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Keeping it classic: 3 of the best Hublot Classic Fusions
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Keeping it classic: 3 of the best Hublot Classic Fusions

It’s fair to say that Hublot is mostly known for their iconic range of Big Bang timepieces. And that’s completely understandable, as the Big Bang…
5 fresh summer flavours for a DOXA summer
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5 fresh summer flavours for a DOXA summer

Summer is now thankfully just around the corner, which means we can ditch the black on black garb and finally bring some colour back into…
Going out with a bang: 3 of the best Hublot Big Bangs
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Going out with a bang: 3 of the best Hublot Big Bangs

Ever since its unveiling way back in 2005 at Baselworld, Hublot’s Big Bang has been not only an inimitable collection of timepieces but also a…
3 great steel sports watches for under $3K
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3 great steel sports watches for under $3K

As much as it pains me to say it, for most people out there, spending anything more than a few hundred dollars for a wristwatch…
8 incredible vintage watches from Vacheron Constantin Les Collectionneurs
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8 incredible vintage watches from Vacheron Constantin Les Collectionneurs

I have always found it strange that the majority of watch brands, who rely so heavily on their long history to market their watches, also…
3 TAG Heuer Calibre 16s that can do it all
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3 TAG Heuer Calibre 16s that can do it all

TAG Heuer has been using its venerable chronograph-equipped Calibre 16 movement for more than two decades now. In fact, the storied movement has been utilised…
Smart Money: 5 of the best buys from Only Watch 2019
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Smart Money: 5 of the best buys from Only Watch 2019

Most of the hype around the results of Only Watch 2019 has been wholly and solely squared at the monumental, record-breaking price achieved by the…
Top 3 most expensive watches sold at Only Watch 2019, also featuring Audemars Piguet and F.P. Journe
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Top 3 most expensive watches sold at Only Watch 2019, also featuring Audemars Piguet and F.P. Journe

Patek Philippe’s entry into Only Watch 2019, the one-of-a-kind stainless steel Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime ref. 6300A, has just smashed, in fact obliterated, the record…
Affordable watch winners, just in time for summer
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Affordable watch winners, just in time for summer

Editor’s note: As summer is swiftly approaching (in the Southern Hemisphere), a couple of friends who are into watches and I have been increasingly keen…
Top 5 Grand Seiko dials of 2019
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Top 5 Grand Seiko dials of 2019

It has been a stellar year for Grand Seiko, with the Japanese watchmaker releasing not only a bevy of new iterations of some of their…
5 Longines heritage timepieces for every occasion
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5 Longines heritage timepieces for every occasion

Longines offer a great many different styles of timepieces across five unique collections in their portfolio of wristwatches. And while each of the five collections…
Best of British –  4 celebs who rock Bremont watches
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Best of British –  4 celebs who rock Bremont watches

Whether watch enthusiasts want to admit it or not, there is definitely a curiosity when it comes to celebrity watch spotting. It’s a guilty pleasure for…
Have watch will travel – 5 GMTs under $5K that are ready to hit the road
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Have watch will travel – 5 GMTs under $5K that are ready to hit the road

Watches with complications — like the chronograph, moonphase or, in this case, the GMT — are less about practical function and more about possibility. Sure, these…
These 4 watches are a sure bet for this year’s Spring Racing Carnival
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These 4 watches are a sure bet for this year’s Spring Racing Carnival

With Melbourne’s world famous Spring Racing Carnival now in full swing, there’s a fair bit of chatter about what sort of watch you should be…
The heritage heavy hitters – 10 of 2019’s best vintage reissues
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The heritage heavy hitters – 10 of 2019’s best vintage reissues

Every year in watchland we’re treated to a fresh crop of heritage reissues — modern interpretations of designs of yore. It’s a market category that’s…
4 banging weekend watches for under $500
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4 banging weekend watches for under $500

It’s all very well and good having a mainstay, go-to timepiece that you can rely on for daily duties Monday to Friday, but what happens…
3 of the best ladies watches at GPHG
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3 of the best ladies watches at GPHG

With the watchmaking industry’s famed awards ceremony, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève — or as it’s more commonly known, GPHG — fast approaching, we thought we’d…
Hype beasts – 5 of this year’s most unobtainable watches
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Hype beasts – 5 of this year’s most unobtainable watches

While there are some enthusiasts out there who feel as though the vast majority of new watches released at this year’s Baselworld and SIHH were…
Size is the prize: 3 seriously big watches
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Size is the prize: 3 seriously big watches

While there are many watch enthusiasts out there who consider timepieces with a case size of between 36mm and 40mm to be sitting in the…
3 affordable timepieces that get the nod from watch snobs
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3 affordable timepieces that get the nod from watch snobs

There are certain watches out there in the horological ether that are not only lauded by loyal followers but also able to accomplish a hell…
3 seriously underrated watches released in 2019
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3 seriously underrated watches released in 2019

A great watch should always get the recognition it deserves; however, sometimes that just simply isn’t the case. Whether it’s down to hyped timepieces being…
4 stealth watches to help you fly under the radar
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4 stealth watches to help you fly under the radar

The very utterance of the words “must have” when talking about the ideal watch collection will almost always lead to, at the very least, enthusiastic…
3 Mosers we’re excited to see next week
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3 Mosers we’re excited to see next week

H. Moser & Cie are coming Down Under next week to show off some of their hottest new timepieces. We can’t wait to see Moser’s…
Zenith takes on GPHG 2019 with 5 seriously hot watches
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Zenith takes on GPHG 2019 with 5 seriously hot watches

It isn’t hard to imagine that Zenith is probably feeling pretty darn confident about being given more than one award at this year’s Grand Prix…
Sun’s out, guns out: 3 ace watches to kick off the summer vibes
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Sun’s out, guns out: 3 ace watches to kick off the summer vibes

Yes, we’re somewhat getting ahead of ourselves here, but with the abject misery of Australia’s particularly dismal winter now in the rearview mirror, it’s time…
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…
7 fun facts I discovered at the Seiko Museum
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7 fun facts I discovered at the Seiko Museum

Editor’s note: Seiko is a brand with a pretty incredible history. And a lot of this history goes under the radar, to be honest. Which…
Bulgari is well placed to clean up at the GPHG, thanks to these 5 watches
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Bulgari is well placed to clean up at the GPHG, thanks to these 5 watches

There’s no doubt that Bulgari like the GPHG. In 2017 they won the men’s category for their Octo Finissimo Automatic and the Tourbillon prize for…
From stylish to rugged – 5 Montblanc watches that cover every base
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From stylish to rugged – 5 Montblanc watches that cover every base

Editor’s note: The watches of Montblanc have been getting better and better over the last few years. Newer, cleaner designs and a streamlined product, along…
NEWS: The GPHG has announced the full list of finalists for 2019, and we’re pretty excited by these 5 contenders 
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NEWS: The GPHG has announced the full list of finalists for 2019, and we’re pretty excited by these 5 contenders 

Overnight, the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève dropped the list of their 84 pre-selected watches, which will be judged within an inch of their lives…
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…
Our 3 favourite Longines models available to buy in Australia, in store … and online
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Our 3 favourite Longines models available to buy in Australia, in store … and online

Longines has had a big few months in Australia. They opened their first Melbourne boutique a little while back, on Collins Street in the heart…
Where rubber hits the road – 5 high-end rubber straps
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Where rubber hits the road – 5 high-end rubber straps

There’s a lot to like about a rubber strap — especially if you live somewhere hot, wet or humid. The natural material is exceptionally hard-wearing,…
11 reasons MB&F are important for all watch lovers
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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…
Un-GPHG 2019 – the watches we wish would win
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Un-GPHG 2019 – the watches we wish would win

Every year the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) provides a point of interest for the watch community. Long after the hype of SIHH and…
The watches we bought because someone told us to
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The watches we bought because someone told us to

Editor’s note: Last year we did a team whip around and asked ourselves what watches we bought, not for us, but because other people told…
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…
You might have missed these 6 excellent new watches – these are the sleeper hits of 2019
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You might have missed these 6 excellent new watches – these are the sleeper hits of 2019

A lot of new watches are released every year. Big brands will often release 100 or more new unique variants (and fair enough, different dial/strap/material,…
The 11 most exciting chronographs of 2018
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The 11 most exciting chronographs of 2018

For some, money is no object. For most, this is far from the case, but still an enjoyable intellectual exercise of “what if”. So, what…
T+T Highlights: Sotheby’s Australia Important Jewels Auction
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T+T Highlights: Sotheby’s Australia Important Jewels Auction

Next month, Sotheby’s Australia are hosting their Important Jewels Auction in Melbourne, with a catalogue that includes a small collection of watches. The focus of…
T+T Team List: Which watch marketed at a different gender?
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T+T Team List: Which watch marketed at a different gender?

Here at Time+Tide HQ, the banter is fast, free-flowing and deeply uninteresting for anyone who doesn’t love watches. Sometimes this spitballing makes it beyond our…
Look Mum, no hands – the best watches without hands in 2018
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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…
Everything you need, nothing you don’t – the best two-handed watches of 2018
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Everything you need, nothing you don’t – the best two-handed watches of 2018

There comes a time in the journey of every watch collector when the pursuit of the most complicated watch loses its shine, as you start…
9 of the most underrated chronographs of 2019
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9 of the most underrated chronographs of 2019

Tudor S&G this, Patek 5172G that, but wouldn’t you rather have something … different? Year after year it’s the same story. News breaks in January…
5 Instagram watch cliches that need to be cancelled, right now
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5 Instagram watch cliches that need to be cancelled, right now

Ah, Instagram. That platform that sucks, according to my phone’s digital wellbeing section; well over an hour a day of my life into its colourful…
5 Omega Speedmasters that made it the legend it is today, and their modern equivalent 
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5 Omega Speedmasters that made it the legend it is today, and their modern equivalent 

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. And on his wrist was an…
The 10 best skeleton dials from 2018
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The 10 best skeleton dials from 2018

Skeleton dials are interesting, not because they offer a garish look at something exposed but because they showcase the sheer level of complexity involved in…
5 Mount Everest watches that are literally high horology
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5 Mount Everest watches that are literally high horology

As long as the internet and watch enthusiasts exist, there will be arguments about what the first watch on Mount Everest was. But rather than…
Can’t score that Nautilus or Pepsi? Here’s 6 watches you could buy instead
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Can’t score that Nautilus or Pepsi? Here’s 6 watches you could buy instead

These are the conversations we all keep having lately. Much like our beloved Sandra Lane, I’m equally sick of the steel Rolex and Patek hype…
VIDEO: 5 highlights from Bremont’s 2019 collection 
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VIDEO: 5 highlights from Bremont’s 2019 collection 

When Bremont burst onto the scene more than 10 years ago they were disruptive outsiders in a staid and often slow-moving industry. Since that time,…
Which of the Dirty Dozen survive today?
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Which of the Dirty Dozen survive today?

The “Dirty Dozen” are watches produced by the 12 British Ministry of Defence contractors during World War II who were tasked with strapping watches to…
Old is the new black, 8 of the best heritage watches of 2018
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Old is the new black, 8 of the best heritage watches of 2018

While orange might be the new black, another obvious trend in the contemporary watch market is the lean towards heritage styling. This has been a…
LIST: Our favourite watches of Only Watch 2019
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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…
Dialled in – the 10 most interesting watch dials of 2018
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Dialled in – the 10 most interesting watch dials of 2018

As we naturally personify the objects we come into contact with, the hour and minute indicators on a watch become articulating hands, and the dial…
These are 6 of the best quartz watches of 2018
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These are 6 of the best quartz watches of 2018

Quartz often gets a bad rap as the ugly duckling of the watch world. With pejoratives such as “soulless”, and “the quartz watch is entirely…
LIST: 7 watches to check out at Melbourne Watch Week
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LIST: 7 watches to check out at Melbourne Watch Week

For the second year running, Breguet, Blancpain, Jaquet Droz and Glashütte Original — The Swatch Group’s top-tier brands — are showcasing their latest and greatest…
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…
5 of the hottest Jaeger-LeCoultre watches of 2019
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5 of the hottest Jaeger-LeCoultre watches of 2019

Editor’s note: There’s word on the street that Jaeger-LeCoultre’s 2019 collection is in town. And that word is from us, because we’re throwing a party…
3 of the best Bulgari watches of 2019 
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3 of the best Bulgari watches of 2019 

Editor’s note: There’s something in the fine, crisp Swiss water at chez Bulgari. Their watch design of late has been impressive, to say the least.…
Looking back at Rado’s best heritage watches
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Looking back at Rado’s best heritage watches

Editor’s note: Over the last few years, Rado — traditionally the masters of design-y ceramic timepieces — have stepped their heritage game WAY up. Their…
5 of the best quartz watches that watch snobs approve of
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5 of the best quartz watches that watch snobs approve of

A lot of the discussion about what makes a watch good value is centred on the mechanics responsible for keeping the time. When those glorious…
8 stupidly high prices people paid for watches worn by celebs, with Trump’s watch the big exception
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8 stupidly high prices people paid for watches worn by celebs, with Trump’s watch the big exception

Editor’s note: Daniel, who originally wrote this thorough analysis of the inflated prices people will pay for watches connected to famous people, is a numbers…