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Felix Scholz

Felix Scholz

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VIDEO: A closer look at the Seiko Prospex LX SNR029J
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VIDEO: A closer look at the Seiko Prospex LX SNR029J

One of the bigger surprises of Basel was Seiko’s announcement of their high-end Prospex LX collection — big, chunky sports watches that feature a level…
VIDEO: This is what a heritage reissue should look like – the Seiko SLA033
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VIDEO: This is what a heritage reissue should look like – the Seiko SLA033

Few things excite Seiko fans as much as a solid historical reissue (or re-creation in Seiko’s parlance), and this year’s limited edition, the SLA033, is…
VIDEO: Felix’s 3 over-the-top picks from Baselworld 2019
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VIDEO: Felix’s 3 over-the-top picks from Baselworld 2019

If you’ve been reading or watching Time+Tide for more than five minutes, you might have noticed that I’ve got something of a soft spot for…
VIDEO: Our top 3 watches of Basel 2019 from $35,000 and up – featuring Patek, De Bethune and Hublot
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VIDEO: Our top 3 watches of Basel 2019 from $35,000 and up – featuring Patek, De Bethune and Hublot

I don’t know about you, but when the price point of a timepiece starts to creep beyond the realms of the everyday, things like price…
INTRODUCING: Bremont’s Supermarine 500 now offered on innovative inflatable strap
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INTRODUCING: Bremont’s Supermarine 500 now offered on innovative inflatable strap

In a watch that was — surprisingly — not shown to media at the brand’s recent townhouse events, Bremont has added to their ‘tested beyond…
VIDEO: Ceramic, tattoos and a sneaky Patek – Felix’s Basel 2019 picks from $10,000 – $35,000
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VIDEO: Ceramic, tattoos and a sneaky Patek – Felix’s Basel 2019 picks from $10,000 – $35,000

Usually in this sort of video I try to honour the rules. Because you never know, maybe you actually are in the market for a…
LIST: Beautiful, new, and now in blue – 3 core Vacheron Constantin watches get a dial makeover
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LIST: Beautiful, new, and now in blue – 3 core Vacheron Constantin watches get a dial makeover

Traditionally, the blues are associated with sadness or hard times in life. However, that’s definitely not the case over at Vacheron Constantin, as these new…
VIDEO: Colour, controversy and a streamlined case – Felix’s top Basel 2019 watches under $10,000
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VIDEO: Colour, controversy and a streamlined case – Felix’s top Basel 2019 watches under $10,000

Baselworld 2019 was a fairly subdued affair, but that didn’t stop me from ferreting out three (very very different) pieces that reminded me what my…
HANDS-ON: White heat – the Zenith Defy Classic in white ceramic
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HANDS-ON: White heat – the Zenith Defy Classic in white ceramic

I’m not sure if Lou Reed would have liked this watch (I hope he would have), but I know I certainly do. The modern sports…
LIST: 3 of the best Bulgari watches from Basel 2019 
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LIST: 3 of the best Bulgari watches from Basel 2019 

Over at Bulgari, the reign of the Octo Finissimo continues to flourish. At Baselworld 2019 the ultra-thin heavyweight collection gained two strong new members. And…
VIDEO: Up close and personal with 3 very complicated Vacheron Constantin watches
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VIDEO: Up close and personal with 3 very complicated Vacheron Constantin watches

A little while ago, I had a very good day at work. That’s because my job involved spending some quality time with three exceptional Vacheron…
LIST: 6 Seikos you need to know from Basel 2019 
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LIST: 6 Seikos you need to know from Basel 2019 

You can get a pretty good sense of the overarching themes of Baselworld by listening to the chatter in the halls, press centre and even…
HANDS-ON: The Seiko Diver’s Re-creation Limited Edition SLA033
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HANDS-ON: The Seiko Diver’s Re-creation Limited Edition SLA033

Seiko’s archive is full of exceptional and much-loved dive watches. One of the brightest lights in this pantheon is the 6105, a real workhorse of…
VIDEO: TAG Heuer joins the bronze brigade with the Autavia
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VIDEO: TAG Heuer joins the bronze brigade with the Autavia

Bronze — that gold-toned alloy that only gets better with age — has continued its domination of the watch world, and the latest brand to…
VIDEO: The 3 new Rolex releases that had everyone talking at Baselworld 2019 
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VIDEO: The 3 new Rolex releases that had everyone talking at Baselworld 2019 

In the weeks and days leading up to Basel, the tension, speculation and near-hysteria around Rolex’s impending releases is palpable, and this year was no…
VIDEO: TAG Heuer’s latest releases from Baselworld 2019
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VIDEO: TAG Heuer’s latest releases from Baselworld 2019

TAG Heuer’s Basel 2019 collection had a particularly clear focus, and that focus was Autavia. It’s a watch inspired by TAG Heuer’s enviable heritage —…
HANDS-ON: The Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGY003 – thinner, dressier
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HANDS-ON: The Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGY003 – thinner, dressier

Grand Seiko has just announced its latest releases at Basel 2019 and, boy, does the Spring Drive — that unique trifecta of electronic, kinetic and…
VIDEO: Our pick of the best Grand Seiko watches of 2019, fresh from Baselworld 
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VIDEO: Our pick of the best Grand Seiko watches of 2019, fresh from Baselworld 

There’s a unifying theme to Grand Seiko’s 2019 collection – and no, it’s not the exquisite dials or case work, though those are all very…
VIDEO: Seiko has just announced the Prospex LX collection – these are the watches and what you need to know about them
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VIDEO: Seiko has just announced the Prospex LX collection – these are the watches and what you need to know about them

Prospex is Seiko-speak for “Professional Specification”, a family of professionally oriented tool-watches that was born in 1968 and built to last. And, Seiko being Seiko,…
LIST: A quick look at the hottest Tudor watches of Basel 2019
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LIST: A quick look at the hottest Tudor watches of Basel 2019

Tudor’s Baselworld 2019 collection is always a hotly anticipated affair, and this year the Shield offered some stylish new takes on existing models, and a…
HANDS-ON: Thin just got complicated with the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph 
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HANDS-ON: Thin just got complicated with the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph 

It’s no secret that the Octo Finissimo has been a watch that’s kick-started the heart of Bulgari’s recent string of critical hits. And now the…
NEWS: Peak ridiculousness achieved with the unholy fusion of iPhone and tourbillon
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NEWS: Peak ridiculousness achieved with the unholy fusion of iPhone and tourbillon

So, this exists. Look, I write about high-end mechanical watches on the daily, so I’ve got a pretty high threshold for the superfluous things in…
HANDS-ON: A deep-diving Greek, the Ianos Avyssos
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HANDS-ON: A deep-diving Greek, the Ianos Avyssos

In these days of globalised production and democratised design it seems like there are more micro watch brands than ever before and, really, most of…
HANDS-ON: Creux Automatiq evolve their offering with the Diamondback CA-08
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HANDS-ON: Creux Automatiq evolve their offering with the Diamondback CA-08

Last year I had the pleasure of reviewing the Ghost Explorer, a contemporarily styled sports watch from Australian-based Creux Automatiq. It was a surprisingly sophisticated…
INTRODUCING: The harder, faster, stronger Hublot Big Bang Ferrari in Magic Gold
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INTRODUCING: The harder, faster, stronger Hublot Big Bang Ferrari in Magic Gold

The ongoing creative collaboration between Hublot and Ferrari is now in its seventh year, and it doesn’t look like it’s running out of gas any…
LIST: 4 outrageously cool Australian military Bremonts I spotted at their Melbourne boutique opening
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LIST: 4 outrageously cool Australian military Bremonts I spotted at their Melbourne boutique opening

Walking into Bremont’s brand new Melbourne boutique, it doesn’t take long to work out the brand’s military and aviation connection. If the spartan style of…
VIDEO: Ulysse Nardin’s 2019 releases prove they’re ready for anything
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VIDEO: Ulysse Nardin’s 2019 releases prove they’re ready for anything

On the off chance that you’re not, Ulysse Nardin is a brand you should be paying attention to. There’s a real energy around the Le…
HANDS-ON: The Christopher Ward C65 Trident Automatic
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HANDS-ON: The Christopher Ward C65 Trident Automatic

Over the years I’ve had a few run-ins with UK-based brand Christopher Ward, having reviewed some of their older world time and jump hour watches.…
VIDEO: The hottest Moser watch releases of 2019
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VIDEO: The hottest Moser watch releases of 2019

Visiting the team at H. Moser & Cie. is always one of the highlights of SIHH. You never quite know what you’re going to get.…
VIDEO: New Traditions – taking a look at the Rado Tradition 1965
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VIDEO: New Traditions – taking a look at the Rado Tradition 1965

There’s few things I like more in watchland than being surprised. Sadly, it doesn’t happen too often. But when it does, it’s always memorable. And…
INTRODUCING: The Bremont MBIII 10th Anniversary limited edition
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INTRODUCING: The Bremont MBIII 10th Anniversary limited edition

Bremont is a brand built, to no small degree, around meaningful collaborations — particularly those in the aerospace sector. And of these relationships there’s one…
HANDS-ON: The sustainable Submersible, Panerai’s Submersible Mike Horn Edition, PAM00984
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HANDS-ON: The sustainable Submersible, Panerai’s Submersible Mike Horn Edition, PAM00984

There were a lot of very interesting watches released at SIHH. Oftentimes, this interest was centred around complication — and rightly so, it’s really the…
LIST: 3 well-dressed men straight up wrist flexing at the 2019 Oscars
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LIST: 3 well-dressed men straight up wrist flexing at the 2019 Oscars

There’s an argument to be made for a subtle sartorial flex (and it’s an argument that Barack Obama definitely won with his Rag & Bone…
VIDEO: Game, set, match…point. A closer look at Rado’s HyperChrome Match Point
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VIDEO: Game, set, match…point. A closer look at Rado’s HyperChrome Match Point

Sports tie-in watches play a — if you’ll pardon the pun — dangerous game. On the one hand there’s a lot of gloss (and potential…
VIDEO: Rado’s off-centre DiaMaster proves that life isn’t always balanced
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VIDEO: Rado’s off-centre DiaMaster proves that life isn’t always balanced

If you’re looking for a watch that’s a little left-of-centre style-wise, look no further. Rado’s idiosyncratic DiaMaster takes many of the conventions of fine watchmaking…
INTRODUCING: Glashütte Original gets spicy with two new pumpkin-hued Sixties models 
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INTRODUCING: Glashütte Original gets spicy with two new pumpkin-hued Sixties models 

Hold onto your hats because Glashütte Original has just dropped another dose of exceptional colour, in the form of the 2019 edition of the Sixties…