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LIST: Thor Svaboe’s 5 favourite articles of 2020
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LIST: Thor Svaboe’s 5 favourite articles of 2020

In a tough year, what better way to cheer yourself up than great articles on our beloved wrist-worn wonders. Hopefully you’ve enjoyed our content, whether…
RECOMMENDED READING: Don’t buy a vintage watch without reading this article first!
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RECOMMENDED READING: Don’t buy a vintage watch without reading this article first!

Truth be told, a lot of watch writing is often a bit dry, technical and, well, dull. Time+Tide’s Contributing Editor Luke Benedictus takes a different…
The Time+Tide team pick their favourite ever watchspot in a movie, from Le Chiffre to Le Gosling
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The Time+Tide team pick their favourite ever watchspot in a movie, from Le Chiffre to Le Gosling

This year has been the year of “stay at home”, resulting in a sort of carte blanche to binge all the televisions series and movies…
VIDEO: The Longines Legend Diver Bronze is a sleeper hit in the crowded retro diver field
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VIDEO: The Longines Legend Diver Bronze is a sleeper hit in the crowded retro diver field

The Longines Legend Diver Bronze is a noteworthy remix. It takes the tried and true, double-crown, super compressor-style case of the original and breathes fresh…
VIDEO: The Longines Legend Diver Bronze is a sleeper hit in the crowded retro diver field
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VIDEO: The Longines Legend Diver Bronze is a sleeper hit in the crowded retro diver field

The Longines Legend Diver Bronze is a noteworthy remix. It takes the tried and true, double-crown, super compressor-style case of the original and breathes fresh…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Legend Diver Bronze makes warm metals cool again
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Legend Diver Bronze makes warm metals cool again

The Longines Legend Diver Bronze is a pitch-perfect, vintage-style diver. Yet somehow it’s failed to get the attention it deserves due, in part, because understatement…
Our 5 picks from the (crazy) Longines Black Friday sale
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Our 5 picks from the (crazy) Longines Black Friday sale

This year, Longines is jumping on board the Black Friday sales and, boy, are there deals to be had. With watches from across their different…
EDITOR’S PICK: The Longines collection hiding in plain sight that offers value and quality
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EDITOR’S PICK: The Longines collection hiding in plain sight that offers value and quality

Editor’s note: Sometimes we can miss things that are right in front of us. That’s how it is with the Longines Master Collection – which…
10 of the best sports watches of 2020 under $10K, including Seiko, Longines and Bulgari
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10 of the best sports watches of 2020 under $10K, including Seiko, Longines and Bulgari

Sports watches have established themselves as the most sought-after and worn watches in the world. With a greater emphasis on outdoor activity and physical health,…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Sydney shark attacks, steel sports watches and the Serica 4512
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Sydney shark attacks, steel sports watches and the Serica 4512

It’s fair to say that Andrew has been in the game a little while now. He’s spoken to more than his fair share of weird…
You voted, and this was the most popular $5000 watch collection made up of 2020 releases only
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You voted, and this was the most popular $5000 watch collection made up of 2020 releases only

Editor’s note: I don’t want to go all salty Kanye West on Taylor Swift at an awards ceremony here, but imma just pop up here…
VIDEO: The Longines Record Australian Limited Edition is a triple threat of pearl dial, diamonds and on-trend oversized case
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VIDEO: The Longines Record Australian Limited Edition is a triple threat of pearl dial, diamonds and on-trend oversized case

Despite being an important pillar of the brand today, the Longines Record Collection is sometimes overlooked by the collector community. In its most refined form,…
The three most common answers to why the hell you’d wear a watch in lockdown?
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The three most common answers to why the hell you’d wear a watch in lockdown?

For many of you reading, COVID-19 is the virus that will. Not. Go. Away. At first, for most, it was a bit of a quirky…
2020 FANTASY WATCH COLLECTION PART 1 – What watches would we buy with a budget of $5000 USD?
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2020 FANTASY WATCH COLLECTION PART 1 – What watches would we buy with a budget of $5000 USD?

I can’t remember the last time we conducted a Fantasy Watch Collection poll at Time+Tide. But I’ve noticed something in 2020 amongst the team. With…
Watches inspired by the 1920s — 5 watch designs from the ’20s that still roar from the wrist
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Watches inspired by the 1920s — 5 watch designs from the ’20s that still roar from the wrist

Whether you’re a history buff, or just have a big budget for your costume parties, owning a historic timepiece can be a truly special experience.…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: A Seiko you can buy for a good cause, a Longines Tuxedo, and our GPHG winners wish list
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: A Seiko you can buy for a good cause, a Longines Tuxedo, and our GPHG winners wish list

It’s a dark, rainy afternoon in Melbourne with temperatures plunged back below 10 degrees. But it’s always sunny when you can write the Wind Down…
VIDEO: We take a look at 5 of the best Longines watches from 2020
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VIDEO: We take a look at 5 of the best Longines watches from 2020

If you can say one thing about the Longines releases from 2020, it is that they certainly aren’t boring. With interesting new references being released…
The 5 best Longines watches released in 2020 (in a very good year)
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The 5 best Longines watches released in 2020 (in a very good year)

This year has been a big one for Longines — for a couple of reasons. They have continued down the purist pathway of vintage reissues through…
The best dials of 2020 – Part 2
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The best dials of 2020 – Part 2

Editor’s note: If you missed Part 1, make sure you check it out as it includes the likes of Moser, Chopard and Greubel Forsey. In…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: The best watches of Scandinavia, exhibitions in New York and a new collection for the skies
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: The best watches of Scandinavia, exhibitions in New York and a new collection for the skies

Time+Tide has always been proudly Australian-based, and, whenever required, Aussie-centric. If you didn’t know this before earlier this year, you would have learned it then.…
IN-DEPTH: The Longines Spirit Chronograph 42mm is the best Longines all-rounder in years
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IN-DEPTH: The Longines Spirit Chronograph 42mm is the best Longines all-rounder in years

Collectively, a decent amount of people were shocked when Longines decided to revive the Spirit appellation earlier this year … and shocked in a good…
We asked the Longines VP of Marketing lots of questions about the new Spirit collection so you don’t have to
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We asked the Longines VP of Marketing lots of questions about the new Spirit collection so you don’t have to

The Longines Spirit release is a totally new collection this year, something that is already very exciting in and of itself, but also because it’s…
VIDEO: The Longines Spirit collection range review
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VIDEO: The Longines Spirit collection range review

When we first caught wind that Longines was going to be releasing a totally new collection in 2020, we were very excited. They are a…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Record Australian Limited Edition
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Record Australian Limited Edition

The Longines Record Collection is an important pillar of the brand today, representing the clean classicism that is embodied by the brand. The Heritage Collection…
The democratisation of ceramic bezels is complete, you can now buy one for $10
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The democratisation of ceramic bezels is complete, you can now buy one for $10

It’s been the case for centuries. Pioneers of industry pour plenty into R&D, stretching themselves thin to find that one small breakthrough that will separate…
7 of the most expensive quartz watches you can buy in 2020
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7 of the most expensive quartz watches you can buy in 2020

Quartz is the middle child of the watch industry. Born between the talented mechanical genius of the first-born and the innovative technology of the new…
HANDS-ON: The new Longines Flagship Heritage proves that black and gold truly never gets old
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HANDS-ON: The new Longines Flagship Heritage proves that black and gold truly never gets old

While much of the Longines Heritage collection released this year has been brand new pieces, we have also been treated to an update to an…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: To all the girls (and boys) who have written to us over the years …
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: To all the girls (and boys) who have written to us over the years …

Despite the temptation to re-tune our tiny violins and cry to the world that our virus numbers have skyrocketed and that we’re all on the…
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…
VIDEO: The 2020 Longines Heritage Collection is pure class, from the tuxedo to the skies and the trenches
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VIDEO: The 2020 Longines Heritage Collection is pure class, from the tuxedo to the skies and the trenches

If you’re a regular reader of Time+Tide, it should come as no surprise that the Longines Heritage Collection has gone from strength to strength over…
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…
VIDEO: The Longines Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946, for those that love vintage style in a modern size
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VIDEO: The Longines Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946, for those that love vintage style in a modern size

The 1940s were a golden period for chronograph innovation at Longines, an era that included the now highly collectible 13ZN movement, as well as timelessly…
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…
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…
VIDEO: The Top 10 watches of Virtual Baselworld 2020, inc. Hublot, Longines, Seiko, Casio and Hamilton
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VIDEO: The Top 10 watches of Virtual Baselworld 2020, inc. Hublot, Longines, Seiko, Casio and Hamilton

Any Seinfeld fans will know what I’m talking about when I say that the Home Delivery Watch Fair, where we re-created both SIHH (or Watches…
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…
Live pics and prices of the new aviation-themed Longines Spirit Collection
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Live pics and prices of the new aviation-themed Longines Spirit Collection

For some time now, I think we can all agree, Longines has been on a hot streak like few other brands. All of their additions to…
Vitamin D for the wrist: 9 of the best sunburst dials money can buy
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Vitamin D for the wrist: 9 of the best sunburst dials money can buy

The dial truly is the make or break factor when it comes to a timepiece. Think about human beings in general – we’re largely simple…
The Goldilocks zone, Part 2 – 7 of the best mid-size watches money can buy, inc. a brand new Grand Seiko to die for
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The Goldilocks zone, Part 2 – 7 of the best mid-size watches money can buy, inc. a brand new Grand Seiko to die for

To recap: in Part 1 of this series, we took a look at seven of the best watches money can buy that measure between 34mm…
VIDEO: Baselworld is not dead! It’s on YouTube, including a smoking hot new khaki Longines live on wrist
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VIDEO: Baselworld is not dead! It’s on YouTube, including a smoking hot new khaki Longines live on wrist

Never been to Baselworld? We can fix that. Just give us half an hour. In our first of three episodes re-creating the Baselworld experience –…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Brace yourself for virtual Baselworld, and get your mojo back with Navy SEAL Jocko Willinck’s inspirational watch
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Brace yourself for virtual Baselworld, and get your mojo back with Navy SEAL Jocko Willinck’s inspirational watch

OK, this legit feels like a Friday. It’s 3:30, and as we say in Australia, I’m absolutely stinging for a tin. Translation: a cold beer…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946, a modern-sized vintage charmer with heft
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946, a modern-sized vintage charmer with heft

There is a lot to be said for a simple chronograph. Something clear, easy to read and a pleasure to look at. You don’t always…
IN-DEPTH: The Longines HydroConquest 41mm in Khaki Green, a value proposition like few others
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IN-DEPTH: The Longines HydroConquest 41mm in Khaki Green, a value proposition like few others

Right now, the dive watch market is more saturated than a saturation diver’s wetsuit. If you want a fit-for-purpose timepiece made to withstand the pressures…
The New Blacklist Part 2: best of the new all-black watches from $315…
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The New Blacklist Part 2: best of the new all-black watches from $315…

To recap: Zenith’s latest release, the uber stealthy Chronomaster Revival ‘Shadow’, has had us thinking about all the other great all-black timepieces that have been…
The New Blacklist, Part 1: The best new all-black watches, from around $250 to over $200,000
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The New Blacklist, Part 1: The best new all-black watches, from around $250 to over $200,000

Black, noir, sable, stygian … whatever name you wish to call it, there can be no debate – black itself is always cooler than whatever…
Watches fit for a groom – the best wedding watches of 2020 inc. L.U.Chopard, Longines and Rado
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Watches fit for a groom – the best wedding watches of 2020 inc. L.U.Chopard, Longines and Rado

When it comes to big days, they don’t come much more memorable or special than your wedding day, especially now, when it seems like every…
Great ‘Grams: No vintage to see here
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Great ‘Grams: No vintage to see here

Great ’Grams has had a couple of weeks off recently, but that’s only given me more time to search for the best of the best…
ISO-FIX: Depressed? Here are 15 fun, guilt-free watches you can buy right now for under $1000
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ISO-FIX: Depressed? Here are 15 fun, guilt-free watches you can buy right now for under $1000

There have been several strange side effects of the rubbish situation we currently find ourselves in. Pushbikes, for example, are now more valuable than palladium. And because…
James’ Longines HydroConquest hit the deck when he fell off his bike, but it’s still ticking
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James’ Longines HydroConquest hit the deck when he fell off his bike, but it’s still ticking

Does the name James Robinson look familiar? That might be because James is part of the team here at Time+Tide Watches and he writes quite…
Quartz, the killer – A history of quartz watches, Part 1
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Quartz, the killer – A history of quartz watches, Part 1

The development of quartz technology essentially removed the need for the Swiss mechanical watchmaking industry. And yet, both the Swiss and quartz watches are still…
The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Collection now comes on a leather strap, here’s a collection review from the Sydney QVB Longines Boutique
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The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Collection now comes on a leather strap, here’s a collection review from the Sydney QVB Longines Boutique

What a difference two years makes. In 2018, I introduced this until now unpublished video by saying that — shock, horror — we were reviewing…