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HANDS-ON: The Seiko Presage Urushi Byakudan-nuri Limited Edition SPB085

30.11.18

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HANDS-ON: The Seiko Presage Urushi Byakudan-nuri Limited Edition SPB085

Over the last few years, Seiko has made a habit of releasing limited editions with exceptional enamel dials at very reasonable prices. First, there was…

LIST: 7 cool things I discovered at the Seiko Museum

Lists

24.11.18

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LIST: 7 cool things I discovered at the Seiko Museum

If you’re ever in Tokyo, I strongly recommend making time for a detour to Sumida. Where? A residential area north of Tokyo Skytree – a…

News

22.11.18

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NEWS: Step into Seiko’s Melbourne boutique Presage Bar for a Cocktail Time

Seiko’s Presage Cocktail Time is a family of watches that’s been having something of an extended moment. These dressy watches are inspired by iconic cocktails…

EDITOR’S PICK: Seiko’s green, mean fighting machine – the SLA019J1

Watch Reviews

12.11.18

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EDITOR’S PICK: Seiko’s green, mean fighting machine – the SLA019J1

Editor’s note: Over the weekend, the GPHG was held in Switzerland, and Seiko took home the gong for best sports watch for the SLA025, which…

LIST: The 16 winning watches of 2018, according to the GPHG

Lists

09.11.18

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LIST: The 16 winning watches of 2018, according to the GPHG

If you care about watches, Geneva is the place to be right now. The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (better known to its friends as…

HANDS-ON: Seiko’s Save The Ocean — Tuna style — with the Prospex SNE518P

Watch Reviews

08.11.18

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HANDS-ON: Seiko’s Save The Ocean — Tuna style — with the Prospex SNE518P

A little while ago Seiko lifted the lid on a tasty trio of dive watches with a marine conservation theme: a turtle, a samurai and…

LIST: 8 watches under 10,000 CHF we’d love to see win at GPHG

Lists

02.11.18

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LIST: 8 watches under 10,000 CHF we’d love to see win at GPHG

In about a week’s time (November 9 Swiss time, to be exact), the watch industry’s night of nights – the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève…

ANNOUNCING: We are selling Seiko’s latest stunning Cocktail Time, the Fuyugeshiki ‘Winter Scene’ SRPC97J1

Introducing

01.11.18

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ANNOUNCING: We are selling Seiko’s latest stunning Cocktail Time, the Fuyugeshiki ‘Winter Scene’ SRPC97J1

Take two parts dial, one part case, one part movement and two dashes of typical Seiko value and you have a recipe for a particularly tasty…

VIDEO: Seiko’s Australia-only limited edition, and how to get your hands on one (for a good cause)

Watch Reviews

29.10.18

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VIDEO: Seiko’s Australia-only limited edition, and how to get your hands on one (for a good cause)

There are few things we like more than a limited edition Seiko, and one of those things is a limited edition Seiko that has been…

WHAT SEALED THE DEAL: On Chad’s vintage Seiko 6105

Pop Culture

20.10.18

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WHAT SEALED THE DEAL: On Chad’s vintage Seiko 6105

It’s a tale as old as time: Chad meets watches, Chad meets Seiko, Chad meets Instagram, and the rest is, as we say, history. In…

LIST: The watches we bought because someone told us to

Lists

19.10.18

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LIST: The watches we bought because someone told us to

Humans are, by and large, social creatures. We thrive in communities, and derive strength, support and inspiration from others. At least, that’s the view if…

VIDEO: Smaller, thinner – the Seiko Astron GPS Solar 5X

Watch Reviews

12.10.18

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VIDEO: Smaller, thinner – the Seiko Astron GPS Solar 5X

Most of the watches we talk about here at Time+Tide are mechanical — if there’s a battery involved, the watch has to be pretty special…

EDITOR’S PICK: Need to grab & go? Take a look at these Seiko Prospex divers

News

03.10.18

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EDITOR’S PICK: Need to grab & go? Take a look at these Seiko Prospex divers

Editor’s note: As much as I enjoy my morning ritual of choosing, winding, and setting my watch for the day ahead, I am not a morning…

LIST: The stories we tell – 5 dinner party watch anecdotes

Lists

28.09.18

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LIST: The stories we tell – 5 dinner party watch anecdotes

Watches. Turns out they’re not (just) for telling the time. As horology’s true believers (that is, you lot) will no doubt be aware, watches are…

LIST: Do I still rate my top 10 watches of 2017? Uh. Hmmm. Some of them?

Lists

21.09.18

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LIST: Do I still rate my top 10 watches of 2017? Uh. Hmmm. Some of them?

There are all kinds of forces at work when you’re under pressure to come up with your ‘best of the year’ lists. There’s end of…

LIST: Ultra tough – 6 awesomely over-designed watches

Lists

11.09.18

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LIST: Ultra tough – 6 awesomely over-designed watches

There are watches that are tough, and then there are watches so tough that they’re guaranteed to survive in even the most extreme environments, even…

Opinion

10.09.18

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OPINION: To beater, or not to beater – what exactly makes a beater watch, that is the question

What can and can’t be dubbed a ‘Beater Watch’ remains a contentious issue among many. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to let your watch…

VIDEO: This Seiko Turtle is set to Save The Ocean – the SRPC91K

Watch Reviews

31.08.18

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VIDEO: This Seiko Turtle is set to Save The Ocean – the SRPC91K

For Seiko, the turtle power is real. Their recent reinterpretation of the classic dive watch has earned near-universal acclaim, thanks to the triple threat of…

HANDS-ON: Sun and sea combined – the Seiko Prospex ‘Save The Ocean’ SSC675P

Watch Reviews

28.08.18

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HANDS-ON: Sun and sea combined – the Seiko Prospex ‘Save The Ocean’ SSC675P

What do whales, chronographs and solar charging have in common? And no, I’m not talking about a hypothetical scheme involving Elon Musk, and the launching…

IN-DEPTH: The Seiko Samurai ‘Save The Ocean’ SRPC93K

Watch Reviews

27.08.18

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IN-DEPTH: The Seiko Samurai ‘Save The Ocean’ SRPC93K

The story in a second: Same great watch, brand new dial. The centrepiece of Seiko’s 2018 Prospex collection is, without doubt, the brand new and…

LIST: Birth year watches for millennials – 6 future classics

Lists

24.08.18

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LIST: Birth year watches for millennials – 6 future classics

The idea of a ‘birth year’ watch is nothing new, though after a recent discussion I came to realise that it poses an interesting question.…

WATCHSPOTTING: Big sharks and surprising watches in The Meg

Pop Culture

21.08.18

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WATCHSPOTTING: Big sharks and surprising watches in The Meg

There are three things I want in your classic Hollywood blockbuster: big monsters, bad one-liners and quality watch spotting. And from the looks of it,…

EDITOR’S PICK: Another look at Seiko’s mightiest diver – the Turtle

Pop Culture

18.08.18

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EDITOR’S PICK: Another look at Seiko’s mightiest diver – the Turtle

Editor’s note: Seiko’s divers are the stuff of legend, and deservedly so. And while their back catalogue is full of more classics than is frankly reasonable,…

News

13.08.18

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NEWS: We’ve discovered a new species of watch wearer, and it ain’t pretty

There are few things more exciting than discovering an entirely new species. Especially creatures from the abyss, and there happens to be the largest and…

WHO TO FOLLOW: @Creodesignwatches – the dial artist

Pop Culture

12.08.18

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @Creodesignwatches – the dial artist

Chris Alexander, also known as Creo Design, is a professional artist and designer who has worked across multiple media, with a focus for watch dial…

HANDS-ON: Three hands and a whole lot of dial – the Seiko Presage Shippo Enamel Limited Edition SPB075

Watch Reviews

29.07.18

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HANDS-ON: Three hands and a whole lot of dial – the Seiko Presage Shippo Enamel Limited Edition SPB075

For me, the appeal of a watch’s dial is perhaps its biggest selling point. Too bland and I’m not interested, too busy and it’s not…

VIDEO: The detail in the deep blue dial – Seiko’s Shippo Enamel SPB073

Watch Reviews

27.07.18

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VIDEO: The detail in the deep blue dial – Seiko’s Shippo Enamel SPB073

Often the best watches are those that come with a story attached. Sometimes that story can be attached to momentous events or achievements the watch…

LIST: Why these 3 Seiko Cocktail Times are perfect for a woman’s wrist – and what to wear them with

Lists

25.07.18

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LIST: Why these 3 Seiko Cocktail Times are perfect for a woman’s wrist – and what to wear them with

It’s little wonder that when Seiko released its Presage Cocktail Time watch to the international market last year (until then it was available only to…

EDITOR’S PICK: History made modern – The Seiko 1968 Automatic Diver’s Modern Re-interpretations

Opinion

23.07.18

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EDITOR’S PICK: History made modern – The Seiko 1968 Automatic Diver’s Modern Re-interpretations

Editor’s note: To misquote the late US founding father Mr Benjamin Franklin, there are only three absolute certainties in life: death, taxes, and the incredibly high quality-to-value…

LIST: The $20K fantasy watch collection challenge – readers only edition

Lists

21.07.18

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LIST: The $20K fantasy watch collection challenge – readers only edition

Last week the entire Time+Tide team were posed a challenge. The premise was simple: construct a hypothetical watch collection with as many watches as we…

LIST: The entire T+T team tackles the fantasy $20K watch collection challenge …

Lists

13.07.18

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LIST: The entire T+T team tackles the fantasy $20K watch collection challenge …

Late last week, Dan innocently asked a question: “Hey, what watches would you get for $20k?” Let’s just say it opened a can of worms…

EDITOR’S PICK: 6 months on, and does Felix still stand by his top 10 watches of 2017?

Lists

17.06.18

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EDITOR’S PICK: 6 months on, and does Felix still stand by his top 10 watches of 2017?

Editor’s note: Late last year I hung out with Andrew and some strangely undrunk drinks on a hot rooftop bar and rolled through my favourite…

Lists

16.06.18

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SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 11, June 2018

Is anyone else struggling with the fact that it’s June? I am, and this month’s Spotted is jam-packed with some crazy cool watches. Kicking things…

EDITOR’S PICK: Sharp steel – the Seiko Samurai

Watch Reviews

15.06.18

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EDITOR’S PICK: Sharp steel – the Seiko Samurai

Editor’s note: Seiko’s Prospex series of professional dive watches is renowned for two things: its exceptionally high quality-to-value ratio and its large number of passionate…

EDITOR’S PICK: The ’90s are back in fashion – what does this mean for watchmaking?

Lists

13.05.18

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EDITOR’S PICK: The ’90s are back in fashion – what does this mean for watchmaking?

Editor’s note: If I needed any further proof that the ’90s were back in a big way, it was seeing a 20-something friend of a…

Interview

12.05.18

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @VintageRolexMania

Lex Kittichoke is a Thai businessman with a love for family, travel, and a huge passion for vintage timepieces. You might know him on Instagram…

Interview

21.04.18

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @EnriqueMuyshondt

Enrique Muyshondt is the founder of Muyshondt Enterprises, a company that creates electric torches. He loves simple, vintage, analog things — cars, vinyl, cameras, and,…

HANDS-ON: The Seiko Prospex ‘Save the Ocean’ SRPC91K1 – the ocean hero in a half shell

Watch Reviews

09.04.18

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HANDS-ON: The Seiko Prospex ‘Save the Ocean’ SRPC91K1 – the ocean hero in a half shell

Seiko have taken their affinity with the ocean to deeper depths, announcing new brand ambassador Fabien Cousteau at Baselworld 2018. The grandson of famed underwater…

HANDS-ON: The Seiko 1978 Quartz Saturation Diver’s Re-creation Limited Edition, ref. S23626

Watch Reviews

31.03.18

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HANDS-ON: The Seiko 1978 Quartz Saturation Diver’s Re-creation Limited Edition, ref. S23626

Affectionately named for its tuna-can-for-the-wrist design, the Seiko Tuna collection holds many “firsts” in the dive watch world. From being the first to feature a…

HANDS-ON: The Seiko 1968 Automatic Diver’s Modern Re-interpretation SPB077 and SPB079

Watch Reviews

26.03.18

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HANDS-ON: The Seiko 1968 Automatic Diver’s Modern Re-interpretation SPB077 and SPB079

Seiko have again released a duo of modern re-interpretations of one of their OG dive watches – the Seiko 6159. Sitting alongside the modern re-creation…

HANDS-ON: The Seiko 1968 Automatic Diver’s Commemorative Limited Edition (ref. SLA019)

Watch Reviews

24.03.18

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HANDS-ON: The Seiko 1968 Automatic Diver’s Commemorative Limited Edition (ref. SLA019)

With another contemporary nod to Seiko’s original hi-beat diver – the 1968 ref. 6159 – a familiar face has received a limited-edition update. Based on…

VIDEO: 8 of the best Seiko watches from Basel 2018

Watch Reviews

24.03.18

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VIDEO: 8 of the best Seiko watches from Basel 2018

Seeing Seiko at Basel 2018 can be a pretty overwhelming experience. There’s. Just. So. Many. Watches. Trays and trays of them. It’s easy to get…

Introducing

22.03.18

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INTRODUCING: The Seiko Automatic Divers Re-creation Limited Edition SLA025

Seiko’s venture into the dive watch world came hard and fast. Releasing their first dive watch in 1965, just three years later they upped the ante…

SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 17, February 2018

Pop Culture

17.02.18

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SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 17, February 2018

Welcome to February or, as we like to call it, ‘that spacer between SIHH and Baselworld’. The T+T team is taking a quick breather to…

HANDS-ON: Fun in the sun – the Seiko Prospex SSC673P diver’s chronograph

Watch Reviews

02.02.18

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HANDS-ON: Fun in the sun – the Seiko Prospex SSC673P diver’s chronograph

If you’re looking for a watch with bells, whistles and some serious style, you should probably check out this feature-heavy diver, the Seiko Prospex SSC673P.…

HANDS-ON: Light in the darkness – the Seiko Prospex SNE493P

Watch Reviews

02.02.18

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HANDS-ON: Light in the darkness – the Seiko Prospex SNE493P

Late last year, Seiko announced a series of limited edition Prospex divers, featuring blacked-out cases and the evocative name of ‘The Black Series’. The story…

EDITOR’S PICK: Seiko’s all-black Prospex diver – the ‘Darth Turtle’

Watch Reviews

29.01.18

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EDITOR’S PICK: Seiko’s all-black Prospex diver – the ‘Darth Turtle’

Editor’s note: We originally broke the news of Seiko’s limited edition ‘Black Series’ late last year, and the watches are finally hitting Australian stores (and…

Lists

01.01.18

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VIDEO: Felix’s top 10 watches of 2017

We’ve been rolling pretty list heavy at Time+Tide over the past few weeks, and typically those lists are the result of (sometimes vigourous) team discussion.…

Lists

31.12.17

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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,…

YEAR IN REVIEW 2017: Letter from the Editor

News

30.12.17

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YEAR IN REVIEW 2017: Letter from the Editor

I’m writing this, alone in the office on the last day of the year, with a whiskey and a mango on my desk (don’t ask),…

LIST: The top 10 watch reviews of 2017 – part 2

Lists

29.12.17

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LIST: The top 10 watch reviews of 2017 – part 2

Yesterday we published the first part of our most-read reviews of 2017, covering off Bulgari, Grand Seiko, Rolex, Longines and some more Rolex (for good…