Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Chronograph Master Chronometer: Advent Calendar 2016
Andrew McUtchen
In terms surprises, at Christmas or at any other time, Omega releasing a new Speedmaster does not rank?(sorry Omegamaniacs).?In the last few years we've seen Speedies offered in every colour and design under the sun. That said, their latest, the in-no-way-economically?named Speedmaster Moonphase Chronograph Master Chronometer i.................. 16.12.16 More
Friday Wind-down: 16 December, 2016 Milestone Edition
Felix Scholz
The first post on Time+Tide went live on the 20th of March, 2014, and in the subsequent 33 months we've had a blast publishing news, reviews and all the latest and greatest from the world of watches. We’re excited to announce that?this edition of the Wind Down marks a significant?milestone it's our 1000th post! Cue champagne.................. 16.12.16 More
Baume & Mercier's Alexandre Peraldi On the Past and Present of the Clifton
Felix Scholz
We've spent a fair amount of digital ink this week talking about Baume & Mercier's Clifton collection, and how it's such a neat link to the Geneva-based brand's heritage. So we thought it was only appropriate to explore this history, and how they've honoured it, in a little more detail. And who better to explore it with than A.................. 16.12.16 More
Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial Holiday Buying Guide
Felix Scholz
The Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial is a close to perfect everyday watch and a future classic that takes the best of Omega's past and packs it full of their latest technology.Last year Omega answered the prayers of their most loyal fans, re-releasing the Seamaster 300, a beloved vintage model, and one of the all-time great dive watc.................. 16.12.15 More
IWC Portugieser: A History Video
Felix Scholz
This year's Watches & Wonders fair was a maelstrom of interviews, photoshoots and press presentations. For those few days in September and October, life was a blur. Was I off to Roger Dubuis or Richard Mille? Had we just photographed Piaget or Panerai? My interview with the calm and considered David Seyffer, watch expert and c.................. 16.12.15 More
Bell & Ross BR 03-51 GMT Titanium In-depth Review
Felix Scholz
True story one of the first luxury watches I remember noticing and becoming infatuated with, when I first became aware of?high-end watches was Bell & Ross' BR03. For me this is the most important watch collection the brand has. The BR03 and it's sibling, the slightly more muscular?BR01 are inspired by aerospace instrument pane.................. 16.12.14 More
History of electric watches doomed from the start | IN-DEPTH
Borna Bosnjak
Maybe you’re just getting into watches, or maybe you’re already a seasoned enthusiast. Whatever the case is, I’d bet that in your daily watch browings, you usually come across two types of watches – quartz and mechanical. And if you fall into the enthusiast category, you’re already likely familiar wi.................. 16.11.24 More
Has Patek gone too far with its Cubitus launch strategy? | OPINION
The saying goes that schools like Harvard are only as prestigious as the number of applicants they reject. But what happens when you no longer have people to reject? Like an Ivy League school, luxury watch brands, despite apparent advancements, aim to be exclusive rather than inclusive. The more exclusive your clientele is and the more elusive your.................. 16.11.24 More
Best sapphire case watches | BUYING GUIDES
Buffy Acacia
For the vast majority of watch owners, the only sapphire they encounter is the one protecting their watch dials. If you're a Cartier owner, perhaps you've used the crown bearing a sapphire cabochon. Transparent plastic has been a staple of affordable quartz watches since the 80s, but that same sense of whimsical curiosity translat.................. 16.11.24 More
Fergus Nash
Although the Freak has been a boundary-pushing legend for Ulysse Nardin since 2001, it seems like 2023 has become the year of the Freak. Starting out with the Freak One back in March, we saw the most refined and elegant rendition of the Freak yet. Then in September we got a militaristic update of the affordable' Freak X, exchanging.................. 16.11.23 More
Jamie Weiss
I’m just going to go ahead and say it: the Longines Legend Diver is my favourite watch in Longines’ current range. It’s got the perfect combination of old-school looks and modern tool watch functionality – it might be a proper dive watch but it’s got a dressy, demure vibe that I think is utterly compel.................. 16.11.23 More
Bulgari Divas' Dream Peacock collection
Fergus Nash
The Bulgari Divas' Dream Peacock collection is infused with the bird's beauty and confidence.Two of the references include natural peacock feathers inlaid on the dial.The shapes of marquetry are inspired by mosaics from Rome's Baths of Caracalla.In Latin, the word diva translates to goddess. Over the centuries, the term was used fo.................. 16.11.23 More
HANDS-ON: The IWC Portugieser Automatic IW500715
I recently tackled the new IWC Portugieser Chronograph IW371620, a solid summer watch that brings the youthful summer vibes to a classic and storied collection and manufacture. But a chronograph is not always everyone’s flavour. Unless you are dead-set on using a mechanical and analogue timekeeper for timing cars on the racetrack, or more rea.................. 16.11.22 More
EDITOR'S PICK: We covered rockstars this week, but let's revisit rappers...
Time+Tide
We recently published a trilogy of stories as part of our Rockstars Rocking Vintage series and it got us thinking … but what about rappers? Fortunately, back in March, James Robinson covered the wristwear of two of the biggest superstars in the game. Both known for killer timepieces, it only made sense we explored Drake and Jay.................. 16.11.20 More
3 watches you can get from the brand new Jaeger-LeCoultre Melbourne boutique right now
Nick Kenyon
The lockdown in Melbourne has made us miss a lot of things. An avocado-heavy brunch with friends. A cocktail at Eau-de-Vie. And also the opening of the brand new Jaeger-LeCoultre Melbourne boutique. You heard me correctly, Jaeger-LeCoultre has a new home in Melbourne at the Paris end of Collins Street, right next to its Richemont s.................. 16.11.20 More
VIDEO: The Rado Captain Cook comes correct
Nick Kenyon
First released in 1962, the Rado Captain Cook offers firepower on the wrist, as well as more than half a century of rich history. The initial production numbers may have been small during the swinging '60s, but the Captain Cook left its mark on dive watch enthusiasts around the world, and in 2017 Rado treated its fans with a re-rel.................. 16.11.19 More
Taking another look at the TAG Heuer Monaco Bamford
James Robinson
Editor’s note: Whether we like to admit it or not, professional watch modifiers are here to stay. And we can almost understand why if you want to be an individualist in a sea of ostensible regularity, imparting your own touch on an otherwise middle of the road item can be enjoyable. But what about when watchmakers collabor.................. 16.11.19 More
3 of the best TAG Heuer Calibre 16s that can do anything
James Robinson
TAG Heuer has been using its venerable chronograph-equipped Calibre 16 movement for more than two decades now.In fact, the storied movement has been utilised by the Swiss watchmaker in a great many of its models since 2005, when it was first released in the then new and completely overhauled Carrera.It's pretty easy to understan.................. 16.11.19 More
VIDEO: It's a kind of magic Hublot's Big Bang Red Magic
Felix Scholz
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. I'm fairly sure Arthur C. Clarke didn't have Hublot or even watches in mind when he made the now famous futurist statement. But it's certainly something that rings true for Hublot's latest ceramic marvel.Because while most watch fans are familiar with the use of.................. 16.11.18 More
A. Lange & S?hne 1815 200th Anniversary F.A. Lange in Honey Gold Hands-on Review
Felix Scholz
The story in a second:You've seen yellow, red and white gold but have you ever seen honey gold?Looking at Lange's latest limited edition, you'd be forgiven at first glance for thinking it's a regular white gold 1815 their clean-cut manual winding piece. But look again, and it seems to have taken on a yellow tint. No, you’re .................. 16.11.15 More
Michael Kors Watch for a Good Cause In the Media
Andrew McUtchen
I recently wrote a piece for The Weekly Review looking at three brands with broader visions than just their bottom lines: IWC, Blancpain and Michael Kors have all released watches this year that will donate a portion, or all, of their proceeds to various charitable organisations, from furthering education in poverty-stricken pl.................. 16.11.14 More
How the Cartier Tank Fran?aise changed over the decades
Borna Bosnjak
There are few watches that have featured on a wider variety of important wrists than the Cartier Tank. Designed more than a century ago, Louis Cartier drew painfully elegant inspiration from the most unlikely of sources – the Renault FT tank that saw use in WWI. Many variations followed, but the one that we’ll focus o.................. 16.10.23 More
D.C. Hannay
Swiss watchmaker Tissot has been the name on everyone’s lips recently since the release of their category-disrupting integrated bracelet juggernaut, the ’70s-tastic PRX. But the brand’s horological history does, of course, go back more than 150 years, all the way to 1853. A page from their rich back catalogue serv.................. 16.10.22 More
INTRODUCING: The Longines Record Heritage
The vintage reissue or heritage trend has been in full force for years now. But one of the first brands to really zero in on recreating vintage aesthetics in modern timepieces was Longines. With their vast and rich archives of historic watches, there is so much for Longines to draw upon. So, I cannot fault them for really leveraging the market̵.................. 16.10.22 More
HANDS-ON: The new IWC Portugieser Chronograph IW371620
The IWC Portugieser collection is rooted in both class and utility. It was an elegant solution, originally presented in 1939, due to demand for a marine-deck chronometer experience that could be translated into a wristwatch. It was oversized for its time a rather sporty characteristic but still every bit as elegant as its more compact peers and the.................. 16.10.22 More
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Jean-Claude Biver tells the full Hublot story
Andrew McUtchen
I don’t know if it’s advancing age, the sentimentality of the occasion (Hublot’s 40th Anniversary), or just our European Editor Mike’s interviewing technique, but the video we are to publish tomorrow night starring Jean-Claude Biver and CEO Ricardo Guadalupe telling the Hublot story, from the day they to.................. 16.10.20 More
6 fabulous rainbow watches that won't break the bank
When you hear about rainbow watches, you are typically presented with very high-cost luxury pieces that incorporate lustrous coloured gemstones that impose a very high premium on top of already pricey precious watches. Upon closer inspection, there are actually more rainbow options than you would think – affordable options at that. Here are s.................. 16.10.20 More
We review the Longines Heritage Military
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: From a purely real estate perspective, the dial is the most important part of the watch. It’s what you look at most of the time, and it’s the functional heart and soul of the watch. And while I’m willing to admit that other parts of the watch might play a role, let’s roll with the dial arg.................. 16.10.19 More
VIDEO: A closer look at Drake's sexy Richard Mille Erotic Tourbillon RM 69
Cameron Wong
Image: @champagnepapiIn Las Vegas, a little over a week ago, rapper Drake was spotted wearing the Richard Mille Erotic Tourbillon RM 69 at his concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. He took to Instagram to show off the seductive ‘oracle’ complication, which seems the perfect fit for the man known for a few suggestive l.................. 16.10.18 More
INTRODUCING: Smaller, but still smart the Montblanc Summit 2?
Felix Scholz
One thing you can be sure of with smart/connected watches is the regular (if not annual) upgrade. It's true for all the big players in the space, and the luxury sector is no different. And today Montblanc announced their latest the Summit 2.The topline summary is: smaller, faster and more versatile. And there's also a new, chronog.................. 16.10.18 More
HANDS-ON: Put a smile on your dial the Bell & Ross BR 01 Laughing Skull
Cameron Wong
If there's one thing Bell & Ross love more than aviation, it's skulls. They have been regularly releasing models adorned with the macabre motif since 2009. However, the two themes aren't mutually exclusive, with their skull-emblazoned pieces referencing the military airborne units of WWII, who used the Jolly Roger as a not-so-.................. 16.10.18 More
Tudor Heritage Black Bay S&G: All That Glitters Video
Felix Scholz
Around this time of the year I'm prone to a bit of the old best watch' game running through my favourite releases in a particular brand or category. And typically it's a pretty clear-cut decision for me. Not so with Tudor's 2017 collection. I've found myself going back and forth over two watches pretty much since I first saw them:.................. 16.10.17 More
Patek Phillippe 20th Anniversary Aquanaut Ref. 5168G: Coming of Age
Cameron Wong
The year was 1997, the Spice Girls were busy spicing up life, and Leo was king of the world. It was a great time to be alive, and not just if you were a 13-year-old-girl. Because if you were a fan of stainless steel sports watches, it was also the year Patek Philippe introduced the Aquanaut. Taking its design cues from the casuall.................. 16.10.17 More
Watchspotting or Stalking? Here's How to Master the Difference
Andrew McUtchen
Editor’s Note: I wrote this piece a few years ago, and reading it now, all I feel compelled to add is this: learn your bracelets. If you can tell a Jubilee from a Link, or if you can spot the subtle differences between a Bulgari, Vacheron and Audemars Piguet bracelet, you’re well and truly on your way to the brand a.................. 16.10.16 More
Win a Baume & Mercier Clifton and Celebrate on a Tropical Island
Time+Tide
The thing about a GMT watch, which allows you to take in multiple time zones at a glance, is that it immediately makes the mind wander to travel. And usually to places you'd rather be. For example: beaches, tropical breezes, and ultra luxury accommodation, all far away from the madding crowds It is our absolute pleasure to announce t.................. 16.10.14 More
Breguet Type XX 2067RK | INTRODUCING
The new Breguet Type XX 2067RK is the first of its generation in precious metal.It also marks the first-ever external usage of ceramic for the brand with its bezel insert.Breguet is not limiting this release, pricing sits at US$37,900.Almost exactly a year ago, we published a conversation I had with former Breguet CEO Lionel a Marca – who was.................. 16.09.24 More
Why you should pay more attention to the Baume & Mercier Riviera
Borna Bosnjak
How does one of the older brands around stay relevant throughout the years, you may find yourself asking. Since their inception in 1830, Baume & Mercier have done it all – Art Deco, unique shapes, chronographs, and, in the 1970s, the Riviera – an integrated-bracelet sports watch. Today, as part of the Richemont gr.................. 16.09.22 More
the 6 most interesting watches at the Emmys
D.C. Hannay
Awards shows are always target-rich environments for some prime celebrity watchspotting, and the 74th Annual Primetime Emmys were no exception. Here’s a quick look at some of the best spots from among those award-winning wrists.Jason Bateman – Vintage Rolex Daytona 6263Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for NetflixOza.................. 16.09.22 More
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Zenith goes pink for breast cancer, Westime thrills Richard Mille fans in the US
When the Zenith Chronmaster Revival went pink for the Pink Dial Project Auction, many bidders were excited at the prospect of winning such a vibrant piece unique. Sadly, this meant many missed out – until now. In a manner that allows more people to have a pink-dialled Zenith watch, while protecting the integrity of the PDP Project Auction pie.................. 16.09.22 More
Shades of blue: How Zenith conquered an entire colour by stealth
Luke Benedictus
Things generally don’t work out too well when brands try to own a colour. Cadbury lost a five-year court battle to register their Dairy Milk shade of purple as a trademark for their chocolate bars, while the oil giant BP was similarly out of luck in its long-running bid to claim the colour green in Australia. Zenith has t.................. 16.09.21 More