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Review of Christophe Claret X-TREM 1 Pinball with hands-on analysis and live high resolution photographs.

The watch you’re looking at isn’t a Richard Mille or Hublot creation. No folks, this is made by Blancpain. And who would have expected a brand best known for its famed Fifty Fathoms and dressy Villeret collections to come up with this delicate symphony of complication, housed in an avant-garde, industrial body? Precisely no one. But that’s … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Blancpain, but not as we know it. The L-Evolution Tourbillon Carrousel appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The incredible story of how an Omega Seamaster, helrloom from Grandad, was lost at sea and found! With photographs of the real watch, and narrative.

As the Cartier Drive bolsters the maison’s style credentials even higher into the exosphere, Revolution charts the French brand’s long-standing relationship with men of style and substance.

Story in a second No risk of second-album syndrome here – this slightly larger take on the Divers Sixty-Five is a worthy, if slightly more mainstream, follow-up to the original release. There must be something good in the water at Hölstein, because Oris has been on fire lately. The 100% mechanical brand has always had … ContinuedThe post IN-DEPTH: Is this the best heritage watch of 2016? The Oris Divers Sixty-Five 42mm appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

If there was any doubt whether Hublot was a serious watchmaker, the question was definitively answered in 2010. And the answer was, “Yes.”

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/178997873″] You don’t need to have visited Australia to know one thing about us: we love sport. In fact, love is too lightweight a word. We worship it; playing sport, watching it, talking about it, listening to people talk about it, if sport’s involved we are there. Which is why this past week at … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Omega boss Raynald Aeschlimann talks heroism and happiness at Rio 2016 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

In Depth review : Seiko PADI Automatic Diver SRPA21, aka "Turtle" with hands-on analysis, live photographs, comparisons and price.

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/154855593″] Franck Muller has the rather grandiloquent sobriquet of ‘The Master of Complications’ – and this watch is the reason why. Superseding Patek Philippe’s Calibre 89 for the most complicated title when it was released in 2010, the Aeternitas Mega features a staggering 36 complications, 21 hands and a movement with no fewer than 1483 parts. More impressive … ContinuedThe post GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The most complicated wristwatch ever made – the Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega video review appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

In this week's Throwback Sundays article, we look at six timepieces that we think should work well as a swimming watch.

Girard Perregaux celebrates 225 years of history with a series of “unique” watches. The collection is said to be special for its unique dial decorations in relation to historical events. Standing ovations were also given by the brand to itself for its maiden use of the emblematic Pont d’or (that bridge) above a Microvar balance wheel. WhileRead More

A very special Spot the Watch to celebrate the Olympic Gold Medal of Joseph Schooling the first Singaporean to win one at an Olympic Games!

In the 46 years it’s been going, the City2Surf has grown to become the world’s largest fun run, taking place each August in Sydney, bang in the middle of the southern hemisphere’s glorious winter. This year, around 80,000 people have entered the race, which kicks off tomorrow morning at 7:50am in the city centre before … ContinuedThe post HOW TO: Survive the 8 stages of the Sydney City2Surf appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The Collector's View: WatchTalk with Glenn Chiang, a Melbourne based collector with an eclectic taste in watches. From JLC to Patek to Hublot and Lange.

Important note: My hands are shaking so much it’s hard to type. Why? Michael Klim, the Australian Olympian who did this to the Americans in 2000 – it’s embedded below, too. Sorry Americans.) just saw me in the gym and offered to do a ‘light circuit’ with me. I accepted. And now, I can’t type. … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 12th August, 2016 – The Olympic Edition, by Michael Klim appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Editorial Director of Petrolicious, a site and production house dedicated to showcasing the world’s finest classic cars and their owners, Ted Gushue has an instagam feed (@TedGushue) that’s unsurprisingly dominated by breathtaking cars. So, when we began spotting the occasional timepiece dotted among the vintage BMWs and Porsches, we wanted to know more from this LA-based … ContinuedThe post MY WATCH STORY: Ted from Petrolicious and his Rolex GMT Master 1675 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Last night one of the elder statesman of comedy, John Cleese, appeared on Channel Ten’s prime-time news panel show The Project. Ostensibly Cleese was there to discuss a new stage version of Farty Owls – sorry, Fawlty Towers – but things got a little off track when one of the presenters asked him about his … ContinuedThe post WATCHSPOTTING: Comic legend John Cleese on his silly little watch and ‘unbelievable’ watch prices appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.