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The watch you’re looking at isn’t a Richard Mille or Hublot creation. No folks, this is made by Blancpain. And who would have expected a…
Story in a second No risk of second-album syndrome here – this slightly larger take on the Divers Sixty-Five is a worthy, if slightly more…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/154855593″] Franck Muller has the rather grandiloquent sobriquet of ‘The Master of Complications’ – and this watch is the reason why. Superseding Patek Philippe’s Calibre 89…
Editor’s note: Sporty. Refined. High-end. Wearable. Watch marketing departments often try to mash seemingly disparate descriptors like this to make watches appeal to as wide an audience…
The story in a second The latest and greatest steel Daytona is here, and everyone loves it. The only problem? Getting your hands on it.…
When discussing Omega’s limited editions, it’s generally pieces from the Speedmaster or Seamaster lines that spring to mind – and certainly when it comes to the…
A peer of the Submariner and the Fifty Fathoms, the Eterna KonTiki is one of the all-time great dive watches, with its own equally cool…
You’re looking at the Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 All Black. Further proof, if any were needed, that the brand is on a roll right now.…
Warning: This watch review with a difference may contain traces of mancrush. So let’s address the chiselled jaw on the elephant in the room. We…
Last year Tudor unveiled its first manufacture movement to nigh-on internet-breaking levels of fanfare and buzz. So impressive was the MT-5621 that it overshadowed the retro-modern…
You may have noticed we’re all about the Bell & Ross AeroGT collection this week. After all, who didn’t spend their childhood creating jet-inspired cars,…
Story in a second: The Saxonia Thin is A. Lange & Söhne design at its most pure. One of the things that makes everyone like…
Hublot loves football. If you watched the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil this would have been abundantly clear – even the referee boards bore…
Action has always spoken louder than words, so it was good to see the TAG Heuer enclosure at Baselworld this year packed with watches that delivered…
We’ve already met the brooding chunk of finely machined steel that is the BR03-94 AeroGT chronograph. Well, today we’re having a look at its less complicated…
Bell & Ross, long acknowledged for its mastery of the skies (as well as for big square watches) came back to earth this year with the…
Editor’s Note: Over the past week we’ve had a bit of fun with the latest Longines Heritage piece – the Military COSD – coming up…
The story in a second It was definitely a surprise when we saw it at Baselworld, but now the unconventional design of the new Rolex…
Typically it’s the Time+Tide team that are the wrists behind our ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ reviews, but today we’ve asked singer-songwriter-actor Barry Conrad to step…
If you’ve been paying even marginal attention to IWC over the past seven months you’ll have noticed it’s on a bit of an aviation kick,…
Confession time. When it comes to Montblanc, we’re so easily dazzled by its top-tier timepieces – perpetual calendars, world timers, tourbillons – that’s it’s easy to…
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…
OK, maybe that’s not strictly true. Andrew knows his way around a court, and I‘m pretty sure Andy Green has some LE trainers in his…
Just minutes ago at the Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn, we were introduced to the full line-up of ambassadors for the new Piaget Polo S collection. As you’d…
If you’re a watch fan who also happens to be mad for one of the top twelve NBA teams, then we’ve found your perfect timepiece.…
Editor’s Note: Last week we reviewed the new Black Bay Dark, and we couldn’t help thinking back to that time we compared the Big Crown-esque Black…
The story in a second: It’s time you met the dark horse of the Black Bay family After four years of tantalising, tactical releases culminating…
One of my favourite Bell & Ross designs of recent times is the Desert Type. That combination of black case and cream dial is pure hotness, and…
Who knows what 4810 stands for, in the world of Montblanc? We’d wager about half of you know the answer is that it’s the height,…
Editor’s Note: For the first time last year Panerai released a watch with a California dial in a Luminor case, and a black titanium one…
Editor’s Note: Vacheron Constantin has just announced a new, pink gold version of its distinctive Cornes de Vache 1955 chronograph. The platinum model released at Watches & Wonders…
This watch story is a little different from most because, well, I’m talking about one of my own watches. It’s one that, since I bought it…
Franck Muller makes statement watches par excellence, as exemplified by the Thunderbolt Tourbillon. The first thing you notice is, of course, the case. The big…
Panerai is very much a ‘what you see is what you get’ sort of brand, with an identity built around being the archetypal ‘tough guy’…
Editor’s Note: There’s an undeniable energy about the Franck Muller Vanguard, something mesmerising and strangely compelling. We don’t know if it’s the sleek shape, the brooding colour…
Editor’s Note: It’s distinctly miserable weather here in Melbourne at the moment, so what better way to beat the winter blues than with a perfect…
Our love of the Octo is well documented – and real. You wouldn’t expect such an unconventional, octagonal case shape to be so stylistically flexible,…
Put a group of serious watch collectors in a room and ask them to name the most important modern chronograph in the world right now, and we’re…
Melbourne Watch Company's Carlton is a great pick if you want a dressy bicompax chronograph.
When writing and talking about watches, we often throw around the phrase ‘wrist presence’. It’s one of the most indefinable, yet important, aspects of any timepiece.…
Editor’s Note: It’s been the choice of rebels and bad boys ever since it was released – from Steve McQueen and Sammy Davis Jr all…
Over the past few years we’ve grown to expect a certain style of timepiece to come out of Montblanc’s watch department – traditionally inspired designs, with a…
There was one watch at Baselworld that the whole team got behind – I loved it, Andrew was excited by it (for proof, just watch…
At the start of the year Vacheron Constantin announced a significant update to its luxury sports watch, the Overseas. A contemporary of Patek’s Nautilus and Audemars’…
Editor’s Note: In our penultimate post on Australian watch brands, we take a look at Erroyl’s second watch, and discover that this one definitely isn’t suffering from…
Vintage good looks and jam-packed with tech, it's hard to fault the Omega Seamaster 300.
Editor’s Note: This year Bulgari released quite a few new Octo models, including the record-shattering ultra-thin minute repeater – a limited edition with a premium…
One of my personal highlights from Baselworld this year was Breguet’s Classique Hora Mundi 5727. While it’s actually a cosmetic update of the original 5717 Hora…
Editor’s Note: As part of our follow-up to last year’s Australian Watch Week, we’re taking another look at Bausele – this time the well-priced ceramic…
Editor’s Note: If you like classic style with a complicated twist, then you should know Montblanc’s Heritage Chronométrie collection. It offers some of the best-value…
Editor’s Note: With the announcement of Lange’s new entry-level 37mm Saxonia Thin, we thought it was time to have another look at the latest version…
Editor’s Note: Any Instagram-savvy watch fan who doesn’t follow @fakewatchbusta and @rolex_enforcer is either lying, in need of a tip, or perhaps they just have enough…
After a surprisingly quiet SIHH, Panerai chose to reveal a host of new models at an exclusive event just four months later in Florence. There’s…
For Hublot, 2015 was very much the year of the Big Bang, with the release of some pretty radical variations and the use of several…
For 98 per cent of watch lovers, Rolex this year is all about two models – the Daytona and the Air-King. The amount of digital…
Editor’s Note: Last year we held a special week of stories focusing on local watch brands, and in a fit of creativity we called it…
Editor’s Note: IWC’s new Pilot’s range is finally in Australian stores, and boy does it look good. While we lust over the solid gold Little…
The story in a second: This version of Montblanc’s distinctive Nicolas Rieussec collection has a nighttime party trick that’s worth staying up for. A nineteenth-century…
When IWC released the original Big Pilot in 2002 it captured imaginations, marking a defining moment in the early noughties trend for ‘big’ watches. It…
We always knew the Carrera Heuer-01, launched last year, was going to be a major platform for TAG Heuer. A modern, modular watch that allows…
Editor’s Note: Since November last year the desktop on my computer has been one of Jason’s excellent pictures of this watch. I guess this goes…
The story in a second The Drive de Cartier is the men’s Cartier we’ve been waiting for; stylish and refined with a dash of sports…