WATCHES & WONDERS 2024
Despite what some marketing departments would have you think, there’s almost never such a thing as a centuries-old watch brand with an unbroken history. Whether…
Despite being a multi-billion dollar industry with hundreds of years of development, there don’t seem to be that many people dedicating their time to chronicling…
German watchmaking today is given the same reverence as the Swiss, if not even more in some cases. But many people aren’t aware that the…
Back in the centuries where pocket watches were the pinnacle of horology, experimentation was rife. Among the watches of royalty were incredible complications, calendars, automatons…
There are plenty of brands who like to talk about adventure, whether it’s marketing a new field watch or boasting about water and resistance. Reading…
The history of timekeeping dates back to whenever the first creature wondered where the sun was in the sky, and the earliest evidence for calendars…
Take a look at some of the most famous pilot’s watches of all time, and ask yourself what they’re missing. It won’t appear obvious at…
The name Junghans is familiar to a lot of watch enthusiasts, even if you’re not totally aware of the brand’s former or current glory. They’re…
Despite the age of the watchmaking trade, there aren’t too many brands that can boast 200 years of history. Those that do often have insular…
The watch industry has two major forces acting as historians. One is the obsessive group of passionate collectors who archive knowledge and record every minute…
It’s incredibly rare that anything truly new happens in the watch world, and even the most groundbreaking innovations can often have their roots in technology…
We’ve covered some pretty strange watches here on Time+Tide, even a bunch which don’t tell the time, but it’s rare that we discuss something that…
When Doxa released a ceramic limited edition of their legendary Army watch with Watches of Switzerland, we all knew it would be a matter of…
Bulova are somewhat overlooked in the world of horological achievements, even though their list of feats is impressive. Not only were they the first company…
The domination of the Swiss watch industry feels like an eternal truth, especially given the age of some of the most popular brands which stretch…
As a twin, I understand the notion of being in the shadow of a sibling. Today, when collectors discuss the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak you…
Longines is one of the more successful and storied Swiss watch manufacturers over its lengthy history, which dates all the way back to 1832. But…
Can you fly a plane? Nope, me neither. So why the hell are pilot’s watches so enduringly popular? More specifically how has the IWC Big…
There’s a strong argument that the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms was the first real diver’s watch of its kind… and that’s because it was. It’s also…
I don’t know if it’s advancing age, the sentimentality of the occasion (Hublot’s 40th Anniversary), or just our European Editor Mike’s interviewing technique, but the…
DOXA is a Swiss watchmaker deeply submerged in the annals of dive watch history. It all started in 1967 at the world watch fair, Baselworld,…
As a journalist, you strive for a long-form commission. A piece to stretch your legs. That you can properly research. That your audience will be…
One fact that seems to have been roundly overlooked in recent years is the slow, steady, but really quite emphatic, elevation in Hublot’s yearly releases.…
Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a long read from the second edition of NOW Magazine, which you can pick up here. If you missed…
The development of quartz technology essentially removed the need for the Swiss mechanical watchmaking industry. And yet, both the Swiss and quartz watches are still…
If you didn’t spend much time diving in the Azure Seas in coastal France in the late ’60s, chances are you may not be entirely…
Find Part 1 of the Rolex Datejust history right here. A Power Watch in 1989: The Reference 16233 A good example of the historical adaptability…
Editor’s note: Releases of reissued heritage field watches over the last few years have been a hugely successful avenue for a number of brands, thanks…
Editor’s note: The serpent is a central part of Bulgari’s iconography, and has been for the last eight decades since it first entwined women’s wrists…
Chopard have been an important firm in the Swiss luxury landscape since they were founded in 1860, but they weren’t always the house of haute…
Earlier this year, we were invited by CNN to help out with a miniseries concept called ‘Timeless’ that would explore the most iconic watches of…
If you’re reading this, you probably know who Gérald Genta is, and if you don’t, you probably recognise the name. He was the most prolific…
Editor’s note: This year, the Bulgari watch department celebrated its fifth year in a row of record-breaking watches with the Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic.…
It’s hard to overstate the importance of the Zenith El Primero. The movement, an elegant, high-beat column-wheel chronograph, is impressive enough. It’s even more impressive…
Editor’s note: The Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC, aside from being a damn good-looking dive watch, serves as a reminder that brands can reissue…
Editor’s note: In the pantheon of great watch performances on screen, Tom Hardy’s Omega in Dunkirk is up there. When I first saw the movie at…
Editor’s note: Dress watches are one of those timepiece genres with very specific ‘rules’, and can be hard to nail. One watch that always manages…
Sitting between the now nostalgia-laden ‘80s and the innovation explosion of the 2000s, the 1990s is seen as something of a watchmaking wasteland; a bold…
Every year at Baselworld I attend a technical presentation from Breguet. I’m ushered into a small room, introduced to Swiss gentlemen who work in the…
There are few watches that live up to their marketing hype, and even fewer that can claim to have genuinely saved lives. Breitling has long…
[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…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/145326919″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] A little while ago we caught up with Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of A. Lange & Söhne, to learn the story behind…
Editor’s Note: Almost a year ago to the day we held our first ever Time+Tide event, the Night of Omega Firsts – a small gathering…
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…
While our American and English cousins have only recently rediscovered the joys of Tudor watches (re-launching in the American market in 2013 and the UK…
The year is 1931 and we lay our scene in colonial India… British Army Officers found themselves in a spot of bother. During their regular…
