Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO interview | VIDEO
Buffy Acacia
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Considering that Antoine LeCoultre – founder of the company – invented the first machine capable of measuring a micron, it's safe to say that Jaeger-LeCoultre have a deep connection with precision. Precise measurements may be important for all watchmaking, .................. 13.04.24 More
New releases show platinum is the heavy metal that it's still OK to like
Luke Benedictus
The English physicist and mathmatician Sir Isaac Newton believed that for every action there is an equal opposite reaction. Chinese cosmology stands by a similar universal concept in the form of the yin yang that pertains to contrary but interconnected forces. Admittedly, this is rather piddly compared to those grand ideas, but.................. 13.04.23 More
Vacheron Constantin delivers the dazzle of diamonds in the grie collection
Thor Svaboe
The new egerie collection from Vacheron Constantin presents the beguiling combination of Haute Horlogerie with Haute Couture. Merely seeing the photos makes me jealous of my wife, as this is something I surely cannot classify as unisex. But maybe for once, that's a good thing. While citing inspiration from the world of high fashion.................. 13.04.21 More
INTRODUCING: Supersized gem-set bezels bring the dazzle with the Bulgari Allegra
Thor Svaboe
Jewellery and watches have always been interlinked, but there is a quantum leap from a gem-set bezel to the intricate wrist-worn jewellery of Bulgari. Set deep within their Roman DNA, the pure exuberance of the Italian Dolce Vita comes alive in the Bulgari Allegra. This is dazzling joie de vivre on a strap that willfully crosses th.................. 13.04.21 More
Collectors react to the left field Tudor Black Bay 58 18K
Recently I published my thoughts on the new Tudor Black Bay 58 18K in yellow gold. Tudor really surprised us all this year at Watches & Wonders, throwing their hat in the ring for the higher price tier of precious-metal watches. Personally I think the watch is stunning, but nothing is perfect. I would have liked to have seen the polished surfac.................. 13.04.21 More
Nick's lockdown YouTube playlist feat. Russell Crowe, a very special Rolex and eagles at altitude
Nick Kenyon
Recently, Andrew put together his greatest hits from the Time+Tide Watches YouTube channel, chronicling some of the finest pieces of information and entertainment-rich video we have ever produced. It wouldn’t be fair to let him have all the fun, though, so I put together my own list, much of which I enjoyed for years before I.................. 13.04.20 More
The value proposition on this Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic is next level.
Time+Tide
Editor’s note: Just quietly, the Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic is an incredible amount of watch for the money. Cool dial, modern bells and whistles, and a strong power reserve. And it looks good.?This is such a great watch. Honestly. I can't think of many (if any) Swiss-made watches that offer such a punchy package for this so.................. 13.04.19 More
VIDEO: Omega bring the value with the updated?Seamaster Professional 300M
Felix Scholz
Twenty-five years is a milestone worth celebrating, so Omega have pulled out all the stops with their latest upgrade of the Seamaster Professional 300M, AKA the Seamaster Professional, AKA the SMP. The SMP is a fairly iconic watch, largely down to its prominent placement on the wrist of Bond (James Bond). Omega have made a host of.................. 13.04.18 More
INTRODUCING: The big bad Hublot Big Bang MP-11 14-Days 3D Carbon
Justin Mastine-Frost
Given how much Hublot unveiled in Geneva back in January, the volume of additional novelties the brand had ready to go for Baselworld 2018 came as a bit of a surprise. Though nearly faced with a little analysis paralysis, given the broad range of models to choose from, getting a closer look at the Big Bang MP-11 14-Days 3D.................. 13.04.18 More
Our Top 11 Watches from Baselworld 2017 In Pictures
Felix Scholz
Last week we published a video of our top picks from?Baselworld 2017. We filmed it in a pretty sleep-deprived state towards the end of the fair, with the thought of dropping a list while the watches were still hot. If you haven’t seen it, we’ve embedded it at the end of this story. (We hope you’ll enjoy a?watch-r.................. 13.04.17 More
Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Hands-on Review of a Square Peg in a Round Hole
Felix Scholz
The first Bell & Ross I ever laid my hands on, back in 2008, was the Marine, an uncommon and somewhat unusual beast that took the brand's trademark dial and transplanted it into a large, 1000m water resistant, tonneau-shaped case that looked like it could handle anything short of being run over by a main battle tank (and even .................. 13.04.17 More
Actor James Marsden Explains What Type of Watch Geek He Is
Andrew McUtchen
One of the last people I saw before I left Australia for SIHH in January was James Marsden. He was on television, in dusty dungarees, with a vest, boots and a cowboy hat. His face was etched with pain. He'd just been shot by Ed Harris. Again.?The television show is Westworld, the character is Teddy, and my wife and I remain obs.................. 13.04.17 More
Oris Great Barrier Reef II Limited Edition Launches in Paradise
Andrew McUtchen
Oris' tagline is real watches for real people', and it extended to the event on the Great Barrier Reef to launch their sparkling new Limited Edition, the Great Barrier Reef II. This was a real experience on the reef, with a real conservation message, delivered by an Australian brand manager?who will never be accused of not keep.................. 13.04.16 More
Omega Globemaster Annual Calendar Hands-on Review Asks Is Bigger Better?
Felix Scholz
Omega's flagship watch of 2015 was the Globemaster, a retro-inspired classic yes, it's worthy of that mantle – that had the honour of housing the brand's first Master Chronometer certified movement. We loved pretty much everything about it. The size (39mm), the not-too vintage styling, the fluted bezel and of course the META.................. 13.04.16 More
Oris Divers Sixty-Five Hands-on Review
Felix Scholz
The story in a second:The Oris Divers Sixty-Five really could be a case study as to what a truly excellent vintage reissue should look like all the elements are there including classic good looks, fidelity to an historic model, contemporary convenience and credit card friendly price.It's an example of how the Swiss watch industry .................. 13.04.15 More
Jaeger Le-Coultre Reverso and the Story Behind It
Andrew McUtchen
The year is 1931 and we lay our scene in colonial India… British Army Officers found themselves in a spot of bother. During their regular polo matches they found that their beloved timepieces were vulnerable to bumps', back shots' and the wild swings of mallet heads. Smashed dials and cracked cases were all too common. Bu.................. 13.04.14 More
Blancpain's most complicated watch appears in In the Lost Lands
Watches and cinema have long had a significant relationship, with Hamilton being the record holder for the most horological cameos in film. Omega’s partnership with the James Bond 007 franchise is another strong example. Last week, Blancpain was at the centre of the In the Lost Lands movie premiere in Santa Fe, New Mexico due to its Villeret .................. 13.03.25 More
Best affordable dive watches | BUYING GUIDES
Jamie Weiss
Dive watches are probably the single most popular watch category and with good reason. They are robust, water resistant and – even as dress codes become increasingly casual – can also be worn pretty much anywhere you aren't expected to wear a bow tie. The variations within dive watches over the decades are another reaso.................. 13.03.25 More
Mitch Greenblatt and his collection of unusual vintage watches
D.C. Hannay
Those who know me know I'm an avid enjoyer of oddball timepieces. As you might guess, my Insta feed is chock full of vintage horological thirst traps from the likes of @misterenthusiast, @teenage.grandpa, and @the_lost_spring_bar, but there's one that towers above, at least in its sheer scope: the online museum of curiosities known.................. 13.03.24 More
Best small mechanical chronographs | BUYING GUIDE
Charlotte Harris
I feel like you're either a chronograph person or you're not. Some enjoy the sporty, motorsport-inspired design, the arguably cluttered dial with stopwatch complication at the centre and the complexity of the mechanical movement inside – while others simply prefer the more classic time-only displays. Then there's a selec.................. 13.03.24 More
The TAG Heuer Connected E4 delivers a luxury smartwatch experience
Borna Bosnjak
Since its introduction in 2015, the TAG Heuer Connected has seen a number of iterations, all sitting atop the luxury smartwatch pile. With the new 42mm Connected Calibre E4, rather than compete with giants of the tech world and the Silicon Valley, TAG Heuer looks to extend its lead as a luxury smartwatch maker. With a tactile exp.................. 13.03.22 More
The watches we spotted in Drive To Survive Season 1
James Robinson
Another day, another sporting event falls victim to the rampant spread of COVID-19, aka Coronavirus. This time it’s one of Australia’s premier sporting events the 2020 Rolex Australian Grand Prix. Its cancellation is a huge shock, but with one of McLaren F1’s team members being confirmed to have fallen ill with.................. 13.03.20 More
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: We've run out of apocalypse gags...
Andrew McUtchen
At times like this, when everything you looked forward to has been cancelled, when Uber Eats, Netflix and self-isolation are likely to become the new normal, and when there’s an accelerating sense of backsliding into a pandemic abyss, all I can really suggest we do is hold on to what we love.And we love watches. This week.................. 13.03.20 More
Will the Bronze Age Continue? Baselworld 2017 Buildup
Andrew McUtchen
BASEL BUILDUP: The Bronze Age that typified many Baselworld 2016 releases – including this Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze – continued apace at the first major watch fair of 2017, SIHH in Geneva. Montblanc released a bronze augmented new take on the 1858 automatic, a Chronograph Tachymeter and a spectacular Dual Tim.................. 13.03.17 More
Walking the Wings of a Breitling Biplane Above Sydney Harbour for GQ
Andrew McUtchen
This article first appeared in GQ AustraliaThe day my marriage (nearly) died. Posing with the Breitling Wing Walking Team. Hands held behind back to stop them shaking.Editor’s Note: All’s well that ends well. I agreed to take a flight standing on the wings of a bi-plane for GQ, on the invitation of Breitling, and cl.................. 13.03.16 More
Montblanc 1858 Small Second In-depth Review
Andrew McUtchen
The story in a secondThe 1858 Small Second was the final proof, if any was needed, that the new' Montblanc is planning a full on assault at all styles of watchmaking fine, high and accessible and all styles of watches. Now including the military classics this one references.Image by Jason Reekie.Don't worry. The 1858 was a comp.................. 13.03.16 More
Friday Wind-down: 13 March, 2015
Felix Scholz
How do you relax on Friday the 13th? Well, if you're Andrew you helicopter to a mountain and run up it with a bunch of elite sportsmen (more on that later). Me, I'm planning on having a nice cool beer somewhere sunny very soon. To each their own.What happened?OK, we've got to toot our own horn a little bit here but for good reason.................. 13.03.15 More
Exploring TAG Heuer's Automotive Roots: Mastering Time
Felix Scholz
TAG Heuer and motorsports are like peanut butter and jam. Both are great on their own, but something special, almost magical, happens when you combine the two. To celebrate this pairing (and just in time for the Australian Grand Prix)?TAG Heuer has put together an exhibition called Mastering Time, an exploration of the long histor.................. 13.03.15 More
11 of the best 21st birthday gift watches
Tom Austin
Ahhh, 21. I remember it like it was yesterday. The real age where you have the world at your feet – the same world that also starts to treat you like an actual adult person, with actual responsibilities. A lot of 21-year-olds will complain that they're getting old (lol), as their youth begins to feel like it's dwindling away l.................. 13.02.25 More
INTRODUCING: The IWC Portugieser Automatic 40 Salmon
IWC introduces a sunburst salmon dial to Portugieser 40 collectionSalmon-coloured dials are a?fan-favourite amongst watch enthusiastsIt?will first be available exclusively in the UAE as of February and then available worldwide as of AprilSALMON! The dial colour strikes a particular chord with watch enthusiasts, perhaps most largely attributed to th.................. 13.02.23 More
Hamilton introduces the PSR MTX and PSR black PVD
Borna Bosnjak
Finding yourself reminiscing the times of yesteryear, when the streets were graced by first-generation Dodge Challengers, speakers blaring the sweet sounds of Simon and Garfunkel? Thankfully, Hamilton brings a dash of that decade back with the new PSR MTX and PSR black and red.With a two-piece reissue in 2020, the PSR brings back.................. 13.02.22 More
Sports watches were once truly tool watches. A chronograph was a stopwatch on the wrist, a dive watch with a timing bezel was the original dive computer. But today, the idea that either are the best tools for the job is a bit romantic. They definitely can get it done, and that is part of the appeal and why buyers acquire them. That being said, usin.................. 13.02.22 More
best gold watches of the last 12 months
Fergus Nash
Warm, glowing, and oozing a charming luxury, who doesn't love a cracking gold watch? Regardless of the tone or colour, whether it's red, pink or even white, there's just something special about its heft and lustre. Here are 5 of the best gold watches from this year.1. Tudor Black Bay 58 in 18K GoldThe new Tudor Black Bay 58 18K was.................. 13.02.22 More
Crime or Sublime: Pocket watches in the year 2020
Time+Tide
The gauntlet has well and truly been thrown down on the polished concrete floors of Time+Tide’s headquarters in this week's office row, as a truculent James Robinson asseverated that pocket watches in 2020 are about as useful as a solar powered watch in a sensory deprivation tank … that is to say, completely pointless. De.................. 13.02.20 More
Felix Scholz
When it comes to Vacheron Constantin's SIHH releases, there's no doubt the pieces that were the talk of the town (and rightfully so) were the epic Twin Beat and the slightly less epic but epically attractive Overseas Tourbillon. And I get it, they're both great watches. The Twin Beat is a triumph of clever engineering and the Over.................. 13.02.19 More
Greg Yuna why you need to follow him right now
Andy Green
Once known as ‘Mr Flawless’, Greg Yuna is an entrepreneur and custom jeweller to celebrities like Drake, Floyd Mayweather Jr and Meek Mill. We talk custom watches with Greg, to gain some insight into one of the more controversial parts of the watch industry.How did you get your start customising watches?I started with wo.................. 13.02.18 More
Short Quotes from Omega's Event in Sydney Last Friday (It's a Big Deal)
Andrew McUtchen
Watch events come and watch events go, but last Friday night's star-studded extravaganza that started at the new Omega boutique in Sydney’s Martin Place, and carried on to a straight-out-of-a-movie private harbourside manor will not be forgotten quickly. Here?are seven?quotes from the night that speak volumes?about the si.................. 13.02.17 More
Breitling Vs IWC Video Review Comparison
Andrew McUtchen
Of all the Apples to Apples battles so far, this is pound for pound the closest fight. Today our airborne aces?are?the Breitling Navitimer 01 (46mm) and the?IWC Pilot’s Chronograph. Both watches have histories – and credibility – written in the skies, both are priced at about the same price point, and both are.................. 13.02.17 More
Pre-Baselworld 2015: TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 18 Telemeter Announced
Felix Scholz
First Impressions:The new Carrera Calibre 18 Telemeter is clearly inspired by, and does a fine job of honouring, the cult classic panda dialled Carreras.For this year's Baselworld fair TAG Heuer have announced a brace of handsome vintage inspired editions from the Carrera family. We'll tell you about the three-handed Calibre 6 sho.................. 13.02.15 More
What is Must de Cartier? | WATCH EDUCATION
With Cartier being irrefutably red-hot at present, it would seem inconceivable that, once upon a time, the Maison was struggling to sell its watches. The so-called quartz crisis caused a shockwave throughout the watch industry, and Cartier, like many European watch brands, was not immune to the ripple effect that more accurate and cost-effective qu.................. 13.01.25 More