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HANDS-ON: The Seiko Prospex SNR045J is like a Rolex “Hulk” Submariner on steroids
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HANDS-ON: The Seiko Prospex SNR045J is like a Rolex “Hulk” Submariner on steroids

The first time I held the Seiko Prospex SNR045J in my hands, I laughed, turned to my left, and said to Deputy Editor Nick Kenyon,…
INTRODUCING: The Grand Seiko SBGE253, SBGE257 and SBGE255 – 3 GMTs with colour, curves and cutting-edge tech
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INTRODUCING: The Grand Seiko SBGE253, SBGE257 and SBGE255 – 3 GMTs with colour, curves and cutting-edge tech

Twenty-seven … that’s how many watches Grand Seiko have already unveiled this year. And that’s not really an accurate statement – 27 new watches have been…
INTRODUCING: The Dan Henry 1937 might just be the best value vintage-styled chrono on the market
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INTRODUCING: The Dan Henry 1937 might just be the best value vintage-styled chrono on the market

We’ll spoil the suspense here straight up and say that we’re fans of Dan Henry here at T+T – the Brazilian watchmaker’s ability to create…
HANDS-ON: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo 100m in satin-polished stainless steel is simply extraordinary
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HANDS-ON: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo 100m in satin-polished stainless steel is simply extraordinary

LVMH’s Dubai Watch Week may have been only seven months ago, but it genuinely feels like it could’ve been last century. Cast your mind back…
INTRODUCING: The new Omega Constellation 41mm demands that you look on the model with fresh eyes
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INTRODUCING: The new Omega Constellation 41mm demands that you look on the model with fresh eyes

Omega’s Constellation has always been somewhat of a quiet achiever – a low-key collection that has, thanks to the endless popularity of its space and…
10 of the best digital watches you can buy in 2020, Part 1, including Braun, G-Shock, Hamilton and HD3
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10 of the best digital watches you can buy in 2020, Part 1, including Braun, G-Shock, Hamilton and HD3

Digital watches may not be mechanical masterpieces that harken back to the romanticism of time-telling from a bygone era. But they’re an increasingly exciting corner…
A design that divides – the Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref.6007A-001 meets its lookalikes head on
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A design that divides – the Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref.6007A-001 meets its lookalikes head on

Patek Philippe’s first wristwatch of 2020 didn’t go down quite as well as the complicated models that have followed this week to practically unanimous praise.…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage Military Marine Nationale is peak heritage watch perfection
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage Military Marine Nationale is peak heritage watch perfection

As a person who writes about and reviews timepieces all day every day, and as an avid enthusiast of horology since my mid-teens, there really…
MICRO MONDAYS: Spinnaker watches might just be your next sub-$1000 throwdown
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MICRO MONDAYS: Spinnaker watches might just be your next sub-$1000 throwdown

It’s Monday in July in 2020, folks, and that means two certainties for yours truly – the first of five full weeks stuck in lockdown,…
Audemars Piguet add three new black-cased Royal Oak Offshore models with smoked fumé dials
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Audemars Piguet add three new black-cased Royal Oak Offshore models with smoked fumé dials

Audemars Piguet have been slowly but surely unveiling some quietly inspired new releases in 2020. First came the bite-the-back-of-your-hand beautiful [Re]master01 Selfwinding Chronograph, then came…
The top 5 Omega James Bond watches of all time as chosen by you
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The top 5 Omega James Bond watches of all time as chosen by you

Editor’s note: Earlier this week, we asked a question on Instagram stories, what is your favourite Omega Bond watch from the last 25 years? Imma…
The boldly modern new TAG Heuer Carrera Chrono Sport is here to save those tiring of heritage remakes
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The boldly modern new TAG Heuer Carrera Chrono Sport is here to save those tiring of heritage remakes

Much like a car manufacturer does when it designs a brand new engine, TAG Heuer are making sure that their flagship self-winding chronograph movement, the…
NEWS: Hublot launch an ecommerce site with a big bang, huge number of references available for purchase now
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NEWS: Hublot launch an ecommerce site with a big bang, huge number of references available for purchase now

Adapt or die. You either get with these troubled times, or consign yourself to the pages of history. For watchmakers and retailers alike, or really…
His & Hers: 4 of the best couples watches money can buy, including Audemars Piguet, Omega and TAG Heuer
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His & Hers: 4 of the best couples watches money can buy, including Audemars Piguet, Omega and TAG Heuer

Recently, a reader from the Land of the Free dropped us a line asking if we could help with a conundrum he’d been having. You…
Attention all! You can preorder TAG Heuer’s 3 recent limited editions online right now, including Fragment Design and Montreal 160th
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Attention all! You can preorder TAG Heuer’s 3 recent limited editions online right now, including Fragment Design and Montreal 160th

So, remember how TAG Heuer pretty much stopped the show at LVMH’s Dubai Watch Week at the start of this year with their stunning Carrera…
HANDS-ON: The Jay Gatsby of the of 2020 is in the (Art Deco) house, meet the Longines Heritage Classic ‘Tuxedo’ and ‘Tuxedo Chronograph’
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HANDS-ON: The Jay Gatsby of the class of 2020 is in the (Art Deco) house, meet the Longines Heritage Classic ‘Tuxedo’ and ‘Tuxedo Chronograph’

Longines has had quite the 2020. First came the excellent Khaki Green addition to the HydroConquest collection, and then we scored an entirely new and…
What kind of blue is the new Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight actually? 4 side-by-side shots with the Pelagos, Patek, Lange and more…
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What kind of blue is the new Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight actually? 4 side-by-side shots with the Pelagos, Patek, Lange and more…

Well, one of 2020’s worst-kept secrets is out of the bag – Tudor has gone and released a brand new iteration of the best watch…
INTRODUCING: A breath of fresh Classic Fusion, Hublot’s Aerofusion Chronograph Special Edition “Boutique Monaco”
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INTRODUCING: A breath of fresh Classic Fusion, Hublot’s Aerofusion Chronograph Special Edition “Boutique Monaco”

How do you celebrate a first birthday? Balloons? Candles? Maybe a cake? That’s what most folks would do. Hublot, however, like to do things a…
GAME ON: Gucci and Fnatic have bridged two worlds with their new collaborative dive watch
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GAME ON: Gucci and Fnatic have bridged two worlds with their new collaborative dive watch

In the timeless words of Lil Pump, “Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang, Gucci gang (Gucci gang!)”. Evidently, Italian…
MICRO MONDAYS: Hands-on with the William Wood Valiant White
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MICRO MONDAYS: Hands-on with the William Wood Valiant White

Editor’s note: Well, this little brand from London that thought it could, sure has convinced us of their seriousness over the last six months. It…
7 potential bargains from Phillips’ Geneva Watch Auction XI, launching later today in Geneva
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7 potential bargains from Phillips’ Geneva Watch Auction XI, launching later today in Geneva

Phillips’ Geneva Watch Auction XI is just around the corner, and we must say – it is so refreshing to see something in the watch…
INTRODUCING: The TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Montreal Limited Edition
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INTRODUCING: The TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Montreal Limited Edition

January … they really were simpler times: no global pandemic and no lockdowns. The first month of 2020 also saw TAG Heuer completely and utterly…
INTRODUCING: The masterclass in macho minimalism that is the TAG Heuer x Fragment Design Chronograph
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INTRODUCING: The masterclass in macho minimalism that is the TAG Heuer x Fragment Design Chronograph

Who says the sequel can’t be as good as the original? TAG Heuer have just dropped their second collaborative timepiece with Japanese outfit Fragment Design,…
Michael Klim has just been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, but he needs a watch for free-diving…
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Michael Klim has just been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame, but he needs a watch for free-diving…

In part three of our epic digital Baselworld event, Time+Tide’s Andrew McUtchen and Luke Benedictus spoke with Aussie swimming legend Michael Klim. Our timing was…
MICRO MONDAYS: AHW Studio, jewellery for the watch enthusiast
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MICRO MONDAYS: AHW Studio, jewellery for the watch enthusiast

Often in the watch community, it’s difficult to celebrate the art of horology in any other way than simply wearing a watch. I mean, sure,…
Monochrome’s Rolex predictions are scary accurate, will they be right again in 2020 / 2021?
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Monochrome’s Rolex predictions are scary accurate, will they be right again in 2020 / 2021?

The most common, and irresistible, grist for the watch industry rumour mill each year is what new models Rolex and, to more of an extent…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Revolution and The Rake are kicking Covid’s arse, the Seiko modding craze and *eggplant emoji *
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Revolution and The Rake are kicking Covid’s arse, the Seiko modding craze and *eggplant emoji *

It’s been another big week of Covid-19 era life here at Time+Tide, with Zoom calls with the Girard-Perregaux HQ (up to 90 people joined in…
Apples to Apples: Longines HydroConquest Vs. Oris Aquis, specs, pricing and value propositions compared
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Apples to Apples: Longines HydroConquest Vs. Oris Aquis, specs, pricing and value propositions compared

We want to start this post with a shoutout to some YouTube commenters by the name of Nicolas, Hani and Lee. This trio recently commented…
The 4 details that make the the all-new Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 6007A-001 Limited Edition so compelling
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The 4 details that make the the all-new Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 6007A-001 Limited Edition so compelling

2020 has been a year for a lot of things: a global pandemic, a quarter of a year spent indoors, no Baselworld, no Olympics, and…
Dive Watch Fundamentals – DOXA, a sleeping giant in the dive watch world that is slowly waking up…
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Dive Watch Fundamentals – DOXA, a sleeping giant in the dive watch world that is slowly waking up…

DOXA is a Swiss watchmaker deeply submerged in the annals of dive watch history. It all started in 1967 at the world watch fair, Baselworld,…
Oris has an answer to the horrors of 2020, and it’s an all-bronze Hölstein Edition 2020 with a bear on the back
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Oris has an answer to the horrors of 2020, and it’s an all-bronze Hölstein Edition 2020 with a bear on the back

The ‘My Plans’ memes are right. 2020 has been annus horribilis. It’s ruined just about every party on the planet. Oris knows this, and they’ve…
5 interesting watches you can bid on right now from the Revolution x The Rake Covid-19 Solidarity Auction, inc. one worn on screen by Ryan Reynolds
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5 interesting watches you can bid on right now from the Revolution x The Rake Covid-19 Solidarity Auction, inc. one worn on screen by Ryan Reynolds

Revolution and The Rake magazines have rallied together to put on a charity auction to support those impacted by Covid-19. Called the ‘Revolution x The…
VIDEO: The Longines HydroConquest 41mm in Khaki Green is flat out the best value dive watch on the market right now
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VIDEO: The Longines HydroConquest 41mm in Khaki Green is flat out the best value dive watch on the market right now

The Longines HydroConquest 41mm in Khaki Green possesses two of the most popular characteristics found on any timepiece today – it’s a dive watch, and…
Grand Seiko has just dropped two limited edition watches to celebrate their new Paris boutique, and the dials are incredible
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Grand Seiko has just dropped two limited edition watches to celebrate their new Paris boutique, and the dials are incredible

Grand Seiko really knows how to say bonjour with style – not only is their new Paris boutique the largest of its kind in the…
The Seiko x Sega 60th Anniversary Chronographs are worth a trip to Japan, if you can get there in time
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The Seiko x Sega 60th Anniversary Chronographs are worth a trip to Japan, if you can get there in time

Japanese arcade gaming doyen Sega is celebrating the big SIX ZERO this year, and compatriot Seiko has decided to mark the occasion with not one…
IN-DEPTH: The Zenith Chronomaster El Primero 38mm
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IN-DEPTH: The Zenith Chronomaster El Primero 38mm

Just a few short weeks ago, Time+Tide had the distinct pleasure of globally unveiling the last of the 50th anniversary special edition Zenith El Primeros.…