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[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…
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The story in a second: IWC have just announced details (and more importantly pictures) of their first Watches & Wonders novelty, the Portofino Hand-Wound Monopusher.…
The story in a second The headline act in IWC’s 2015 line-up is the Portugieser Annual Calendar, an assured new take on an old favourite.…
Editor’s Note: I’m currently in the middle of writing an in-depth review of the impressive new Portugieser Annual Calendar, and I’m finding my mind drifts…
Hear that sound in the distance – coming ever closer? Is it the future, or is it a bandwagon? It’s too early to tell, but…
The story in a second: IWC’s latest watch might be a Little prince. Big impact. Since 2006 IWC have been honouring the pioneering spirit of…
The story in a second: Not content to release a swathe of newly rebranded Portugiesers at SIHH, IWC have added a world time complication to…
The story in a second: When the first Portuguese was produced in 1939 it was an oversized oddity. 75 years later and it’s an early…
There must have been nerves. There must have been second thoughts. Because you only tend to fix things when they’re broken. And the Portugese, which…
“The reason they became World Cup winners in 2014 was because the German national team did a watchmaking course at IWC in 2004 to learn…
This year IWC watches celebrate the 75th anniversary of their Portugieser collection, not only with a bunch of brand new watches, but also with a…
For IWC 2015 is the year of the revamped Portugieser as it marks the iconic model’s 75th birthday, and as such IWC are releasing a swathe…
One of the most interesting of the pre-SIHH releases we’ve seen so far is a more refined piece from the watchmaker for men (who have…
I recently wrote a piece for The Weekly Review looking at three brands with broader visions than just their bottom lines: IWC, Blancpain and Michael…
When IWC released their Big Pilot (reference 5002, now updated to reference 5009) in 2002 they were pioneers in the big watch game and they…
We hosted an event at Hublot's Sydney boutique where we presented the brand's 2024 novelties as well as my experience visiting their manufacture.
Editor’s note: Months back, we played a multiple-choice game on Instagram with you all to see which one watch brand you would wear for life…
Honolulu is one of the most isolated cities on earth. It also boasts over four million visitors every year, in addition to the nearly one…
Field watches rank as some of the most versatile and timeless watches on the market. Here's some of the best.
For those who never worked up the VIP lists of Tiffany or Patek, Loupe This is set to list the ultimate hype watch: a Tiffany…
Sly has enlisted Sotheby's to auction off a significant part of his collection, including the first-ever to market Patek Grandmaster Chime.
Simple, durable and with plenty of history behind them, we take a closer look at our favourite MIL-SPEC watches.
Zach explains why, in his latest watch trade, he gave up his Rolex Explorer 1016 and Lange 1815 Up/Down for a Breguet perpetual calendar.
Citizen has a new steel integrated sports watch with an octagonal bezel, 200 metres water-resistantance, an an inner timing scale.
We came, we saw, we conquered - now here's our picks for the most interesting watches from Geneva's big week of watchmaking.
Time+Tide Tribe is our new uninhibited horological playground with more behind-the-scenes, colourful, and opinionated content.
Rounding out some of the hottest drops of W&W 2024 in this special edition of Last Week in Watches.
We chat through all things Furlan Marri - Kickstarter records, misconceptions about the brand, and, of course, our collaborative watch.
With Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024 only two weeks away, we wanted to look back at some of our favourites from last year.
Watches and F1 go hand in hand, so we're on the ground sniffing out watch stories at Albert Park.
GP drop a sporty, monochromatic titanium take on their popular integrated luxury sports watch.
A seasoned complications designer and a young prodigy join forces and launch the first in a series of seven watches.
Love the antique look of a well-weathered tool? These bronze watches are for you.
Within the realm of watchmaking, size very much matters. So, we put the question to the Time+Tide Editorial Team: what is your favorite watch size?
We explain why finding smaller chronographs can be so difficult - and share some that are worth your attention.
Thomas Fleming assembles the horological Avengers for an ultra-high end debut of the Series 1
The 2024 edition of the world's most important watch fair promises to be the biggest and most lavish yet. Here's the inside scoop.
Is your watch losing time, or are you experiencing wrist-cheese build-up? We may have a solution or two.
Perpetual calendars in celebration of the leap year are the order of the week.
This is it. The decision has been made, the dollars have been saved, and the significant other has been convinced this is the last one (honest).…
Sponsorships aside, are there any actual watch nerds among the current F1 line-up?
Exploring the rich history and ingenious innovation of a staple haute horlogerie complication.
Where to purchase a watch in the Harbour City? Well - here's a place to start!
Now that all the liveries have been unveiled and testing is well underway, it's time to have a look at each F1 teams' watch sponsors…
Looks like this trend has graduated from TikTok and Reels into the real world.
Tom takes a look at how the watch industry could (and is) benefitting from emerging blockchain technologies.
D.C. takes a bargain-basement ceramic Armani watch for a spin to see if he could actually live with a ceramic watch day-to-day.
With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, here are the best Year of the Dragon watches.
Some watches far exceed the expectations set by their price tags.
With the F1 star ditching Mercedes (and therefore IWC) in favour of Ferrari, he'll need his very own Richard Mille model.
This blingy piece features a dial made from a single lab-grown polycrystalline diamond, and is the first TAG Heuer to utilise yellow lab-grown diamonds.
Titanium or tantalum, carbon or ceramic? Which is best for your next purchase?
Brands usher in the Year of the Dragon with varied releases, Seiko does their thing, and a new 'Thrifty Fathoms'.
After getting their Freak on in 2023, UN go for a slightly more conventional approach to the Year of the Dragon.
With the Australian Open just around the corner, watch brands are gearing up for a lot of love.
The potentially detrimental outcomes of the current trend of hailing in-house movements as the greatest thing since sliced bread.
This should shed some light onto what goes on behind the caseback of that microbrand you've been eyeing.
2023's Golden Globes were particularly golden as far as watch spotting has been concerned. Here's the ten best watches worn by attendees.
What goes up, must come down, and it's the same with watch sizes. But what about those yearning for a 42mm+ beast?
We look back to all the releases of 2023, and pick the very best.
It might be Christmas time, but this week has been dominated by Lunar New Year models.
The world's two biggest-selling watch brands have both found themselves in legal strife just as we head into 2024.
The notion of a one-watch collection is the most prominent oxymoron within our hobby. A collection implies multiple, yet all the time, whether over coffees,…
Continuing our buying guide for the holiday season, we bring you the best watches from our latest NOW Magazine Buying Guide under US$10,000. While some of…
We take a closer look at a microbrand entry into an surprisingly sparse section of the GMT market.
“We are a little bit arrogant. We feel that we are the king of the customer - and it’s the customer who is the king.…
Skeletonised watches are surprisingly controversial for pieces that show off intricacies of what we love most about watches. The ones on this list aren't -…
Zach learns about the toughest test G-Shock has ever faced from its very creator.
40 is a significant milestone for many, and what better way to mark it than with a watch?
Dubai Watch Week is currently underway, so for this edition of Last Week in Watches, we wanted to do something a little different.
In honour of Loki mastering time in the season two finale, and the release of The Marvels, we decided to revisit and update our favorite…
We pick out 9 watches that not only '90s kids will remember.
Labeg's in Melbourne, and the fourth edition of Australia's largest community-run watch and horology convention in Sydney promises more brands and events than ever before.
The dodecagonal Riviera shape is moulded into a brawny diver with some impressive specs.
Earlier this week, after much conversation on horological social media, Only Watch announced that their biennial charity auction, which would have been held next month,…
A watch is just about the best birthday gift, especially for a young adult. What? No. We're definitely not biased.
A salmon dial, platinum case, and bi-retrograde complication of the Patrimony Retrograde Day-Date is Vacheron Constantin's subtle take on the recent phenomenon.
When is a Pandial not a Pandial? When it's fully black, of course.
Regardless of which East Coast you find yourself on, there's some interesting horological happenings you ought to be across.
US Navy field watches, German fliegers, and Italian Navy divers all make the list of our favourite military-inspired watches.
The flieger style of pilot’s watches has its roots in World War II, however, they’ve since outgrown their origins and taken on a life of…
Watches are big business, and despite periodic highs and lows, the industry is estimated to wind up 2023 at nearly US$100 billion. Naturally, competition is…
Getting into the minutiae of watch collecting can be daunting for a beginner, but luckily sometimes can actually be as simple as they sound. With…
We look back at some of the best moments from Sydney’s very first prestige watch fair.
Turns out that there is a field watch that preceded the Dirty Dozen...
Editor’s note: We published a story on retired NFL quarterback Tom Brady last month and how he was on a retirement Rolex bender. He was spotted…
Cartier's elegantly curved Tank Cintrée gets a luxurious 950 platinum makeover to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the watch in this most precious of metals.
What a week it’s been. Mere days after announcing that our Watch Discovery Studio is open to the public, we’ve already seen many of you…
As if Rolex needed anymore speculation surrounding the brand, news broke that the Crown has acquired Bucherer – a multi-brand retailer with over 100 locations…
Though the magazine just about takes the cake for the piece of content that is most difficult to plan and execute, it is also just…
What business does this German camera brand have making luxury watches? Well, it's not as much of a stretch as you might think.
The car industry is perfect proof that hype is not a plague reserved just for watches. With multi-year waitlists, and insane dealer mark-ups, Porsche is…
Fellow watch enthusiasts, tell me I’m not the only one that, when trying on a new watch, performs that well-known bobbing motion to get a…
Whether it’s a car, a fridge or sneakers, some things just look fantastic in white. The only thing that can improve them further, is adding…
Unobtanium. It is a word many collectors use these days, with more and more references fitting this gloomy bill. It sucks to know that when…
So. I have detailed the first stop of my trip to Japan with Grand Seiko at the Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi – the home of…
Regardless of your generation, you probably have some familiarity with the Capcom arcade classic 1942. Whether you played it on a cabinet in the mid…
For such a specific classification, the term “pilot’s watch” cuts a surprisingly wide swathe in terms of wrist-bound sub-genres. You’ll find classic chronographs, slide-rule bezel…