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You don’t often see pics of Santa in the desert. But if you did, and if he’d put an appropriate amount of thought into his watch choice, you’d see either an IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII Top Gun Miramar or this Bell & Ross BR 03-94 Chronograph Desert Type on his wrist. Both have that … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 9 – The Bell & Ross BR 03-94 Chronograph Desert Type appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

With the Victoria’s Secret show 2016 having recently concluded, Justin Hast engages in a little investigative journalism to find out what his favorite femme fatales wear for their choice of timepiece.

A heavenly trio descended from the skies to T+T’s Sydney outpost this week, sparkling like little angels escaped from the tops of nearby Christmas trees. Translation: we’ve got three awesomely white watches to show you. But while they clearly share the same colour and a healthy love of ceramic, beyond that they couldn’t be more different. Here’s … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Everything’s all white – we test the brightest Omega, Bulgari and Rado watches on one Sydney summer day appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Press Release & Review of the Montblanc 1858 Collection in Bronze with hands-on analysis and live high resolution photographs, specs and prices.

Tudor’s Heritage Black Bay provides us with another watch to deplete our savings and exercise our credit cards - the Heritage Black Bay Dark adds total stealth to a modern classic.

Never a brand to simply follow the pack, Montblanc has picked up on one of the hottest trends in contemporary watchmaking and added a clever twist to create the steel and bronze 1958 Automatic Dual Time.

In addition to both festive and jolly, ’tis also the season for SIHH pre-releases. Today’s contribution comes courtesy of IWC, who appear to be following up their Portugieser and Pilot years with a Da Vinci-focused line-up – which is what makes the Aquatimer Chronograph Edition ‘Sharks’ even more intriguing. The clue is in the name, but … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: IWC proves they aren’t afraid of the deep with the Aquatimer Chronograph Edition ‘Sharks’ appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

How’s your Christmas shopping going, folks? Whaddaya mean you haven’t started yet? Chop chop. Unless you’re waiting for inspiration to hit, in which case, maybe this is it. Because talk about causing a stir. The new Rolex Air-King has had people talking ever since it raised its first gasp at Baselworld earlier this year. Why not … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 8 – The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Sotheby’s in New York is about to auction a “rare” Pre Vendôme 5215-207/A with blue dial today, which after having undergone some serious scrutiny proves to be questionable - to say the least.

A little while ago, we ran our annual reader survey, giving entrants the chance to walk away with an Oris timepiece – a choice between the limited edition bronze Carl Brashear Divers Sixty-Five and a Divers Sixty-Five in steel. The lucky winner was Alan from Sydney, who chose the mighty bronze Carl Brashear. (Interestingly enough, an Alan … ContinuedThe post MY WATCH STORY: Alan’s Oris Carl Brashear appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Hands on analytical review of the Arnold & Son Constant Force Tourbillon with original high resolution photographs, full specifications, and price.

A. Lange & Söhne add a new moon to their most successful family of watches with the new for 2017, Lange 1 Moonphase.

With a long-overdue focus on the Da Vinci family in 2017, IWC kicks off the new collection with a reworking of the legendary Perpetual Calendar Chronograph.

A few weeks ago, on a wet and gloomy morning, I made my way to the 2016 Motorclassica, held at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building – jostling through the crowds of people who were out in force despite the rain to see a superb assortment of new and vintage cars and motorcycles. They may have been … ContinuedThe post INTERVIEW: Chad and Chase McQueen on family, legacy and TAG Heuer appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Editor’s Note: In this, the second instalment of our IWC microstory, Christian and Evelyn don driving gear, load up the Mercedes (living the dream right there, folks) and race off to the mysterious party of the title. Where will it be? Does anyone else get the impression Christian isn’t exactly looking forward to it? And … ContinuedThe post THE PARTY: An IWC microstory – Part 2 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Created in the 1920s, the perpetual calendar is the least dramatic of complications but beneath its placid facade lies some grand mechanical wizardry.

Deck the halls with badass blackness, fa la la la la, la la, la la. There are slow burn watches – the new Air-King, the Globemaster Annual Cal – and then there are immediate, towering infernos. The new Monza is the latter. It’s the least daggy retro piece of the year, and maybe ever. We … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 7 – The TAG Heuer Monza ref. CR2080 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

According to Don Draper and his Madison Avenue colleagues: “Advertising is based on one thing: happiness.” So, Revolution asks, how have watch brands delivered this emotion and translated it into sales throughout the years.

Event opening: Singapore National Museum reopens the revamped Glass Rotunda and the story of the magnificent Patek Philippe Dome clock which was an enabler.

Next up in our festive lineup is one of this year’s crowd favourites – the IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII. This modestly-sized, understated watch goes to show that when you’ve got good design and an enviable pedigree, you don’t need bell and whistles (though that Santoni strap certainly adds to the lustre of the piece). Who … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 6 – The IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Bulgari shone as the stars (and Revolution) came out to support the Queen of Pop in her quest to build a Paediatric Surgery and Intensive Care Hospital in one of Africa’s poorest countries.

A look at the unique set of watches depicting the Chinese Zodiac by Vacheron Constantin's Maître Cabinotiers team with exquisite Métiers d’Art detailing.

How the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze universally won hearts and minds in the blink of an eye.

Coming face-to-face with an award-winner can be nerve-wracking. When you’ve watched from afar, seen photographs, read reviews, you’re always curious to know whether things will live up to the hype. These days, after all, it’s spin that makes the world go round. So, yes, the preamble to meeting Piaget’s pink gold Limelight Gala, complete with … ContinuedThe post HANDS ON: The Piaget Limelight Gala – winner of the GPHG ladies’ watch prize lands in Sydney appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

When Tudor took their technical diver, the mighty Pelagos, and transformed it into the Pelagos LHD, they created a late – and very worthy – entrant into all the ‘Top Watches of 2016’ lists. It was a nice little left hook that hit more than just the southpaw audience. Because, in addition to flipping it so that … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 5 – The Tudor Pelagos LHD appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

In this week's Throwback Sundays article, we feature six watch recommendations for you to consider during your next short getaway trip!