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VIDEO: Omega boss Raynald Aeschlimann talks heroism and happiness at Rio 2016

16.08.16

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VIDEO: Omega boss Raynald Aeschlimann talks heroism and happiness at Rio 2016

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/178997873″] You don’t need to have visited Australia to know one thing about us: we love sport. In fact, love is too lightweight a…

MY WATCH STORY: Ted from Petrolicious and his Rolex GMT Master 1675

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12.08.16

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MY WATCH STORY: Ted from Petrolicious and his Rolex GMT Master 1675

Editorial Director of Petrolicious, a site and production house dedicated to showcasing the world’s finest classic cars and their owners, Ted Gushue has an instagam…

MY WATCH STORY: Brendan’s Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra

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18.07.16

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MY WATCH STORY: Brendan’s Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra

Editor’s Note: As I’ve raised recently there are times, like on public transport, or when your wife’s giving birth, that you wish you could switch off…

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12.07.16

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INTERVIEW: 6 ways Tiffany & Co. plans to conquer the watch market

Imagine this little gem cropping up on an episode of Family Feud: ‘What are you most likely to find inside a blue Tiffany box?’ Right…

GALLERY: ‘My Connection to the Sea’ – a Time and Tide production with Lindy Klim for Omega

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08.07.16

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GALLERY: ‘My Connection to the Sea’ – a Time and Tide production with Lindy Klim for Omega

Watchmakers often talk about the ‘music’ a well-made mechanical watch makes when it is held close to the ear. At a recent Omega event, ‘Her…

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09.06.16

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INTERVIEW: Flavio Manzoni, Design Director of Ferrari, talks about Hublot and the importance of boldness

Right now, Vivid Sydney is in full swing. Not familiar? Well, in a nutshell, it’s an annual three-week festival of ‘light, music and ideas’ that’s…

MY WATCH STORY: Lindy Klim’s Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra

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15.05.16

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MY WATCH STORY: Lindy Klim’s Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra

Debating whether to describe oneself as ‘businesswoman’, ‘model’ or ‘Balinese princess’ is a dilemma most of us will never have to grapple with – and…

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09.04.16

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MY WATCH STORY: Greg Norman

How many watches do you own? Well, I’m a very lucky guy. I sound bad, but I have a lot of watches. It’s the only…

VIDEO: “We put it in the wrong watch,” – the President of Omega recalls the Co-Axial movement’s 1999 debut – Part 2

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29.03.16

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VIDEO: “We put it in the wrong watch,” – the President of Omega recalls the Co-Axial movement’s 1999 debut – Part 2

What should you expect if you are ever in the position to have an on-the-record discussion with the President of Omega? Expect candour, levity and…

OUR WATCH STORY: Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer’s Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbone Forgés

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23.03.16

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OUR WATCH STORY: Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer’s Bell & Ross BR-X1 Carbone Forgés

We recently had a chat with with Renault Sport F1 Team drivers, the Danish Kevin Magnussen and English rookie Jolyon Palmer, just a few hours…

VIDEO: “My girlfriend said to me… ‘you scratched my back honey… But you scratched it with a Patek.’” Talking romance and the future of watches with Kristian Haagen

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17.03.16

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VIDEO: “My girlfriend said to me… ‘you scratched my back honey… But you scratched it with a Patek.’” Talking romance and the future of watches with Kristian Haagen

Kristian Haagen walks the walk, talks the talk and owns the watches. To go to the next level in this watch caper you need some…

VIDEO: The Long View with TAG Heuer’s CEO, Jean-Claude Biver

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14.03.16

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VIDEO: The Long View with TAG Heuer’s CEO, Jean-Claude Biver

Jean-Claude Biver’s recent visit to Australia confirmed a couple of things. Number one, the man is a POWERHOUSE. In the sense that we followed him…

MY WATCH STORY: Miles’s Rolex GMT Master II

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10.01.16

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MY WATCH STORY: Miles’s Rolex GMT Master II

Your name: Miles Wharton (AKA the impeccably dressed gent behind Men’s Fashion Blogger). Your watch: Rolex GMT Master II in steel and yellow gold. What’s…

MY WATCH JOURNEY: Peter Siddle’s Franck Muller Vanguard

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25.12.15

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MY WATCH JOURNEY: Peter Siddle’s Franck Muller Vanguard

EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s Boxing Day, which means one thing to Australians. Sitting at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) in the baking sun watching men in white…

VIDEO: Rolex Sydney Hobart champion Mark Richards and his Rolex Yacht-Master ref 16622

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20.12.15

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VIDEO: Rolex Sydney Hobart champion Mark Richards and his Rolex Yacht-Master ref 16622

Mark Richards, who is arguably Australia’s most famous sailor, is not bragging when he says that he has 10 Rolex Yacht-Master models, brand new and…

EDITOR’S PICK: Guy Pearce talks watches, directors and the greatest actor he’s ever worked with (no prizes here)

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19.12.15

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EDITOR’S PICK: Guy Pearce talks watches, directors and the greatest actor he’s ever worked with (no prizes here)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This interview with one of Australia’s finest actors from just over a year ago was not meant to be about watches. But, like always,…

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07.12.15

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INTERVIEW: The VP of Longines, Juan-Carlos Capelli, explains the brand’s link to horse racing

Earlier this year, we interviewed the Vice President of Longines in the hours before the Queen Elizabeth Stakes horse race at Royal Randwick in Sydney.…

MY WATCH STORY: Julian’s Patek Philippe 5975-R (175th anniversary multi-scale chronograph)

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23.11.15

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MY WATCH STORY: Julian’s Patek Philippe 5975-R (175th anniversary multi-scale chronograph)

Beautiful watch – tell us a little bit about it. It’s the Patek 5975 in rose gold. It’s a special multi-scale chronograph Patek made to…

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01.10.15

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VIDEO: Piaget – Behind the Brand

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/141239039″ width=”800″ autoplay=”no”] We speak to Piaget’s International Communications & Marketing Director, Chabi Nouri, about the spirit of “joy and positivity” that underscores the…

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21.09.15

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INTERVIEW: Vacheron Constantin’s Creative Director Christian Selmoni explains the Harmony collection

On September 17 Vacheron Constantin celebrated their 260th birthday, making them the oldest continuously operating watch brand. They celebrated the day by unveiling (after months…

MY WATCH STORY: Ernie’s heirloom Rolex collection

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03.09.15

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MY WATCH STORY: Ernie’s heirloom Rolex collection

Last week we met a passionate collector by the name of Ernie at our live wind down at Oscar Hunt. We couldn’t help but notice…

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20.08.15

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INTERVIEW: Michael Clarke, in his own words

It’s the eve of the 5th and final Ashes Test. It will be Michael Clarke’s last test, which is cause enough to publish for the…

INSIGHT: Designing the Cartier Clé de Cartier

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08.07.15

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INSIGHT: Designing the Cartier Clé de Cartier

Geometry has been a driving force for Cartier from the beginning. Shape was the defining characteristic of Cartier’s first wristwatch (which was the first wristwatch),…

IN PRINT: Unpacking the Louis Vuitton Escale Time Zone with Hamdi Chatti

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06.07.15

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IN PRINT: Unpacking the Louis Vuitton Escale Time Zone with Hamdi Chatti

Editor’s Note: At Baselworld 2015, Louis Vuitton brought the heat. Fresh from the resounding success of the Escale Worldtime, the company – under the leadership of…

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01.07.15

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INTERVIEW: Walter Von Känel, CEO of Longines

When Andrew and I walked into our interview with Longines CEO and industry veteran Walter Von Känel, we expected the usual – a chat about…

VIDEO: WHY I LOVE MY WATCH with Mark Bouris

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22.06.15

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VIDEO: WHY I LOVE MY WATCH with Mark Bouris

“This is the IWC Portugieser ‘Double Moon’ – this is the fantastic watch. It’s the first one in Australia and the only blue faced one.…

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05.06.15

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INTERVIEW: The Iceman Cometh, Christian Redl and Edox

A hole in the ice, a wetsuit, a rope and a shaft of light barely penetrating the 2000m deep waters chilled to two degrees below…

MY WATCH STORY: Christian’s Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Quantiéme Ivory Enamel

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14.04.15

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MY WATCH STORY: Christian’s Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Quantiéme Ivory Enamel

Your name: Christian Your watch: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Quantiéme Ivory Enamel When – did you buy it? At first I had the Grande Seconde in…

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23.03.15

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INTERVIEW: The five tough questions everyone wanted to ask Omega at Baselworld 2015 (but didn’t), answered

The interview gets off to a disastrous start. What worse things can happen in an interview than waltzing into the media suite (in the gargantuan…

FOLLOWER REVIEW: David’s Tissot Couturier

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06.03.15

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FOLLOWER REVIEW: David’s Tissot Couturier

Your name: David Follow: @david_witko  Your watch: Tissot Couturier  When – did you get this watch? It’s been two years with my daily Tissot Couturier and I’ve…

GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Dennis from The Waiter’s Club watch story

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23.02.15

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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Dennis from The Waiter’s Club watch story

One time I dropped it in a big pot of boiling minestrone. I drained the minestrone. The watch was fine. I had to wait a…

GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Shannon Bennett Watch Story

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30.01.15

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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Shannon Bennett Watch Story

It’s a well known law of watch journalism that there is a measurable window of time you can speak to the great majority of normal…

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29.01.15

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INTERVIEW: Li Na for Rolex

While Australian tennis may not be as strong today as it was in the glory years of the 1950s and ’60s, the Australian Open in…

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17.12.14

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INTERVIEW: 20 crazy minutes on a capsizing boat with the CEO of Edox, Alexandre Strambini

Ok, so the boat wasn’t exactly capsizing. But it was rocking. And the almost unlistenable audio of the interview confirms it was very, very windy…

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

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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,…

PHOTOGRAPHY: Shooting the Girard-Perregaux 1945 Jackpot Tourbillon

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30.10.14

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PHOTOGRAPHY: Shooting the Girard-Perregaux 1945 Jackpot Tourbillon

Time+Tide photographer Kristian Dowling met his match recently when he was pitted against the Girard-Perregaux 1945 Jackpot Tourbillon in a thrilling photographic duel. The timepiece…

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16.10.14

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FOLLOWER REVIEW: Bruce’s Rolex Datejust

UPDATE: Click here to read Bruce’s in-depth review of the Rolex Datejust. Name: Bruce Watch: Rolex Datejust What’s the story behind your Rolex? In the early days of…

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09.10.14

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INTERVIEW: Meeting Apple’s Marc Newson (WATCH PICS)

With the news that Australian designer and multidisciplinary artist Marc Newson is to join friend Jony Ive at Apple still ringing in everyone’s ears, it’s…

FOLLOWER REVIEW: Amanda’s Tudor Date-Day

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03.10.14

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FOLLOWER REVIEW: Amanda’s Tudor Date-Day

Name: Amanda Watch: Tudor Date-Day Ref#7017 on Suigeneric Leopard Nato Strap What’s the story behind your Tudor Date-Day? Impulse purchase off eBay, the watch…

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29.09.14

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INTERVIEW: Stephen Urquhart, President of Omega Part 2

The Speedmaster Professional is the pride of the Omega collection for its amazing story (first watch on the moon), but now it’s slipped to basically…

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28.09.14

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INTERVIEW: Stephen Urquhart, President of Omega Part 1

When Omega launched the Dark Side of the Moon in Sydney recently, Time+Tide was invited to interview President Stephen Urquhart. We took this opportunity to…

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22.09.14

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INTERVIEW: Inside the watch design process with Alexandre Peraldi of Baume & Mercier

Earlier this month, Time+Tide took you behind the scenes of the global launch of Baume & Mercier’s new women’s collection, the Promesse, held in Paris.…

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10.09.14

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VIDEO: Patina and Pierrick Boyer

In the first of a series of regular videos, Time+Tide founder Andrew McUtchen meets world-renowned pastry chef Pierrick Boyer in his patisserie bright and early…

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06.09.14

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MY WATCH JOURNEY: Denis Napthine

A short explanatory note: Denis Napthine is the current leader of the Liberal Party and Premier of the great state of Victoria, Australia. This brief…

FOLLOWER REVIEW: David’s Rolex Explorer II

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28.08.14

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FOLLOWER REVIEW: David’s Rolex Explorer II

Name: David Watch: Rolex Explorer II What’s the story behind your Rolex? I’ve always had my eye on this unobtrusive Rolex as it has a…

BREAKING NEWS: What would you ask the head of Omega, Mr Stephen Urquhart?

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13.08.14

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BREAKING NEWS: What would you ask the head of Omega, Mr Stephen Urquhart?

Omega is a giant in the watch industry and the jewel in the Swatch Group’s crown. The luxury brand is the complete package: with a…

5 Tough Questions For: The Genius Behind Girard Perregaux

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25.06.14

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5 Tough Questions For: The Genius Behind Girard Perregaux

Girard Perregaux is one of the grand old dames of La-Chaux-de-Fonds, tracing its beginnings back to the heady, revolutionary days of 1791. But let’s…

Heritage Hits: The Best Vintage Inspired Watches of 2014

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03.06.14

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Heritage Hits: The Best Vintage Inspired Watches of 2014

The men’s style scene has for the last few years been swept by a giant wave of nostalgia for everything heritage and vintage. In this…

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24.05.14

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INTERVIEW: 9 Things I Learned From Nico Rosberg

Before we get into the lessons in life, let’s begin with IWC-sponsored Rosberg’s wrist game. What can we learn there? Well, a few things actually. One,…

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25.03.14

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Off the Cuff: Interviewing Matt Miller

Matthew Miller first came to our attention with his ingenious take on a street style blog, which he calls the ‘Daily Fashion Project’. Rather than…

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22.03.14

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MY WATCH JOURNEY: Pierrick Boyer Interview

Pierrick Boyer is a master pastry chef living, in the words of Frank Ocean, one sweet life. He is excited daily by the act of…