Borna Bosnjak
With so many different ways of consuming watch media, it can be difficult to know what to actually buy – though we’ve certainly tried to make that process easier with our Buying Guides. Those, however, tend to focus on a particular feature, so if it’s a one-stop-shop of the best watches around you’re after, look no further than Issue 10 of the Time+Tide NOW Magazine Buying Guide. As always, though, we’re not just listing over 180 great watches to choose from sorted in a handy price increasing format (you’re welcome), as we also bring you watch stories that work absolutely perfectly on some high-quality printed stock that smells oh-so-fresh when you open it for the first time.We kicked off the year with what’s bound to become a headlining release of 2025 in general, so what better watch to feature on the front cover of our new NOW Magazine than the Vacheron Constantin 222 in steel? But rather than just going through its specs and all the things you probably already know about it, we take a closer look at what a release like this means for Vacheron Constantin more generally, and why they’re the brand that got the whole super-special-release thing down pat.Seeing the name of the fastest man in history on the cover might make you think we caught him trackside, with only a split second to conduct an interview before he sped off out of the blocks. It was quite the contrary, actually, as our own Andrew McUtchen found Usain Bolt sipping on an Estrella on the deck of a yacht somewhere in the waters around Ibiza. If you needed any more convincing to read this story, one of the most successful and revered Olympians in history starts this interview off with: “After winning continuously for years and years and years, after a while it gets kind of boring.” That’s some Kimi Raikkonen-rivalling energy right there from the Hublot ambassador.And speaking of the automotive, have you ever wondered which watch the legendary Marcello Gandini (designer of the Lambo Countach, among others) prefers to wear? We also bring you the surprising car of choice of the ever-stylish Bulgari Watch Design Senior Director Signor Stigliani, and the expectedly unexpected entry by Romaric Andre of seconde/seconde/.If you prefer your art in written form and/or happen to be running out of watch box space but are yearning for a horological fix, you need the Author Clock. Luke Benedictus spoke to Yasmin Gruss, the person who curated a selection from the thousands of time-relevant quotes submitted by various Kickstarter supporters. She not only reveals the scope of the whole project, but also the curious patterns she spotted when reading about time through the years.And to end on a potentially sour note, we talk about divorce, how likely it is to affect your watch collection, and the different ways of dealing with such a hit to the watch box. But Luke’s story is more than just telling you how to protect your assets in case you and boo don’t work out, whether that’s through complicated court proceedings or the messy situation that may occur if a pre-nup is brought up.But if your preferred flavour is spicy, then you’ll want to read Chris Hall’s take on the various new horological tastemakers that arose with the dawn of WatchTok and podcasting. There are some milder names on there like Teddy Baldassarre and Watches of Espionage, but if it’s heat you’re after, we’ve got Jose Perez, a.k.a. Perezcope, leading the line. All this and more, in the NOW Watch Buying Guide Issue 10.Issue 10 of NOW Magazine can be ordered both physically and digitally through the Time+Tide Shop, either online or you can pick up a copy for yourself at our Melbourne Discovery Studio. A digital copy will set you back A$7.95, and a physical + digital bundle will set you back A$19.95. Find out more and order your copy here.
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