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For SIHH 2017, Girard Perregaux announces a refresh on their very successful worldtimer: Introducing the GP 1966 ww.TC. available in steel or gold case.

Guido Terreni, watch boss at Bulgari and Wei Koh discuss modern watch design and the Bvlgari-Revolution Octo Finissimo Limited Edition.

When Cartier announced the release of the Hypnose collection, there was only one person we wanted to work with to spread the news: style influencer Melanie Liu, better known by her online persona @thetiafox. Because here it is, point blank: her world is a better place than this one. It’s magical, minimal and, we’re prepared to wager, … ContinuedThe post EXCLUSIVE: A week in the life of @thetiafox, featuring the Cartier Hypnose collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

If your idea of Christmas is one where festive = indulgence, the new Yacht-Master 40 in Rolesor with its delicious chocolate dial should make it to the top of your list. The good news is that this is one decadent treat you won’t need to give up in January. Who should you buy this for: The posh sailor in … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 19 – The Rolex Yacht-Master 40 Rolesor appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

If you want to get technical (and at T+T we always do), camouflage is a combination of patterns, colours and materials that serves to conceal an object and help it blend in with its surroundings. In nature, think leopards and tigers. In more man-made contexts, camouflage is the domain of the military, where it’s often … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Franck Muller gets disruptive with the Vanguard Chronograph Camouflage appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

In this week's Throwback Sundays, we will be looking at six Christmas Gift ideas that will excite any watch collectors or WIS alike!

“Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree…uhhhh, what are you doing on this Grand Seiko dial?” Seiko must have been in the Xmas spirit when the dial of this Grand Seiko was in development. Of course, the story goes that it’s actually a fir tree, which is celebrated in the Onbashira Festival that’s held in Suwa, near where … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 18 – The Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph SBGC017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Chinese Zodiac is closely intertwined with geomancy and western astrology. It is a scheme and systematic plan of future action that relates each year to

Ah, December, my favourite month of the year. It’s got the lot: my birthday, Christmas and of course it’s when the Michael Bublé calendar becomes available for the year ahead. It’s a time of year that tends to be action packed, as we all fall into mayhem trying to make sense of the past 12 … ContinuedThe post SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 3, December 2016 – Starting with a 1982 Rolex Sub appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Thierry Stern, President of Patek Philippe on the importance of dials, innovating while respecting heritage and the legacy of a family brand.

Blancpain are definitely on Santa’s nice list this year, for their serious efforts in ocean preservation. And by bringing a variant of an instant, but limited classic, into general production they’ll no doubt work their way back from naughty to nice in their fans’ eyes too. Last year they, and we, spent a lot of time … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 17 – Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe in grey plasma ceramic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

2016 saw IWC making inventive breakthroughs in a horological as well as business sense. In 2017, the brand will continue its progress by launching three elegant Da Vinci timepieces that are eminently suited for the feminine wrist.

We’ve spent a fair amount of digital ink this week talking about Baume & Mercier’s Clifton collection, and how it’s such a neat link to the Geneva-based brand’s heritage. So we thought it was only appropriate to explore this history, and how they’ve honoured it, in a little more detail. And who better to explore … ContinuedThe post INTERVIEW: Baume & Mercier’s Alexandre Peraldi on the past and present of the Clifton appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

In terms surprises, at Christmas or at any other time, Omega releasing a new Speedmaster does not rank (sorry Omegamaniacs). In the last few years we’ve seen Speedies offered in every colour and design under the sun. That said, their latest, the in-no-way-economically named Speedmaster Moonphase Chronograph Master Chronometer is, in fact, pretty eye-opening, mouth-watering and wallet-tempting. It’s hot, … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 16 – Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Chronograph Master Chronometer appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The first post on Time+Tide went live on the 20th of March, 2014, and in the subsequent 33 months we’ve had a blast publishing news, reviews and all the latest and greatest from the world of watches. We’re excited to announce that this edition of the Wind Down marks a significant milestone – it’s our 1000th post! … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 16th December, 2016 – the milestone edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Review of the Armin Strom Edge Double Barrel with price, hands-on analysis and live high resolution photographs, and price.

Tudor launches the ‘destro’ version of the Pelagos, a high-performance dive watch that offers supreme value because it contains all the technical innovations that you’ll ever need in your undersea explorations.

Need the perfect last-minute Christmas gift for the watch lover in your life? We recommend the fun and fantastic Swatch Sistem51 Irony.The post HANDS-ON: The Swatch Sistem51 Irony – perfect for the Christmas stocking appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

If you look at watches on a regular basis (we’re guessing you do), it’s easy to get caught up in the cycle of ever-escalating novelties that defines the industry – because let’s forget, for all the talk of savoir-faire and timelessness, this is an industry. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing what creativity and innovation … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: An exercise in harmony and contrast – the Hublot Classic Fusion Racing Grey in King Gold appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The promo video for the Piaget Polo S may not feature Santa prancing around on rooftops trying to fit his ample girth into chimney tops, but it does feature Ryan Reynolds up there, and boy, is he busy. The idea: there’s a rampant polo ball whizzing through the skies and only he can catch it (which, not to give … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 15 – The Piaget Polo S appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

In the world of watch design, very little can be described as truly original, but according to Revolution’s Editor-at-Large Ken Kessler there is a thin line between what can be considered an homage and what is basically just a rip-off.

For Pre-SIHH 2017, Baume & Mercier is whipping up our appetite with two additions into their flagship collections: the Clifton GMT Power Reserve and the Promesse Moon Phase. The two new additions, incidentally, have a common theme – Blue. In the words of Baume & Mercier, there are akin to “lights in the blue sky”, with the one forRead More

Hublot and Lapo Elkann team up to create the Big Bang Unico Italia Independent Camo, a searingly evocative and daring collection of watches and eyewear.