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Everything you need to know about the most common watch materials

04.08.24

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Everything you need to know about the most common watch materials

There's much more to watch materials than just steel and gold. Here, we break down some of the most common materials used in watchmaking.

The 7 best sailing watches to wear on the open seas

Buying Guides

01.08.24

The 7 best sailing watches to wear on the open seas

Hitting the open water? We highly recommend adding one of these watches to your kit list before setting sail.

9 of the best moonphase watches making the most of the romantic complication

Buying Guides

28.07.24

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9 of the best moonphase watches making the most of the romantic complication

Timeless and traditional, here's our guide to some of the best moonphase watches on the market.

Brad Pitt confirmed wearing custom vintage IWC on F1 movie set

News

20.07.24

Brad Pitt confirmed wearing custom vintage IWC on F1 movie set

The watch in question? A vintage IWC Ingenieur "Jumbo" SL Automatic ref. 1832 from 1976 with a custom green dial.

12 of the best lume dial watches that might blind you in the dark

Buying Guides

11.07.24

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12 of the best lume dial watches that might blind you in the dark

Here at Time+Tide, we are very fond of lume, so here is a list of some of the best full lume dial watches on the…

Richemont’s CEO reshuffle signals a new future for the luxury group

Friday Wind Down

05.07.24

Richemont’s CEO reshuffle signals a new future for the luxury group

One of the watch industry's biggest conglomerates has played musical chairs this week, with a new group CEO appointed and brand CEOs moving around.

IWC reveals a new partnership with Lewis Hamilton, working with him & Brad Pitt on their Formula 1 film

Pop Culture

02.07.24

IWC reveals a new partnership with Lewis Hamilton, working with him & Brad Pitt on their Formula 1 film

IWC has partnered with the as-of-yet unnamed F1 film that Hamilton's producing, with the brand set to appear as a sponsor of the fictional APX…

Lewis Hamilton spotted at Monaco Grand Prix wearing a fully luminous ceramic IWC prototype

News

28.05.24

Lewis Hamilton spotted at Monaco Grand Prix wearing a fully luminous ceramic IWC prototype

The Schaffhausen brand has whipped up a new ceramic composite dubbed Ceralume, with Lewis Hamilton repping it in Monaco.

Horological high school: what watch clique do you belong to? Here’s what you had to say

Watch Culture

22.05.24

Horological high school: what watch clique do you belong to? Here’s what you had to say

Imagine you're back in high school and the bell rings for lunch. Which 'table' of watch collectors do you sit with? Our community got creative…

20 of the best integrated bracelet watches, from least to most expensive

Buying Guides

20.05.24

20 of the best integrated bracelet watches, from least to most expensive

Integrated bracelet watches are amongst the most popular and trending type of watch in the marketplace. Here are some of the best.

Time+Tide City Watch Buying Guide – Honolulu

Lists

12.05.24

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Time+Tide City Watch Buying Guide – Honolulu

Honolulu is one of the most isolated cities on earth. It also boasts over four million visitors every year, in addition to the nearly one…

Loupe This is set to auction off the ultimate hypebeast Tiffany Blue Nautilus 5711 – here’s why that’s worth paying attention to

Friday Wind Down

10.05.24

Loupe This is set to auction off the ultimate hypebeast Tiffany Blue Nautilus 5711 – here’s why that’s worth paying attention to

For those who never worked up the VIP lists of Tiffany or Patek, Loupe This is set to list the ultimate hype watch: a Tiffany…

Buying Guides

08.05.24

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10 of the best MIL-SPEC watches

Simple, durable and with plenty of history behind them, we take a closer look at our favourite MIL-SPEC watches.

Meet Time+Tide Tribe: our new channel that we would love for you to follow

Friday Wind Down

19.04.24

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Meet Time+Tide Tribe: our new channel that we would love for you to follow

Time+Tide Tribe is our new uninhibited horological playground with more behind-the-scenes, colourful, and opinionated content.

IWC unveil subtle yet compelling tweaks to their Portugieser Automatic models

Hands On

18.04.24

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IWC unveil subtle yet compelling tweaks to their Portugieser Automatic models

A 42mm model returns, now with a beefy power reserve and date window, while the 40mm gets a classy precious metal update.

New releases from Rolex, Grand Seiko, Bulgari and more

Last Week in Watches

15.04.24

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New releases from Rolex, Grand Seiko, Bulgari and more

Rounding out some of the hottest drops of W&W 2024 in this special edition of Last Week in Watches.

Chris-Grainger Herr talks Hans Zimmer and eternity at the IWC Watches and Wonders 2024 booth

Video

12.04.24

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Chris-Grainger Herr talks Hans Zimmer and eternity at the IWC Watches and Wonders 2024 booth

There are 54 brands displaying at Watches & Wonders this year, and each of them has designed and built a custom booth, all trying to…

IWC aim for perpetuity with the new Portugieser Eternal Calendar and Perpetual Calendar

Hands On

09.04.24

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IWC aim for perpetuity with the new Portugieser Eternal Calendar and Perpetual Calendar

IWC introduces a new secular calendar and an update to the Portugieser Perpetual Calendar.

A playful yet respectful new colour for the IWC Portugieser Chronograph

Hands On

09.04.24

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A playful yet respectful new colour for the IWC Portugieser Chronograph

Let’s be honest. When people attend a watch fair as huge as Watches & Wonders, they’re most excited about new watches and not so much…

The inside scoop on IWC at Watches & Wonders 2024 from CEO Chris Grainger-Herr

Interview

09.04.24

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The inside scoop on IWC at Watches & Wonders 2024 from CEO Chris Grainger-Herr

IWC isn't all about pilot's watches, as this year's bevy of interesting Portugiesers demonstrates.

The IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Tourbillon Day & Night shows the globe in a novel way

Hands On

09.04.24

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The IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Tourbillon Day & Night shows the globe in a novel way

The tourbillon is already one of the most mechanically impressive but elegant complications, neatly integrated into a tiny radius. For Watches & Wonders 2024, IWC…

Looking Back: The team’s favourite Watches & Wonders 2023 releases

Lists

27.03.24

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Looking Back: The team’s favourite Watches & Wonders 2023 releases

With Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024 only two weeks away, we wanted to look back at some of our favourites from last year.

The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix is on this weekend – and we’re on the watch beat

Friday Wind Down

22.03.24

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The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix is on this weekend – and we’re on the watch beat

Watches and F1 go hand in hand, so we're on the ground sniffing out watch stories at Albert Park.

New releases from Blancpain, Corum, Louis Erard and more

Last Week in Watches

03.03.24

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New releases from Blancpain, Corum, Louis Erard and more

Perpetual calendars in celebration of the leap year are the order of the week.

Which watches do F1 drivers actually wear?

Pop Culture

02.03.24

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Which watches do F1 drivers actually wear?

Sponsorships aside, are there any actual watch nerds among the current F1 line-up?

Hands On

01.03.24

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The IWC Pilot’s Watch Performance Chronograph 41, a Mercedes F1 collab, is the brand’s first proper racing chronograph

We get our hands on this motorsports-oriented chronograph ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship kicking off this weekend.

The perpetual calendar through the years

In Depth

29.02.24

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The perpetual calendar through the years

Exploring the rich history and ingenious innovation of a staple haute horlogerie complication.

The watches gracing the Formula 1 grid in 2024

Pop Culture

24.02.24

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The watches gracing the Formula 1 grid in 2024

Now that all the liveries have been unveiled and testing is well underway, it's time to have a look at each F1 teams' watch sponsors…

I bought a ceramic fashion watch so you don’t have to

Opinion

08.02.24

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I bought a ceramic fashion watch so you don’t have to

D.C. takes a bargain-basement ceramic Armani watch for a spin to see if he could actually live with a ceramic watch day-to-day.

15 watches celebrating 2024’s Year of the Dragon

Buying Guides

07.02.24

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15 watches celebrating 2024’s Year of the Dragon

With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, here are the best Year of the Dragon watches.

Marcus talks ceramic IWCs, and how to shoot watches with Lego and sand

Video

27.01.24

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Marcus talks ceramic IWCs, and how to shoot watches with Lego and sand

In the next installment of In The Metal, Marcus takes you further behind the scenes.

New releases from Bell & Ross, Ulysse Nardin, Blancpain and more

Last Week in Watches

14.01.24

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New releases from Bell & Ross, Ulysse Nardin, Blancpain and more

Brands usher in the Year of the Dragon with varied releases, Seiko does their thing, and a new 'Thrifty Fathoms'.

The IWC Ingenieur Titanium is Genta in the 21st century

Hands On

10.01.24

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The IWC Ingenieur Titanium is Genta in the 21st century

Steel may be the go-to material for a luxe sports watch, but titanium just makes sense, doesn't it?

IWC celebrates the Year of the Dragon with a subtle yet handsome Portugieser Chronograph

Introducing

09.01.24

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IWC celebrates the Year of the Dragon with a subtle yet handsome Portugieser Chronograph

Where other brands have gone overboard with dragons, IWC's crafted a tasteful piece that'll look good long after LNY.

The 10 best watches from the 81st Golden Globe Awards

Pop Culture

08.01.24

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The 10 best watches from the 81st Golden Globe Awards

2023's Golden Globes were particularly golden when it came to watch spotting. Here are the ten best watches worn by attendees.

Did IWC miss an opportunity with the release of their Aquaman Aquatimers?

Opinion

05.01.24

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Did IWC miss an opportunity with the release of their Aquaman Aquatimers?

IWC's villain-inspired Aquatimers are cool, but they're also a little confusing.

The Time+Tide team pick their favourite release of 2023

Lists

02.01.24

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The Time+Tide team pick their favourite release of 2023

We look back to all the releases of 2023, and pick the very best.

Hands On

01.01.24

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The IWC Pilot’s Watch Timezoner TOP GUN Woodland adds tasteful colour to the brand’s most underrated complication

This stylish, technical and robust world timer is a breath of fresh air.

The IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 TOP GUN Mojave Desert is the first time this colour has debuted in this size

Video

25.12.23

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The IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 TOP GUN Mojave Desert is the first time this colour has debuted in this size

Meet the new IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 TOP GUN Mojave Desert – the first-ever 41mm Mojave watch from IWC.

New releases from Arnold & Son, Hermès, AVI-8 and more

Last Week in Watches

24.12.23

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New releases from Arnold & Son, Hermès, AVI-8 and more

It might be Christmas time, but this week has been dominated by Lunar New Year models.

New IWC Aquatimer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month to be featured in Aquaman sequel

News

19.12.23

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New IWC Aquatimer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month to be featured in Aquaman sequel

IWC reveals they created and delivered prop watches to be featured in the upcoming film Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Inspired by these prop watches,…

10 of the best 40th birthday gift watches

Buying Guides

26.11.23

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10 of the best 40th birthday gift watches

40 is a significant milestone for many, and what better way to mark it than with a watch?

Dubai Watch Week special – new releases from Zenith, Bulgari, MB&F and more

Last Week in Watches

19.11.23

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Dubai Watch Week special – new releases from Zenith, Bulgari, MB&F and more

Dubai Watch Week is currently underway, so for this edition of Last Week in Watches, we wanted to do something a little different.

IWC debuts the Pilot’s Watch Performance Chronograph 41 ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Introducing

14.11.23

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IWC debuts the Pilot’s Watch Performance Chronograph 41 ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix

A more focused motorsports chronograph from IWC, this model features a proper tachymeter bezel.

Loki masters time, but what watches do Tom Hiddleston and the Marvel Cinematic Universe cast actually wear?

Pop Culture

12.11.23

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Loki masters time, but what watches do Tom Hiddleston and the Marvel Cinematic Universe cast actually wear?

In honour of Loki mastering time in the season two finale, and the release of The Marvels, we decided to revisit and update our favorite…

IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Top Gun Oceana

Video

09.10.23

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IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Top Gun Oceana

Sporting a blue ceramic as part of IWC's Colours of Top Gun collection, the Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Top Gun Oceana is the perfect casual…

The future of luxury watch marketing is 3D

Opinion

07.10.23

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The future of luxury watch marketing is 3D

Watches are big business, and despite periodic highs and lows, the industry is estimated to wind up 2023 at nearly US$100 billion. Naturally, competition is…