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When you name something ‘Unico’, it’s only fair that people ask what is unique about it. At least this was my logic when confronted with…
Hublot have made big strides in recent years to establish watchmaking credibility as a counterweight to its heavy-hitting celebrity power. Regular nominations in various GPHG…
I’m putting myself out there in this video, which aims to establish whether the Panerai Luminor or Radiomir collection is more your jam. I’m pulling…
“Money likes silence.” Several years ago, a Russian collector by the name of Nikolai (he prefers not to publish his surname) was telling me why…
I’m not above admitting it. I’m more than just a bit painful when it comes to painted versus printed dials. “Is this painted or printed?” is…
Fundamentally, there’s not a whole lot of variation in watch movements. Sure, the peripheral details might vary, but basically you’re either looking at a purely…
The Longines Time Machine, which has been our vehicle of choice for exploring the brand’s long and incredibly varied history in its 185th year, lands…
Editor’s Note: We don’t want to blow Sam’s cover, because My Watch Story subjects are guaranteed a high degree of anonymity. But let’s just say,…
Earlier this week The New York Times published an interview with Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann, in which he gives an interesting overview as to how…
The New York Times has published a story about the upcoming auction of Paul Newman’s Daytona and revealed new facts about the whereabouts of the watch. Until…
There have been big changes at the Franck Muller manufacture over the last couple of years. The once homely property on a hillside looking out…
When you visit the heart and home of Longines, at Saint Imier in the Switzerland’s Jura valley, the brand’s link with skiing is immediately demystified.…
When smartwatches burst onto wrists in a big way with the Apple Watch and its Android powered competitors, the response from the Swiss hegemony lacked…
All this week we’ve been asking people what Panerai means to them, and we couldn’t think of a better way of wrapping it up than…
You’re never quite sure how a film shoot is going to turn out. On paper, things can be obvious. Both of the couples that are…
Editor’s Note: Until relatively recently Seiko’s watchmaking – in particular their Grand Seiko and Credor lines – was something of an insiders’ secret, with their…
When they’re done right, limited edition watches are great. They offer some exclusivity, membership to a special club, and that feeling of being part of…
With a great tagline comes great responsibility, and last night Tudor lived up to theirs by daring to launch their 2017 collection in the midst of…
There are two reasons it is worth your while to watch this short video about Montblanc’s support of UNICEF. The first is purely selfish and…
Not so long ago, the TAG Heuer Carrera was one of the watch world’s most easily recognised chronographs. Now, it’s every kind of watch imaginable. It’s…
Watching Andre Agassi play changed my tennis game, but reading his biography, Open, changed my life. I love tennis. And I was impressed, of course,…
If you take a keen interest in the world of watches, you’ve likely heard of Carson Chan. Carson works for the Fondation de la Haute…
BASEL BUILDUP: The first Omega Speedmaster was released in 1957, so the iconic model is celebrating its 60th this year. We’re pretty confident this means we’ll be…
BASEL BUILDUP: The Bronze Age that typified many Baselworld 2016 releases – including this Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze – continued apace at the first…
‘Like a boss’ is a phrase we’re attempting to permanently retire at Time+Tide. It’s done. But there’s no other way to describe the way the CEO…
Over the past few years we’ve come to depend on Montblanc for their faultless heritage-inspired reissues and ‘real world’ pricing structure, so imagine the surprise…
Panerai kicked off 2017 with a bang. The brand that artfully bolts together ‘Italian design and Swiss precision’ showed a cohesive range with a strong…
Silent night, holy night, all is calm, apart from the reassuring tick of your Franck Muller Thunderbolt Tourbillon. And let’s not for a minute – or five…
I’ve always liked Seiko. One of the first watches I ever bought was a Black Monster, followed by an ever-rotating roster of rock-solid SKX divers…
If you’re in Australia and a fan of Seiko, we have good news; you are in luck. Until this Wednesday, the brand has some of…
Editor’s Note: I wrote this piece a few years ago, and reading it now, all I feel compelled to add is this: learn your bracelets.…
Every year at Baselworld I attend a technical presentation from Breguet. I’m ushered into a small room, introduced to Swiss gentlemen who work in the…
If you’re reading this and haven’t yet seen Barry Conrad’s dramatic monologue and the host of historical watch war-stories it reprises, go back and watch it…
The light bulb moment was seeing Barry Conrad perform in a play called Violet set in the American south in the 1960s. He was dressed…
Regardless of what you think about Rolex, its reputation for rock-solid reliability is legendary. Stories abound of people taking their grandad’s Datejust out of the safe for…
Over the past five years Tudor has transformed from a brand with a sprawling product offering and proposition into one that makes some of the…
You’ve probably sought this information out before, or had it mansplained to you by your dad, or, like I did many years ago, found the…
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a watch kind of person. You’re on Watchville, binging on Basel new releases and tinkering with your next…
Baselworld. The biggest watch fair in the world occupies over 141,000 square metres of floor space, showcases 1500 exhibitors and is reported on by 4,000+…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/154743600″] After five days indoors at a major watch fair, fresh air – the simplest and most accessible of nature’s offerings – tastes like sweet, delicious…
I didn’t know much about Nomos when I told Time+Tide I was going to be in the Glashütte area. They did minimal watches. They did…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/148249598″] When I was growing up there was a phrase to describe a powerful man. It was ‘man mountain’. My dad would say, “you…
Editor’s Note: In the middle of last century, the exploration of the ocean’s hidden depths became possible due to two key developments: reliable underwater breathing…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/146658617″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] Surrounded by dazzling diamonds and gemstones is a digital wristwatch, on a frayed woven rope strap. With its simple LCD display…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/147851820″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] This year’s Watches & Wonders fair was a maelstrom of interviews, photoshoots and press presentations. For those few days in September…
SPECIAL NOTE: Forget whisky. Forget watches even. Watch this video for the on-camera star that is the Bulgari Tower (in Ginza, Tokyo) Bar Manager Pietro.…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/148161110″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] Sometimes you need to get away, leave the office behind, and hit the open road. Sometimes you need to plan a great…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/145326919″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] A little while ago we caught up with Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of A. Lange & Söhne, to learn the story behind…
Some months ago, Time+Tide’s Sydney readers were given the opportunity to inspect and learn about Montblanc’s high-end horology, complete with first-hand insights from Monsieur Julien…
Editor’s Note: Almost a year ago to the day we held our first ever Time+Tide event, the Night of Omega Firsts – a small gathering…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/146963623″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] Last month, Franck Muller opened his second Australian boutique on Sydney’s King Street. Stylistically the store sits somewhere between a boudoir…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/144922310″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] There is no debate about the fact that the heart of watchmaking is in Switzerland. And as such Swiss watch companies…
An image springs to mind when you think of the romance of watchmaking. For many people that image might include an historic chateau nestled in…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/141413200″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] After running into a famous friend at the Montblanc booth we decided to answer a question we get asked a lot.…
Looking at Montblanc’s recent list of hits – from the Meisterstück Heritage Perpetual Calendar to the Tourbillon Cylindrique Geosphères Vasco da Gama- it’s easy to…
It is impossible to overstate the importance of tradition to the Swiss watch industry. It’s a business, after all, built on skills and techniques that…
A few weeks ago we co-hosted an exclusive evening in Sydney with Montblanc. For our guests it was an opportunity to see their latest and…
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),…
The dust has settled on Australian Watch Week, and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. So much so that we thought it was worth taking…
A few months ago, in Basel I had the great pleasure of meeting Mr Matt Miller, better known online as Sunflowerman. Matt was working with…
Getting famous or influential people to wear your product is hardly new or unique, and in the world of watches brand ambassadors play an important…
The original concept for the event was humble enough. Get together a group of Omega loving watch people in a restaurant. Fly in some notable watches…
As I write this, the watch world is converging on the city of Geneva, for the 25th annual Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, better…
