Letter from the Founder: Help shape the future of Time+Tide by completing our first reader survey
Andrew McUtchen
The survey is now closed. Thank you all for your feedback. We will announce the winner in the week commencing Monday 24th of August. Good luck!
18 months ago, I was getting ready to head off to my second Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva, reporting on the latest watch releases for Australian print media. I decided to do something bold. I registered the name ‘timetidewatches’ on Instagram and announced to the followers on my personal account that, yes, I was listening to them. I had received the message loud and clear.
At last, I was taking my watch business elsewhere.
Most of my friends, family and followers were relieved. Finally, their newsfeeds would be free of wristshots and slow-motion tourbillon videos captioned with heart-eye emojis. While it was daunting to start again, with practically no audience, at least the new crowd would be into watches I thought. Well, that was an understatement. By the end of SIHH, a few weeks later, there were more than 1000 of them. At the time I could hardly believe it. 1000!
And now, a year and a half later, it’s less about the numbers – of followers or brand partners, though we are exceedingly grateful for both – and pretty much all about the platform we are helping to create for Australian watch lovers; a collegiate, inclusive place that is accessible online 24/7, in gorgeous glossy print in WISH magazine and in real life too, with our ever-increasing schedule of events.
Now, history is repeating. I would like to take this opportunity to ask you, our readers, what you would like from Time+Tide as we go forward. We’re planning more events, more video and an even better online experience. But there is a lot we can improve on. So we’ve set up a survey to find out more about you, what watches you are interested in and what you already think of us. It should take you between five and 10 minutes. Your information will (of course) not be shared with anyone outside of Time+Tide.
To thank you for your time in completing the survey we’re also very excited to announce that, with the help of our friends at Tudor, we have arranged to purchase one of the very first blue Tudor Pelagos watches that arrives in Australia to give to a lucky winner.
It’s a watch we were hugely impressed by (our review is here) at Basel and the person that walks away with it will be fairly and roundly envied by all of us. Not to mention it being one of the first seen in the country. Very exciting indeed.
Thank you in advance for making Time+Tide better with your honest feedback. Go well and good luck!
Images by Kristian Dowling/Time+Tide images.
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General
1. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of the Terms and Conditions. Entry into this competition deems acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
2. To the extent of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any other reference to this competition, these Terms and Conditions prevail.
3. Who can enter? Entry is open to all residents of Australia except employees and immediate families of the Promoters, associated companies and agencies and participating outlets. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step parent, grandparent, step grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step brother, step sister or 1st cousin. The Promoters are Time+Tide 104/ 20-22 McKillop Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
4. One entry per person
5. All entrants must be over the age of 18 as at August 30, 2015.
How to enter
6. One entry per person by completing the survey “Time+Tide 2015 Survey” and subscribing to the Time+Tide weekly newsletter.
7. Entries must include all requested contact details. Each entry must be unique and received by the Promoter prior to the competition close date and time.
When to enter
8. The competition commences on 11/08/2015 at 09:00 AEDT and closes on 18/08/2015 at 23:59 AEDT. The winners selected at random by 28/08/2015. The Promoters may select additional entries to be used as replacements in the event that the first entrant chosen as a winner cannot satisfy these Terms and Conditions or take a prize.
9. The winners will be notified by email or phone prior to the 28/08/2015
10. Prizes will be sent within 8 weeks, unless product delivery is delayed in which case the winner will be notified of an adjusted date.
Prize on offer
11. Total prize value is (up to) $5250, as at 11/08/2015. One (1) winner will receive the following prize: A Tudor Pelagos in blue and on a bracelet
12. If the Promoters are unable to contact the winner to claim fulfilment of the promotional prize or if the winner is unable to attend any element of the prize, that winner will forfeit the prize in its entirety and it shall be awarded to the next runner up in the promotion. The Promoters will not be liable for a winner who cannot be contacted and therefore forfeits their prize and no correspondence will be entered into.
Further Terms and Conditions
13. The Promoters reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions if this competition cannot be run as originally planned. The Promoters may also cancel or suspend this competition if an event beyond the control of the Promoters corrupts or affect the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this competition. The Promoters will disqualify any individual who has tampered with the entry process or any other aspect of this competition.
14. The Promoters and their associated agencies and companies will not be liable or responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, technical problems of the phone or of any phone network, or any misadventure, accident, injury, loss (including but not limited to consequential loss) or claim that may occur; whilst undertaking any travel won on or connected with their entry; in the participation in any prize; as a consequence of late, lost or misdirected mail, email SMS or phone call; due to the broadcast of any program relating to the competition or the publication of any material, including any statements made by any compere, staff member, journalist, other entrants or any other person; any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer software or phone; or any combination thereof, related to or resulting from participation or sending or receiving of any communication or of any materials in this competition.
15. All entrants must submit ONLY their own original answers, designs and works. Any such answers, designs or works cannot be previously published in any forum worldwide. All entries become the property of the Promoters and cannot be returned. Entries that are found to have been derived from the designs of a third party will be considered invalid and, if awarded a prize, that prize must be returned to the Promoters. The winner may be required to sign a statutory declaration regarding the originality of the entry. Without limiting the generality, the Promoters reserve the right to take legal action against anyone found to have breached this term. The Promoters reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual who the Promoters have reason to believe has breached any of these conditions, or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the promotion. The Promoter’s legal rights to recover damages or other compensation are
reserved.
16. If the prize is unavailable, for whatever reason, the Promoters reserve the right to substitute the prize for a prize of equal or greater value, subject to State Regulation. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner must comply with all the conditions of use of the prize and prize supplier’s requirements. Each prize must be taken as stated and no compensation will be payable if a winner is unable to use the prize as stated.
17. The Promoters highly recommend a current residential street address be provided when requested for ease of correspondence and potential prize delivery. The Promoters makes all reasonable efforts to deliver prizes to the addresses provided by competition entrants. The Promoters cannot guarantee that any prizes returned to the Promoters due to non-delivery at the provided address will be re-sent to the prize winner.
18. The Promoters reserve the right to request winners to sign a winner’s deed of release or any other relevant forms or agreements that the Promoters deems necessary, to provide proof of identity, proof of age, proof of residency at the nominated prize delivery address and/or proof of entry validity (including phone bill) in order to claim a prize. Proof of identification, residency, age and entry considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the Promoters. In the event that a winner cannot provide suitable proof, the winner will forfeit the prize in whole and no substitute will be offered.
19. The Promoters reserve the right to rejudge in the event of an entrant, claiming to be a winner, being unable to satisfy these Terms and Conditions.
20. The judges’ decision in relation to any aspect of the competition is final and binding on each person who enters. Chance plays no part in determining any winner. No correspondence will be entered into. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost or misdirected entries. Prizes are subject to availability, not transferable or exchangeable and, with the exception of cash prizes, cannot be taken as cash. Prizes will be sent to the winner’s nominated address as stated in their original entry. The Promoter and their associated agencies, and companies associated with this promotion will take no responsibility for prizes damaged or lost in transit.
Copyright, Statutory guarantees, Waiver and liability
21. All entries and any copyright subsisting in the entries become and remain the property of the Promoter who may publish or cause to be published any of the entries received. The Promoters and their related entities collects entrants’ personal information for the purpose of conducting and promoting this competition (including but not limited to determining and notifying winners) and, if you consent, for the purpose of sending you promotional material in relation to its product which would reasonably be expected without your permission. We do not sell personal information to other organisations. We may disclose personal information to essential service providers who provide services in connection with our products and services.
22. In participating in the prizes, the winners agree to participate and co-operate as required in all editorial activities relating to the Competition, including but not limited to being interviewed and photographed. The winners (and their companions) agree to granting the promoters a perpetual and non-exclusive licence to use such footage and photographs in all media worldwide, including online social networking sites, and the winners (and their companions) will not be entitled to any fee for such use.
23. Prize winners are advised that tax implications may arise from their prize winnings and they should seek independent financial advice prior to acceptance of that prize.
24. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limit, exclude or modify or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act or similar consumer protection laws in the State and Territories of Australia (“Non-Excludable Guarantees”). Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoters (including its respective officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion.
25. Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoters (including its respective officers, employees and agents) is not responsible for and excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of: (a) any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Promoter’s control); (b) any theft, unauthorised access or third party interference; (c) any entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoters) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoters; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or Entrant; or (f) use of a prize.
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