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With the weird and wonderful thing that is the internet, watch aficionados are able to stay better-informed than ever. The knowledge of small, niche brands…
Making desirable watches affordable, let alone available, is a struggle that many brands are currently facing. From the entry-level to the high-end, each desirable piece…
The Tangente launched as one part of a quartet of watches designed by Susanne Günther in 1992, marking the beginnings of NOMOS Glashütte. Throughout the…
Greubel Forsey, creators of last year’s thought-provoking Hand Made One and regular winners of GPHG honours, are known for their intricate craftsmanship and small production…
Editor’s note: Grand Seiko turned heads at the start of 2020 with the announcement of a brand new in-house movement – the Grand Seiko 9SA5…
If you missed Part I of the Aldis Hodge interview yesterday, you can find it right here. In Part 2, we get to the core…
Editor’s note: Time+Tide Watches is very proud to be the first official media partner of the Horological Society of New York in history. Over this…
In the history of the 20th century, few years are as loaded with cultural weight as the year 1969. It’s defined in our collective memory…
‘Manufacture’ is one of those watchmaking buzzwords you hear fairly frequently. Basically, it’s a fancy word for factory, but in the slow-moving and hallowed halls…
Editor’s note: Next week, Breguet will unveil its 2019 releases to the world, and we can’t wait. So, in preparation, we thought we’d have another…
With a brand so rich in history, the origins of what can only be called typical Breguet design cues date a fair ways back into…
In a battle that’s been brewing since the dawn of Time (and Tide, in 2014), Andrew and Felix finally pick up the tools and take…
The watch industry is — make no mistake — an industry, driven by bottom lines and production schedules. It’s also a deeply traditional craft with…
Editor’s note: I’ve been saying for a few years now that Chanel is one to watch on the watchmaking front. They’ve been making watches for…
Editor’s note: If I needed any further proof that the ’90s were back in a big way, it was seeing a 20-something friend of a…
I’m not above admitting it. I’m more than just a bit painful when it comes to painted versus printed dials. “Is this painted or printed?” is…
Editor’s Note: Until relatively recently Seiko’s watchmaking – in particular their Grand Seiko and Credor lines – was something of an insiders’ secret, with their…
An horological mystery: our recommended read for the week is an article that describes the shadow watchmakers operating secretly in Switzerland. It’s fair to say…
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…
Last year we were privileged to get two passionate TAG Heuer experts in a room together to talk openly about some of the most controversial topics…
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…
4 (blurry) graphs that sum up the state of the Swiss Watch Industry in 2016 The press conference that kicks off Baselworld can, unfortunately, be…
[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…
Some months ago, Time+Tide’s Sydney readers were given the opportunity to inspect and learn about Montblanc’s high-end horology, complete with first-hand insights from Monsieur Julien…
[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/144922310″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] There is no debate about the fact that the heart of watchmaking is in Switzerland. And as such Swiss watch companies…
It is impossible to overstate the importance of tradition to the Swiss watch industry. It’s a business, after all, built on skills and techniques that…
