LIST: 8 fast, fantastic watches of Formula One
Cameron Wong
In the world of F1, where everything is measured in tenths, watches have long played an integral part. In fact, it may come as no surprise to anyone that Formula One teams and watch manufacturers often follow the same racelines, each striving for their own breed of ultimate performance mechanical machine. This year, with the Austr.................. 16.03.18 More
Montblanc Summit: Latest Swiss Smart Watch
Felix Scholz
Meet the latest surprise entrant in the luxury Swiss smart watch sector – the Montblanc Summit. Yes, you read that right, Montblanc. Outgoing CEO Jer?me Lambert has just released details of the Summit, a fully fledged smart watch, with a 46mm case, and (in a first for the connected sector) a curved sapphire touchscreen.The l.................. 16.03.17 More
Piaget 2017 Collection Overview: Thin is Still On Video Review
Felix Scholz
Piaget‘s pioneering Altiplano?has been impressing since 1957, and given that watch brands love nothing more?than an anniversary, we were expecting plenty of that?barely-there silhouette in the collection at SIHH. And that’s fair enough, when you consider that, 60 years on, mechanical watches still?don’t come any .................. 16.03.17 More
Tudor Black Bay Dark Gone in 60 Seconds Video Review
Andrew McUtchen
They say that in life you should always keep an ace up your sleeve. Tudor certainly did late yesterday afternoon, when they announced at the end of an event for the Black Bay Bronze, Steve Jobs style, just one more thing the Black Bay Dark, a completely new model and new idea.You can see how the buzz started. The Black Bay Dark.................. 16.03.16 More
TAG Heuer Monza CR2080: The Legend is Black
David Chalmers
2016 Heuer Monza CR2080Forty years after the first Heuer Monza was launched, TAG Heuer has today unveiled the 2016 Heuer Monza re-edition to kick off Baselworld 2016.?The Monza has been a regular part of the TAG Heuer line since its return in 2000, but this is the first time that we’ve seen the modern incarnation of the Mo.................. 16.03.16 More
Baselworld 2016 Lookbook: What to Wear With the Latest Watches
Ceri David
The Basel Lookbook, in which our friend and fashion advisor Ceri David casts an eye over the best releases of Baselworld and suggests what might look nice to wear with them. If you'd like sass with that, you'll be most pleased.What's this then?The limited edition Bremont Boeing 100.What does it go with?Image via Monica Feudi / feudi.................. 16.03.16 More
Longines Watercolour Watch Project
Andrew McUtchen
In an exciting development, American artist Sunflowerman will join Team Time+Tide at Baselworld 2015. Working exclusively on ‘The Longines Watercolour Watch Project – proudly brought to you by Time+Tide’, Sunflowerman, whose civilian name is Matt Miller, will paint the soon-to-be-released Longines collection i.................. 16.03.15 More
New releases from Bremont, Brellum, Breguet and more
Pietro Pilla
Another week went by, and while the big box brands are slowing down with the releases preparing for Watches and Wonders, the number of new watches is still going strong. We have many timepieces that celebrate something, and among these, we have Breguet with a Valentine's Day model – as per tradition. But the biggest celebrat.................. 16.02.25 More
Buffy Acacia
178 years is a long time, but it's certainly not the oldest watch company, and nowhere near the oldest jeweller. And yet, Cartier has accumulated one of the densest and most revolutionary histories of any luxury brand. In an attempt to distil it all into a single coherent experience, this is the history of Cartier across its risky.................. 16.02.25 More
The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa
Luke Benedictus
The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa presents a world-first three-hour timing bezelThe?“absolute black” dial captures almost 97% of the light to make the lume pop and enhance underwater legibilityThe release continues the 70th birthday celebrations of the Fifty FathomsLaurent Ballesta is the closest thing we ha.................. 16.02.23 More
Bulgari flexes their mechanical mastery with two new Octo Roma models
Borna Bosnjak
Bulgari has become increasingly known for their achievements in chasing down thinness records and contributing to the craze of integrated bracelet sports watches. Introduced in 2012 with its now synonymous round bezel framed by an octagon, the Octo is the brainchild of Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, head of watch design at Bulgar.................. 16.02.22 More
VIDEO: The TAG Heuer Carrera Porsche Chronograph is a collaboration that makes perfect sense
Nick Kenyon
Collaboration has become the name of the game. Be it in music, fashion or watchmaking, we've never seen such a diverse meeting of minds from around the world. But many collaborations leave you scratching your head, especially when two brands that have nothing in common come together to make a product that doesn't make sense. Those .................. 16.02.21 More
INTRODUCING: The Oris Whale Shark Limited Edition Aquis GMT
Oris has always harboured a deep respect for the environment and supported efforts to protect the ocean and sea life therein. This isn’t a tokenistic move either. The brand really puts their money where their mouth is, aiming to become CO2 neutral by 2021 and incorporating recycled materials in both their watches and their packaging. In addit.................. 16.02.21 More
How Rod Stewart's Cartier got stolen during a pitch invasion at Wembley
Luke Benedictus
Rod Stewart often recounts a piece of advice from his dad: To be properly contented, a man needs three things: a job, a sport, and a hobby. So in my case, my job is singer, my sport is football and my hobby is model railroading.Leaving aside the slightly dubious pursuit of model railways, Stewart has always been mad about footb.................. 16.02.21 More
James's Baume & Mercier Capeland Chronograph
James Robinson
Well, this is a bit different to a normal?What Sealed The Deal … seeing as this Baume & Mercier Capeland Chronograph is actually my watch. I purchased it late last year after a particularly dogged haggling match that started with a seemingly innocuous Gumtree ad. Anyway, I’ll spare you the deets of the torrid ex.................. 16.02.20 More
Breguet travel watches and the spirit of exploration the Hora Mundi ref. 5717
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: Breguet has a remarkable history of producing clocks and watches that were designed for travel. Whether it's the marine chronometers made to set sail across the world's oceans, or the more conventional GMT wristwatch, the brand has always understood the human urge to seek what is over the horizon. With the Hora M.................. 16.02.20 More
VIDEO: The best Montblanc watches of SIHH 2018
Felix Scholz
The more distance and time I've had to reflect on SIHH 2018, the more I'm inclined to think that the calibre of the exhibiting collections was ?overall very high. The very top end of town was well represented but of more interest to me (and I suspect a lot of you reading this), the offerings at the less stratospheric price points .................. 16.02.18 More
Tudor's Black Bay S&G we review Tudor's two-tone hit
Felix Scholz
Editor’s note: Way back at Basel 2017 we instinctively christened the Black Bay S&G ‘Le Tigre’ when we first saw it. And, passing jokes aside, this watch has stalked?our idle thoughts, much as its carnivorous namesake stalks its prey through the dense brush. Our cameraman Marcus has already succumbed, picking.................. 16.02.18 More
Montblanc 2017 Collection Overview and Our Verdict on the New Timewalker Video Review
Felix Scholz
Over the past few years we've come to depend on Montblanc for their faultless heritage-inspired reissues and real world' pricing structure, so imagine the surprise on our faces when we caught our first glimpse of their 2017 line up. Sure, there were still plenty of Heritage Chronometrie pieces and new 4810 models, but the real sta.................. 16.02.17 More
Making Tudor's Fabric Watch Straps Insight
Andy Green
As anyone who's handled a watch from Tudor's heritage line knows, the watches come on a leather strap or metal bracelet as standard, but they also come with a very cool additional fabric strap in the box. What you might not know about is the degree of thoughtfulness and attention to detail that goes?into the design and production of.................. 16.02.16 More
Swiss franc Rises, Patek Philippe Prices in Australia Go Down?
Felix Scholz
If you’re in the market for a 5270G, we’ve got some good news for you… (image from our night with Patek)Even though it's only February, 2015 is shaping up to be annus horribilis for the Swiss watch industry and in uncertain economic times, an industry looks to its leaders to see which road they will take. The sho.................. 16.02.15 More
How spies and soldiers help keep mechanical watches relevant | IN DEPTH
Jamie Weiss
One of the biggest sources of inspiration and storytelling in modern watch design, alongside diving and aviation, is the armed forces. The development of many horological innovations and formats owe their genesis to warfare: field watches, fliegers, rotating bezels… Watch enthusiasts love the romance or aesthetic of hardy tim.................. 16.01.25 More
Are we wrong about watch size trends? | OPINION
Russell Sheldrake
The second-hand watch trading platform, Subdial, recently published the results of its wide-ranging ‘Big Watch Survey’ that canvassed collectors on their impressions on how 2024 went in watches on several different topics. After the results came out, I had the chance to dig into them, and while there were a few th.................. 16.01.25 More
A tour of the A. Lange & S?hne manufacture | IN DEPTH
Russell Sheldrake
The terms in-house and manufacture get thrown around a lot in our industry. They are buzzwords that brands can die by, and we’ve seen heavy criticism thrown at brands for using them in a misleading way, so whenever I’m given the chance to venture around a brand’s manufacturing centre I always find it fascina.................. 16.01.25 More
Why I sold my favourite watch the 2008 Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 42mm
Fergus Nash
When a wound is fresh it hurts the most to prod it, but the earlier the treatment begins the sooner the healing process can resolve. Some of you may have previously read my admittedly numerous articles mentioning my 2008 Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean, including this veritable love poem to the watch as I declared that it would be my .................. 16.01.22 More
Bulgari Octo Finissimo | IN-DEPTH
D.C. Hannay
You can never be too rich or too thin isn't a sentiment I generally agree with, but in the world of horology, opulence and a slender profile are considered attractive virtues. And while some attempts at both smack of a “because we can” attitude (without considering whether or not that exercise is successful), sometimes,.................. 16.01.22 More
RECOMMENDED READING: Is this man the King of Cartier?
Nick Kenyon
Harry Fane is one of the world's foremost experts in Cartier, not just watches but the entire gamut of objets d'art that have been produced by the brand for more than 150 years. He cites his specific interest in the brand as being the golden age of the luxury maison from a creative standpoint, regarded as falling between 1919 and 1.................. 16.01.20 More
OPINION: Why playing sport with your watch on is a daft idea
James Robinson
OK, let’s get something out of the way first, before I posit my argument and before the keyboard warriors have a chance to pipe up I am not suggesting that wearing a Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch or whatever other fitness accessory you choose to wear while playing sport is a bad idea. No, I’m talking about mechanical t.................. 16.01.20 More
James' 2019 $20,000 fantasy wristwatch collection
James Robinson
It is with a palpable sense of frustration that I must start my 2019 $20K fantasy watch collection with a pretty serious caveat I had started writing this list before the now infamous Rolex price hike of 2020. As a result, I will be utilising the Big Crown’s 2019 prices so as to keep within the, albeit fictional, budgetary.................. 16.01.20 More
INTRODUCING: The Breitling Navitimer 1 Airline Editions
Felix Scholz
Breitling has just announced three retro takes on their iconic pilot's watch the mighty Navitimer that evoke the golden age of jet travel. The Airline Editions capsule collection consists of tributes to three of the great airlines, Pan Am, Swissair and TWA. Each airline is the subject of nostalgic homage, in the form of a colourfu.................. 16.01.19 More
HANDS-ON: The Baume & Mercier Clifton Baumatic Cadran Bleu
Felix Scholz
Baume & Mercier's foray into the world of in-house movements resulted in one of the biggest value propositions of 2018, the Clifton Baumatic. Well, this year the simple steel watch with an impressive five-day power reserve was the subject of a stylish makeover, in the form of a blue dial.But not just any blue. The cadran bleu,.................. 16.01.19 More
IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Watch Edition "150 Years" hands on review
Justin Mastine-Frost
By now you've likely been beaten over the head with the endless coverage of IWC's cool Tribute to Pallweber, with its jumping hours and minutes, and ?seen the additions to the growing Portofino collection. Hiding in the corner of IWC's presentation, alongside a pair of Big Pilot models rested a lone chronograph the IWC Pil.................. 16.01.18 More
Montblanc Timewalker Chronograph Automatic Channels Racing Spirit
Felix Scholz
Walking into Montblanc's revamped SIHH booth, it didn’t take long to work out what the overarching theme of 2017 would be. If the deconstructed racing chronograph suspended from the ceiling wasn’t enough of a clue, the booth staff in stark white racing firesuits certainly gave the game away. Montblanc's off to the race.................. 16.01.17 More
New releases from Bulova, Louis Vuitton, Urwerk and more
Pietro Pilla
The year is coming to an end, but it looks like many brands are on fire for new releases! Among the hottest, we have to count Omega, with two killer novelties. Louis Vuitton also formally introduces an Escale model previously seen on Jean Arnault's wrist and Brew has a new colourful collection, just in time for Christmas. As you c.................. 15.12.24 More
Best wave dial watches | BUYING GUIDES
Buffy Acacia
Sometimes owning a dive watch just isn't enough proof that you love the ocean. Water resistance is great, but if you don't hear the waves crashing and the gulls squawking whenever you check the time, then maybe you're missing out on the evocative powers of wave dials. No matter how realistic or abstract they may be, representing t.................. 15.12.24 More
3 watches Borna wore most in 2024: Grand Seiko, Cartier, G-Shock
Borna Bosnjak
When initially thinking about this article, I was almost convinced that it would look no different than last year’s. After all, I didn’t buy many watches, and those that I did add to the collection weren’t exactly daily wearers. Sitting down to actually photograph them, I opened my watch box and realised I could.................. 15.12.24 More
In Tulsa King, Stallone wears a true mobster watch
Luke Benedictus
In Tulsa King, Sylvester Stallone emerges from a 25-year prison sentence to become a one-man crimewave in Oklahoma. The most remarkable thing about the violent carnage he unleashes? His character, Dwight The General Manfredi, is 75 years old.The basic set-up of the show that is, remarkably, Stallone's TV debut (!) goes somethin.................. 15.12.22 More
Four watches you should buy instead of Portnoy's Brick Watch
When news broke that Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was launching his own watch company, the watch community immediately reached for their phones to let him know on social media just how displeased they were with his Brick Watch Company watches. And if not going for their phone to troll Portnoy, they certainly went for their popcorn to watch .................. 15.12.22 More
The Formula 1 Championship of Watch Brands Goes to...
Ricardo Sime
This past Sunday was the conclusion of one of the most fiercely contested years of Formula 1 racing. On the recently revised Yas Marina track of Abu Dhabi, Max Verstappen was able to grab the Drivers’ Championship for Red Bull. Point-scoring efforts from Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas were able to secure the Constructors.................. 15.12.21 More
Succession finale: The most significant watches from the hit show
Time+Tide
Are you reeling from the finale of Succession, too? Over the nine episodes of the third season, the HBO show has consistently upped the dramatic ante, combining Machiavellian politics with sibling rivalry and filial warfare. Sure, that may just sound like the ingredients of your average family Christmas. But part of Succession's gidd.................. 15.12.21 More