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Felix Scholz

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EVENT: We celebrate the opening of Australia’s FIRST Seiko boutique with 4 things you need to about Japan’s biggest watch brand
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EVENT: We celebrate the opening of Australia’s FIRST Seiko boutique with 4 things you need to about Japan’s biggest watch brand

Last night Seiko cut the ribbon on their brand new Sydney boutique, marking the start of a new chapter for the Japanese brand in Australia. Never…
EDITOR’S PICK: The Tudor North Flag
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EDITOR’S PICK: The Tudor North Flag

Editor’s Note: We’re boarding a plane for Baselworld in little over a week, and of all the new watches on offer, we’re really looking forward to…
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Montblanc Heritage Spirit Perpetual Calendar Sapphire
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Montblanc Heritage Spirit Perpetual Calendar Sapphire

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/147705824″] Today is a very special day – the 29th of February, a leap day that only rolls around every four years, when the…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 26th February, 2016
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 26th February, 2016

This week in watches took a particularly interesting turn when we asked what seemed like a pretty bland old question. We’d been inspired by a…
HANDS-ON: The Bulgari Roma Finissimo
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HANDS-ON: The Bulgari Roma Finissimo

It takes a great deal of skill to make a very thin watch. When every fraction of a millimetre makes a difference, there’s literally no…
HANDS-ON: The A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon
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HANDS-ON: The A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon

A. Lange & Söhne is one of the indisputable heavy-weights of the watch industry, with a credibility and cachet rivalling that of Patek Philippe. And…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 19th February, 2016
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 19th February, 2016

Sit down, relax, take off your shoes. Here, let me pour you a tall glass of Pinot Noir, because this is Australia and summer is…
MY WATCH STORY: David’s vintage Cyma Navystar and Omega Flightmaster
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MY WATCH STORY: David’s vintage Cyma Navystar and Omega Flightmaster

Editor’s Note: Watches rarely make headlines in Australia, but the recent story of a group of Liberal MPs ‘accidentally’ accepting $250k worth of watches from…
HANDS-ON: The Bulgari Diagono Scuba
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HANDS-ON: The Bulgari Diagono Scuba

There’s a genre of watches that I like to call the ‘do-anything-go-anywhere’ category. The defining characteristics of this type of watch are, as you would…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 12th February, 2016, (Valentine’s Day Watch Guide Edition)
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 12th February, 2016, (Valentine’s Day Watch Guide Edition)

Love, to quote John Paul Young, is in the air. So is rampant consumerism. The world’s most romantic/over-rated day (depending on your perspective/relationship status/cynicism level)…
INTRODUCING: The Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire (live pics, price)
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INTRODUCING: The Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire (live pics, price)

Hublot have just set a very high bar for Baselworld 2016, coming out of the gates early with the Big Bang Unico Sapphire – a…
LIST: Where I took my Tudor – Six readers show us their Tudor holiday pics
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LIST: Where I took my Tudor – Six readers show us their Tudor holiday pics

At the end of last year we published the Great Escape – a video about getting away from it all that just happened to be…
IN-DEPTH: The TAG Heuer Connected
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IN-DEPTH: The TAG Heuer Connected

The story in a second: TAG Heuer’s Swiss-designed smartwatch has been touted as the ‘traditional’ watch industry’s much-hyped answer to the Apple Watch – but…
NEWS: Oops, they did it again – Aussie politicians accept $250k worth of ‘fake’ watches
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NEWS: Oops, they did it again – Aussie politicians accept $250k worth of ‘fake’ watches

UPDATE: 11th February, see here for WA Liberal MP Ian Goodenough’s response to the fake watch gifting controversy, a third person and yet still strangely…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 5th February, 2016
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 5th February, 2016

This week we’re tackling the serious issues of politics and watch industry financial results, with a side of superstar, in the form of Thor, Chris…
HANDS-ON: The Stowa Antea Back to Bauhaus
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HANDS-ON: The Stowa Antea Back to Bauhaus

Stowa’s range of excellent value watches have been under-the-radar favourites amongst watch lovers for years, with their pilots and marine chronometer-style collections often having waiting…
INTRODUCING: The TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T Tourbillon
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INTRODUCING: The TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T Tourbillon

The TAG Heuer Heuer-02T Tourbillon has been one of the worst kept secrets of the watch industry for the past 12 months. We saw pictures…
MY WATCH COLLECTION: Anders’s vintage Grand Seikos
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MY WATCH COLLECTION: Anders’s vintage Grand Seikos

Editor’s Note: The world of watches is a very small and very global one. The story behind this interview is a case in point. Just…
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Calendar video review
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Calendar video review

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/153488769″] For Jaeger-LeCoultre, SIHH 2016 was all about the Reverso. Their gentrified sports watch turns 85 this year and, proving that you can indeed…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: January 29, 2016 (Best of SIHH 2016 edition)
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: January 29, 2016 (Best of SIHH 2016 edition)

A week has passed since SIHH, we’ve endured the 24-hour commute back to the office and the jetlag has finally receded. With the help of…
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII video review
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII video review

In a world where the word is fast losing its value, IWC’s classic pilot’s watch is an icon in the truest sense – a utilitarian…
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph video review
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph video review

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/152346690″] Vacheron Constantin is – along with Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet – part of Swiss watchmaking’s ‘big three’, making some of the finest…
SIHH 2016: The best of the Carre Des Horlogers
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SIHH 2016: The best of the Carre Des Horlogers

One of the most talked-about things at SIHH 2016 wasn’t Cartier’s new collection, or the real Spitfire in the IWC booth (though both these things…
HANDS-ON: The Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra 1963
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HANDS-ON: The Baume & Mercier Capeland Shelby Cobra 1963

The Capeland Shelby Cobra was a surprise hit for Baume & Mercier last year, and at SIHH 2016 they’ve unveiled two new novelties continuing their partnership…
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Moonphase video review
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Moonphase video review

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/152541446″] The watches of A. Lange & Söhne are defined by their refined design and peerless finishing techniques. The Saxonia Moonphase more than lives…
HANDS-ON: The Richard Mille RM 50-02 ACJ
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HANDS-ON: The Richard Mille RM 50-02 ACJ

Richard Mille’s highly technical and extremely high-end timepieces routinely push boundaries. At SIHH 2016 it’s the RM 50-02 AJC that reimagines an aviation timepiece as…
THE SIHH SURVIVAL GUIDE
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THE SIHH SURVIVAL GUIDE

Looking for the quick run-down on the biggest and best releases from SIHH 2016? Well, look no further because we’ve prepared the SIHH survival guide…
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Chronograph Annual Calendar video review
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Chronograph Annual Calendar video review

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/152204876″] It’s appropriate that what seemed to be traditional Swiss drummers (with axes as well, weird) appeared on day one of SIHH to make…
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The A. Lange & Söhne 1815 – “200th Anniversary F.A. Lange” In honey gold video review
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The A. Lange & Söhne 1815 – “200th Anniversary F.A. Lange” In honey gold video review

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/148083558″] We’ve already explained what honey gold – the unique alloy used to case this special edition of A. Lange & Söhne’s 1815 –…
IN-DEPTH: The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang
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IN-DEPTH: The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang

The story in a second: It’s a Big Bang, but not as you know it. If you know Hublot, you know the Big Bang. The…
VIDEO: Unboxing the Baume & Mercier Clifton 1830 five-minute repeater pocket watch
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VIDEO: Unboxing the Baume & Mercier Clifton 1830 five-minute repeater pocket watch

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/151127656″] Every year Baume & Mercier release an emblematic limited edition that speaks to the brand’s 185-year history and legacy. This year, they’re celebrating…
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 video review
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 video review

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/147706278″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] One of the most elegant watches released at Watches & Wonders was the Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 from Vacheron Constantin.…
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Cartier Clé de Cartier Mysterious Hours video review
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Cartier Clé de Cartier Mysterious Hours video review

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/147703496″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] With SIHH 2016 just a few days away, we at Time+Tide are very much looking forward to seeing the new models…
MY WATCH STORY: Miles’s Rolex GMT Master II
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MY WATCH STORY: Miles’s Rolex GMT Master II

Your name: Miles Wharton (AKA the impeccably dressed gent behind Men’s Fashion Blogger). Your watch: Rolex GMT Master II in steel and yellow gold. What’s…
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Dual Time Vasco da Gama video review
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Dual Time Vasco da Gama video review

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/147705268″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] The latest addition to Montblanc’s Vasco da Gama range – a broad collection of limited editions that celebrates the spirit of…
YEAR IN REVIEW 2015: Letter from the Editor
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2015: Letter from the Editor

At this time of the year my inbox is dominated by the second biggest watch fair of the year, after Baselworld, the Salon International de…