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Review of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms MilSpec. With detailed hands-on analysis, high resolution photographs, specifications and price.

CVC Capital Partners agrees to buy out Breitling in a deal worth more than 800 million euros.

If you spend any time looking at vintage watches, especially insanely high-end vintage watches, there’s a good chance you already know who Alfredo Paramico is. If not, you should. NAME: Alfredo Paramico OCCUPATION: World class watch trader HANDLE: @AlfredoParamico FOLLOWERS: 42.2k LOCATION: Miami Beach Tell us about yourself. I was born in Italy in 1969, and … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @AlfredoParamico appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Hermes watchmaking offers us a vision of time as we perceive it rather than time as atomic clocks reckon and there's legitimacy in this new genre.

We’re calling it. Winter is here. We’ve broken out the light knits and switched the office AC from ‘cool’ to ‘heat’. One thing that’s not cooling down (see what I did there) is the always-exciting world of watch news. SIHH and Basel collections are starting to trickle into local markets, and now that the big … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN – 28th April, 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

There’s a good reason the Portugieser collection is one of IWC’s most popular (in Australia at least). It’s a big, commanding watch that nevertheless possesses a grace and charm that belies its large size. This combination makes it one of the go-to statement watches. But did you know that it’s also got the weight of … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Explaining a legend – the history of the IWC Portugieser appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Fonderie 47’s Inversion Principle turns tools of destruction into luxurious items of beauty.

Wristwatches conceived in times of conflict find their place in the modern day.

Often more suited to Manhattan streets than a war zone in the Middle East, timepieces featuring military design cues are the darlings of today’s watchgeeks.

We talk to Christian Lattmann, CEO of Jaquet Droz and get insights to the direction he is leading the company, and where her assets lie.

Watch modding is a small yet popular sub-genre of the industry as more customers seek to avoid ubiquity. Should watch brands start their own custom depts?

While the current Rolex Cellini collection will never have the same mass appeal or cool cachet as their ever-popular steel sports models, I think this chic and refined collection is just as important and emblematic to the Big Crown. When they revamped the line in 2014, I was quite taken – with their fluted bezels, … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Rolex Cellini Moonphase – what it is and why it matters appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

As Rolls-Royce continues to break all of its own rules, it makes the perfect fit for a watch company that has never been afraid to do things differently.

While the Oris Chronoris Date is attractive it feels historically out of place for a collection whose raison d'etre is "chronographs for motor racing"

Oris seem to be going from strength to strength, releasing smart watch designs – like the Divers Sixty-Five – that impress critics and customers alike. This year it’s time for their modern diver, the Aquis, to shine. The entire collection has been revamped – it’s still big and bold, but it’s a little less blocky. Oris … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Top 4 Oris releases of Basel 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Revolution recounts winners from the 2016 Rolex Enterprise Awards and their particular projects, which aim to better our quality (and our understanding) of life.

Announcing the MB&F; LM1the Final Edition. With details of this final release of an icon which ran for 6 years. Completw with live photographs and price.

MB&F; announce the closing chapter of the Legacy Machine No. 1, a watch which ends one chapter but signals the coming of many more.

If Patek Philippe Advanced Research is a symbol of things to come, it might actually herald a potential tourbillon-free future for high horology.

Ross Povey’s top five picks from the upcoming Phillips Watches’ the GENEVA WATCH AUCTION: FIVE, including a prototype Tudor chronograph from the late 1960s.

Full hands-on analytical review of the new Rolex Sky-Dweller "Rolesor" with live high resolution photos from Baselworld 2017.

Vacheron Constantin announces six new additions to their Overseas collection with four watches in a new mix of steel and pink gold, two-tone cases.

As Marvelites and Comic-Con attendees undoubtedly already know, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the much-anticipated follow-up to the 2014 original, is in Australian cinemas today. As a closet Marvel fangirl (Pssst, Antman. You never return my calls.), this is a big deal for me. So to celebrate I’ve put together five (very different) watches, for the … ContinuedThe post LIST: 5 out of this world watches perfect for the Guardians of Galaxy, just in time for Vol. 2 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

One of the brands we’re always excited to see at Baselworld is Seiko. Not just because they’ve always got a few surprises up their sleeve, but also, if we’re honest, because the price point is a lot less painful than some of their Swiss counterparts. This year we were particularly impressed with two models that … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 4 of the hottest new Seiko releases appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

If you take a keen interest in the world of watches, you’ve likely heard of Carson Chan. Carson works for the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, an organisation dedicated to building knowledge around fine watchmaking. And while we seem to now run into Carson every time we’re in Switzerland, we first met him in Hong … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Back to basics – how a mechanical watch works appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.