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VIDEO: The Longines Skin Diver Watch
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VIDEO: The Longines Skin Diver Watch

Longines heritage reissues are — much like the designs they’re inspired by — the stuff of legend. And speaking of legends, you might notice that…
NEWS: Imagine finding this in your pocket – Longines discover their oldest watch to date
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NEWS: Imagine finding this in your pocket – Longines discover their oldest watch to date

There are few brands that take as much pride in their heritage as Longines. Not surprising, really, when you consider that the winged hourglass brand…
LIST: 5 watches under $5k that you can buy right now – the 2018 edition
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LIST: 5 watches under $5k that you can buy right now – the 2018 edition

While on occasion I do like to splurge and treat myself to that extra shot of espresso in my morning latte, I’m not exactly loaded…
LIST: 5 solid vintage watches you can buy in Australia right now
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LIST: 5 solid vintage watches you can buy in Australia right now

I don’t think we’d be telling anyone anything new by saying vintage is sooo hot right now. Price escalation, predominantly driven by the vintage Rolex…
VIDEO: What makes a travel watch? Exploring Rome with the Longines Conquest V.H.P. GMT Flash Setting 
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VIDEO: What makes a travel watch? Exploring Rome with the Longines Conquest V.H.P. GMT Flash Setting 

A few weeks ago I travelled to Rome to check out the Longines Conquest V.H.P. GMT Flash Setting, a GMT not like any other. And…
VIDEO: Smarter than your average GMT – the Longines Conquest V.H.P. GMT Flash Setting 
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VIDEO: Smarter than your average GMT – the Longines Conquest V.H.P. GMT Flash Setting 

If we’re completely honest, it’s hard to make quartz technology sexy. Which makes the achievement of Longines’ V.H.P. technology even more remarkable. Not only do…
LIST: 6 of the best Longines Heritage releases
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LIST: 6 of the best Longines Heritage releases

Right now in the world of watchmaking, there’s a distinctly warm and fuzzy feeling of nostalgia in the air. A sentiment that is owed in…
VIDEO: “I use it as my daily beater” – Andre and his Longines Greenlander
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VIDEO: “I use it as my daily beater” – Andre and his Longines Greenlander

To most people, The Dirty Dozen is the prototypical misfit movie, starring the late, great Lee Marvin. But to watch fans, it’s something else entirely.…
VIDEO: “I’m in a back street in Havana and a watchmaker says you should look at this…” – Adam and his Longines Cuervo Y Sobrinos
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VIDEO: “I’m in a back street in Havana and a watchmaker says you should look at this…” – Adam and his Longines Cuervo Y Sobrinos

When someone’s watch story starts in the backstreets of Havana, you know it’s going to be good. In fact, it would be a good story,…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Master Collection Annual Calendar – unassuming and awesome
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Master Collection Annual Calendar – unassuming and awesome

There are few things I love more than a watch that surprises me. It’s something that doesn’t happen near enough for my liking, but it…
EDITOR’S PICK: Masterfully done – the Longines Master Collection
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EDITOR’S PICK: Masterfully done – the Longines Master Collection

Editor’s note: If we’re guilty of one thing here at T+T it’s of being magpies. We’re constantly drawn to the latest shiny thing. But, as…
HANDS-ON: The Longines HydroConquest receives a substantive, stylish upgrade
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HANDS-ON: The Longines HydroConquest receives a substantive, stylish upgrade

If we’re guilty of one thing when it comes to Longines watches here at Time+Tide, it’s that we maybe focus a little too hard on…
EDITOR’S PICK: This Longines is Legen … wait for it … Dary!
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EDITOR’S PICK: This Longines is Legen … wait for it … Dary!

Editors note: While I’m not sure that Barney Stinson (the chap from How I Met Your Mother, paraphrased above) would be familiar with the Longines…
LIST: The $20K fantasy watch collection challenge – readers only edition
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LIST: The $20K fantasy watch collection challenge – readers only edition

Last week the entire Time+Tide team were posed a challenge. The premise was simple: construct a hypothetical watch collection with as many watches as we…
LIST: The entire T+T team tackles the fantasy $20K watch collection challenge …
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LIST: The entire T+T team tackles the fantasy $20K watch collection challenge …

Late last week, Dan innocently asked a question: “Hey, what watches would you get for $20k?” Let’s just say it opened a can of worms…
LIST: Auction madness – 6 watches you could have bought at the Jerry Lewis estate sale for less than $10k
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LIST: Auction madness – 6 watches you could have bought at the Jerry Lewis estate sale for less than $10k

Famed comedian, actor and director Jerry Lewis, AKA the King of Comedy, died in August 2017 at the age of 91. He left behind the…
EDITOR’S PICK: Feeling the winter chill? Spice things up with the hot Heritage 1945 from Longines
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EDITOR’S PICK: Feeling the winter chill? Spice things up with the hot Heritage 1945 from Longines

Editor’s Note: Simple vintage looks, rich tones, a brushed dial and a cinnamon suede strap to die for, all for a very reasonable price. The…
LIST: 6 low-key lit watches that you might have missed
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LIST: 6 low-key lit watches that you might have missed

Sometimes I like to think of the watch industry’s annual releases like an epic, sprawling house party — the sort where everybody shows up. There’s…
EDITOR’S PICK: We ask the experts how to build a potentially valuable watch collection
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EDITOR’S PICK: We ask the experts how to build a potentially valuable watch collection

Editor’s note: Nigh on a year ago, Sandra delved into the mercurial, and occasionally murky, world of investing in vintage watches. But rather than start at…
VIDEO: The Longines Legend Diver that seems to have won everyone over
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VIDEO: The Longines Legend Diver that seems to have won everyone over

Oh what a difference a strap makes. Last year, when Longines chose to pair their mighty Legend Diver — a watch the Vice President calls the most…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Record – going for gold
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Record – going for gold

Last year, Longines doubled down with the release of the Record collection. Illustrating just how serious they are about creating classically handsome and highly accurate…
ANNOUNCING: We are selling 10 of the last remaining Longines V.H.P. Commonwealth Games watches in Australia, but that’s only half of what you get…
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ANNOUNCING: We are selling 10 of the last remaining Longines V.H.P. Commonwealth Games watches in Australia, but that’s only half of what you get…

Longines and Time+Tide bring you an exclusive opportunity Longines is the official Watch and Timekeeper of the XXI Commonwealth Games to be held on the…
VIDEO: 4 standout Longines from Baselworld 2018, including a brand new Legend
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VIDEO: 4 standout Longines from Baselworld 2018, including a brand new Legend

Longines have a well-earned reputation for exceptionally strong heritage releases, and while their Baselworld 2018 collection featured a particularly hot blacked-out Legend Diver, it was…
INTRODUCING: The COSC-Certified Longines Record Collection gets a luxe extension
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INTRODUCING: The COSC-Certified Longines Record Collection gets a luxe extension

It was only a matter of time. And if you were a betting man, you’d have safely bet that it would be right on a…
INTRODUCING: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Chronograph
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INTRODUCING: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Chronograph

The Conquest is considered by Longines to be “the ultimate sports line”, and with the V.H.P. chronograph, the brand is combining sportiness with next-level precision,…
INTRODUCING: The Longines HydroConquest, now with ceramic bezel
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INTRODUCING: The Longines HydroConquest, now with ceramic bezel

Longines are expanding their HydroConquest collection for 2018 with new models featuring a bezel with a coloured ceramic insert matched to the colour of the…
VIDEO: So, awkward, we’d never noticed the Longines Master Collection, until this watch…
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VIDEO: So, awkward, we’d never noticed the Longines Master Collection, until this watch…

When it comes to Longines’ yearly new releases we are like heatseeking missiles for the vintage fire the brand has at its disposal – few archives…
EDITOR’S PICK: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has the craziest damn colourway we’ve seen in a long time (and we can’t look away)
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EDITOR’S PICK: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has the craziest damn colourway we’ve seen in a long time (and we can’t look away)

Editor’s note: It’s just 37 days until the 2018 Commonwealth Games, to be held on Australia’s glorious high-rise holiday haven, the Gold Coast. This alarming reminder brings…
LIST: 5 watches we’d love to see – our Baselworld 2018 predictions
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LIST: 5 watches we’d love to see – our Baselworld 2018 predictions

Last year, Andy and I put together a fun little speculative list on heritage reissues we’d like to see in 2018. It was a fun…
INTERVIEW: 15 minutes with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – “Elegance is an attitude”
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INTERVIEW: 15 minutes with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – “Elegance is an attitude”

Time is a funny thing. The PR schedule was fast and furious when Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan held court at her Four…
EVENT: Bollywood royalty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opens Longines flagship Sydney boutique
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EVENT: Bollywood royalty Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opens Longines flagship Sydney boutique

Wherever Aishwarya Rai Bachchan goes in India there is a monumental crowd surge, and it was no different in Sydney at the weekend when Longines…
EDITOR’S PICK: Looking back at the Longines Heritage 1918
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EDITOR’S PICK: Looking back at the Longines Heritage 1918

Editor’s note: Even though the dust of SIHH has barely settled, things are heating up for Baselworld. And one of our burning questions is ……
EDITOR’S PICK: Summer suited – the Longines Legend Diver
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EDITOR’S PICK: Summer suited – the Longines Legend Diver

Editor’s note: This week we’ve been all about summer watches, which leads, not surprisingly, into the realm of divers. And while many dive watches tend…
LIST: The top 10 watch reviews of 2017 – part 1
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LIST: The top 10 watch reviews of 2017 – part 1

Reviewing watches isn’t everything we do, but it’s certainly the heart of it. And this year we’ve photographed, videoed and generally dissected some of the…
INTRODUCING: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
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INTRODUCING: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Longines is the official partner and timekeeper of the XXI Commonwealth Games to be held on the Gold Coast, Australia in April 2018 and they…
VIDEO: Exploring one of the most accessible COSC-certified collections on the market, the new Longines Record range
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VIDEO: Exploring one of the most accessible COSC-certified collections on the market, the new Longines Record range

Accuracy used to be a big deal in watchmaking. There were competitions to test the accuracy of wristwatches. There were complications — additional functions — and…
LIST: The 10 best heritage reissues of 2017
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LIST: The 10 best heritage reissues of 2017

Ah, the heritage reissue. AKA vintage-inspired or revival watchmaking. Whatever you call it, it’s clear that this trend is here to stay, with vintage-inspired designs…
VIDEO: “We didn’t have it in the museum.” The President of Longines says collector brought GPHG winner to them
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VIDEO: “We didn’t have it in the museum.” The President of Longines says collector brought GPHG winner to them

It’s the kind of story you could easily gloss over, or embellish, as the president of a large watch company. A collector contacts you with…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 24th November 2017
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 24th November 2017

The Wind Down this week is a little bit terrifying to be honest. You know why? Christmas in just over a month, SIHH 2018 in…
VIDEO: A flashback through a year of Longines stories, and one last hurrah in Beijing to launch an aggressively priced new COSC-certified collection
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VIDEO: A flashback through a year of Longines stories, and one last hurrah in Beijing to launch an aggressively priced new COSC-certified collection

Many brands and many people have taken a chance on Time+Tide since we launched, way back in 2014. One of the greater leaps of faith…
EVENT: Longines celebrate their 185th anniversary deep in the heart of their biggest market
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EVENT: Longines celebrate their 185th anniversary deep in the heart of their biggest market

On Thursday night, Longines celebrated their 185th anniversary in Beijing, China, with a party in the Forbidden City that wrought the brand’s legacy deeply with…
WHO TO FOLLOW: @barnfindwatches
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WHO TO FOLLOW: @barnfindwatches

John, AKA @barnfindwatches, is a family man and a certifiable watchaholic. In his spare time, he runs the sales organisation for a small software company…
VIDEO: The Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary
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VIDEO: The Longines Flagship Heritage 60th Anniversary

The hardest thing when recreating a vintage watch design is knowing when to stop. Some changes — swapping the plexiglass crystal for sapphire, and upgrading the…
EDITOR’S PICK: Picking up speed with the Longines Railroad
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EDITOR’S PICK: Picking up speed with the Longines Railroad

Editor’s note: This Longines Railroad reissue manages to straddle a fine line — of being an authentic reproduction of a period piece that looks entirely contemporary…
VIDEO: In the Adventurers & Explorers room at the Longines Museum, with a focus on the Lindbergh voyage
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VIDEO: In the Adventurers & Explorers room at the Longines Museum, with a focus on the Lindbergh voyage

The Longines Time Machine, which has been our vehicle of choice for exploring the brand’s long and incredibly varied history in its 185th year, lands…
LIST: Are our 11 Basel 2017 favourites still our favourites?
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LIST: Are our 11 Basel 2017 favourites still our favourites?

In the final days of Baselworld 2017, we put together a (very sleep-deprived) video of our top picks of the fair. But as we all…
HANDS-ON REVIEW: Eyes on the prize – the Longines Avigation BigEye 
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HANDS-ON REVIEW: Eyes on the prize – the Longines Avigation BigEye 

By now it should come as no surprise that Longines is a master when it comes to heritage reissues. The company has a proven track record almost…
WHO TO FOLLOW: @MySafari
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WHO TO FOLLOW: @MySafari

Nathan tells us his IG feed is shoes, cameras and watches — but honestly, it’s mostly watches. We’re absolutely fine with that, and suspect you…
VIDEO: Longines and ski timekeeping, a match made in the mountains a very long time ago…
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VIDEO: Longines and ski timekeeping, a match made in the mountains a very long time ago…

When you visit the heart and home of Longines, at Saint Imier in the Switzerland’s Jura valley, the brand’s link with skiing is immediately demystified.…
EDITOR’S PICK: 6 watches that tell the world you’ve made it
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EDITOR’S PICK: 6 watches that tell the world you’ve made it

Editor’s Note: We recently ran a list of power players who wore budget timepieces, which was cool, but for watch lovers like us, somewhat unsatisfactory. So…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Legend Diver, now on mesh 
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Legend Diver, now on mesh 

Earlier this year we had a look at one of the classic watches from Longines’ catalogue, the Legend Diver – a heritage diver inspired by…
LIST: 11 vintage watches for under $2000 that look superb on women
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LIST: 11 vintage watches for under $2000 that look superb on women

There’s no better way for nascent female watch enthusiasts to dip their toes into luxe waters than scaling the vintage market for a play with…
VIDEO: Longines is auctioning 3 Flagship Heritage watches online – bid, win and Kate Winslet will personally give it to you
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VIDEO: Longines is auctioning 3 Flagship Heritage watches online – bid, win and Kate Winslet will personally give it to you

Money can’t buy experiences are so-called for a reason. They’re more about connections than cash. But Longines is offering three people an impossibly rare watch…
EDITOR’S PICK: Winter warmer – the Longines Heritage 1945
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EDITOR’S PICK: Winter warmer – the Longines Heritage 1945

Editor’s Note: Simple vintage looks, rich tones, a brushed dial and a cinnamon suede strap to die for, all for a very reasonable price. The…
OPINION: Fancy a date? In defence of the much-maligned date window
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OPINION: Fancy a date? In defence of the much-maligned date window

We’ve got a surprisingly complex relationship with date windows in the Time+Tide office. And not just because we’ve been known to forget to set them…
EDITOR’S PICK: 44 of the best watches from 2016 you can buy from $500 to $5000
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EDITOR’S PICK: 44 of the best watches from 2016 you can buy from $500 to $5000

Editor’s Note: Way back at the start of this year, Justin put together a series of ‘best of’ lists covering off some of 2016’s finest…
HANDS-ON: One simple word that makes the Longines Record a big deal
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HANDS-ON: One simple word that makes the Longines Record a big deal

Here at Time+Tide we make no bones about being greatly enamoured of Longines’s heritage offerings, so it’s understandable that we made a beeline for the…
VIDEO: Behind the scenes with Longines and the owners of Winx, who just won her 17th straight race
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VIDEO: Behind the scenes with Longines and the owners of Winx, who just won her 17th straight race

The ‘Longines Time Machine’ is a series of videos exploring the Swiss watchmaker’s 185-year-old history. The Longines Time Machine has also proven itself to be quite…
VIDEO: The 3 Longines watches that had people talking at Baselworld 2017
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VIDEO: The 3 Longines watches that had people talking at Baselworld 2017

It’s Longines’ 185th anniversary this year, as you might have seen so it’s no surprise that the key heritage pieces were very strong at Baselworld. As…
HANDS-ON: The large, and very, very limited Longines Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch 90th Anniversary
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HANDS-ON: The large, and very, very limited Longines Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch 90th Anniversary

This post is served with an almighty fist pump, because just like our crystal ball ‘predicted’, Longines has announced a 90th Anniversary version of the…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage 1945
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage 1945

One of the highlights on our Baselworld calendar is seeing what heritage re-release Longines has cooked up, and whoo boy, have they pulled out all…
INTRODUCING: The Longines Conquest VHP – very precise, very cool
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INTRODUCING: The Longines Conquest VHP – very precise, very cool

We don’t talk much about quartz here at Time+Tide, and that’s usually for a good reason. Most quartz watches are pretty boring. There are, however,…
BASEL BUILDUP: 4 days to go. The best watches of Baselworld 2016 paired with perfect outfits
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BASEL BUILDUP: 4 days to go. The best watches of Baselworld 2016 paired with perfect outfits

BASEL BUILDUP: To celebrate the sartorial whirlwind who sadly departs Time+Tide today on maternity leave, we couldn’t resist revisiting our Content Director Ceri David’s genius idea…
EXCLUSIVE: Get excited, Longines to work with Time+Tide on year-long access-all-areas video project called The Longines Time Machine!
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EXCLUSIVE: Get excited, Longines to work with Time+Tide on year-long access-all-areas video project called The Longines Time Machine!

Dust off your fedora Indiana, we’re going into the archives… Longines is a brand whose history the Time+Tide team has delved into before – pretty…
VIDEO: What’s Baselworld really like? Drink three coffees, watch this, you are there dude…
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VIDEO: What’s Baselworld really like? Drink three coffees, watch this, you are there dude…

Felix and I are taking deep breaths. We’re getting plenty of exercise. Plenty of sun. And we’re changing our coffee order from latté to long-black,…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Legend Diver lives up to its name
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Legend Diver lives up to its name

Longines was making stellar heritage reissues well before it was cool. Case in point is the stylish ’60s-inspired Legend Diver, first released way back in 2007.…
LIST: The 9 best watches of 2016 – $4000 to $5000 (and a bit more)
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LIST: The 9 best watches of 2016 – $4000 to $5000 (and a bit more)

Time for the final leg of our tour of the best ‘affordable’ watches of 2016. We’re now at the upper end, at that fun little…
LIST: The 11 best watches of 2016 – $2000 to $3000
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LIST: The 11 best watches of 2016 – $2000 to $3000

For our third instalment we’re entering a slightly different echelon of watches. Some buyers will just dive right into their first watch at this price bracket,…
ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 2 – The Longines Military COSD
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ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 2 – The Longines Military COSD

Next up in our Christmas Advent(ure) Calendar is the rough and ready (but still polished to a mirror shine) Longines Military COSD, with a military-inspired…
HANDS-ON: All aboard with the Longines Railroad
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HANDS-ON: All aboard with the Longines Railroad

We’re not alone in our love of Longines heritage offerings – the classic designs and smart prices make them consistently instant hits among watch enthusiasts,…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 23rd September, 2016 – the high life edition
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 23rd September, 2016 – the high life edition

This week we’ve been busy swanning around, sipping fine (glow-in-the-dark) Champagnes and chatting to the beautiful people while driving exotic cars. Of course in between…
LIST: Are our 9 Basel favourites still our favourites?
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LIST: Are our 9 Basel favourites still our favourites?

Anyone that’s been to Basel will know what we’re talking about when we reference the ‘Basel bubble’. It’s a cross between Steve Jobs’ reality distortion…
LIST: 6 watches that signify success
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LIST: 6 watches that signify success

Editor’s Note: The Weekly Review recently asked me to give them a list of six watches that “show you’re a success in life”. For the record,…
EDITOR’S PICK: Style warrior’s choice – the Longines Heritage Military COSD
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EDITOR’S PICK: Style warrior’s choice – the Longines Heritage Military COSD

Editor’s Note: Over the past week we’ve had a bit of fun with the latest Longines Heritage piece – the Military COSD – coming up…
VIDEO: The Longines Heritage Military COSD Story, Part 2 – the power of props
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VIDEO: The Longines Heritage Military COSD Story, Part 2 – the power of props

If you’re reading this and haven’t yet seen Barry Conrad’s dramatic monologue and the host of historical watch war-stories it reprises, go back and watch it…
VIDEO: The Longines Heritage Military COSD Story, Part 1 – watches and war
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VIDEO: The Longines Heritage Military COSD Story, Part 1 – watches and war

The light bulb moment was seeing Barry Conrad perform in a play called Violet set in the American south in the 1960s. He was dressed…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 15th July, 2016 – acts and casebacks
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 15th July, 2016 – class acts and casebacks

What a week it’s been. Long and cold, but ultimately rewarding. For a typically quiet time of year there’s a lot going on, with Piaget…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 20th May, 2016. Yep, we’re already talking about SIHH 2017
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 20th May, 2016. Yep, we’re already talking about SIHH 2017

I know it’s not in the spirit of the Wind Down, but I write this without the assistance of a refreshing knock-off beverage. Pardon the…
EXCLUSIVE OPEN LETTER: FakeWatchBusta answers the question, is it ever OK to wear a fake watch?
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EXCLUSIVE OPEN LETTER: FakeWatchBusta answers the question, is it ever OK to wear a fake watch?

I am the person behind the @fakewatchbusta account on Instagram and I was kind of shocked when I got the assignment of writing on this…
INSIGHT: Two sleeper hits from the Phillips Start-Stop-Reset auction
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INSIGHT: Two sleeper hits from the Phillips Start-Stop-Reset auction

Editor’s Note: Time+Tide seems to have a thing for Canadian contributors, perhaps because we’re both Commonwealth countries. Whatever the reason, we’ve found another one. In…
BASEL LOOKBOOK 2016: Day 2, featuring Rado, Nomos, Blancpain and Longines
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BASEL LOOKBOOK 2016: Day 2, featuring Rado, Nomos, Blancpain and Longines

The Basel Lookbook, in which our friend and fashion advisor Ceri David casts an eye over the best releases of Baselworld and suggests what might…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage 1918, old world charm done right
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage 1918, old world charm done right

There’s no arguing that the vintage reissue trend is still going strong, though this latest offering from Longines digs further back into the archives than…
EDITOR’S PICK: Menswear painter and illustrator Sunflowerman interprets the Longines Pulsometer Chronograph (with review, pics, video and pricing)
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EDITOR’S PICK: Menswear painter and illustrator Sunflowerman interprets the Longines Pulsometer Chronograph (with review, pics, video and pricing)

Editor’s Note: It’s been almost a year since we worked with that man of vision and watercolour paints, Matt Miller, more commonly known as ‘Sunflowerman’.…
INTERVIEW: The VP of Longines, Juan-Carlos Capelli, explains the brand’s link to horse racing
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INTERVIEW: The VP of Longines, Juan-Carlos Capelli, explains the brand’s link to horse racing

Earlier this year, we interviewed the Vice President of Longines in the hours before the Queen Elizabeth Stakes horse race at Royal Randwick in Sydney.…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 6th November, 2015
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 6th November, 2015

A certain mood has settled over the Time+Tide office and it’s all about BBB. Not the Black Bay Black, or the Black Bay One going…
LIST: Six equestrian watches for the Melbourne Cup
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LIST: Six equestrian watches for the Melbourne Cup

Today’s Melbourne Cup is a star-studded field of international and local thoroughbreds, with all eyes on the favourite Fame Game. But the trackside action is…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage Military COSD
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage Military COSD

The story in a second: Inspired by a watch designed for the British military in WWII, the Heritage Military COSD watch is the latest in…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 7th August, 2015
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 7th August, 2015

Look down at your no doubt lovely timepiece. What time is it? Wind Down time! This week had everythingl. Laughter. Tears. Deep thoughts. Denim. Let’s…
INTERVIEW: Walter Von Känel, CEO of Longines
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INTERVIEW: Walter Von Känel, CEO of Longines

When Andrew and I walked into our interview with Longines CEO and industry veteran Walter Von Känel, we expected the usual – a chat about…
LOOKING BACK: The Longines Watercolour Watch Project
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LOOKING BACK: The Longines Watercolour Watch Project

A few months ago, in Basel I had the great pleasure of meeting Mr Matt Miller, better known online as Sunflowerman. Matt was working with…
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 10th April, 2015
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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 10th April, 2015

** This Friday wind down is solely and wholly dedicated to Richie Benaud. Richie had several qualities that all men should aspire to; honesty, obsession…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Symphonette
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Symphonette

The story in a second: The brand new Longines Symphonette ladies watch collection offers a case shape that is as bold as it is sleek.…
HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage Diver 1967
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HANDS-ON: The Longines Heritage Diver 1967

The story in a second: The Longines Heritage Diver 1967 is an impressive package at a hard to beat price. Great vintage style and backstory,…
EVENT: Discover the Longines Watercolour Watch Project, live from Baselworld
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EVENT: Discover the Longines Watercolour Watch Project, live from Baselworld

Hello. My name is Sunflowerman and I was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This week I am stationed in Basel, Switzerland. My work at the Baselworld…
BREAKING NEWS: The Longines Watercolour Watch Project, proudly brought to you by Time+Tide
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BREAKING NEWS: The Longines Watercolour Watch Project, proudly brought to you by Time+Tide

In an exciting development, American artist Sunflowerman will join Team Time+Tide at Baselworld 2015. Working exclusively on ‘The Longines Watercolour Watch Project – proudly brought…
PRE-BASEL: The Longines Conquest 1/100 Horse Racing
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PRE-BASEL: The Longines Conquest 1/100 Horse Racing

First Impressions: The latest addition to Longines’ sporty Conquest line is capable of split-second accuracy, thanks to its clever new quartz movement. There aren’t too…