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PRE-BASEL: The Nomos Metro 38 Datum
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PRE-BASEL: The Nomos Metro 38 Datum

First Impressions: The just announced Metro 38 Datum is a toned down version of the original. Nomos have sacrificed some of the design quirkiness, and the…
PRE-BASEL: The Oris Aquis Depth Gauge
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PRE-BASEL: The Oris Aquis Depth Gauge

First Impressions: Oris have given the latest version of their technically impressive Aquis Depth Gauge the bumblebee treatment. If the only thing holding you back…
HANDS ON: With the Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time
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HANDS ON: With the Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time

The Story in a Second: The Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time is right in Montblanc’s new sweet spot and while not being a buzz watch, it…
SIHH: What does your booth say about you? Part 1
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SIHH: What does your booth say about you? Part 1

At its heart SIHH is a trade fair. Product is shown, the world watch media is wooed and deals are done with retailers. The showing, the…
PRE-BASEL: The Longines Conquest Classic Moonphase
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PRE-BASEL: The Longines Conquest Classic Moonphase

The Longines Conquest  was one of the great names in everyday elegance from the golden era of watch design in the mid-’50s. When it was…
The Australian History of Tudor Watches: An 83 year love affair
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The Australian History of Tudor Watches: An 83 year love affair

While our American and English cousins have only recently rediscovered the joys of Tudor watches (re-launching in the American market in 2013 and the UK…
PRE-BASEL: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra James Bond Spectre Limited Edition announced.
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PRE-BASEL: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra James Bond Spectre Limited Edition announced.

James Bond and the Easter Bunny have one thing in common. The marketing material comes earlier every year. The new Bond film, Spectre, comes out in November…
INTRODUCING: TickerART – hang your favourite watch on your wall
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INTRODUCING: TickerART – hang your favourite watch on your wall

Unless you’re a cigar chomping, supercar-driving plutocrat, being cursed with a love of high-end watches is usually an exercise in frustration. The list of watches we…
HANDS ON: The IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar
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HANDS ON: The IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar

There must have been nerves. There must have been second thoughts. Because you only tend to fix things when they’re broken. And the Portugese, which…
NEWS: Filson watch collection announced
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NEWS: Filson watch collection announced

All-American apparel and portage manufacturers Filson have just announced their first watch collection, which shouldn’t be too surprising, for reasons explained below. In case you’re…
LIST: Our SIHH 2015 wrap
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LIST: Our SIHH 2015 wrap

The dust has settled on SIHH 2015, and we’re braving the 24 hour commute back to Australia. The journey gives us some time to reflect…
HANDS ON: Piaget Altiplano Chronograph
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HANDS ON: Piaget Altiplano Chronograph

    UPDATES WITH PICTURES AND PRICING INFORMATION Piaget Altiplano Chronograph Pricing: 26,800 CHF (in pink gold) Most brands have a schtick. Something that they are…
HANDS ON: (UPDATED) The Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic PAM (PAM00616)
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HANDS ON: (UPDATED) The Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 Carbotech 3 Days Automatic PAM (PAM00616)

UPDATED WITH LIVE PICTURES AND PRICE LUMINOR SUBMERSIBLE 1950 CARBOTECHTM 3 DAYS AUTOMATIC PRICE: 15700 EURO (ROUGHLY $22,000 AUD) Say hello to the watch that Paneristi will…
HANDS ON: The Audemars Piguet Two-Tone Royal Oak 15400
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HANDS ON: The Audemars Piguet Two-Tone Royal Oak 15400

I’ve been saying for years that two-tone is making a come back. And it looks like, with the release of the Audemars Piguet Two Tone…
HANDS ON: The Baume & Mercier Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve
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HANDS ON: The Baume & Mercier Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve

  While it’s not a new piece (introduced at Watches and Wonders last year) the Baume & Mercier Clifton 8-Day Power Reserve is a stunning, stunning…
HANDS ON: The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Automatic Skeleton
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HANDS ON: The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Automatic Skeleton

One of the watches we were most looking forward to seeing at SIHH was the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Automatic Skeleton – the Geneva brands brand…
HANDS ON: A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Up/Down pink gold. 
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HANDS ON: A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Up/Down pink gold. 

A. Lange & Söhne have a great lineup this year, and aside from the stunning Zeitwerk Minute repeater it seems to all be about consolidation, with…
EVENT: IWC ‘Journey to the Stars’ celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Portugieser
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EVENT: IWC ‘Journey to the Stars’ celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Portugieser

This year IWC watches celebrate the 75th anniversary of their Portugieser collection, not only with a bunch of brand new watches, but also with a…
HANDS ON: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Calendar Meteorite
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HANDS ON: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Calendar Meteorite

One of the watches we were most looking forward to seeing in the metal was the brand new, meteorite dialled Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Calendar Meteorite dialled watch.…
HANDS ON: The Vacheron Constantin Harmony Tourbillon Chronograph Caliber 3200
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HANDS ON: The Vacheron Constantin Harmony Tourbillon Chronograph Caliber 3200

This year is a big year for Vacheron Constantin. And not just because they celebrate their 260th birthday. 2015 marks the biggest, and most impressive…
FIRST LOOK: The IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Edition 75th Anniversary
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FIRST LOOK: The IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Edition 75th Anniversary

For IWC 2015 is the year of the revamped Portugieser as it marks the iconic model’s 75th birthday, and as such IWC are releasing a swathe…
HANDS ON: The A. Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater
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HANDS ON: The A. Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater

    UPDATED WITH PICTURES AND PRICE. One of the standouts of SIHH is the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater. Today we had an opportunity to handle…
FIRST LOOK: The Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time
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FIRST LOOK: The Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time

This year’s SIHH collection for Montblanc is a pretty packed line-up, with a lot of watches that have immediately caught our attention. The one we…
Pre-SIHH: What exactly is SIHH?
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Pre-SIHH: What exactly is SIHH?

As I write this, the watch world is converging on the city of Geneva, for the 25th annual Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, better…
NEW MODEL: The HYT Skull Watch
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NEW MODEL: The HYT Skull Watch

Please excuse us if we take a very brief break from our SIHH programming (you can be sure we’ll be back next week with a…
Pre-SIHH: First look at the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Ceramica PAM580
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Pre-SIHH: First look at the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Ceramica PAM580

The SIHH novelty that Panerai have let out of the bag early is, let’s be honest, classic Panerai. Big, bold, and black. At first glance…
REVIEW: The Tudor Style
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REVIEW: The Tudor Style

Tudor had one of the most impressive, crowd pleasing lineups of Baselworld 2014. Everyone instantly loved the Heritage lineup – the Black Bay Blue and…
TREND: 5 Trends to look our for at SIHH and Baselworld 2015
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TREND: 5 Trends to look our for at SIHH and Baselworld 2015

It’s the season of the watch fair – where we get to see the direction of horological style and fashion. We thought we’d dust off…
NEWS: Melbourne thief steals Rolex Daytona in dodgy Gumtree deal
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NEWS: Melbourne thief steals Rolex Daytona in dodgy Gumtree deal

So, you’re selling your watch. Not by choice. But, you know, circumstances. Something else has caught your eye, you need to boost your home deposit,…
PRE-SIHH: First Look at the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 Squelette
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PRE-SIHH: First Look at the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 Squelette

Continuing the skeletonisation trend that’s going to be one of the big take home messages of SIHH 2015, independent manufacture Parmigiani Fleurier have announced that…
PRE-SIHH: First Look at the IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar
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PRE-SIHH: First Look at the IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar

One of the most interesting of the pre-SIHH releases we’ve seen so far is a more refined piece from the watchmaker for men (who have…
PRE-SIHH: First look at the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Automatic Skeleton.
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PRE-SIHH: First look at the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Automatic Skeleton.

The Skeleton is in. And we’re not talking the fancy traditional scrollwork of skeletons you might see from brands like Breguet. But rather the aggressively…
REVIEW: NOMOS AHOI ATLANTIK
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REVIEW: NOMOS AHOI ATLANTIK

If you haven’t heard of Nomos in Australia, we wouldn’t be too surprised. The small (yet punchy) brand from the German watchmaking hub of Glashütte…
HANDS-ON: The Maurice Lacroix Gravity
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HANDS-ON: The Maurice Lacroix Gravity

One of the watches that most impressed the entire Time+Tide team when we saw it at Baselworld was the Maurice Lacroix Gravity (it’s only just…
YEAR IN REVIEW 2014: Letter from the Editor
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2014: Letter from the Editor

The concept of Time+Tide in its most basic form was first proposed to me in a café. A café down a laneway. So very Melbourne, I know.…
IN-DEPTH: Bell & Ross BR 03-51 GMT Titanium Review
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IN-DEPTH: Bell & Ross BR 03-51 GMT Titanium Review

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…