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Regardless of how you feel about the man off-screen, Tom Cruise is irrefutably one of the greatest action movie stars of all time – if…
Building a fantasy watch collection is a fun game many watch collectors play. With so many watches to choose from, and so many collector-personalities to…
Phoebe Waller-Bridge is a powerhouse comedic talent. The writer and actor masterminded the critically acclaimed television series Fleabag, produced and wrote the hit series Killing…
Sotheby’s hosted their live Important Watches sale on June 9 and their Fine Watches sale ended on June 15 Two Paul Newman-owned Daytona watches headlined…
The perpetual calendar is one of the most fascinating and intricate complications the watch world has to offer. Often referred to as a QP, an…
With our globetrotting editor out and about on a Paris adventure discovering the Type XX, I thought I’d jump in and cover some of this…
As monstrous and unnatural as it sounds, there are people who only want one watch in their lives. In days past, this wasn’t such an…
Among the more distinguished watch design languages was the Art Deco period, birthing iconic designs such as the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso and Cartier Tank, alongside lesser-known…
Watch auctions are typically associated with record-breaking prices and incredible amounts of money spent on coveted collectables. During my visit to Sotheby’s Upper East Side…
Established in 1988, Frederique Constant is a relatively new player on the Swiss watch scene with a mere 35 years under its belt – a blink…
Look, Tim Cook (or Tim Apple, for the less informed) is CEO of a 2.6 trillion dollar tech juggernaut, so he can wear any watch…
In Succession, Kendall Roy is a twitchy psychodrama of a man in a cashmere baseball cap. His personality flip-flops and flop-flips from one scene to…
Humans are strange creatures. We flock to what’s “hot” and turn our noses up at what’s “not” in order to feel a part of something.…
The English physicist and mathmatician Sir Isaac Newton believed that for every action there is an equal opposite reaction. Chinese cosmology stands by a similar…
Watches & Wonders is always a bit crazy, so we thought we’d summarise all the new releases thus far in one article. Easily navigate to…
Four new IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40 watches – three in steel one in titanium Better reflects the design codes of the original 1976 Gerald Genta Ingenieur…
I do not know about you guys, but I watch a fair bit of television and with so many shows and streaming platforms there is…
Magnetism is the invisible force that threatens your mechanical watch on a daily basis. Something as simple as your iPhone could affect it’s accuracy, which…
Whether it’s to justify your latest splurge or make a fast buck, the issue of resale value looms large in the mind of the contemporary…
A lot can change in the space of a year. It was exactly this time last year, as I was preparing to attend my first…
With Zach out and about, I thought I’d jump in and cover this week’s Friday Wind Down with your regularly scheduled content – memes, wrist…
Looking for a singular resource on all the watch finishing techniques you should ever be familiar with? Look no further, as we try to list…
If I asked you what attributes are necessary for a brand to be elevated to the echelons occupied by the likes of the holy trinity,…
Editor’s Note: This in-depth review from Zach was originally ran in Sept. 2020, early in his Time+Tide career. After he mentioned the watch, and how…
In the collective memory of watch enthusiasts, the legendary watchmakers are the likes of Breguet, Lange and of course the holy trinity of Audemars Piguet,…
Yesterday, Jessie Armstrong, creator and showrunner of HBO’s hit television series Succession, revealed that season 4 would be the show’s last. He told The New…
Any fun plans for the weekend? Well, before you get to it, here are the highlights of the week you may have missed and that…
They say necessity is the mother of invention. Well, this would be more a case of “idle hands are the devil’s playground”. There is absolutely…
Editor’s note: After spending a bit of time reflecting on the best moments, releases and trends of 2022, the Time+Tide team is now turning their…
The idea of a re-edition within the watch market is nothing new. Many brands have woken up to the huge demand for revivals, recreations, or…
Within the watch space we have our own dialect. Terms like “workhorse”, “beater”, “strap monster” and more increasingly become a part of your speech the…
While it may only be the second week of the new year, we already, in this past week alone, have a ton of new novelties…
Any watch worth keeping in the collection has a story. Or at the least, a defined purpose. Some are sentimental: an heirloom, a gift, or…
Editor’s note: The Immortals is a new series that examines a watch that we believe deserves recognition as a bona fide modern classic. You’ll already…
You’re probably familiar with the concept of “dog years”. This is the idea that dogs age at approximately seven times the rate of humans and…
In Tulsa King, Sylvester Stallone emerges from a 25-year prison sentence to become a one-man crimewave in Oklahoma. The most remarkable thing about the violent…
This week for the Wind Down I am going to dig into some last-minute headlines you may have missed. Within the last 24 hours, Nomos,…
The auctions at Ineichen never disappoint and, on December 3, that track record continues. Because on that day, at 2pm CET, bidding will begin for…
It’s a Saturday morning in New York City. For years, I’ve enjoyed the comfort and privacy of driving around the city as my form of…
Country megastar Luke Bryan has a frankly astounding watch collection, but you wouldn’t know it going by how little he’s spoken about the subject. Yet,…
We pride ourselves on curating the most concise, complete and coherent buying guide for each issue of NOW magazine. But as we put it together,…
Running until October 1, the Ineichen Auctioneers Vintage watch auction consists of 72 lots of old-school goodness. It features everything from Patek Philippe to Audemars…
The Tambour is Louis Vuitton’s most well-known watch design. The fashion mega-brand has been slowly but surely establishing itself as a top-tier watchmaker since establishing…
So Queen Elizabeth II is dead. And whether you’re a republican or a royalist, it’s hard to remain totally unaffected by the sudden departure of…
Bradley Cooper has got a new watch. The Hollywood actor has just been unveiled as the face of Louis Vuitton’s Tambour, the brand’s most famous…
The world of religion and watch are often irreverently linked. In watches, we constantly discuss the idea of the “holy trinity” (Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet,…
The larger marketplace may not worry about it, but horological gear-heads are often fascinated and obsessed with who develops a calibre. Is it in-house? Is…
Paris has many flattering nicknames from the “City of Love” to “the Fashion Capital”, and while it’s thoroughly earned both of those monikers, it should…
What is it about chefs and watches? Timing is everything when it comes to cooking, whether keeping track of something as simple as that perfect…
Last year at Dubai Watch Week, one of the debuts that stuck with me was the blue-dialled Oris Big Crown Pointer Date 5 Days powered…
Ernest Hemingway was a man celebrated in equal measure for his life as much as his writing. While pioneering the “Iceberg Theory” of simple, direct…
People often conflate wristwatches and horology as being the same thing. But the latter, in fact, encompasses hundreds more years of history and tradition .…
Editor’s note: There’s more to life than watches. There’s also dating, and how to handle your love life business. In one of the most peculiar,…
If you’ve spent any amount of time and money shopping for watches online, you’re likely to know all of the associated negatives. Sure, you’ll probably…
Hey Everyone, It’s Ricardo and I’m jumping into the Friday Wind Down today. This week, things died down a bit after the all-out blitz of…
I’ve just snapped up my very first Jaeger-LeCoultre, but it was not the JLC I expected to buy. When most people think of JLC it…
Welcome to The Icons, a series where we take a horological deep dive into the most legendary watches of all time. We’ll delve into the…
Watches with that integrated-bracelet appeal and 1970s aesthetic are all the rage right now. Recently Vacheron Constantin released its 222 to some acclaim, and Tissot’s smash…
Over the previous months, I’ve introduced you to Jason and the Complecto community that he and his partner David (@davidp.nyc) have created. Through it, they…
The Met Gala is always a hot moment in NYC each year, where the famous and elite – or at least those deemed to be…
The amount of talent and entrepreneurial personalities within the watch world constantly surprises me. For such a niche hobby, it seems that every other person…
When I went to Geneva for Watches & Wonders, the best way to describe the journey would be a horological food coma of bliss. Never…
EDITOR’S NOTE: We recently ran the first parts of our Watch Confessions series in which Time+Tide interviewed anonymous members of the community to get them to share their…
We know, we know, this is meant to be a Friday thing. Blame it on the jetlag, but this week we have a special Wind…
Flicking through the Guinness Book of Records, some achievements leave you furrow-browed with a mix of bewilderment and awe. Whether it’s the “most T-shirts removed…
Editor’s Note: We recently partnered with @watchanalytics to crunch the numbers and dig into the horological market trends and value fluctuations for the references that…
Editor’s note: They’re the questions we all ask ourselves when contemplating a new mechanical watch: is it worth it? Is that price-tag truly justified? Here’s Justin’s…
What did you achieve during the pandemic? For most of us, when we look back at the last couple of years of lockdowns and sabotaged…
Hey there Time+Tide readers, This is Ricardo and I’m going to hijack Zach’s Friday Wind Down to broadcast this urgent message. WATCH MEETUPS ARE BACK…
Imagine flipping a switch and entering a cartoon world where you were the main character. Any limitations that you would normally place on yourself would…
I know that 5711 Nautilus talk is getting a bit old. Run ending green dials, Tiffany blue dial madness, $6.5m dollar bids at auction etc.…
Editor’s note: With Watches & Wonders on the horizon, the rumour mill is about to crank up again in earnest as predictions swirl as to…
Warm, glowing, and oozing a charming luxury, who doesn’t love a cracking gold watch? Regardless of the tone or colour, whether it’s red, pink or…
This 1974 Seiko pocket watch ref 6602-9010, stands apart from all my other timepieces. Today the convenience of a hands-free wristwatch has seen pocket watches mostly…
Editor’s note: Brendan Cunningham is a Professor of Economics at Eastern Connecticut State University in the US and the man behind Horolonomics, a blog that explores…
Since I started collecting, every January 1st, after kissing my loved ones and drinking champagne, I give my watches a onceover. It’s something I didn’t…
“Let’s get physical!” suggested Olivia Newton-John while sporting a towelling headband and a come-hither smile in her 1981 smash-hit. Forty years on, it’s a message…
Editor’s note: Over the last few weeks, we’ve delved into the Top 30 watch reviews of 2021 on the Time+Tide website, crunching the numbers to…
Gentle readers (and viewers), the gloves are now officially off. No more budget, no more “bang-for-buck”, and no more bargains. Chances are if you’re about…
In the future, I’ll look back at 2021 as the year that changed everything for me. At it’s beginning, an ending like this would have…
This past year has created a lot of firsts for me, both in life and in this industry. These included my first time visiting Geneva…
Are you reeling from the finale of Succession, too? Over the nine episodes of the third season, the HBO show has consistently upped the dramatic…
EDITOR’S NOTE: What’s that you say? You don’t have a spare $6.5m kicking around to buy a Tiffany Blue 5711/1A-018 like the one that sold at…
Back in June, we told you about Paul Draper*. He got in touch with us after reading our story about how a report estimated that $60 billion…
We are nearing the end of Dubai Watch Week 2021, but we are approaching the finish line strong. The day remained packed with Horology Forums,…
A watch is a curiously intimate possession. It’s worn on a person’s skin right next to their beating pulse as they engage in all the…
EDITOR’S PICK: Last week, the Only Watch 2021 auction racked up the phenomenal result of $32.1 million USD. Admittedly, there’s a charitable motive behind the initiative,…
This highly requested segment of “Don’t Feed the Hype“ has been a long time coming. As a refresher for those who may not have seen…
If you run a digital media business, and it’s still in operation after the pandemic, then chances are you’ve hired someone over Zoom. Time+Tide is…
So a little while ago, I was talking to my hypnotist (long story) when he revealed that he had an intriguing side hustle. Away from…
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept collection is a safe space for AP to explore new complications and designs, a playground where the holy trinity…
Recently HBO dropped their trailer for the upcoming third season of their hit show Succession. The show revolves around an ageing media titan Logan Roy…
As Will Ferrell’s character Jacobim Mugatu in Zoolander would say about Hansel, vintage watches are “so hot right now”. Many collectors naturally have a greater…
Holy trinity is a term that gets tossed around a fair bit. Its origins and usage are debated by some within the community, but I…
In the digital era of watch enthusiasm, watch lovers are more eagle-eyed than ever. So when the long anticipated Don’t Look Up trailer dropped earlier…
Today we defer to the shrewd counsel of Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. As the eighties hip- hop duo so wisely put it: “It…
Many of us within the watch community can remember the moment we fell in love with a piece. Whether it was a textured dial or…
The Arken Instrumentum ref. 1020 might be exactly what you’re after if you are feeling the need for something rugged and fiercely contemporary. With the…