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HOW TO: Hide your watch obsession, 9 handy hints

29.08.17

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HOW TO: Hide your watch obsession, 9 handy hints

Odds are that if you’ve found your way to our website and landed on an article titled ‘How to hide your watch obsession’, then you’re…

WIN: An Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited Edition II and help fight motor neurone disease

Pop Culture

22.08.17

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WIN: An Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited Edition II and help fight motor neurone disease

Anyone that’s been touched by motor neurone disease, in any way, is likely to want to help the world find a cure. It’s a brutal…

Pop Culture

19.08.17

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @MySafari

Nathan tells us his IG feed is shoes, cameras and watches — but honestly, it’s mostly watches. We’re absolutely fine with that, and suspect you…

IN-DEPTH: The Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronometer Torpilleur

Pop Culture

11.08.17

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IN-DEPTH: The Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronometer Torpilleur

Story in a second The Marine Chronometer Torpilleur shows a new, focused and driven face of Ulysse Nardin. I’m going to start this review talking…

MY YEAR WITH: The Rolex Submariner 116610LV – AKA ‘The Hulk’

Opinion

02.08.17

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MY YEAR WITH: The Rolex Submariner 116610LV – AKA ‘The Hulk’

Last month I celebrated a particularly significant anniversary. I’ve spent 12 happy months with the Rolex Submariner ref. 116610LV – better known as ‘The Hulk’.…

WATCHSPOTTING: The story behind the Omega watch that plays a pivotal role in Dunkirk on the wrist of Tom Hardy

Pop Culture

26.07.17

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WATCHSPOTTING: The story behind the Omega watch that plays a pivotal role in Dunkirk on the wrist of Tom Hardy

*Minor spoiler alert* It’s not unusual for a watch to play a starring role in a movie. Often it’s the prop that shows a countdown in…

WATCHSPOTTING: New French Montana song is iced out Patek Philippe lovefest

Pop Culture

22.07.17

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WATCHSPOTTING: New French Montana song is iced out Patek Philippe lovefest

I imagine there’d be some decent perks that would go along with being a bud of The Weeknd. You’d probably get to meet Daft Punk. You…

HOW TO: Let your significant other know you’re buying a watch – 8 strategies for success

Pop Culture

19.07.17

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HOW TO: Let your significant other know you’re buying a watch – 8 strategies for success

The reality is that watches are luxury goods, so the ‘need’ to buy them rarely occurs. That means for most, they naturally fall very low…

LIST: 7 power players who wear budget watches

Lists

13.07.17

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LIST: 7 power players who wear budget watches

There is a band of world and business leaders who choose discreet watches over luxury pieces with value tantamount to a home deposit, recoiling at…

Pop Culture

07.07.17

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 7th July, 2017

It’s a Wind Down for one this week, as I’m currently alone in the office engaging in some fairly serious desk dancing to this sprawlingly…

HANDS-ON: JLC’s mean machine – the Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic, now in black and pink gold

Pop Culture

22.06.17

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HANDS-ON: JLC’s mean machine – the Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic, now in black and pink gold

This Jaeger-LeCoultre is a great example of just how true the old saying about assumptions is. You see, it’s easy to pigeonhole JLC as producing…

Opinion

14.06.17

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MY 6 MONTHS WITH: The Tudor Pelagos LHD

Late last year I celebrated a milestone birthday, turning the big three-zero. After coming to terms with the death of my twenties and realising that…

Pop Culture

28.05.17

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @Sebs415

Meet all-round dude and the man who’s looked after the most expensive Tudor ever sold, Justin Sebesta. NAME: Justin Sebesta OCCUPATION: Horologist (watchmaker) at HQ Milton…

EDITOR’S PICK: Watchspotting in Better Call Saul – help needed

Pop Culture

18.05.17

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EDITOR’S PICK: Watchspotting in Better Call Saul – help needed

Editor’s Note: We’re not ashamed to say that pretty much all of us at Time+Tide are on board with the weekly chicanery of one James ‘Jimmy’ McGill in Better…

Pop Culture

12.05.17

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @JulieKraulis

We had the pleasure of bumping into Julie earlier this year at Baselworld, outside the TAG Heuer booth, where she was creating an Autavia piece.…

Opinion

28.04.17

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @AlfredoParamico

If you spend any time looking at vintage watches, especially insanely high-end vintage watches, there’s a good chance you already know who Alfredo Paramico is.…

LIST: 5 out of this world watches perfect for the Guardians of Galaxy, just in time for Vol. 2

Opinion

24.04.17

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LIST: 5 out of this world watches perfect for the Guardians of Galaxy, just in time for Vol. 2

As Marvelites and Comic-Con attendees undoubtedly already know, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the much-anticipated follow-up to the 2014 original, is in Australian cinemas today. As…

VIDEO: 4 of the hottest new Seiko releases

Pop Culture

24.04.17

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VIDEO: 4 of the hottest new Seiko releases

One of the brands we’re always excited to see at Baselworld is Seiko. Not just because they’ve always got a few surprises up their sleeve,…

EDITOR’S PICK: Is the Oris Divers Sixty-Five 42mm the best heritage reissue of recent times?

Pop Culture

19.04.17

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EDITOR’S PICK: Is the Oris Divers Sixty-Five 42mm the best heritage reissue of recent times?

Editor’s Note: Last year one of the fiercest inter-office debates was about the perfectly composed heritage piece that is the larger Divers Sixty-Five from Oris.…

VIDEO: Have you noticed this guy on Australian TV (or Netflix) wearing Tudor watches?

Pop Culture

16.04.17

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VIDEO: Have you noticed this guy on Australian TV (or Netflix) wearing Tudor watches?

Editor’s Pick: Last year we received a tip-off that popular Australian actor Rodger Corser has a Tudor story to tell. Not only does he wear a Black…

INTERVIEW: “Safe queens are the worst.” Actor James Marsden explains just what kind of watch geek he is, and we are feeling him

Pop Culture

13.04.17

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INTERVIEW: “Safe queens are the worst.” Actor James Marsden explains just what kind of watch geek he is, and we are feeling him

One of the last people I saw before I left Australia for SIHH in January was James Marsden. He was on television, in dusty dungarees,…

VIDEO: The top 11 watches from Baselworld 2017, live on our wrists

Pop Culture

07.04.17

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VIDEO: The top 11 watches from Baselworld 2017, live on our wrists

There is definitely a case to be made for letting the dust settle on the wrist before throwing out definitive lists like, for example, a…

HANDS-ON: And now for something completely different – the Hublot Big Bang Rainbow Sapphire

Pop Culture

29.03.17

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HANDS-ON: And now for something completely different – the Hublot Big Bang Rainbow Sapphire

The Hublot booth at Baselworld is a busy place, a multi-level monolith that’s more akin to a mini city than a trade show stand. We…

BREAKING: The Speedmaster “Apollo XVII” Limited Edition released at Baselworld 2017

Pop Culture

22.03.17

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BREAKING: The Speedmaster “Apollo XVII” Limited Edition released at Baselworld 2017

First vision of Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann announcing the Speedmaster “Apollo XVII” Limited Edition released at Baselworld 2017.

BREAKING: This is the latest Swiss Smart Watch – the Montblanc Summit

Pop Culture

16.03.17

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BREAKING: This is the latest Swiss Smart Watch – the Montblanc Summit

Meet the latest surprise entrant in the luxury Swiss smart watch sector – the Montblanc Summit. Yes, you read that right, Montblanc. Outgoing CEO Jérôme…

HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45

Pop Culture

15.03.17

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HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45

If you’ve ever looked down at your smart watch and thought, ‘If only I could change that case out for a real mechanical watch by…

VIDEO: Oris take to the skies in the loudest, fastest video we’ve ever made

Pop Culture

15.03.17

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VIDEO: Oris take to the skies in the loudest, fastest video we’ve ever made

Ladies and gentleman, if we could please have your attention during our pre-flight safety demonstration. Our pilots today are Skip Stewart and Jurgis Kairys. During our…

BASEL BUILDUP: 8 days to go. Remembering the Rolex that blew up Baselworld 2016…

Pop Culture

13.03.17

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BASEL BUILDUP: 8 days to go. Remembering the Rolex that blew up Baselworld 2016…

BASEL BUILDUP: Will it happen again? Will Rolex put a ceramic bezel on an existing watch and break Baselworld? Rumours abound we may see just…

BASEL BUILDUP: 9 days to go. Enjoy what may be the last filmed interview with then-Omega president Stephen Urquhart

Pop Culture

12.03.17

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BASEL BUILDUP: 9 days to go. Enjoy what may be the last filmed interview with then-Omega president Stephen Urquhart

BASEL BUILDUP: One of the great things about Basel is the interviews. All the key players are in one place, and to use sporting parlance,…

Pop Culture

11.03.17

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @_aboen

In the market for a watch strap that doesn’t exist yet? It’s time to dial into the feed of Drew Boen, watch collector and custom strap…

IN-DEPTH: My month-long affair with the Apple Watch Edition Series 2

Pop Culture

10.03.17

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IN-DEPTH: My month-long affair with the Apple Watch Edition Series 2

Mechanical watches are very important to me. Not only are they the way I earn my living, they’re also a real passion. So it was…

Pop Culture

10.03.17

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 10th March, 2017

If we’re completely honest, there’s not a lot of winding down going on today at Time+Tide. It’s more of a Friday gear up, really. We’re up…

MY WATCH STORY: Sebastian’s Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time (ref. 5524G)

Pop Culture

04.03.17

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MY WATCH STORY: Sebastian’s Patek Philippe Calatrava Pilot Travel Time (ref. 5524G)

If you like pilot’s watches, you need to head to the nearest airshow immediately. Irrespective of whether your eyeline lifts up to the craft in the air,…

LIST: 5 standout Rolexes worn at the 89th Academy Awards (which they just happen to sponsor)

Lists

28.02.17

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LIST: 5 standout Rolexes worn at the 89th Academy Awards (which they just happen to sponsor)

The 89th Acadamy Awards will go down in history as one of the more infamous Oscars, largely due to the La La Land/Moonlight mix-up, but…

LIST: 5 of the best watches from the 2017 Oscars, including an incredible $1.7 million Greubel Forsey

Pop Culture

27.02.17

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LIST: 5 of the best watches from the 2017 Oscars, including an incredible $1.7 million Greubel Forsey

This, friends, is the big one. Sure, we’ve kept half an eye on the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, the BAFTAs and the rest. But…

VIDEO: Cartier 2017 collection overview and the ‘perfect’ Drive

Pop Culture

21.02.17

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VIDEO: Cartier 2017 collection overview and the ‘perfect’ Drive

Between you and me, we were pretty happy with Cartier’s SIHH 2017 collection. And no, not just because the re-release of the Panthère gives us…

VIDEO: Apples to Apples episode 3, Breitling vs IWC – a dogfight in the sky!

Pop Culture

13.02.17

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VIDEO: Apples to Apples episode 3, Breitling vs IWC – a dogfight in the sky!

Of all the Apples to Apples battles so far, this is pound for pound the closest fight. Today our airborne aces are the Breitling Navitimer 01 (46mm)…

Interview

11.02.17

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @horologym

One of the greatest things about social media is its rich seam of photos posted by amateur watch lovers all over the world. Ronald Chew is one of those…

Pop Culture

10.02.17

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MY WATCH STORY: Ben’s Seiko Sea Urchin

Recently, Ben Gunsberger – friend of T+T, visual effects artist, photographer and co-founder of Babyology.com.au – posted this image on his Facebook feed without a caption. In…

WATCHSPOTTING: Ron’s beaten-up Omega is cooler than yours – or has your Speedmaster X-33 been into space?

Pop Culture

07.02.17

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WATCHSPOTTING: Ron’s beaten-up Omega is cooler than yours – or has your Speedmaster X-33 been into space?

A little while ago, I was in Sydney attending a conference for my day job. The opening speaker was Ron Garan Jr, a former NASA…

MY WATCH STORY: David’s Patek Philippe Aquanaut

Pop Culture

04.02.17

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MY WATCH STORY: David’s Patek Philippe Aquanaut

Editor’s note: One morning at work, around 9:20am, I looked up from my desk and saw a face peering through the front door. This isn’t…

VIDEO: 9 of the watches the CEO of Ferrari Australasia wears the most, including AP, Richard Mille and Bell & Ross…

Pop Culture

04.02.17

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VIDEO: 9 of the watches the CEO of Ferrari Australasia wears the most, including AP, Richard Mille and Bell & Ross…

Gentlemen, start your envy… Spoiler alert, but it’s comforting that the CEO of Ferrari Australasia, Herbert Appleroth, has a watch collection befitting his station in…

Interview

03.02.17

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @ryanbbabenzien

Time to inject some fresh blood into your insta vein. Founder of footwear brand Greats, Ryan Babenzien documents his work and life in Williamsburg through the lens of a…

News

02.02.17

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NEWS: Rolex to sponsor the Oscars – and what this means

Rolex has announced it’s now the official sponsor of the 89th Academy Awards, to be broadcast live (US time) on Sunday, February 26, and around the…

VIDEO: “My dad loved shady deals” – Matthew McConaughey and his father’s fake Rolex

Pop Culture

01.02.17

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VIDEO: “My dad loved shady deals” – Matthew McConaughey and his father’s fake Rolex

Turns out Matthew McConaughey isn’t just a superb actor, he’s also a mighty fine storyteller. We’re not sure if it’s the intense eyes, the Texan…

Opinion

28.01.17

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @discommon

Insta feed in need of some fresh inspiration? Step right this way, as we chat to one half of industrial designers Discommon, who’ve been making…

WATCHSPOTTING: Which tennis player wears what in 2017?

Pop Culture

22.01.17

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WATCHSPOTTING: Which tennis player wears what in 2017?

Editor’s note: Whether they know it or not, anyone in a highly visible profession is likely to have their wristwear critiqued by a cadre of…

Friday Wind Down

20.01.17

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LIST: The 6 defining moments of SIHH 2017* (AKA the Friday Wind Down) *Product does not contain doom or gloom

SIHH 2017 is a wrap. It’s done. After months of anticipation and speculation (along with regret for us Aussies leaving behind summer for subzero temperatures) the…

VIDEO: 5 Things you probably didn’t know about Ryan Reynolds and his watches

Pop Culture

18.01.17

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VIDEO: 5 Things you probably didn’t know about Ryan Reynolds and his watches

You never know who you’re going to bump into in the halls of a watch fair like SIHH. Apart from when you get a tipoff…

EXCLUSIVE: “Actor guy” James Marsden from Westworld wants IWC to make a PC with a split-seconds chronograph

News

17.01.17

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EXCLUSIVE: “Actor guy” James Marsden from Westworld wants IWC to make a PC with a split-seconds chronograph

James Marsden, a face you will recognise from at least one of your favourite films (guys: Zoolander, girls: The Notebook, me: Westworld), describes the moment…

WATCHSPOTTING: The 5 hottest wrists of the Golden Globes 2017 – feat. Jonah Hill and Richard Mille

Pop Culture

09.01.17

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WATCHSPOTTING: The 5 hottest wrists of the Golden Globes 2017 – feat. Jonah Hill and Richard Mille

While we mortals take our time recovering from NYE, happy to simply roll our eyes at returning to work in clothes that are a little…

WATCHSPOTTING: Do you know what the mystery vintage Omega Gosling wears in La La Land is?

Pop Culture

30.12.16

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WATCHSPOTTING: Do you know what the mystery vintage Omega Gosling wears in La La Land is?

Some LA prop masters may be able to take credit for Ryan Gosling’s consistently excellent choices in vintage wristwear – and you’re welcome to correct…

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 16 – Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Chronograph Master Chronometer

Pop Culture

16.12.16

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ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 16 – Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Chronograph Master Chronometer

In terms surprises, at Christmas or at any other time, Omega releasing a new Speedmaster does not rank (sorry Omegamaniacs). In the last few years we’ve seen…

Opinion

14.12.16

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HOW TO: Impress a woman with your watch

Firstly, let’s not delude ourselves: your timepiece is going to impress more men than women. That’s a given. Unless of course it’s awful. If that’s…

THE PARTY: An IWC microstory – Part 3. The finale!

Pop Culture

11.12.16

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THE PARTY: An IWC microstory – Part 3. The finale!

Well, Christian and Evelyn have arrived at their destination and no, it’s not some Bond-villain-esque lair or a high-stakes diamond heist. Instead it’s something far…

INTERVIEW: Chad and Chase McQueen on family, legacy and TAG Heuer

Pop Culture

07.12.16

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INTERVIEW: Chad and Chase McQueen on family, legacy and TAG Heuer

A few weeks ago, on a wet and gloomy morning, I made my way to the 2016 Motorclassica, held at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building –…

Pop Culture

07.12.16

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THE PARTY: An IWC microstory – Part 2

Editor’s Note: In this, the second instalment of our IWC microstory, Christian and Evelyn don driving gear, load up the Mercedes (living the dream right…

Pop Culture

05.12.16

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THE PARTY: An IWC microstory – Part 1

Editor’s Note: Welcome to ‘The Party’, a micro-trilogy that revolves around IWC’s Portugieser collection. And while this illustrated story is a little different from our…

GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Blancpain makes a splash with the Ocean Commitment II

Pop Culture

28.11.16

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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Blancpain makes a splash with the Ocean Commitment II

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/192993206″] There are a few things everyone in the Time+Tide office can get behind 100 per cent: coffee, classic ’70s rock and blue watches. In…

Lists

26.11.16

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LIST: Six men’s watches that look incredible on women (and why)

Women wearing men’s watches might be just the latest step in the feminist invasion - but we’re OK with that.

Pop Culture

25.11.16

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HOW TO: Take the perfect wristshot

Editor’s Note: Some time ago, we ran a special edition of the Wind Down (as we are wont to do), which ran through the dos…

News

24.11.16

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NEWS: Jimmy Smits’ favourite watch brand is Nomos Glashütte, according to Brooklyn Nine-Nine

We’re big fans of German brand Nomos Glashütte here at Time+Tide, and we know there’s a lot of love for them out there in the…

HANDS-ON: The stylish pilot – Breguet’s Type XXI 3817

Pop Culture

21.11.16

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HANDS-ON: The stylish pilot – Breguet’s Type XXI 3817

Turns out that Breguet, not content with nailing the brief when it comes to dress watches and innovating left, right and centre are also quite the dab hand…