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Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36: why base is ace
Refreshingly basic with a subtle pop of colour, Bruce makes the case for the pistachio OP36.The post Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36: why base is ace appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Refreshingly basic with a subtle pop of colour, Bruce makes the case for the pistachio OP36.The post Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36: why base is ace appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Monochrome
While Grand Seiko is now well-established all around the world as the higher-end brand of the Seiko Watch Corporation, Credor remains far more niche and has just begun its global expansion, primarily with the Locomotive collection, based on a vintage watch once designed by Gérald Genta. Credor, another high-end brandwithin the group, employs a more classic approach with watches […]
SJX Watches
Advanced digital watches haven’t deterred leading Japanese brands from continuing to earnestly develop high-accuracy quartz watches in analog formats. Chief among them is Seiko, which has just unveiled two new limited editions of its satellite-linked Astron GPS Solar. While the SSJ037 appears to be a simple time-only watch and the SSH185 looks like a straightforward dual-time chronograph, each watch is solar-powered and includes an electronic perpetual calendar. Limited to 1,500 pieces for the SSJ037 and 1,200 pieces for the SSH185, the new collection is sci-fi inspired, featuring colours and textures common to fictional depictions of space stations. Initial thoughts There are a couple different approaches to making high-accuracy quartz watches. The first is pretty obvious, and involves developing ever-more precise quartz oscillators. Seiko has long been a champion of this school of thought, although Citizen has inched ahead in recent years. The other approach is to make a reasonably precise quartz movement that automatically syncs with an external signal, which might be a radio signal broadcast from any of the atomic reference clocks positioned around the world, a bluetooth signal from the user’s phone, or, in the case of the Astron, a satellite signal. Since the brand debuted this technology in 2012, Seiko has refined things making the watches sleeker and the interface more intuitive. As a result, the time-only SSJ037 is an ordinary 42 mm in diameter and 12 mm thick;...
Deployant
A. Lange & Söhne introduces a new variant of the Richard Lange Jumping Seconds, this time in white gold with solid pink gold dial.
Hodinkee
A new 34mm Timex Marlin with Todd Snyder's signature touch.
Worn & Wound
I love Roger Smith’s watches. If I won the lottery tomorrow (or had I won it this past weekend, when the Powerball reached a high of $1.7 billion), my first call wouldn’t be to a banker, or a lawyer, or even to my family. There’s a very real chance my first call would be to Roger Smith to beg for a spot on his very long waitlist - I might not even wait to cash the check to start dialing. I tell you this not because this is an article about how my watch collecting would change were I to come into an inconceivable amount of money overnight (though that might be a fun game to play at some point), but because Roger Smith has just announced the Series 6, his first new model since 2019, and the watch I am undoubtedly most excited about this year, even if it may be some time before I get to see one. The Series 6, like all Smith’s watches, is clear in its origin, building on the vocabulary steadily developed by Smith over the last few decades. In execution, the watch is most closely linked to the Series 4, a triple calendar with moon phase wrist watch introduced in 2015 that set itself apart not only in craftsmanship (a given for Smith) but in layout. That watch introduced a floating central dial with a radial date display, complete with “traveling aperture.” This evolution of the pointer date made the Series 4 incredibly legible, and strikingly modern, despite the classical styling. With the Series 6, Smith has brought the “traveling aperture” to a comparatively...
Monochrome
Briston, the young, independent French brand with a portfolio of accessible, retro-inspired watches with fun, faux tortoiseshell cases, releases new models in its Clubmaster Legend collection. Presented in the classic cushion-shaped cases that define the collection, the new time-only references feature closed dials or open-heart designs, delivering an appealing blend of vintage design cues and […]
Quill & Pad
In August, about half of the major brands gained ground. Patek Philippe, the best performer so far in 2025, continued its recovery, although the growth isn’t as strong as that of the previous months.
Fratello
Just before Geneva Watch Days kicked off, I joined the team from WRK Timepieces for a rather special moment. Caroline and Nasko, the husband-and-wife duo behind WRK, were about to receive the very first fully functioning prototype of their latest creation, the ACF-02, and they invited me along with them. The delivery took place at […] Visit From Concept To Reality: My First Hands-On With The WRK Timepieces ACF-02 to read the full article.
Fratello
Fortis is well known in the world of horology for creating amazing tool watches. It is also one of the few brands with a track record of successfully sending watches into space. The Fortis Stratoliner S-41 collection is a modern-day space traveler’s watch that has achieved just that. Now, the Swiss brand is extending the […] Visit Fortis Introduces The Stealthy Stratoliner S-41 Gravity Black And The Wild Reentry Edition to read the full article.
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In South Korea, wearing the right (or wrong) watch at work can make a huge difference.The post Status on the wrist: how I navigated watch etiquette in South Korea’s corporate culture appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Monochrome
Farer, a British indie brand, debuted in 2015 with watches designed in London and produced in Switzerland. With an extensive portfolio ranging from characterful three-handers to GMTs, as well as chronographs, integrated sports watches, and compressor-style dive watches, the brand’s keen eye for design is paying off. Coupled with its direct-to-consumer business model, which eliminates intermediaries, prices […]
Revolution
Fratello
From the record-breaking thinnest-ever tourbillon in the Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon to the genre-defying Christopher Ward Twelve 660, thin is in! It seems manufacturers are heeding our outcries for slim watches across (almost) all categories and segments. This is a trend we can get behind at Fratello! It seems like only yesterday when almost […] Visit Thin Is In! - The Return Of Slim Watches Across (Almost) All Categories to read the full article.
Revolution
Video
Most watch launches don’t fail because of the product — they fail because of the content.
Fratello
Trilobe is a brand we’ve featured on Fratello before, and I was fortunate to go hands-on with the collection last April at Watches and Wonders. The Parisian brand specializes in watches with a distinctive time-telling display. A series of rotating discs shows hours, minutes, and seconds. It’s a wonderfully straightforward concept that now achieves a […] Visit Introducing: The Trilobe Trente-Deux Collection to read the full article.
Worn & Wound
G-SHOCK is taking over the Windup Watch Shop Brooklyn Showroom for a full weekend of deals and demos, and you’re invited! From Thursday, September 18th through Sunday, September 21st, the Showroom will feature an expanded selection of watches from G-SHOCK, CASIO, EDIFICE, and PROTrek (while supplies last). Special, showroom-only pricing will be available, along with exclusive swag, so you don’t want to miss it. Members of the G-SHOCK team will also be on-site all weekend to answer your questions, and a G-SHOCK drop test machine will be in place to demonstrate the Absolute Toughness of G-SHOCKs first hand. G-SHOCK is taking over the Windup Watch Shop Brooklyn Showroom for a full weekend of deals and demos, and you’re invited! From Thursday, September 18th through Sunday, September 21st, the Showroom will feature an expanded selection of watches from G-SHOCK, CASIO, EDIFICE, and PROTrek (while supplies last). Special, showroom-only pricing will be available, along with exclusive swag, so you don’t want to miss it. Members of the G-SHOCK team will also be on-site all weekend to answer your questions, and a G-SHOCK drop test machine will be in place to demonstrate the Absolute Toughness of G-SHOCKs first hand. The post Your Invited To A G-SHOCK Event In The Windup Watch Shop Showroom! appeared first on Worn & Wound.
Time+Tide
The Gentissima Oursin collection expands for Geneva Watch Days 2025 with two stunning yellow gold and rose gold variations.The post Gérald Genta expands the Gentissima collection with a contrasting pair of studded Oursin showstoppers appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Deployant
In this episode, we are hosted by Delugs in their boutique. Introducing Delugs and proceed to discuss ChatGPT's picks for travel watches.
Hodinkee
With a strong set of releases from this year's Geneva Watch Days, our editors pick their favorites.
Revolution
Monochrome
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve reviewed a whole bunch of things for our weekly Buying Guide, including several types of materials that would be ideal for summer watches. Now that the peak of the sunshine season is pretty much behind us, it doesn’t hurt to once again turn to materials as the topic […]
Fratello
Rolex has always produced watches that I have gravitated towards. For a long time, though, I grappled with some of the modern baggage that the brand has taken on. Modern Rolex sports watches have a certain bling factor that turns me off. The problem is that vintage Rolex watches are either unobtainable or, if I […] Visit I Found My Ultimate Dive Watch: The Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 to read the full article.
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Leroy returns to high-end watchmaking, reviving the Osmior collection with a tourbillon and a minute repeater all in one.The post L.Leroy is staging another comeback with the complicated Osmior Bal du Temps appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Fratello
Good morning, and welcome to another Sunday Morning Showdown! Last week’s installment was all about sleek integrated-bracelet sports watches. This week, we’ll focus on two substantial divers that came out recently. For Geneva Watch Days, Doxa relaunched its Sub 750T with the same 45mm diameter but a slimmer 11.95mm profile. We thought putting that colorful […] Visit Sunday Morning Showdown: Doxa Sub 750T Vs. Oris Aquis New York Harbor Limited Edition II to read the full article.
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What better auspicious sign for this weekend than a watch inspired by the king of cocktails?The post New releases from Timex, Farer, Seiko and more appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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