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6 of the best tonneau-cased watches you can buy now
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6 of the best tonneau-cased watches you can buy now

Tonneau-cased watches can be barrels of fun. Here's a few of our favourites.
The Richard Mille RM 88 Smiley is seriously funny and the feel-good watch of the year
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The Richard Mille RM 88 Smiley is seriously funny and the feel-good watch of the year

Richard Mille never shy away from a piece that’s a little bit “out there”, whether that’s the Bonbon collection, Bubba Watson’s RM38 Pink Watch or…
VIDEO: The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Meca-10 King Gold with 240 hours power reserve is testosterone-drenched tech at its absolute finest
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VIDEO: The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Meca-10 King Gold with 240 hours power reserve is testosterone-drenched tech at its absolute finest

Editor’s note: As I go to post this review, something very sad just dawned on me. It’s been over three years since I’ve had a…
HANDS-ON: The Hublot Meca-10 movement makes a move into the Spirit of Big Bang Meca-10 Black Magic
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HANDS-ON: The Hublot Meca-10 movement makes a move into the Spirit of Big Bang Meca-10 Black Magic

A dark brooding presence on the wrist is causing infatuation today, with a vast power reserve and the unexpected lightness of high-tech ceramic. The new…
HANDS-ON: The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Meca-10 King Gold is kingmaker on the wrist
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HANDS-ON: The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Meca-10 King Gold is kingmaker on the wrist

The advent of Hublot’s Big Bang essentially launched the provocative, innovative and disruptive brand. The brainchild of horological mega-doyen Jean-Claude Biver, the Big Bang arrived…
INTRODUCING: The Franck Muller Vanguard Classic that can take you from boardroom to beach
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INTRODUCING: The Franck Muller Vanguard Classic that can take you from boardroom to beach

Fans of Franck Muller will know there is something in the Vanguard collection for everyone. With more than 30 different references in the current lineup,…
You make me crazy – the Franck Muller Crazy Hours ladies
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You make me crazy – the Franck Muller Crazy Hours ladies

When we see something repeatedly, over time, our brains quickly form habits that enable us to infer what we are seeing, bypassing the need to…
INTRODUCING: The triple threat of the Franck Muller Master Banker in steel
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INTRODUCING: The triple threat of the Franck Muller Master Banker in steel

Franck Muller is known as the Master of Complications, and for good reason. Almost none of the watches produced by the Genevan watchmaker are straightforward,…
Crazy love – Franck Muller’s Cintrée Curvex Crazy Hours in blue tones
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Crazy love – Franck Muller’s Cintrée Curvex Crazy Hours in blue tones

Often we talk about emblematic or iconic models or shapes in a brand’s line-up, such as Franck Muller, with their distinctive Curvex line. Less often…
EVENT: A Crazy few Hours with Franck Muller in Melbourne
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EVENT: A Crazy few Hours with Franck Muller in Melbourne

The Franck Muller Vanguard Crazy Hours landed in Melbourne last week, and not only was I fortunate to take a closer look at it, but…
INTRODUCING: Franck Muller Vanguard Crazy Hours Asia Exclusive
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INTRODUCING: Franck Muller Vanguard Crazy Hours Asia Exclusive

In what is a meeting of two of the most significant collections from the Franck Muller manufacture, the Vanguard Crazy Hours is an exciting offering,…
The Franck Muller Vanguard Yachting Anchor Skeleton
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The Franck Muller Vanguard Yachting Anchor Skeleton

Artisanal watchmakers Franck Muller have really taken it to the next level with their latest timepiece, the Franck Muller Vanguard Yachting Anchor Skeleton. Available in…
Ultimate transparency — Hublot’s sapphire evolution, in 13 watches
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Ultimate transparency — Hublot’s sapphire evolution, in 13 watches

Editor’s note: While Hublot didn’t create the first sapphire-cased watch (that honour goes to Alain Silberstein of all people), the big, bold brand has done…
HANDS-ON: The Franck Muller Gravity Skeleton 
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HANDS-ON: The Franck Muller Gravity Skeleton 

Architectural is a word that gets thrown around a lot in watch writing, and when you look at a watch like this Franck Muller Gravity…
Our 5 favourite Franck Muller watches from the new 2019 collection, with a focus on the crazy ones
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Our 5 favourite Franck Muller watches from the new 2019 collection, with a focus on the crazy ones

It’s quite possible that when Steve Jobs said, ‘Here’s to the crazy ones’, that master watchmaker Franck Muller was listening. And that he was inspired.…
How to wear a watch like nobody is watching
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How to wear a watch like nobody is watching

Editor’s note: There’s a lot to love about Jeff Goldblum. Like pretty much everything really. And for us at least, one of his key character…
HANDS-ON: The edgy, architectural Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Tourbillon
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HANDS-ON: The edgy, architectural Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Tourbillon

Hublot has been growing the Spirit of Big Bang line slowly and steadily, and though the SoBB Yellow Sapphire was quite the cool addition, this…
INTRODUCING: The Franck Muller Vanguard Grande Date
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INTRODUCING: The Franck Muller Vanguard Grande Date

A few days ago, we introduced you to the opulent curves of Franck Muller’s Cintrée Curvex Grande Date, a curvaceously cased complicated chronograph with a…
INTRODUCING: This one has the time, now all you need is the jet – the Franck Muller Vanguard World Timer GMT
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INTRODUCING: This one has the time, now all you need is the jet – the Franck Muller Vanguard World Timer GMT

Invented in the 1930s by Geneva watchmaker Louis Cottier, world time watches brought – at a glance and all at once – the time across…
INTRODUCING: Three times the charm – the Franck Muller Vanguard Master Banker Skeleton
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INTRODUCING: Three times the charm – the Franck Muller Vanguard Master Banker Skeleton

If watch brands were Facebook relationship statuses, Franck Muller would be “It’s complicated”. Not because the Swiss-based manufacturer has commitment problems but, rather, quite the…
EDITOR’S PICK: The seafaring origins of the Franck Muller Yachting collection
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EDITOR’S PICK: The seafaring origins of the Franck Muller Yachting collection

Editor’s note: Add a splash of maritime to the wrist with fine naval details dispersed from its bow to its stern. Recently we covered the latest…
VIDEO: Set sail with the Franck Muller Vanguard S6 Yachting
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VIDEO: Set sail with the Franck Muller Vanguard S6 Yachting

Yacht rock is one of the Time+Tide office’s favourite genres of smooth, easy listening music, so it should come as no surprise that we’re more…
INTRODUCING: The Franck Muller Crazy Hours 15th Anniversary collection
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INTRODUCING: The Franck Muller Crazy Hours 15th Anniversary collection

I don’t know about you, but the only thing on my mind when I’m at a resort on vacation is how many trips to the…
HANDS-ON: Hoisting the high spirits flag with the Franck Muller Color Dreams
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HANDS-ON: Hoisting the high spirits flag with the Franck Muller Color Dreams

My art deco admiration and monochromer habits have always had me on Team Casablanca considering Franck Muller’s selections. But it is party season after all,…
HANDS-ON: The Cvstos Challenge GT Chronograph
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HANDS-ON: The Cvstos Challenge GT Chronograph

Over the last few years there’s been a lot of noise about how the watch industry has returned to smaller sized watches, abandoning the larger…
HANDS-ON: Undeniably impressive – the Hublot Spirit of Big Bang 45mm Sapphire
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HANDS-ON: Undeniably impressive – the Hublot Spirit of Big Bang 45mm Sapphire

The Spirit Of Big Bang is one of my favourite lines from Hublot. Partially that’s down to my occasionally contrarian nature wanting to stand out…
HANDS-ON: Hello Sailor! Franck Muller takes to the high seas with the Yachting collection
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HANDS-ON: Hello Sailor! Franck Muller takes to the high seas with the Yachting collection

The last time we had Franck Muller in the office it was a bold Vanguard clad in sinister black and red – a watch that…
HANDS-ON: The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Moonphase Titanium, same style, smaller size
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HANDS-ON: The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Moonphase Titanium, same style, smaller size

For Hublot, 2015 was very much the year of the Big Bang, with the release of some pretty radical variations and the use of several…
HANDS-ON: The Franck Muller Vanguard
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HANDS-ON: The Franck Muller Vanguard

When we saw Kingston Chu’s rose gold Vanguard at the opening of the Franck Muller Sydney boutique in October, we knew we had to get…