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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…
You may have a general idea of the watches a list like this would include. Of course, going for timeless and classic designs is going…
It wasn’t so long ago that exhibition casebacks were reserved for either exquisite pieces of high horology or oddities like the Ernest Borel kaleidoscope watches.…
As I always say, I was a watch enthusiast long before I was a watch journalist. I will always first and foremost be a watch…
Editor’s note: A while back, the New York Times wrote a story entitled Instagram and the Watch World about how social media had “created a…
Editor’s note: Making the case is a new column in which the author delivers a heartfelt argument on a watch-related theme. A tick-tock trial if you will. Today…
At this rate it seems like we’ll end up with more vintage reissues in the world than actual vintage watches, if that’s not already the…
Radium was discovered by Marie Curie in 1898, and it was already showing up on the dials of wristwatches by the early 1900s. This goes…
The debate has raged on for years over putting dive watches on leather straps. It’s a fairly straight-forward argument for and against, with compelling reasonings…
Titanium watches aren’t anything new by any stretch of the imagination. When Citizen unveiled the world’s first titanium wristwatch in 1970, the lightweight and hypoallergenic…
When George Bamford launched his first G-Shock Limited Edition in September 2020, it was a “super, super nice” experience, according to the man himself. People…
Editor’s Note: At Time+Tide we always strive to be a hub for both seasoned and burgeoning watch enthusiasts. We love the idea that we can…
I recently had to write a round-up of 24 of the most intriguing watches of 2022. The brief was for a glossy lifestyle magazine with…
If you’re old enough to remember the song Video Killed the Radio Star, you’re also old enough to remember a time when most people wore…
Sometimes I encounter a watch that makes me think of Kim Jong-il. Let me explain. With more than 1,200 official titles, the North Korean dictator…
It’s that time of year in Australia where you can hear cricket blasting from people’s living rooms as you wander down to your local beach…
I’ve never understood the term “tool watch”. After all, you don’t hear people talking about tool cars or tool computers – because “tool” is redundant. Anything…
So I was tidying up my kids’ playroom, forlornly trying to return a vague semblance of order to the overturned buckets of Lego and stray pieces…
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…
Early on when I joined the Time+Tide team, I wrote a story that detailed how I got my Rolex Submariner. As both a watch collector…
Editor’s note: For a tiny bit of context… this was part of our NOT ON MY WATCH series about the things we don’t like on…
Editor’s note:The furore over the Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 in recent years – that we have covered exhaustively – is interesting to consider in the…
The IWC Big Pilot collection is a pillar of the brand for a reason. The design is iconic and has remained unchanged for the best…
Editor’s note: For a tiny bit of context … NOT ON MY WATCH is about the things we don’t like on a watch. It’s pretty…
It’s a new segment. It’s called Battle Royale. Someone nominates a collection, and we fight to the death for our favourite from said collection until…
A few days ago, we uploaded a photo of the Zenith Defy Classic Ref.95.9000.670/51.R790 and asked our 120,000 followers this question: “Is the Zenith Classic underrated?”…
It was during a particularly cold snap in January that I decided to get off the couch and out of the house. I was restless.…
The Doomsday Clock started ticking in 1947. This was the brainchild of an international group of researchers called the Chicago Atomic Scientists who’d participated in…
I’m rather fortunate in my role here at Time+Tide — I get to wear a lot of different watches. In fact, in 2019 alone I tried…
Very few watch straps are as integral to the overall look and feel of a watch as a bracelet can be. On occasions, the bracelet…
As we float about in the liminal space between Christmas and the new year, it’s a great chance to reflect on the year that the…
I write on Christmas morning, in Melbourne, Australia from the kitchen table of my parents’ house. The children are watching the Stick Man Christmas Special…
Everyone’s familiar with Antiques Roadshow, the TV program where members of the public have their dusty collectables examined and valued by experts. This often results…
Editor’s note: The darling of the independent watch space, MB&F show no signs of slowing their release of weird and wonderful watches. Timepieces that often…
Editor’s note: The other week I caught up with a mate who had recently come to the inevitable realisation that he needed a yellow gold Day-Date…
I think we’ve all found ourselves in a similar situation to this before: you wake up, the morning after a big night out and all…
I think we’ve all found ourselves in a similar situation. You’re at a BBQ, surrounded by friends and family, and everything is going great. The…
Editors note: Fancy a date? If you’re single and ready to mingle, this question, when asked by the right person, would likely be met with…
To all the strangers on the streets, in the cafes, and just generally going about your own business … I have no shame in admitting…
Day 3 of Baselworld is long gone, and before we get too deep into day four, we need to recap your thoughts, reactions and emotions, because that’s…
Every time a bunch of watch guys get together and have a few drinks, this old chestnut rears its head: “What if you could only…
If you ever have the opportunity to try on a watch made before the ’50s, we’re willing to bet you’ll be astounded at how small…
Without getting too first-year-political-science on you – the basis of modern life is disposability. We live in a consumer society. And that’s what we do…
Dear Swiss watch industry, We need to talk about skeletonised watches. There’s a problem. I get why you’re making them, honestly. They’re a great way…
We’ve all met them, the guys (and lets be honest – it’s always guys) who give the world of watch appreciation a bad name. Be…
