Jaeger-LeCoultre’s ‘The Adventure Spirit’ Travelling Collection is now in Las Vegas!
Zach BlassWas anyone else jealous of the UK, our Time+Tide UK Editor Russell Sheldrake, and the Jaeger-LeCoultre ‘Adventure Spirit’ Travelling Collection event in our London Discovery Studio? Well, this month, gambling, The Sphere, and the upcoming Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix are not the only reasons to head to Sin City. If you are a fan of watches, particularly Jaeger-LeCoultre watches, and will be in Las Vegas this month, you will be glad to know that the brand’s ‘The Adventure Spirit’ Travelling Collection exhibition is open for reservations.
The exhibition, hosted at Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Vegas boutique, is an immersive four-chapter narrative that allows you to deep dive into the brand’s archives, with the four chapters being “Military Watches”, “Diving Watches”, “Bold Sports Watches”, and “High Concept Sports Watches”.
The “Military Watches” chapter revisits the early days of aviation and the robust, mechanically precise and highly legible pilot’s watch designs from the brand – as demanded by its military clients, including the (British) Royal Air Force and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.
The “Diving Watches” chapter explores Jaeger-LeCoultre’s specialised underwater watches, such as the original Memovox Deep Sea, with its distinct and inventive alarm functionality that vibrates and sounds a warning when it is time to return to the surface.
The “Bold Sports Watches” chapter showcases the brand’s disruptive sports watch designs from the 1970s, when the brand was playing with new forms, display styles, and bolder uses of colour.
“High Concept Sports Watches” delves into creations from the early 2000s, where Jaeger-LeCoultre debuted high-performance concept watches, such as the Master Compressor Extreme LAB 2, which is comprised of 569 components.
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‘The Adventure Spirit’ Travelling Collection will be exhibiting from November 1st to 24th at the Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique in Las Vegas, located at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace (3500 Las Vegas Blvd S). The exhibit is open to the public by reservation; guests can book a guided tour on the Jaeger-LeCoultre website.
WatchPro covers our Tudor x Time+Tide Library & Lounge
In case you missed it last week, we announced that Tudor is coming into our London Discovery Studio for a four-month residency in the form of a lounge and library where you can not only learn about and experience Tudor but also buy the entire brand’s catalogue. It’s fair to say this has generated more than a bit of buzz in the watch industry – and we’re particularly grateful to our friends over at WatchPro for their considered write-up of the news. Check out their story here. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Zach and the Time+Tide Team
Watch meme of the week: tax time
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Sadly, new watches don’t count as business expenses in our line of work.
Wrist shot of the week: Saquads flexes
H. Moser & Cie. just signed Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley as an official Friend of the Brand, with the American football star flexing his new Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Spiced Acqua as he signs a football during a photoshoot. It’s a pretty dope photo.
Time+Tide Shop pick of the week: Straum x Time+Tide Jan Mayen Titanium
Drawing inspiration from Norwegian heritage and nature, Straum creates distinctive pieces defined by their striking dials, each capturing the raw beauty of the Nordic landscape. Now, that artistry comes to Time+Tide in the form of an exclusive collaboration: the Time+Tide Jan Mayen Titanium Edition, now available for pre-order exclusively at the Time+Tide London Watch Discovery Studio. A bead-blasted grade 5 titanium case houses an exclusive dial: a stunning, warm green with a distinct golden undertone, treated and painted in several stages, including fumé to achieve a unique look. Read Tom’s full write-up here.
The Straum x Time+Tide Jan Mayen Titanium is a special edition available for pre-order exclusively at the Time+Tide Watch Discovery Studio in London, with deliveries expected by February 2026. Price: £1,908
Our favourite Time+Tide coverage of the week
Why is Hublot hated? Andrew’s frank conversation with CEO Julien Tornare
“Look, I’ll be honest with you. When Julien Tornare caught wind that Marcus and I were in the Hublot building filming watches, I wasn’t expecting what came next,” Andrew explains. “The man literally hunted us down in the hallway with an offer I couldn’t refuse: ‘Ask me anything.’ So I did. And what followed was one of the most candid conversations I’ve ever had with a luxury watch CEO.” Watch their chat on YouTube above, or read more here.
The 10 watches to keep an eye on at the Antiquorum Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces auction
Auction season is well and truly upon us, and that means we have some extremely exciting watches about to go under the hammer… But when you have a catalogue as deep as Antiquorum’s upcoming Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces‘ one, with over 600 lots, it can be quite overwhelming. That’s why Russell’s spent all his spare time poring over every lot to find the hidden gems that you need to know about – read his auction guide here.
A Matter of Time EP 09: Gemstone watches for dummies, from hardstone dials to rainbow bezels
Stone dial watches, gemset watches, diamond watches… You may see this headline and think this video is not for you. But Eleonor takes Andrew and Kristian to school, and as she runs through the origins of hardstones, intricacies of setting diamonds and gemstones, and the various cuts utilised by many watch brands, it becomes clear that this subject, often scoffed at by male watch collectors, is far more fascinating and insightful than you might expect. Where does the added cost really come from? Is it justified? What hardstones, gemstones, and diamonds are the most and least expensive? Watch the full video to learn about it all. We promise it is very, very much worth it.