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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: The barn find edition, how to hunt for valuable vintage and what to look out for
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: The barn find edition, how to hunt for valuable vintage and what to look out for

It was one of our most popular ‘who to follow’ posts ever. @barnfindwatches stepped up to the plate way back in 2017 to share some…
IN DEPTH: The Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Vs. Seiko Prospex SPB147J – the battle of gilty pleasures
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IN DEPTH: The Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Vs. Seiko Prospex SPB147J – the battle of gilty pleasures

If a watch has become synonymous with the One Watch Collection, a quintessential vintage diver, or the perfect Sub reissue Rolex never released, it’s the…
5 watches that look good on any strap
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5 watches that look good on any strap

It’s no secret that watches are expensive items. Whether it’s a $100 quartz Seiko or a $10,000 Rolex, you’re always trying to get the most…
An owner’s perspective on the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight vs. a first gen Black Bay Red
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An owner’s perspective on the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight vs. a first gen Black Bay Red

Editor’s note: Yannick Chan, the author of this piece, loved the idea of the first Black Bay, but the reality did not match up. “I…
What kind of blue is the new Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight actually? 4 side-by-side shots with the Pelagos, Patek, Lange and more…
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What kind of blue is the new Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight actually? 4 side-by-side shots with the Pelagos, Patek, Lange and more…

Well, one of 2020’s worst-kept secrets is out of the bag – Tudor has gone and released a brand new iteration of the best watch…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 5 varied reactions to the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Navy Blue and one ecstatic review of the TAG Heuer Connected Golf Edition
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 5 varied reactions to the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Navy Blue and one ecstatic review of the TAG Heuer Connected Golf Edition

The world has kept spinning through the ongoing horrors of COVID-19 that continue to unfold day to day. And, excluding a brief golfing ban in…
Buying a “birth-year” watch for your kids is the excuse you need to beef up your collection
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Buying a “birth-year” watch for your kids is the excuse you need to beef up your collection

Why do we have children in the first place? To anchor our rudderless lives with a faint sense of meaning? To give and receive unconditional…
EVERY WATCH TELLS A STORY: You will either be horrified or hot for Rob’s ghost bezel Tudor Submariner ref 7016
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EVERY WATCH TELLS A STORY: You will either be horrified or hot for Rob’s ghost bezel Tudor Submariner ref 7016

Ghosts are well known for haunting people. They leave people terrified. Too scared to leave their bedrooms at night. This ghost bezel Tudor Submariner ref…
EVERY WATCH TELLS A STORY: The 6 steps that led to Vinnie’s Tudor Pelagos LHD, and the details he loves about it
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EVERY WATCH TELLS A STORY: The 6 steps that led to Vinnie’s Tudor Pelagos LHD, and the details he loves about it

The path a person has to each watch is more often than not a fascinating one to hear about. In Vinnie’s case, and for laughs,…
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…
Black Bay flashbacks! The ultimate Tudor Black Bay Buyer’s Guide, with 27 key references and a call on the best one yet
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Black Bay flashbacks! The ultimate Tudor Black Bay Buyer’s Guide, with 27 key references and a call on the best one yet

Ever since it was unveiled at Baselworld way back in 2012 (Fun fact: Andrew’s first Basel!), Tudor’s extensive and diverse range of Black Bays have…
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 Rolex Submariner vs the Tudor Pelagos, which is the better dive watch pound for pound? An enthusiast’s perspective
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The Rolex Submariner vs the Tudor Pelagos, which is the better dive watch pound for pound? An enthusiast’s perspective

Editor’s note: While our daily work at Time+Tide revolves around new models, this is not – in the main – how most of you experience…
Andrew reveals five of his own watches in a Media Watch Death Match against Josh from Watchonista (and gets a slapping)
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Andrew reveals five of his own watches in a Media Watch Death Match against Josh from Watchonista (and gets a slapping)

It started with an invitation to join Watchonista’s ‘Home Time Live’, a new series on Instagram that takes followers into the homes of the industry’s…
Celebrity Watch Death Match – John Mayer Vs. Ed Sheeran … the rematch!
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Celebrity Watch Death Match – John Mayer Vs. Ed Sheeran … the rematch!

Last week’s Celebrity Watch Death Match pushed it to the limit, as John Mayer and Ed Sheeran, according to you guys, ended in a white-knuckle draw.…
David Beckham just wore a rare custom Tudor, we’ve tracked down three more you’ve probably not seen
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David Beckham just wore a rare custom Tudor, we’ve tracked down three more you’ve probably not seen

David Beckham’s latest project has got off to a dodgy start. For six long years he’s worked tirelessly to establish the first Major League Soccer…
The revitalising energy of the Tudor Black Bay ref. 79220N
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The revitalising energy of the Tudor Black Bay ref. 79220N

Editor’s note: The Tudor Black Bay symbolised a new chapter in the journey of the Rolex-owned watchmaker, with the decision to look back into their…
Great ‘Grams: A tennis superstar, a unique Rolex
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Great ‘Grams: A tennis superstar, a unique Rolex

This week on Great ’Grams, we’ve got a tennis superstar, a fully custom wristwatch by George Daniels, and a southpaw Rolex Day-Date, and more. The…
Great ‘Grams: A titanium DOXA and a Compax close-up
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Great ‘Grams: A titanium DOXA and a Compax close-up

Welcome back to Great ’Grams, where I pick my favourite Instagram posts of the last week and, my word, were there some great stories that…
Weekend watch spotting with JR: the vintage edition
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Weekend watch spotting with JR: the vintage edition

As is always the way on Australia Day weekends, I went to an endless succession of parties and barbecues. These shindigs are a great opportunity…
Great ‘Grams: A beautiful Bulgari and more …
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Great ‘Grams: A beautiful Bulgari and more …

Welcome back to Great ’Grams, where we take a look at some of my favourite Instagram posts of the last week, by some of the…
Weekend watch spotting with JR: featuring the Rose and the Crown
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Weekend watch spotting with JR: featuring the Rose and the Crown

This weekend, I wore my Swatch Sistem51 Hodinkee Generation 1986 and went out in search of what other like-minded individuals had decided to attach to…
The Tudor 1926: a great daily timepiece for the classically inclined
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The Tudor 1926: a great daily timepiece for the classically inclined

Editor’s note: One of Tudor’s lesser-known model ranges, the 1926 is an admirable everyday watch with a number of great benefits. For a start, it’s…
3 Tudors that got everyone talking in 2019
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3 Tudors that got everyone talking in 2019

2019 was an exciting year for Tudor, as the iconic Swiss watchmaker released several models that collectively surprised and even inspired the greater horological community.…
Weekend watch spotting with JR
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Weekend watch spotting with JR

Weekends in Melbourne can mean several things: overpriced brunches with mates after a boozy night out on the town, hikes up the Dandenong Ranges’ unendingly…
The clairvoyant watch collector – which brand will establish itself as a big player in the next decade?
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The clairvoyant watch collector – which brand will establish itself as a big player in the next decade?

In 2009, Rolex performed a miracle. Necromancy. A resurrection. Back from the dead was the oft-maligned sister brand of the Crown: Tudor watches. What followed…
Are in-house movements actually important?
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Are in-house movements actually important?

Editor’s note: As the watch buying and horological community becomes more astute by the day, thanks in no small part to social media, in-house movements…
Is this Tudor Black Bay “Smiley” the next big collector’s watch?
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Is this Tudor Black Bay “Smiley” the next big collector’s watch?

Editor’s note: A perennially common question in the horological hemisphere is, “What is the next BIG future collectible timepiece?” It’s a pretty loaded question, and…
Would you pay a retailer 100K per year to choose 12 watches for you?
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Would you pay a retailer 100K per year to choose 12 watches for you?

Because that’s what Australian retailer Kennedy Luxury Watches are proposing with their ‘Kennedy Luxury Watch Service’. Just 12 subscriptions will be available for that 100k,…
Tudor’s Black Bay Ceramic One sold for a ridiculous amount at Only Watch 2019
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Tudor’s Black Bay Ceramic One sold for a ridiculous amount at Only Watch 2019

If history is anything to go by, we shouldn’t have been surprised at news coming out of Only Watch 2019 that Tudor’s entry into the…
The 3 biggest upsets of GPHG 2019
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The 3 biggest upsets of GPHG 2019

Well, it’s been another successful year for what many in the horological world refer to as (much to the chagrin of Time+Tide’s Nicholas Kenyon) the…
Tudor’s Black Bay Steel – all metal, no colour
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Tudor’s Black Bay Steel – all metal, no colour

Editor’s note: There’s a lot of Black Bays out there, but one of the coolest, in our humble opinion, is the 2017 Tudor Black Bay…
Taking another look at the Tudor Black Bay 41 Blue
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Taking another look at the Tudor Black Bay 41 Blue

Editor’s note: These days, it’s very easy for a watch to be too fussy, too over-designed. Whether it’s unnecessary complications, awkward aesthetics or misjudged attempts…
VIDEO: The watches of the GPHG are heading to Sydney, and we’d strongly recommend you check them out
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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…
INTRODUCING: The Tudor Black Bay Chrono Dark
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INTRODUCING: The Tudor Black Bay Chrono Dark

Tudor has decided to honour its partnership with New Zealand’s All Blacks the only way it knows how … with a limited edition watch, the…
Unsung Heroes: 4 integrated steel sports watches that deserve your attention
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Unsung Heroes: 4 integrated steel sports watches that deserve your attention

For many of us out there, the dream of one day owning a grail watch, like an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15500 or Patek Philippe…
It’s 6 months on, how are we feeling about Tudor’s 2019 releases now?
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It’s 6 months on, how are we feeling about Tudor’s 2019 releases now?

Editor’s note: The dust has well and truly settled on this year’s watch releases, and they’re starting to filter out into the world and onto…
David Beckham’s Tudors prove that old, messed up watches are the best
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David Beckham’s Tudors prove that old, messed up watches are the best

Editor’s note: A little while back, old mate Becks did some promo videos with his watch brand of choice – Tudor. Turns out that Mr…
In-house movements – what are they and do they even matter?
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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…
8 signs you should be wearing a Tudor Pelagos
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8 signs you should be wearing a Tudor Pelagos

Editor’s note: A little while ago we went off-script with our watch coverage, making a short, snappy series of videos that — in a decidedly…
Two-tone watch anxiety? Here’s your solution
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Two-tone watch anxiety? Here’s your solution

Editor’s note: The two-tone watch seems to be having a resurgence of late, especially in the design studio of Tudor. While we first saw this…
What you need to know before buying a vintage watch
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What you need to know before buying a vintage watch

There are many potential pitfalls you could encounter when buying a luxury watch. Especially if it’s your first time. The desire to make a seasoned…
5 affordable vintage watch options
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5 affordable vintage watch options

Watch collecting has never been more present in the public consciousness. Before the quartz revolution of the 1970s, the idea of collecting watches was probably…
Tudor in Australia for almost 100 years? Here’s why
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Tudor in Australia for almost 100 years? Here’s why

Editor’s note: Not many know it, but Australia was one of the most important markets for Hans Wilsdorf as he built the businesses of Rolex…
This charming watch – explaining the Tudor Heritage Advisor
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This charming watch – explaining the Tudor Heritage Advisor

Editor’s note: I’ve always had a real soft spot for the Tudor Heritage Advisor. Not only is the alarm one of my favourite complications, but…
Spending a month with the Tudor Black Bay GMT
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Spending a month with the Tudor Black Bay GMT

Editor’s note: Bruce doesn’t write for us too much, but when he does, it’s absolute gold. From his classic Batman review to this extended wear…
Half a decade with the Tudor Black Bay Blue
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Half a decade with the Tudor Black Bay Blue

Editor’s note: We remember back when times were simpler. Back before there were half-decade waitlists, before secondhand watches were doubling retail prices, and before everything…
Hearts of darkness – the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Dark
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Hearts of darkness – the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Dark

Editor’s note: With the announcement of Tudor’s ceramic Black Bay for Only Watch 2019, we found our minds turned, inexplicably, to the darker things in…
Doubling down on two-tone – the Tudor Black Bay Chrono S&G
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Doubling down on two-tone – the Tudor Black Bay Chrono S&G

Two years can be a long time in the life of a product – long enough for it to go from controversial to comfortably accepted,…
Is a two-tone watch just full gold’s poor cousin? Not anymore
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Is a two-tone watch just full gold’s poor cousin? Not anymore

What goes around comes around – especially when we’re talking style. So here we are, three decades after the first steel-and-gold rush, having another two-tone…
Skip the waitlist – 10 of the best steel sports watches you can buy right now
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Skip the waitlist – 10 of the best steel sports watches you can buy right now

Ten years ago, this phenomenon only existed in the uppermost echelons of the watchmaking world – the waiting list. There’s a lot of wild speculation…