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Finding balance in 2020 with Mr Macro @horomariobro

17.11.20

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Finding balance in 2020 with Mr Macro @horomariobro

It is no secret that a lot has happened this year – lockdown insanity, pre and post election anxiety, and oh-so much more. So let’s…

10 of the best sports watches of 2020 over $10K, with Rolex, Grand Seiko and Moser

Lists

07.11.20

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10 of the best sports watches of 2020 over $10K, with Rolex, Grand Seiko and Moser

Yesterday we explored the Top 10 sports watches under $10,000, but if you are willing to stretch your budget, there is an entirely new tier…

Introducing

13.10.20

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INTRODUCING: The MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual EVO is a new haute horlogerie player in the sports watch market

The complexity is tangible, the feeling is tingly yet disturbing. I’m seeing the unreal sight of the MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual EVO, or any MB&F…

2020 FANTASY WATCH COLLECTION PART 3 – What would we buy with a budget of $1MUSD?

Opinion

11.10.20

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2020 FANTASY WATCH COLLECTION PART 3 – What would we buy with a budget of $1MUSD?

If you’ve got $1mUSD to build a watch collection in 2020, you’re used to the finer things in life. But what would you do if…

Lists

26.08.20

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The Best Dials of 2020 – Part 1

Me, I’m a dial man. Don’t get me wrong, I love a sharp bevelled case and intricate movements, but what gets me first is the…

Introducing

30.07.20

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INTRODUCING: MB&F x L’Epée x Massena LAB

How can a table clock be desirable? My thought process is well on the way to becoming coherent, meaning Sellable To The Wife. She has…

Edouard Meylan of H. Moser & Cie and Maximilian Büsser of MB&F just had twins, and they’re bloody beautiful

Watch Reviews

04.06.20

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Edouard Meylan of H. Moser & Cie and Maximilian Büsser of MB&F just had twins, and they’re bloody beautiful

Collaborations, no matter the context, are fraught with the potential of being, more often than not a curious reduction in the individual talents involved. Instead…

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…

VIDEO: The watches of the GPHG are heading to Sydney, and we’d strongly recommend you check them out

Pop Culture

24.09.19

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VIDEO: The watches of the GPHG are heading to Sydney, and we’d strongly recommend you check them out

We’re heading into awards season for the watch industry, and they don’t come much more glamorous or glitzy than the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève…

In-house movements – what are they and do they even matter?

Opinion

04.09.19

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In-house movements – what are they and do they even matter?

Editor’s note: Sandra wrote this lovely piece at the start of the year, and it speaks to one of the biggest movements (if you’ll pardon…

11 reasons MB&F are important for all watch lovers

Lists

18.08.19

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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…

Look Mum, no hands – the best watches without hands in 2018

Lists

23.07.19

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Look Mum, no hands – the best watches without hands in 2018

For as long as time has been indicated with hands on a dial, horologists have been hunting for different ways to communicate time. Contemporarily, this…

LIST: Our favourite watches of Only Watch 2019

Lists

02.07.19

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LIST: Our favourite watches of Only Watch 2019

The eighth edition of Only Watch is underway, with the release of the unique pieces offered by the 50 brand partners. After raising 40 million…

We answer the dreaded “if you could only have one watch” question …

Opinion

30.04.19

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We answer the dreaded “if you could only have one watch” question …

Editor’s note: Full disclosure, this is 100 per cent hypothetical — no watch collections were harmed in the making of this list. Having said that,…

VIDEO: Felix’s 3 over-the-top picks from Baselworld 2019

Lists

02.04.19

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VIDEO: Felix’s 3 over-the-top picks from Baselworld 2019

If you’ve been reading or watching Time+Tide for more than five minutes, you might have noticed that I’ve got something of a soft spot for…

EDITOR’S PICK: That time the T+T team picked the one watch they’d wear for the rest of their lives

Lists

15.03.19

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EDITOR’S PICK: That time the T+T team picked the one watch they’d wear for the rest of their lives

Editor’s note: For some reason, the days before Baselworld always fire up my acquisitive tendencies, however hypothetical. And when it comes to hypotheticals, for watch…

LIST: One watch to rule them all – the T+T team choose the watch they could wear for the rest of their lives

Pop Culture

20.07.18

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LIST: One watch to rule them all – the T+T team choose the watch they could wear for the rest of their lives

Let me be clear from the outset, this is a ridiculous challenge. It’s clearly hypothetical and I’m pretty sure none of us has any plans…

LIST: You could buy one of these 5 watches… or put a deposit on a house

Lists

16.06.17

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LIST: You could buy one of these 5 watches… or put a deposit on a house

Australia’s property market is brutal right now, with some eye-watering prices and fierce competition. Even if you’re in a position to buy, getting some actual…

News

22.04.17

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SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 7, April 2017

Last month’s dispatch was written in an airport lounge as I waited to fly out to Basel, via London, for my very first Baselworld experience. Now…

Interview

08.04.17

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @rinascitaconcepts

Owner of Rinascita Concepts, Dino lives and breathes quality – as you’ll see through his Instagram feed. Head over and you’ll find some of the…

Friday Wind Down

24.02.17

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 24th February, 2017 – the recommended reading edition

It’s easy to get caught up in this whole 24-hour news cycle thing. Every five seconds there seems to be a new story/scandal/watch, and sometimes it…

Interview

30.12.16

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @blackbadger

Don’t get stuck in an Instagram rut. Allow us to point you in the direction of inspirational characters to follow, starting with… NAME: James Thompson…

LIST: The 15 winning watches of the 2016 GPHG

Lists

11.11.16

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LIST: The 15 winning watches of the 2016 GPHG

In the early hours of the Australian morning, the watch industry was celebrating its night of nights – the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG)…

Friday Wind Down

22.04.16

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 22nd April, 2016, Raining Purple Watches Edition (R.I.P Prince Rogers Nelson)

The Time+Tide office relies on a few things to function. A very cheap pretend Nespresso coffee machine. Extremely poor internet connection, due to the thick…

BASEL LOOKBOOK 2016: Day 6 , featuring Bell & Ross, Romaine Jerome and MB&F

Opinion

21.03.16

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BASEL LOOKBOOK 2016: Day 6 , featuring Bell & Ross, Romaine Jerome and MB&F

The Basel Lookbook, in which our friend and fashion advisor Ceri David casts an eye over the best releases of Baselworld and suggests what might…

BASEL LOOKBOOK 2016: Our fashion attaché suggests what to wear with all the latest watches from Baselworld

Lists

16.03.16

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BASEL LOOKBOOK 2016: Our fashion attaché suggests what to wear with all the latest watches from Baselworld

The Basel Lookbook, in which our friend and fashion advisor Ceri David casts an eye over the best releases of Baselworld and suggests what might…

SIHH 2016: The best of the Carre Des Horlogers

News

25.01.16

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SIHH 2016: The best of the Carre Des Horlogers

One of the most talked-about things at SIHH 2016 wasn’t Cartier’s new collection, or the real Spitfire in the IWC booth (though both these things…

News

01.09.15

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BREAKING NEWS: SIHH shake-up – in with nine independent brands, out with Ralph Lauren

The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) is the first big watch event of the year, and has an important role in setting the…

INSIGHT: 11 reasons MB&F matter (even if you’ll never own one)

Interview

11.12.14

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INSIGHT: 11 reasons MB&F matter (even if you’ll never own one)

Recently we were invited to Sydney as guests of The Hour Glass to the hotly anticipated launch of MB&F (Maximilian Büsser & Friends) Horological Machine 6,…

Introducing

23.09.14

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INTRODUCING: The MB&F HM5 CarbonMacrolon (For translation, see below)

Ok. If you’re not down with Swiss independent horology the above headline might not make to much sense. What’s MB&F? CarbonMacrolon? The only acronym that…

FOLLOWER REVIEW: Alberto’s MB&F HM4 ‘Double Trouble’

Watch Reviews

01.04.14

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FOLLOWER REVIEW: Alberto’s MB&F HM4 ‘Double Trouble’

Name: Alberto Watch: MB&F HM4 ‘Double trouble’ Location of shot Taken through a loupe system iphone camera mount at Baselworld. Why the MB&F HM4? Of…