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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…
In 1929, the headlines of the London Daily Mail didn’t just suggest, they shouted: “The Wonder Watch, that Defies the Elements”. Yes, each word was…
Now in its 60th year, Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms watch has become a legend. A legend that is steeped in history. It is a history with…