Sandra Lane, Author at Time+Tide Watches

Women do not need permission to buy men’s watches, so who cares about the category?

26.02.21

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Women do not need permission to buy men’s watches, so who cares about the category?

The watch industry’s persistent categorising of watches by gender is back on the agenda. And well and truly in frame is the pointlessness of the…

The thin and the bling: The Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept and Piaget Limelight

Watch Reviews

09.05.20

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The thin and the bling: The Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept and Piaget Limelight

This year, Piaget has focused on the two strengths that most clearly define the Maison: on one hand, ultra-thin men’s watches (taken to their most…

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s astonishing return to top form with the masterful and controlled 2020 collection

Watch Reviews

29.04.20

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Jaeger-LeCoultre’s astonishing return to top form with the masterful and controlled 2020 collection

Looking at the new watches Jaeger-LeCoultre released for W&W 2020, my overriding impression was that the brand is calmly focusing on what it does really…

IN-DEPTH: Grand Seiko Movements – Part II, the Spring Drives

Watch Reviews

21.03.20

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IN-DEPTH: Grand Seiko Movements – Part II, the Spring Drives

If you haven’t yet read Part I, find the full article right here. This year, to mark its 60th anniversary, Grand Seiko has introduced two…

IN-DEPTH: Grand Seiko Movements – Part I, the Mechanicals

Pop Culture

21.03.20

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IN-DEPTH: Grand Seiko Movements – Part I, the Mechanicals

The key to producing some of the finest watches in the world is in part due to the Grand Seiko movements. Here's why they are…

You make me crazy – the Franck Muller Crazy Hours ladies

Watch Reviews

11.03.20

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You make me crazy – the Franck Muller Crazy Hours ladies

When we see something repeatedly, over time, our brains quickly form habits that enable us to infer what we are seeing, bypassing the need to…

Why you need a Perpetual Calendar watch on your wrist, today of all days

Opinion

29.02.20

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Why you need a Perpetual Calendar watch on your wrist, today of all days

The perpetual calendar watch is among the most useful complicated watches, as well as one of the most mechanically sophisticated – and it truly comes…

HANDS-ON: Vacheron Constantin Égérie Self-winding with Date, and Égérie Moon Phase

Watch Reviews

17.02.20

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HANDS-ON: Vacheron Constantin Égérie Self-winding with Date, and Égérie Moon Phase

Launching a completely new watch collection (starting-from-a-blank-page new, not variations on an existing line) is a high-risk game that involves huge costs: the cost of…

How to factor romance into your choice of Valentine’s Day watch

Pop Culture

12.02.20

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How to factor romance into your choice of Valentine’s Day watch

Valentine’s Day is a tricky one, because there can sometimes be tremendous pressure to pick the love of your life the perfect gift. You know,…

How to avoid messing up the Valentine’s Day watch gift

Pop Culture

08.02.20

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How to avoid messing up the Valentine’s Day watch gift

There’s a cliché that men are often clueless when it comes to choosing the right gift for a woman – especially (weirdly) when she’s the…

Opinion

27.10.19

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OPINION: Custom watches – cool or cliché?

CWe watch enthusiasts love an excuse to come over all opinionated, don’t we? A little “controversy break” from our worship of calibres and references. So…

Steel. Sports. Lange. Meet the A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus

Watch Reviews

24.10.19

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Steel. Sports. Lange. Meet the A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus

What are the most talked-about watches of 2019? Depends who you ask, obviously, but in a sizeable part of Planet Watch-Nut the answer is “luxury…

The long and winding history of the Bulgari Serpenti

Watch Reviews

06.10.19

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The long and winding history of the Bulgari Serpenti

For most of us today, snakes evoke a mixture of fascination and fear – but since Ancient times they have been a mythological symbol for…

Temptation strikes with Bulgari’s Serpenti Seduttori

Watch Reviews

02.10.19

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Temptation strikes with Bulgari’s Serpenti Seduttori

Have you ever had a real snake wrap itself around your wrist? If not, I urge you to do so. Really. It’s a wonderful sensation.…

Lists

23.07.19

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6 of the best Grand Feu Enamel Dials

An enamel dial elevates a watch to a different level, whether it comes in the form of a brightly coloured world map, a hyper-realistic image…

Sparkling in all the right places – Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Dazzling Rendez-Vous

Watch Reviews

13.07.19

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Sparkling in all the right places – Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Dazzling Rendez-Vous

A decade ago, overtly feminine watches that combined beauty and proper horology were a rare thing indeed. (There are more of them today – although…

Have a heart – the Franck Muller Cintrée Curvex ladies tourbillon

Watch Reviews

09.07.19

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Have a heart – the Franck Muller Cintrée Curvex ladies tourbillon

In a world overflowing with safe-and-similar watch designs, Franck Muller is a breath of fresh air. As in this ladies tourbillon (a recent addition to…

Doubling down on two-tone – the Tudor Black Bay Chrono S&G

Watch Reviews

30.06.19

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Doubling down on two-tone – the Tudor Black Bay Chrono S&G

Two years can be a long time in the life of a product – long enough for it to go from controversial to comfortably accepted,…

Is a two-tone watch just full gold’s poor cousin? Not anymore

Opinion

22.06.19

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Is a two-tone watch just full gold’s poor cousin? Not anymore

What goes around comes around – especially when we’re talking style. So here we are, three decades after the first steel-and-gold rush, having another two-tone…

A fashionable watch with a watchmaking heart – the Louis Vuitton Escale Time Zone

Watch Reviews

04.06.19

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A fashionable watch with a watchmaking heart – the Louis Vuitton Escale Time Zone

Sandra has a look at the bright, colourful, and very serious Louis Vuitton Escale Time Zone in this in-depth review.

Opinion

31.05.19

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OPINION: Hype and high prices are killing it for watch collectors

I no longer have any desire to own or wear a Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711. Not because I like the watch any less than I…

The stealthy excellence of the Rolex Yacht-Master 42 in white gold (ref. 226659)

Watch Reviews

29.05.19

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The stealthy excellence of the Rolex Yacht-Master 42 in white gold (ref. 226659)

If you weren’t paying close attention you could easily miss the new Rolex Yacht-Master 42 in white gold. And I mean that in the best…

HANDS-ON: Blacked-out – the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic ceramic

Watch Reviews

30.04.19

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HANDS-ON: Blacked-out – the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic ceramic

In 2014, with the launch of its first Octo Finissimo (hand-wound) models, Bulgari rewrote the rules of skinny. Until then, an ultra-thin watch was defined…

HANDS-ON: The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar explained

Watch Reviews

28.04.19

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HANDS-ON: The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar explained

To understand the Vacheron Constantin Twin Beat, we need to begin with a universal truth: in most areas of life, the most meaningful innovations are…

HANDS-ON: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon – all the makings of a modern classic

Watch Reviews

23.04.19

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HANDS-ON: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon – all the makings of a modern classic

A tourbillon inside a steel sports watch? On a rubber strap? It’s enough to bring a watch-purist out in a cold sweat. And when such…

Opinion

05.04.19

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OPINION: Was Baselworld Boring?

It’s now 10 days since Baselworld 2019 ended – but it feels like yesterday. Or half a lifetime ago. That’s what a week of viewing…

Opinion

05.04.19

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OPINION: Forget men and women, watches don’t need genders

Do we ever see adverts calling an Audi A3 a “ladies’ car”, a Porsche 911 or Toyota LandCruiser a “men’s car”? Nope. So, when even…

HANDS-ON: The Hublot Classic Fusion Ferrari GT

Watch Reviews

23.03.19

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HANDS-ON: The Hublot Classic Fusion Ferrari GT

A Hublot with soft, flowing lines. Now there’s a phrase I never thought I’d write. The Ferrari–Hublot collaboration has produced a stream of watches since…

HANDS-ON: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel

Watch Reviews

02.03.19

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HANDS-ON: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel

With the new Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel, Jaeger-LeCoultre has pulled off quite a feat: it has transformed a quietly beautiful and discreetly elegant design…

LIST: 7 things Sandra hopes and dreams to see at Baselworld 2019

Lists

22.02.19

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LIST: 7 things Sandra hopes and dreams to see at Baselworld 2019

Following on from Felix’s crystal ball gazing, Sandra looks into the (not-too-distant) future and ponders just what surprises (or not) Baselworld 2019 might hold ……

HANDS-ON: Salmon stunner, the Montblanc Heritage Pulsograph

Watch Reviews

29.01.19

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HANDS-ON: Salmon stunner, the Montblanc Heritage Pulsograph

When Montblanc gave us a privileged preview of its new Heritage collection in Miami back in October, our gut told us that they had a…

HANDS-ON: The IWC Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Top Gun in Ceratanium

Watch Reviews

24.01.19

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HANDS-ON: The IWC Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Top Gun in Ceratanium

Materials innovation is looking like quite a thing in 2019 and for you, the watch buyers, that has to be good news: more aesthetic choices…

Introducing

21.01.19

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INTRODUCING: The Jaquet Droz Lady 8 Flower and the Lady 8 Petite

Back in the 18th century, Pierre Jaquet-Droz wowed the courts of Europe with his Automates – three humanoid dolls, about one-third life-sized, that could variously…

HANDS-ON: Around the world with the Breguet Classique Hora Mundi ref. 5717

Watch Reviews

03.01.19

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HANDS-ON: Around the world with the Breguet Classique Hora Mundi ref. 5717

The remarkable Hora Mundi ref. 5717 made its first appearance in 2011, to an enthusiastic reception. Then, in 2016, when Breguet launched an updated version…

Lists

19.12.18

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LIST: Six of the best, my pick of Cartier’s women’s watches

In order to think about the best women’s watches, we must first ask ourselves: “What is a women’s watch?” At Cartier, the answer is particularly…

Introducing

28.11.18

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INTRODUCING: The Montblanc Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph

At SIHH 2019 in January, Montblanc will launch two new versions of the Nicolas Rieussec chronograph that it introduced last January: one in tone-on-tone of…

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Articles by Sandra Lane

Women do not need permission to buy men’s watches, so who cares about the category?

The thin and the bling: The Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept and Piaget Limelight

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s astonishing return to top form with the masterful and controlled 2020 collection

IN-DEPTH: Grand Seiko Movements – Part II, the Spring Drives

IN-DEPTH: Grand Seiko Movements – Part I, the Mechanicals

You make me crazy – the Franck Muller Crazy Hours ladies

Why you need a Perpetual Calendar watch on your wrist, today of all days

HANDS-ON: Vacheron Constantin Égérie Self-winding with Date, and Égérie Moon Phase

How to factor romance into your choice of Valentine’s Day watch

How to avoid messing up the Valentine’s Day watch gift

OPINION: Custom watches – cool or cliché?

Steel. Sports. Lange. Meet the A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus

The long and winding history of the Bulgari Serpenti

Temptation strikes with Bulgari’s Serpenti Seduttori

6 of the best Grand Feu Enamel Dials

Sparkling in all the right places – Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Dazzling Rendez-Vous

Have a heart – the Franck Muller Cintrée Curvex ladies tourbillon

Doubling down on two-tone – the Tudor Black Bay Chrono S&G

Is a two-tone watch just full gold’s poor cousin? Not anymore

A fashionable watch with a watchmaking heart – the Louis Vuitton Escale Time Zone

OPINION: Hype and high prices are killing it for watch collectors

The stealthy excellence of the Rolex Yacht-Master 42 in white gold (ref. 226659)

HANDS-ON: Blacked-out – the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic ceramic

HANDS-ON: The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar explained

HANDS-ON: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon – all the makings of a modern classic

OPINION: Was Baselworld Boring?

OPINION: Forget men and women, watches don’t need genders

HANDS-ON: The Hublot Classic Fusion Ferrari GT

HANDS-ON: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon Enamel

LIST: 7 things Sandra hopes and dreams to see at Baselworld 2019

HANDS-ON: Salmon stunner, the Montblanc Heritage Pulsograph

HANDS-ON: The IWC Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Top Gun in Ceratanium

INTRODUCING: The Jaquet Droz Lady 8 Flower and the Lady 8 Petite

HANDS-ON: Around the world with the Breguet Classique Hora Mundi ref. 5717

LIST: Six of the best, my pick of Cartier’s women’s watches

INTRODUCING: The Montblanc Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph