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Mineral wealth with the stone dial Omega Seamaster
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Mineral wealth with the stone dial Omega Seamaster

Exotic stone dials have always been popular with watch collectors, not only for their stunning beauty but also their typical rarity and the unique patterning…
Paradise overseas with the Vacheron Constantin Overseas
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Paradise overseas with the Vacheron Constantin Overseas

Editor’s note: A couple of years ago, Andrew and the team were lucky enough to travel to Lord Howe Island to explore the Vacheron Constantin…
VIDEO: The Breguet Marine Collection
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VIDEO: The Breguet Marine Collection

Earlier this year, Time+Tide celebrated the arrival of the 2019 Breguet collection in Australia. For those who attended, it was a night nobody would forget in…
Battle-ready beginnings of the Blancpain dive watch
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Battle-ready beginnings of the Blancpain dive watch

Editor’s note: Blancpain have been looking into their rich trove of dive watch archives to great success recently, reviving a number of classics that we…
Auction preview highlights at Phillips Game Changers
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Auction preview highlights at Phillips Game Changers

Later this year, Phillips, in association with Bacs & Russo, are hosting the Game Changers auction, which will be offering some of the most important…
Monac-oh yeah! An overview of all 5 TAG Heuer Monaco limited edition watches
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Monac-oh yeah! An overview of all 5 TAG Heuer Monaco limited edition watches

This year we were lucky enough to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the TAG Heuer Monaco. It was in the last year of the 1960s…
IN-DEPTH: The Bremont H-4 Hercules
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IN-DEPTH: The Bremont H-4 Hercules

The story in a second: The Bremont H-4 Hercules offers a tool watch, which could pair with a dinner jacket, and doesn’t lose any Bremont…
VIDEO: The mythical Bremont H-4 Hercules
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VIDEO: The mythical Bremont H-4 Hercules

The Twelve Labours of Hercules were impressive, sure, but not quite as impressive as the aircraft that provided inspiration for the new Bremont H-4 Hercules.…
VIDEO: Graduating with the Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm
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VIDEO: Graduating with the Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm

As the 1960s drew to a close, the Swiss watch industry found itself entering one of the most significant periods of turmoil it would ever…
VIDEO: A closer look at the Omega Trésor
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VIDEO: A closer look at the Omega Trésor

Earlier this week, Felix took a closer look at a watch that has to be a frontrunner for nicest dress watch of the year, the blue…
VIDEO: Mid-Century Magic with the Girard-Perregaux 1966 Collection
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VIDEO: Mid-Century Magic with the Girard-Perregaux 1966 Collection

There was a lot going on in the middle of the 1960s. The space race was in full swing, the Australian dollar was introduced, and…
RECOMMENDED WATCHING: René Beyer on Beyer double-signed dials
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RECOMMENDED WATCHING: René Beyer on Beyer double-signed dials

In their upcoming auction, Phillips is focusing their attention on the finest examples of highly coveted double-signed dials. A double-signed dial is where a brand…
INTRODUCING: Longines Heritage Classic with “Sector Dial”
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INTRODUCING: Longines Heritage Classic with “Sector Dial”

Amidst the morass of vintage reissues that almost all brands seem to have tried their hand at recently, Longines has been successfully combing their archives…
Celebrating half a century with the Seiko Automatic Chronograph 50th Anniversary SRQ029J
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Celebrating half a century with the Seiko Automatic Chronograph 50th Anniversary SRQ029J

Fifty years ago, Seiko released one of the first ever automatic chronograph movements in a watershed moment in watchmaking. To mark the occasion, Seiko has…
The Cartier Santos-Dumont is a lesson in distilled elegance
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The Cartier Santos-Dumont is a lesson in distilled elegance

Cartier is a brand that doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but instead gradually evolves their designs over decades, refining and purifying their core look with each…
INTRODUCING: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda Limited Edition
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INTRODUCING: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda Limited Edition

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms looks like a lot of other watches out there, and there’s a reason for that. The Fifty Fathoms was first. It…
INTRODUCING: The Chopard Alpine Eagle, a new contender in luxury steel sports
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INTRODUCING: The Chopard Alpine Eagle, a new contender in luxury steel sports

The Chopard Alpine Eagle is a watch that has roots in the 1980s when their St. Moritz model was released. It was during a period…
EVENT: A Crazy few Hours with Franck Muller in Melbourne
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EVENT: A Crazy few Hours with Franck Muller in Melbourne

The Franck Muller Vanguard Crazy Hours landed in Melbourne last week, and not only was I fortunate to take a closer look at it, but…
Best 5 watches for under $5K at the Sotheby’s Important Watches auction
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Best 5 watches for under $5K at the Sotheby’s Important Watches auction

At the upcoming Sotheby’s Important Watches auction, you can browse the catalogue and find all manner of incredibly rare and important watches and clocks from…
INTRODUCING: Franck Muller Vanguard Crazy Hours Asia Exclusive
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INTRODUCING: Franck Muller Vanguard Crazy Hours Asia Exclusive

In what is a meeting of two of the most significant collections from the Franck Muller manufacture, the Vanguard Crazy Hours is an exciting offering,…
HANDS-ON: The Haven Watch Co. Chilton
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HANDS-ON: The Haven Watch Co. Chilton

In an unending stream of vintage-inspired wristwatches that are just a little bit off (you know what I mean), you cling to a watch that…
Looking at the Bremont Military Watches and Special Projects Division
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Looking at the Bremont Military Watches and Special Projects Division

If you decided to buy a Bremont watch, you could go to your nearest Bremont boutique (or their online store) and buy almost any model…
What Sealed The Deal – Zak M and his IWC Ingenieur AMG edition
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What Sealed The Deal – Zak M and his IWC Ingenieur AMG edition

While collaborations between watch brands and car manufacturers are not a new phenomenon, it’s a much rarer phenomenon to meet a person who owns both…
INTRODUCING: The Bell & Ross BR05
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INTRODUCING: The Bell & Ross BR05

For any brand creating a new collection, the challenge lies in the tension between aesthetic innovation and consistent design language. With the new Bell &…
RECOMMENDED READING: The watch grey market isn’t black and white
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RECOMMENDED READING: The watch grey market isn’t black and white

If you’ve ever looked to buy a watch on the internet, you will have invariably come across grey market watch websites offering a surprisingly good…
What Sealed The Deal – Travis Mahoney’s Omega Speedmaster Mark II ‘Rio 2016′
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What Sealed The Deal – Travis Mahoney’s Omega Speedmaster Mark II ‘Rio 2016′

Representing your country at the Olympic Games is the dream of just about every kid who grows up doing a sport, especially Australian kids and…
We tried to buy a watch at Bob Hawke’s estate auction, this is what happened
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We tried to buy a watch at Bob Hawke’s estate auction, this is what happened

Bob Hawke’s estate auction offered a chance to reflect on a man known equally well for his capacity to skol a pint of beer in…
What Sealed The Deal – John J and his Panerai 177
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What Sealed The Deal – John J and his Panerai 177

The greatest love stories basically go a little like this: lovers meet and instantly fall for each other, other forces separate them and they may…
INTRODUCING: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date limited edition
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INTRODUCING: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date limited edition

The Polaris collection was launched by Jaeger-LeCoultre last year to pay tribute to the dive watches produced by the brand in the ’60s and ’70s.…
RECOMMENDED READING: Here’s an introduction to F.P. Journe, with everything you ever wanted to know
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RECOMMENDED READING: Here’s an introduction to F.P. Journe, with everything you ever wanted to know

F.P. Journe is an interesting case in the expanding landscape of independent watchmaking. For a watchmaker that produces around 900 pieces per year, the brand…
“The watch that started it all for me” – Jean-Paul’s Breitling Transocean
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“The watch that started it all for me” – Jean-Paul’s Breitling Transocean

There’s always one that started it all. The first taste that starts the passion. Like the first dunk that lit the flame in Jordan’s heart.…
What was Brad Pitt’s watch in the latest Tarantino thriller?
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What was Brad Pitt’s watch in the latest Tarantino thriller?

Last night I went to see the new Quentin Tarantino film, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and while plot tension and A-grade acting kept…
Two-tone watch anxiety? Here’s your solution
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Two-tone watch anxiety? Here’s your solution

Editor’s note: The two-tone watch seems to be having a resurgence of late, especially in the design studio of Tudor. While we first saw this…
What is Zaratsu polishing? Its origins are less Japanese than you think
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What is Zaratsu polishing? Its origins are less Japanese than you think

Seiko and its Grand sibling are well known for their technical skill in case finishing. This style of highly reflective polishing was first introduced into…
RECOMMENDED READING: The problem with the GPHG
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RECOMMENDED READING: The problem with the GPHG

First uncovered in the tomb of a 17th century Genevan clockmaker, the words which are now passed into lore: “Every time someone says the GPHG…
11 reasons MB&F are important for all watch lovers
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11 reasons MB&F are important for all watch lovers

Editor’s note: The darling of the independent watch space, MB&F show no signs of slowing their release of weird and wonderful watches. Timepieces that often…