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At Time To Move, Glashutte Original dazzled with supreme technical wizardry of its Senator Chronometer Tourbillon.

Sandra takes a look at the incredible (and incredibly complex) Cartier Révélation d’une Panthère.The post Explaining just how Cartier’s incredible Révélation d’une Panthère works appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Editor’s note: At this point, saying Grand Seiko do exceptional dials is a bit of a cliché, but c’mon – look at this thing. It’s flat out incredible – delicate, detailed and still somehow fun. This is what Grand Seiko excel at, and this is why people love them … The foundation upon which modern … ContinuedThe post Dial for days – the Grand Seiko SBGH267 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

We revisit our initial recommendations for Annual Calendars first made in 2015, and recommend six from more recent history.

The Codek Spiral is a bold watch. Part of the danger of wandering outside the lanes of standard design styles is that the identity of the watch can get lost. The Spiral is mostly a dress watch, however it is not clearly a dress watch.

Editor’s note: Since we originally ran this story back in 2017, the star of @KingNerd has grown ever brighter – he’s Revolution’s in-house engraver, and works on all sorts of dopeness. Definitely worth a second look. Real nerd @KingNerd might not be a real monarch, but he is royalty in the world of fine engraving. Definitely … ContinuedThe post A look into the world of fine watch engraving with King Nerd appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The Patrimony collection adops a midnight blue shade specially created for the line, kicked off, the new Patrimony Perpetual Calendar Ultra Thin.

Editor’s note: no bells, no whistles. Everything you need and nothing you don’t. It’s the one and only Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 41 in steel … Forget the fuss about the Sea-Dweller and the palaver over the Sky-Dweller, the real Rolex of 2017 is the Datejust 41 in steel. On the surface, the reasons might … ContinuedThe post Simply the best? The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 41 in steel appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

These days, “NATO strap” is a catch-all term for any sort of nylon or fabric watch strap. In reality, it’s a little more complex. The use of the term NATO is something of a misappropriation that arose because the ‘original’ fabric strap (20mm, nylon, chrome-plated hardware, in admiralty grey) could be requested using a form … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: The long and winding history of the NATO strap  appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Be sure to drive by our pop-up to say hi, talk watches, and see the latest from the HODINKEE Shop.

Editor’s note: Who doesn’t love a good micro brand (we certainly do)? In many ways the little guys have so much more freedom than the big brands, when it comes to design, production (and all the rest). Case in point is the Farer Lander GMT, which we reviewed last year … Having previously reviewed the … ContinuedThe post The Farer Lander GMT Automatic proves travel doesn’t have to be so serious appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The Glashutte PanoInverse is a timepice that changed the way we look at watches, with an ingenious twist on the placement of the movement.

Another Friday, another round of watches from around the web.

Watches are now showpieces as much as timepieces, and as levels of sophistication have increased, the inner workings deserve not to be hidden.

Timex has been on a roll in recent years with re-releasing some of the most popular models from their past. The Q Timex is no exception.

Editor’s note: The last time the Tudor Pelagos received a significant line extension was the LHD (left hand drive), which debuted in 2016. It’s a great watch - and arguably the ‘hottest’ of the Pelagos variants. But something we can all agree on is that it’s a line that’s well due for some more attention. … ContinuedThe post The Tudor Pelagos LHD is excellent, but we want more appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The UK-based retailer is now a publicly traded company.

In 2017, Blancpain released one of the coolest dive watches of the year, the Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC, which stood out because of its distinctive spherical moisture indicator on the dial. It’s a watch that owed its existence to a particularly storied watch with a military backstory.  The story is set in a post-WWII … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: The mythical Tornek Rayville TR-900 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

We diver deep into the last of the series in Harry Winston Historie de Tourbillon. No 10 provides a unique opportunity to explore the technical tourbillon.

The tenth and final chapter in Harry Winston's story of the tourbillon.

Editor’s note: Size is one of the prevailing issues in watchland. Too big? Too small? It’s one of those ongoing debates that rages on (and on and on and on). A watch that clocks in at 37mm would typically be seen on the smaller size of this spectrum - so much so that many would … ContinuedThe post Here’s the proof you can easily wear a 37mm watch appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The story of the 1960s Tornek Rayville TR-900 and the Force Recon Battalion soldiers who wore it to war.

Seiko’s distinctive shrouded diver (commonly called the ‘Tuna Can’) is a real cult model, due in equal parts to its indestructibility and its distinctive design. It’s a watch that stands out from across the street, or in five metres of murky water - depending on how you like to use your dive watches.  Having said … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Seiko Prospex ‘Street Series’ Solar Diver SNE533P appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Aldis Hodge, Aurel Bacs, Jean-Claude Biver, and others make some pretty tough decisions.

The most complicated Ingenieur gets a lightweight update.

Jaquet Droz's offering is impressive this year. And one of the most interesting watches unveiled is the Grande Seconde Chronograph we are reviewing here.