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A year after our first meeting, Revolution talks to Don Cochrane about the “Dirty Dozen”, his reborn family business and sharing the Vertex love with Revolution.

Two Zenith Cronometro Tipo 2 Military Chronographs personalized to Revolution’s specifications by the world’s No. 1 watch customizer, Bamford Watch Department.

Through his single-minded passion and insistence on extending the frontiers of high performance in watchmaking, Richard Mille has created the future of horology.

The launch of the very first Richard Mille watch was a seismic event that irrevocably changed the face of watchmaking.

One of the strongest, all-round collections of SIHH was, without a doubt, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris. Coming off a strong 2017 lineup, JLC hit all the right notes with their brand new Polaris collection. While this five-strong family of watches is clearly influenced by the Polaris of yore (for more on that, check out Andy’s look … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 5 standout Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris watches from SIHH 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Having shocked the world with the RM 001, where did Richard Mille go from there? This is the story of the RM 002, the one that established his watches as Racing Machines on your wrist. “When you are racing – it’s life!”

Richard Mille pioneered new roads in the creation of watch movements when it released three automatic-winding watches with titanium movement parts.

Andrew Hildreth tells us the story of how Richard Mille came up with the RM 053 for the incredible Pablo Mac Donough and its evolution to the 2018 RM 53-01.

Strapped onto the wrist of tennis world number one Rafael Nadal as he demolishes his on-court opponents, the RM 027 has survived the most brutal of hard knocks, deservedly attaining cult status as the ultimate high-performance mechanical wristwatch.

For Baselworld 2018, Blancpain unveils its new Villeret Quantieme Complet GMT with patented under-lug correctors.

First shown at Baselworld 2017, the stunner that is the Breguet Reine de Naples 8918 in rose gold is my pick of Breguet’s women’s offerings (in Australia) at the moment. Breguet is all proportion, horological order and watchmaking museum elegance. But sprinkle that heritage with 1.46 carats worth of white diamonds and the ghosts of French royalty, … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Keeping illustrious company with the Breguet Reine de Naples 8918 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

This year will also see Bremont take its Townhouse concept on the road, hosting a second pop-up Townhouse in New York the week after London’s.

The grand dame of watchmaking has unveiled a new complete calendar timepiece as part of its also-new FiftySix collection: the FiftySix Complete Calendar.

The Two Broke Watch Snobs are joined by Steve Laughlin - founder of Raven Watches - for a very special interview.

Top to bottom review of the Raven Watches Venture. Is it the right microbrand watch for you and your collection? - Find out here! Wristshots, specs, insights, and more!

Last year, Bremont launched a brand-new range of classically styled pilot watches. Named after the Aircraft Manufacturing Company Limited – one of Britain’s first military aircraft manufacturers – the AIRCO collection saw them stepping out of their 43mm-sized wheelhouse and into something a little smaller, with not one but two new 40mm models – the … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Bremont AIRCO Mach 3, and fresh white dials for the Mach 1 and Mach 2 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

A core model of the Bremont catalogue, the satin-brushed case ALT1-C, was in fact the very first watch designed by founding brothers, Nick and Giles English. It provided the base for a collection that now includes polished cases, as well as a mix of different dial colours. However, since its launch in 2007, the original … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Bremont ALT1-C gets 2 new dials appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The Bremont Supermarine, first released in 2009, has long been a serious dive watch, and one that stood out from the rest of the submersible pack. Last year, Bremont released the S300, a smaller, more civilian-friendly take on the genre that was, unsurprisingly, wildly popular. So it was inevitable that the larger S500 received a … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Bremont returns to the deep with new Supermarine S501 and updated S500 models appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Following on from 2014’s Terra Nova limited edition, Bremont have once again teamed up with polar explorer Ben Saunders to release the Bremont Endurance. Retracing Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated journey across the South Pole, Ben wore the Endurance as he attempted to make a record-breaking first ever solo and unassisted trek across Antarctica. After 52 … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Bremont Endurance appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Bremont have always been (rightfully) proud of their strong relationships with various military services, squadrons and organisations, be they active or off-duty. Nowhere is that lineage more evident than the U-2, originally designed for squadrons flying Lockheed U-2s, reconnaissance and spy planes that are, incidentally, among the few planes to be in active service for … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Night fighter – the Bremont U-2/51-JET appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

When ‘smart’, or ‘connected’, watches were first released there was immediate speculation about the impact they would have on the mechanical watch industry. President of the LVMH watch division, and CEO of TAG Heuer, Jean-Claude Biver, continues to think the real pain will ultimately be felt by a different segment of the market altogether. As … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: “Quartz watches will be destroyed by the tsunami of the connected watch,” says TAG Heuer CEO appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

What do you plan to do with your angpows this year? Let us help you with some watch recommendations that might help you to increase your watch collection!

Thinking about a SIXOFOURLIFE Watch? Check out our review for everything you need to know - read on to find out if this watch is right for you!

IWC Schaffhausen unveiled two limited-edition Da Vinci watches at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva as part of the jubilee collection to celebrate the company’s 150th anniversary.

Going by Marianne in real life, @MissDateJust is a twenty-something-year-old from Sweden, who loves travel, meeting new people, and watches (like, a lot). Hi Marianne, what’s your daily watch and why? I think my handle says it all, Andy - my Rolex Datejust 178274. It’s my daily watch because it’s versatile, it works great at the … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @MissDateJust appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The new Ferrari Portofino - the replacement for Ferrari’s first ever front-engine V8 convertible, the California - has plans for you. It wants to be your first Ferrari. It’s eyeing you even more closely if your current whip is an Aston Martin, Porsche or McLaren. Meanwhile, at the ‘White Night’ themed launch at the Elements Resort in Byron … ContinuedThe post EVENT: 7 watches spotted at the launch of the Ferrari Portofino in Byron Bay, inc. IWC, Creux Automatiq and Rolex appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

We spotted former French Footballer Olivier Dacourt wearing the cool Zeitwrerk in white gold from one of our favourite brands A. Lange & Söhne.