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Introducing: The Blancpain Air Command Flyback Chronograph Limited Edition (Live Pics, Pricing)
An ultra-rare vintage pilot's chronograph comes back, with up-to-the-minute tech inside.
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An ultra-rare vintage pilot's chronograph comes back, with up-to-the-minute tech inside.
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The Seamaster Planet Ocean, with its bright orange details, is a favourite in the modern Omega lineup, a compelling combination of brightness and brown. And now we’ve been treated to a brand new version. First of all, this watch is large: 45.5mm across, and tall on the wrist. It’s also heavy thanks to the steel … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chronograph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Less is more, with a vengeance.
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Like it or not, the origin story of Blancpain’s famous diver is inseparable from that of naval warfare. The development of the original watch was driven by two men, Captain Robert Maloubier and Lieutenant Claude Riffaud, who were in charge of a newly formed French unit, the Combat Swimmers - or Nageurs de Combat. They … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms ‘Nageurs de Combat’ appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Revolution
At Time to Move, the jeweller and watchmaker offered a number of impressive novelties. Here’s what you need to know about them.
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A taste of artisanal gin and a 1959 Les Paul gave rise to this partnership timepiece.
Revolution
This year, the Swatch Group pulled out of Baselworld to stage its own event called Time To Move. Here are 2019 novelties from Breguet.
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The SeaQ, Glashütte Original’s new watch for 2019, revives an old icon from 1969 and expands it into a full collection.
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We begin with the high complications Histories de Tourbillon 10. This is the Final Edition with a unique four tourbillons each making one revolution every 36 seconds. Three versions. A piece unique in plat and 10 each in WG and RG. Three differentials are used in the movement. Size 54mmx40mm. And a new Project Z,Read More
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Highlights from Glashütte Original’s novelties list this year. A completely new collection called the Spezialist with two new diver watches. And a new flying tourbillon from the Vintage Collection with some interesting features. But first the divers. Called the SeaQ, the collection is kicked off with two series. The first is a recreation of theRead More
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Jaquet Droz starts strong with a new variant to the Grande Seconde collection by adding a chronograph. The movement is supplied by Manufacture Blancpain, and two versions are offered. The chronograph is a monopusher via a coaxial pusher at the crown. Versions are offered: One in a red gold case with the counters aligned, andRead More
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We start with the Novelties. We were presented with the ladies Villaret Collection 33mm case. With a new font for the date. In SS and RG with and without diamonds. A mille maille metal bracelet is also available in SS and RG produced by Simon Menbrez who makes Blancpain cases and bracelet. Prices range fromRead More
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Breguet’s big novelty this year is the new Classique Tourbillon Squelette 5935. Ultra thin caliber 581 automatic movement with peripheral rotor has about 50% of the mass removed in the skeletonising process. The case in RG, 41mm. Next the range of the Reine de Naples is extended with two new additions. One with a blueRead More
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We start with the Aquaterra GMT World Timer. 43mmSS case with a blue rubber strap. The dial features a cartouche of the Earth looking down from the North Pole which is laser engraved on a Ti plate to create the blue ocean leaving a relief of the continents. The contrasting colors of the surface isRead More
Revolution
This year, the Swatch Group pulled out of Baselworld to stage its own event called Time To Move. Here 2019 novelties from Omega.
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Blancpain reissues the mythical Air Command in a limited run of 500 pieces that remains true to the original.
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A new blue dial for a classically slim perpetual.
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Earlier in the year, Omega celebrated 50 years of Man stepping off our terrestrial sphere with the release of a very faithful reissue of the 1969 commemorative gold Speedmaster (even though the alloy itself is very new). But everyone kind of figured that wouldn’t be the only celebratory Speedy to step out of the brand’s … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Limited Edition in steel (with a bit of gold) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Omega, as you would expect from the Swatch Group powerhouse, had a panoply of new watches on display at Time to Move. We were treated to a total of 67 new watches (often minor variations in case/dial/etc, but still), and two special vintage pieces thrown in for good measure. Suffice to say there’s a lot … ContinuedThe post My pick of the 6 best new Omega watches for 2019, fresh from Time to Move appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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There are only three days until our competition for Australian watch lovers to win a Royal Enfield Stealth Black Time+Tide Special Edition closes. Entering is as easy as going here, letting us know what the last watch you bought was, filling in your details and joining our mailing list for all of those subscriber-only good-times. … ContinuedThe post Our motorbike competition is closed, but the digital buying guide is still free to download appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Timex resurrects one of their first quartz watches.
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As we are in Switzerland, and not in Glashütte, GO is not able to show us the manufacture. But they did the next best thing – they brought part of the manufacture to Geneva. We were welcomed by the CEO. We started looking at the Sixties Annual Edition 2019. The manufacture of the orange dialRead More
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The (very) small world of rectangular movements just got a little bigger.
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We visited the manufacture at Plans-Le-Ouates. All watch production are made here, including jewelry watches. 180 people work at the Manufacture. Movements are made by ETA and Blancpain. No photography in the manufacture. We began in the Joaillerie Department. This is where the jewelers work with microscopes. Each station is equipped with a torch andRead More
Revolution
Sometimes here at Revolution, we got our hands on the Hasselblad H6D-100c, one of the best cameras on the market today.
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Two new limited editions put the Grande Maison's continuing mastery of chiming watches on display.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre has unveiled a new minute repeater with perpetual calendar that “brings new levels of excellence to its mastery of chiming watches”.
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