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Montblanc announce their freshly minted, five-year long association with the fame Goodwood Festival as the official timing partner.

Ask any collector for his list of “must have” complications & there's a good chance that thinness is lost in a list of tourbillons, rattrapantes & repeaters

There’s something gloriously, incredibly and fabulously over the top about a solid gold dive watch. It’s the ultimate juxtaposition of functional object and precious ornament, all bundled up in a neat, wrist-optimised package. It’s this contrast that lies at the heart of the PAM 684’s appeal. And make no mistake, this is an incredibly lust-worthy watch. … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Panerai’s Midas touch – the Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Automatic Oro Rosso (PAM 684) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

We take a look at one of the most highly-anticipated watches from Tudor in this year's Baselworld: the Heritage Black Bay Steel and Gold.

Breguet reveals its latest Classique rendition with the new Classique 7147 in enamel dial. The dial is complete with Breguet numerals, hands and an iconic d

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 erratic, because in Episode 2, we find ourselves landed in the present year; January 2017 to be exact, in London, at the World’s Best Racehorse Awards. Everybody knows that Longines and … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Behind the scenes with Longines and the owners of Winx, who just won her 17th straight race appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Owner of Rinascita Concepts, Dino lives and breathes quality – as you’ll see through his Instagram feed. Head over and you’ll find some of the finest custom accessories and haute horology that money can buy. NAME: Richard AKA ‘Dino’ OCCUPATION: Lover of gears on a large and small scale, and part-time creator of watch accessories. … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @rinascitaconcepts appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

With Phillips’ Geneva Watch Auction: Five due to be held on the 13 and 14th of May this year, Alan takes a look at five of the most intriguing lots on offer.

Collector and writer, George Cramer is known the world over for his love and scholarly pursuit of Cartier’s watchmaking. But did you know that the man also happens to be an URWERK fan and even owns an early 103.03?

The Chief Editor's Choice: The Best of the Independents for Baselworld 2017:Akrivia, Asaoka, Candaux, Czapek, Haldimann and Pellaton.

Patek brings the Grand Exhibition to New York City in July 2017.

There is definitely a case to be made for letting the dust settle on the wrist before throwing out definitive lists like, for example, a top 11 from Baselworld 2017 actually recorded at Baselworld about five days through the six day fair. However, I would raise two points in our defence. 1. For us to film … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The top 11 watches from Baselworld 2017, live on our wrists appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

A detour from our usual watch reporting: We recommend a restaurant for relaxation after a busy Baselworld. About an hour's drive (60km) from Basel Messe.

Forgive us readers for we have sinned. It’s been two weeks since our last Wind Down. But we’re hoping you’ll forgive us as we’ve been a little preoccupied with the cavalcade of new releases that is Baselworld. Well, now we’ve overcome the jetlag and it’s back to business as usual. Which today means making the … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 7th April, 2017 – the Basel comedown edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

There’s a lot of love in the Time+Tide office for the Slim d’Hermès collection – it’s classic, classy and somewhat free from the Swiss traditionalism that constrains the rest of the fine watch industry. So we’re very happy to see Hermès continuing to expand this relatively young collection, this time with a new platinum-cased perpetual … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The dark and mysterious Hermès Slim d’Hermès Quantième Perpétuel in platinum appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Full review of the Chopard Mille Miglia 2017 Race Edition. Our analysis with hands-on commentary and live high resolution photographs.

Revolution’s dive expert – Jason Heaton explains his personal choices of dive watches.

A ride on the Breitling DC-3. Singapore leg of this 77 year old aircraft's journey around the world. And the announcement of a new Navitimer to celebrate.

With Rolexes breaking records in nearly every auction during the past four years, Christie’s May 15 sale in Geneva will be rich with surprises

Ross Povey spells out the greatness of the Rolex Sea-Dweller using the letters in its name.

Full hands-on analytical review of the Rolex Cellini Moonphase with live high resolution photos from SIHH 2017.

Revolution USA’s editor-in-chief had the brilliant idea to go ice diving in the French Alps, in a frozen lake, in the middle of a blinding snowstorm.

All the clever, novel watches with fresh complications – from the likes of Manufacture Royale, Jaquet Droz and Chanel – will enjoy deep coverage from the rest of our team, so I gave myself a different task: pick the five that I’d purchase with my own cash. It doesn’t get more honest than that.

Wei Koh speaks with Ricardo Guadalupe about Hublot’s latest creation in partnership with Ferrari, the Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph and other intelligent partnerships that has allowed the brand to become visible in universes previously unimagined.

Historically speaking, railroad watches were among the most stringent of certified watches. The legend continues with the new Omega Railmaster collection.

While the overall performance of this year’s Baselworld has prompted a round of self-reflection by the Swiss watch industry, there were still pockets of creativity to be found everywhere.

As brands release increasingly complex watches to show watchmaking prowess, perhaps it's time we took a contrarian look at the genius of simple complexity