin story of Blancpain's famous diver is inseparable from that of naval warfare. The development of the original watch was driven by two men, Captain Robert Maloubier and Lieutenant Claude Riffaud, who were in charge of a newly formed French unit, the Combat Swimmers or Nageurs de Combat. They came up with a.................. 17.05.19 More
IN-DEPTH: The Hublot Big Bang Unico GMT Titanium
Justin Mastine-Frost
The story in a second: A funky and practical Hublot packed with style and substance.Launched early last year in Geneva, the Big Bang Unico GMT which technically is a dual time zone watch and not a true GMT, as there's no hand running on a 24-hour scale is the first arrival in the Big Bang family with a multiple time zone i.................. 17.05.18 More