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LIST: 6 low-key lit watches that you might have missed
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LIST: 6 low-key lit watches that you might have missed

Sometimes I like to think of the watch industry’s annual releases like an epic, sprawling house party — the sort where everybody shows up. There’s…
EDITOR’S PICK: We ask the experts how to build a potentially valuable watch collection
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EDITOR’S PICK: We ask the experts how to build a potentially valuable watch collection

Editor’s note: Nigh on a year ago, Sandra delved into the mercurial, and occasionally murky, world of investing in vintage watches. But rather than start at…
VIDEO: The Longines Legend Diver that seems to have won everyone over
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VIDEO: The Longines Legend Diver that seems to have won everyone over

Oh what a difference a strap makes. Last year, when Longines chose to pair their mighty Legend Diver — a watch the Vice President calls the most…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Record – going for gold
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Record – going for gold

Last year, Longines doubled down with the release of the Record collection. Illustrating just how serious they are about creating classically handsome and highly accurate…
LIST: Andrew’s top 10 watches from Basel in pictures
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LIST: Andrew’s top 10 watches from Basel in pictures

For a watch lover, Baselworld is the big dance. It is every birthday rolled into one. It is Vegas, it is Christmas, it is a…
ANNOUNCING: We are selling 10 of the last remaining Longines V.H.P. Commonwealth Games watches in Australia, but that’s only half of what you get…
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ANNOUNCING: We are selling 10 of the last remaining Longines V.H.P. Commonwealth Games watches in Australia, but that’s only half of what you get…

Longines and Time+Tide bring you an exclusive opportunity Longines is the official Watch and Timekeeper of the XXI Commonwealth Games to be held on the…
VIDEO: 4 standout Longines from Baselworld 2018, including a brand new Legend
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VIDEO: 4 standout Longines from Baselworld 2018, including a brand new Legend

Longines have a well-earned reputation for exceptionally strong heritage releases, and while their Baselworld 2018 collection featured a particularly hot blacked-out Legend Diver, it was…
READER COMMENT: Day 1 of Basel 2018, from your point of view. Our favourite comments, overshares and concerns
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READER COMMENT: Day 1 of Basel 2018, from your point of view. Our favourite comments, overshares and concerns

Crowdsourcing is all the rage at the moment. And we love being on-trend as much as we love the idea of involving our community on…
INTRODUCING: The COSC-Certified Longines Record Collection gets a luxe extension
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INTRODUCING: The COSC-Certified Longines Record Collection gets a luxe extension

It was only a matter of time. And if you were a betting man, you’d have safely bet that it would be right on a…
INTRODUCING: The Longines Legend Diver is back, and yes, it’s in black. All black
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INTRODUCING: The Longines Legend Diver is back, and yes, it’s in black. All black

The Longines Legend Diver Watch, a reimagined version of a diving watch from the 1960s, had a dramatic reintroduction in 2017, care of the Milanese…
INTRODUCING: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Chronograph
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INTRODUCING: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Chronograph

The Conquest is considered by Longines to be “the ultimate sports line”, and with the V.H.P. chronograph, the brand is combining sportiness with next-level precision,…
INTRODUCING: The Longines HydroConquest, now with ceramic bezel
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INTRODUCING: The Longines HydroConquest, now with ceramic bezel

Longines are expanding their HydroConquest collection for 2018 with new models featuring a bezel with a coloured ceramic insert matched to the colour of the…
INTRODUCING: The Longines Master Collection Annual Calendar, their first ever annual calendar
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INTRODUCING: The Longines Master Collection Annual Calendar, their first ever annual calendar

The all-mechanical Longines Master Collection, the best-selling in the brand’s portfolio, expands to offer Longines’ first ever annual calendar. For those who are wondering, an…
VIDEO: So, awkward, we’d never noticed the Longines Master Collection, until this watch…
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VIDEO: So, awkward, we’d never noticed the Longines Master Collection, until this watch…

When it comes to Longines’ yearly new releases we are like heatseeking missiles for the vintage fire the brand has at its disposal – few archives…
EDITOR’S PICK: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has the craziest damn colourway we’ve seen in a long time (and we can’t look away)
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EDITOR’S PICK: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has the craziest damn colourway we’ve seen in a long time (and we can’t look away)

Editor’s note: It’s just 37 days until the 2018 Commonwealth Games, to be held on Australia’s glorious high-rise holiday haven, the Gold Coast. This alarming reminder brings…
LIST: 5 watches we’d love to see – our Baselworld 2018 predictions
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LIST: 5 watches we’d love to see – our Baselworld 2018 predictions

Last year, Andy and I put together a fun little speculative list on heritage reissues we’d like to see in 2018. It was a fun…
INTERVIEW: 15 minutes with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – “Elegance is an attitude”
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INTERVIEW: 15 minutes with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – “Elegance is an attitude”

Time is a funny thing. The PR schedule was fast and furious when Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan held court at her Four…
EVENT: Bollywood royalty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opens Longines flagship Sydney boutique
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EVENT: Bollywood royalty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opens Longines flagship Sydney boutique

Wherever Aishwarya Rai Bachchan goes in India there is a monumental crowd surge, and it was no different in Sydney at the weekend when Longines…
EDITOR’S PICK: Looking back at the Longines Heritage 1918
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EDITOR’S PICK: Looking back at the Longines Heritage 1918

Editor’s note: Even though the dust of SIHH has barely settled, things are heating up for Baselworld. And one of our burning questions is ……
EDITOR’S PICK: Summer suited – the Longines Legend Diver
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EDITOR’S PICK: Summer suited – the Longines Legend Diver

Editor’s note: This week we’ve been all about summer watches, which leads, not surprisingly, into the realm of divers. And while many dive watches tend…
VIDEO: The Best Watches of 2017 – $1000 – 5000
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VIDEO: The Best Watches of 2017 – $1000 – 5000

Next up in our holiday season wrap-up of the great value watches, we’re talking about the best watches of 2017 priced between $1000 and $5000.…
VIDEO: Andrew’s Top 10 Watches Of 2017
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VIDEO: Andrew’s Top 10 Watches Of 2017

They’re always problematic, best-of lists. Best? On what grounds? When it comes to these personal Top 10s, they’re purely based on the things that we,…
LIST: The top 10 watch reviews of 2017 – part 1
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LIST: The top 10 watch reviews of 2017 – part 1

Reviewing watches isn’t everything we do, but it’s certainly the heart of it. And this year we’ve photographed, videoed and generally dissected some of the…
INTRODUCING: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
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INTRODUCING: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Longines is the official partner and timekeeper of the XXI Commonwealth Games to be held on the Gold Coast, Australia in April 2018 and they…
VIDEO: Exploring one of the most accessible COSC-certified collections on the market, the new Longines Record range
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VIDEO: Exploring one of the most accessible COSC-certified collections on the market, the new Longines Record range

Accuracy used to be a big deal in watchmaking. There were competitions to test the accuracy of wristwatches. There were complications — additional functions — and…
LIST: The 10 best heritage reissues of 2017
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LIST: The 10 best heritage reissues of 2017

Ah, the heritage reissue. AKA vintage-inspired or revival watchmaking. Whatever you call it, it’s clear that this trend is here to stay, with vintage-inspired designs…
VIDEO: “We didn’t have it in the museum.” The President of Longines says collector brought GPHG winner to them
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VIDEO: “We didn’t have it in the museum.” The President of Longines says collector brought GPHG winner to them

It’s the kind of story you could easily gloss over, or embellish, as the president of a large watch company. A collector contacts you with…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 24th November 2017
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 24th November 2017

The Wind Down this week is a little bit terrifying to be honest. You know why? Christmas in just over a month, SIHH 2018 in…
VIDEO: A flashback through a year of Longines stories, and one last hurrah in Beijing to launch an aggressively priced new COSC-certified collection
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VIDEO: A flashback through a year of Longines stories, and one last hurrah in Beijing to launch an aggressively priced new COSC-certified collection

Many brands and many people have taken a chance on Time+Tide since we launched, way back in 2014. One of the greater leaps of faith…
EVENT: Longines celebrate their 185th anniversary deep in the heart of their biggest market
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EVENT: Longines celebrate their 185th anniversary deep in the heart of their biggest market

On Thursday night, Longines celebrated their 185th anniversary in Beijing, China, with a party in the Forbidden City that wrought the brand’s legacy deeply with…
WHO TO FOLLOW: @barnfindwatches
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WHO TO FOLLOW: @barnfindwatches

John, AKA @barnfindwatches, is a family man and a certifiable watchaholic. In his spare time, he runs the sales organisation for a small software company…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 10th November, 2017 – the Baselworld 2018 Edition
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 10th November, 2017 – the Baselworld 2018 Edition

Wait, Basel in November?! What’s going on here? An understandable reaction but, still, Baselworld 2018 is in the headlines, five whole months before it opens…
VIDEO: The Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary
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VIDEO: The Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary

The hardest thing when recreating a vintage watch design is knowing when to stop. Some changes — swapping the plexiglass crystal for sapphire, and upgrading the…
EDITOR’S PICK: Picking up speed with the Longines Railroad
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EDITOR’S PICK: Picking up speed with the Longines Railroad

Editor’s note: This Longines Railroad reissue manages to straddle a fine line — of being an authentic reproduction of a period piece that looks entirely contemporary…
WHO TO FOLLOW: @Simeon_kt
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WHO TO FOLLOW: @Simeon_kt

With an eye for the eclectic and the independent, Simeon’s perspective on watches is well worth a follow. NAME: Simeon Kremzow-Tennie OCCUPATION: Editor and community…
VIDEO: In the Adventurers & Explorers room at the Longines Museum, with a focus on the Lindbergh voyage
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VIDEO: In the Adventurers & Explorers room at the Longines Museum, with a focus on the Lindbergh voyage

The Longines Time Machine, which has been our vehicle of choice for exploring the brand’s long and incredibly varied history in its 185th year, lands…
LIST: Are our 11 Basel 2017 favourites still our favourites?
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LIST: Are our 11 Basel 2017 favourites still our favourites?

In the final days of Baselworld 2017, we put together a (very sleep-deprived) video of our top picks of the fair. But as we all…
HANDS-ON REVIEW: Eyes on the prize – the Longines Avigation BigEye 
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HANDS-ON REVIEW: Eyes on the prize – the Longines Avigation BigEye 

By now it should come as no surprise that Longines is a master when it comes to heritage reissues. The company has a proven track record almost…
WHO TO FOLLOW: @MySafari
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WHO TO FOLLOW: @MySafari

Nathan tells us his IG feed is shoes, cameras and watches — but honestly, it’s mostly watches. We’re absolutely fine with that, and suspect you…
VIDEO: Longines and ski timekeeping, a match made in the mountains a very long time ago…
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VIDEO: Longines and ski timekeeping, a match made in the mountains a very long time ago…

When you visit the heart and home of Longines, at Saint Imier in the Switzerland’s Jura valley, the brand’s link with skiing is immediately demystified.…
EDITOR’S PICK: 6 watches that tell the world you’ve made it
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EDITOR’S PICK: 6 watches that tell the world you’ve made it

Editor’s Note: We recently ran a list of power players who wore budget timepieces, which was cool, but for watch lovers like us, somewhat unsatisfactory. So…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Legend Diver, now on mesh 
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Legend Diver, now on mesh 

Earlier this year we had a look at one of the classic watches from Longines’ catalogue, the Legend Diver – a heritage diver inspired by…
LIST: 11 vintage watches for under $2000 that look superb on women
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LIST: 11 vintage watches for under $2000 that look superb on women

There’s no better way for nascent female watch enthusiasts to dip their toes into luxe waters than scaling the vintage market for a play with…
UPDATE: 2 days to go on Longines’ Flagship Heritage by Kate Winslet auction and why you should bid
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UPDATE: 2 days to go on Longines’ Flagship Heritage by Kate Winslet auction and why you should bid

Last week we told you how Longines had teamed up with ambassador of elegance, Kate Winslet, to raise money for The Golden Hat Foundation by…
VIDEO: Longines is auctioning 3 Flagship Heritage watches online – bid, win and Kate Winslet will personally give it to you
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VIDEO: Longines is auctioning 3 Flagship Heritage watches online – bid, win and Kate Winslet will personally give it to you

Money can’t buy experiences are so-called for a reason. They’re more about connections than cash. But Longines is offering three people an impossibly rare watch…
EDITOR’S PICK: Winter warmer – the Longines Heritage 1945
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EDITOR’S PICK: Winter warmer – the Longines Heritage 1945

Editor’s Note: Simple vintage looks, rich tones, a brushed dial and a cinnamon suede strap to die for, all for a very reasonable price. The…
OPINION: Fancy a date? In defence of the much-maligned date window
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OPINION: Fancy a date? In defence of the much-maligned date window

We’ve got a surprisingly complex relationship with date windows in the Time+Tide office. And not just because we’ve been known to forget to set them…
EDITOR’S PICK: 44 of the best watches from 2016 you can buy from $500 to $5000
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EDITOR’S PICK: 44 of the best watches from 2016 you can buy from $500 to $5000

Editor’s Note: Way back at the start of this year, Justin put together a series of ‘best of’ lists covering off some of 2016’s finest…
VIDEO: ABOUT TIME with Andre Agassi
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VIDEO: ABOUT TIME with Andre Agassi

Watching Andre Agassi play changed my tennis game, but reading his biography, Open, changed my life. I love tennis. And I was impressed, of course,…
VIDEO: Why I love my watch – with Andre Agassi
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VIDEO: Why I love my watch – with Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi’s response to the question, “Are you into watches?” didn’t exactly go to script. “Not at all. I have no interest in them,” he…
HANDS-ON: One simple word that makes the Longines Record a big deal
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HANDS-ON: One simple word that makes the Longines Record a big deal

Here at Time+Tide we make no bones about being greatly enamoured of Longines’s heritage offerings, so it’s understandable that we made a beeline for the…