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This year marks the 10th anniversary of Hublot’s iconic model, the Big Bang. The bold shaped watch is instantly recognisable, and has been so phenomenally…
Editor’s Note: When the Big Bang was released, the word icon was proposed. Not, it should be pointed out, by Hublot, but by the media…
The story in a second: Hublot add an extra ingredient into their trademark fusion recipe – a perpetual calendar. The resulting watch is still full…
The story in a second: Hublot release the least ‘Hublot-like’ watch ever under the radar while the Big Bang 10th Birthday party rages on. Results…
The story in a second: This watch is to Hublot what the Seamaster 300 was to Omega last year. It’s a (glittering) showcase of practically…
In the interests of full disclosure it needs to be said up front that there are (currently) no petrolheads in the Time+Tide office. Hence the…
There is something invisible about sponsor branding at a sporting event, despite its ubiquity. It rings the field of play, it’s on sleeves, bats, rackets,…
Updated with live pictures. First impressions: Hublot are known for their über-contemporary and tool-like watches. So what will a Hublot look like with the typically…
What wristwatch do you think of when you think of cricket? If you’ve ever played the game (which can feel from certain positions on the…
Integrated bracelet watches are amongst the most popular and trending type of watch in the marketplace. Here are some of the best.
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…
Sly has enlisted Sotheby's to auction off a significant part of his collection, including the first-ever to market Patek Grandmaster Chime.
Watches & Wonders is now a thing of the past, but luckily, watch releases are not slowing down at all, headlined by Omega and Credor.
Trend forecasting is always a fun and perilous game in the watch industry. With the industry seemingly in such a volatile state, it can be…
Time+Tide Tribe is our new uninhibited horological playground with more behind-the-scenes, colourful, and opinionated content.
Baume & Mercier elevates its Riviera to the next level of style with an openworked dial for the first time.
You've read the reviews, watched the videos, and seen the Instagram posts - but what do the members of our team really think?
Frederique Constant has introduced updated versions of both their Classic Date Manufacture and Classic Moonphase Date Manufacture.
Rounding out some of the hottest drops of W&W 2024 in this special edition of Last Week in Watches.
Chopard has been on a run recently when combining the traditional and modern, and the new L.U.C. XPS Forest Green is another great example of…
What's next in the vicious cycle of fashion trends? Buffy thinks it's time for Y2K.
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.
Sponsorships aside, are there any actual watch nerds among the current F1 line-up?
Where to purchase a watch in the Harbour City? Well - here's a place to start!
Hamilton's Dune watches stole the show this week, but there was plenty of heat elsewhere too.
What's a hesalite crystal? Is Hardlex better than sapphire? And what's mineral glass? Buffy answers it all.
Looks like this trend has graduated from TikTok and Reels into the real world.
We've mocked up 5 Rolex watches we'd love to see enter production in 2024.
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.
T+T's global team really went global this week.
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.
Tom's trend manifesto touches on some topics you might expect (waitlists, anyone?), but also others that irk him in particular.
Yes, a certain Gérald Genta is on this list, but he's not the only notable watch designer.
Titanium or tantalum, carbon or ceramic? Which is best for your next purchase?
Oris and Marylebone Cricket Club collaborate on a cricket-loving bronze Big Crown Pointer Date.
This should shed some light onto what goes on behind the caseback of that microbrand you've been eyeing.
Where other brands have gone overboard with dragons, IWC's crafted a tasteful piece that'll look good long after LNY.
With the trend of new dial colours seemingly slowing, might one of these be the next big thing in watch dials?
What goes up, must come down, and it's the same with watch sizes. But what about those yearning for a 42mm+ beast?
As one of the front-runners in sustainable watchmaking, Ulysse Nardin show off their best use of recycled materials.
D.C. falls in love with a microbrand beauty.
A yellow gold Patek Philippe ref. 1436 sold for A$450,000 - a big result for Australia, but how does that compare internationally?
Dubai Watch Week is currently underway, so for this edition of Last Week in Watches, we wanted to do something a little different.
The Swiss independent has unveiled arguably their two most desirable models yet at Dubai Watch Week 2023.
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…
The 1980s are often referred to as a decade of decadence and excess. With the rise in consumerism, along with the explosion in everything in…
We asked our audience whether the Black Bay on Becks' wrist or the Richard Mille on Rafa's would make you want to buy one? You…
The watchmaker's watchmaker dresses up the Ultra Thin Moon in swanky pink gold and blue attire.
We look back at some of the best moments from Sydney’s very first prestige watch fair.
You don’t see too many people rocking a yellow watch, which is surprising as it is an easy way to reflect your own boldness and…
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…
Switzerland's no-bullshit, fan-favourite microbrand returns with a sporty new edition of their NB24 chronograph.
Industrial watch design comes up a lot when discussing brands such as Hublot and Ball Watch Co, but any fan of Rammstein can assure you…
For Geneva Watch Days 2023, Alpina has released two regular -production tribute versions of the tank-style Alpiner The Alpiner Heritage Carrée Automatic 140 Years offers…
The Maurice de Mauriac Rallymaster II is the second in a series of tennis-inspired wristwatches with Racquet magazine Once again, the watch has been designed…
Glashütte Original’s most underrated watch is now chronometer-certified… But not by COSC Its Panorama Date brings a signature Glashütte twist to a marine chronometer aesthetic…
The popularity of Dungeons & Dragons is at an all-time high, since nerd culture became pop culture and TV shows like Stranger Things boosted sales…
Glashütte Original is back with two new limited edition variants of their retro-inspired Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date The rounded-square TV case recalls the freewheeling fashion…
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…
Usually when we write a story involving an athlete or celebrity, it involves watch spotting. But last week the worlds of popular culture and horology…
Welcome to this new weekly column! Each week, we will recap some of the best watch releases of the previous seven days. Whether novelties they’re…
Picking out my favourite references for this year’s Only Watch auctions, I was pretty shocked to realise how much my tastes have changed over the…
Longines’ classic Flagship line gets a handsome new 38.5mm Heritage model in three colourways The new models feature both a moonphase and calendar function on…
The rapper 2 Chainz is called “2 Chainz” because of his predilection for wearing, you guessed it, two chains. In other words, the hip-hop artist…
Sapphire is one of the most exotic materials for a watch case these days. Notorious for being incredibly hard to work with, the material has…
With the recent retirements of tennis superstars Roger Federer (Rolex) and Serena Williams (Audemars Piguet), and with veterans like Rafael Nadal (Richard Mille) on the…
“We’re very lucky,” IWC CEO Chris-Grainger Herr modestly admits, when it comes to the brand’s stable of ambassadors and friends of the brand. The Schaffhausen…
There’s no questioning the icon status of Heuer among racing chronographs, and one of the main reasons is the Monaco. Boldfaced imitators aside, there really…
The go-to word for instant credibility these days is ‘Swiss made’, and while Japanese, German and even Chinese brands have made strides to topple the…
As the famous slogan goes, “Porsche…there is no substitute”. A young Tom Cruise knew it after outrunning the bad guy with his father’s 928 in…
If a luxury brand is synonymous with handbags or jewellery, most watch collectors won’t usually give them the time of day, as we tend to…
The Norqain Freedom 60 Ice Blue Limited Edition brings fresh new colour to the catalogue. Its 100m water-resistant case makes it ready for adventure even…
The Fast & Furious films are a fun, perhaps, guilty pleasure for millions. The franchise is essentially a racing soap opera packed with fight scenes…
J.N. Shapiro introduces the first handmade mechanical watch “Made in America” since 1969 The Resurgence is a love letter to handmade watchmaking, offering a layered…
If you have yet to hop on the About Effing Time train, you are really missing out. Cause if anything, it is not even a…
In modern times, the words “stealth wealth” get thrown around a lot. Usually reserved for sophisticated watches often made of white metals like platinum, the…
I get it, it’s the end of the week and you are probably rushing off to the pub to down a pint or slump on…
The Bulgari Aluminium collection has been expanded with bigger cases and new colours. The Capri Solotempo and Chronograph evoke the Italian island with an electric-blue…
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…
Czapek continues to shake up the integrated bracelet watch space with stunning new versions of their 38.5mm Antarctique S The Sashiko variants feature dials in…
The integrated design of the Czapek Antarctique P.04 Lanikai for Collective is the latest collab project created for the membership of Collective Horology A painstakingly…
Montblanc adds a cool new grey dial variant to their chilled-out Iced Sea dive watch The unique dial texture is inspired by the Mer de…
Czapek has expanded their best-selling integrated Antarctique line with the stunning open-worked Révélation The new in-house SXH7 auto-winding movement is an evolution of their SXH5,…
Vacheron Constantin drops an incredible one-of-one reference from its Les Cabinotiers collection for Watches & Wonders 2023 The Les Cabinotiers Dual Moon Grand Complication is…
Roger Dubuis pushes the envelope of haute horology for Watches & Wonders, with the introduction of the Monovortex Split-Seconds Chronograph It features a 360 degree…
Alpina adds four new models for 2023 to their newly relaunched Alpiner Extreme line. Three of the new models feature a first for the Alpiner…
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…
Watches have been inextricably linked with cars for the longest time, a symbiotic partnership that boomed once motor racing became a worldwide phenomenon. This prompted…
Jacob & Co. dials back their outsized aesthetic for a surprisingly restrained new Casino model Yes, there’s an actual functioning roulette wheel built into the…
Rado has always been a unique company in the annals of Swiss watchmaking – a collision of heritage and high tech is how one could…
Watch enthusiasts do not always share the Swiss philosophy of neutrality. Being enthusiastic about something inevitably leads to hot takes, strong and stubborn opinions and,…
The Rolex Daytona and the Apple Watch are two of the most wildly desired timepieces on the planet. First up, you have the Daytona, the…
While some are finally shaking the sentiment off, it is no secret that watch snobs love to dismiss and knock quartz watches. And, I get…
Another week, another weekly round up. If the brands keep bringing it, I will keep summing up the highlights. Here we go! Omega oust Rolex…
How would you celebrate your 60th birthday? Go skinny dipping? Maybe skydiving? Break 100mph on the speedometer? Though all those things sound intriguing, they are…
Amid the routine scheduling throughout the week, surprisingly brands are still wasting no time and presenting novelties right away at the beginning of 2023. So…
TAG Heuer gives us another helping of the Monza, now in a carbon case and bold colours. New Sport, Golf and Titanium Connected watches mark…
With the heat from integrated-bracelet sports watches showing no signs of cooling off, more and more brands are getting into the game. And in some…
