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EDITOR’S PICK: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has the craziest damn colourway we’ve seen in a long time (and we can’t look away) Time+Tide
Longines Conquest V.H.P Gold Coast Mar 3, 2018

EDITOR’S PICK: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has the craziest damn colourway we’ve seen in a long time (and we can’t look away)

Editor’s note: It’s just 37 days until the 2018 Commonwealth Games, to be held on Australia’s glorious high-rise holiday haven, the Gold Coast. This alarming reminder brings one of the oddest, in its way quite refreshing, watch releases of the year sharply back into focus; the Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games edition. I don’t know if it’s … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: The Longines Conquest V.H.P. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has the craziest damn colourway we’ve seen in a long time (and we can’t look away) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTRODUCING: The Bremont ALT1-C gets 2 new dials Time+Tide
Bremont ALT1-C gets 2 new Feb 25, 2018

INTRODUCING: The Bremont ALT1-C gets 2 new dials

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.

VIDEO: “Quartz watches will be destroyed by the tsunami of the connected watch,” says TAG Heuer CEO Time+Tide
TAG Heuer CEO When ‘smart’ or Feb 25, 2018

VIDEO: “Quartz watches will be destroyed by the tsunami of the connected watch,” says TAG Heuer CEO

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.

HANDS-ON: Once in a Blue Side of the Moon – a closer look at the boldest Omega Speedmaster yet Time+Tide
Omega Speedmaster yet Omega’s ceramic Feb 22, 2018

HANDS-ON: Once in a Blue Side of the Moon – a closer look at the boldest Omega Speedmaster yet

Omega’s ceramic exploration of the Moonwatch has been underway for some time now, starting with the popular Dark Side of the Moon back in 2013. Since then, we’ve seen a bevy of monochromatic models, with numerous blacks on offer, as well as grey and white. Last year, Omega flipped the program a little, adding colour … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Once in a Blue Side of the Moon – a closer look at the boldest Omega Speedmaster yet appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INSIGHT: The craft of Van Cleef & Arpels Time+Tide
Feb 14, 2018

INSIGHT: The craft of Van Cleef & Arpels

Van Cleef & Arpels have long been recognised as one of the world’s most creative high jewellery houses. Taking inspiration from nature, magic and fairy tales, the Parisian Maison creates complex jewels of unusually high technical and design content – so that even the most extravagant pieces have a lightness, charm and wit. In recent … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: The craft of Van Cleef & Arpels appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: 4 great Ulysse Nardin watches from SIHH 2018 Time+Tide
Ulysse Nardin watches from SIHH 2018 Feb 13, 2018

VIDEO: 4 great Ulysse Nardin watches from SIHH 2018

Ulysse Nardin showed a refreshingly diverse collection at SIHH, with everything from clean, simple (dare we say, classic) designs, all the way up to the incredibly complex and cutting edge. So, as you can imagine, our favourite picks cover off both ends of the spectrum, from daily wear to more special occasion pieces. And while … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 4 great Ulysse Nardin watches from SIHH 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INSIGHT: Designing A. Lange & Söhne – part 2, the detail in the dial Time+Tide
A. Lange & Sohne Feb 2, 2018

INSIGHT: Designing A. Lange & Söhne – part 2, the detail in the dial

There are few dials as instantly recognisable in the world of modern watchmaking as that of the Lange 1. This circular watch, with its off-centre hours and minutes dial, subsidiary seconds, power reserve and that instantly recognisable big date. In the opinion of Caragh McKay, watches and jewellery director at Wallpaper* (and founder of McKay … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: Designing A. Lange & Söhne – part 2, the detail in the dial appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HANDS-ON: Feeling Blue With the Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Blue Ceramic Time+Tide
Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Blue Jan 24, 2018

HANDS-ON: Feeling Blue With the Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Blue Ceramic

Hublot is another one of those brands that polarises watch enthusiasts, and rightfully so. On one hand, the brand is constantly releasing new product with boundary-pushing design, and engaging in partnerships with every industry, charity, and destination one can imagine, eventually pushing us all to the point I lovingly refer to as THS - Total Hublot … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Feeling Blue With the Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Blue Ceramic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HANDS ON: How to update an icon – Cartier’s Santos de Cartier  Time+Tide
Cartier s Santos de Cartier  Jan 19, 2018

HANDS ON: How to update an icon – Cartier’s Santos de Cartier 

It’s a tricky task upgrading a storied and legendary watch such as the Santos - you must innovate while appearing to be unchanging. It’s a job that Cartier have pulled off with aplomb at SIHH 2018. The new Santos is the star in their masculine line-up, a sensitive update that brings the design very much … ContinuedThe post HANDS ON: How to update an icon – Cartier’s Santos de Cartier  appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: The Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer gets our motor running Time+Tide
Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer Nov 27, 2017

VIDEO: The Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer gets our motor running

Given how synonymous Omega’s Speedmaster is with space in general and the moon in particular, it’s quite easy to forget that the watch was originally designed with motorsports in mind. This year, Omega set out to remind us that the Speedmaster does not always equal Moonwatch, with the Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer, a big, 44.5mm … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer gets our motor running appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTRODUCING: The Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Mysterious Day & Night Watch Time+Tide
Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Mysterious Nov 19, 2017

INTRODUCING: The Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Mysterious Day & Night Watch

Cartier may be better known for simple timekeeping classics like the Tank or the Santos. But it’s no secret that the French maison also hosts a history full of complicated – and equally as iconic – designs. In fact, even before the Tank or the Santos were the style icons they are today, Cartier were … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Mysterious Day & Night Watch appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: Red alert – could you wear Hublot’s Big Bang Unico Red Sapphire? Time+Tide
Hublot s Big Bang Unico Oct 22, 2017

VIDEO: Red alert – could you wear Hublot’s Big Bang Unico Red Sapphire?

There’s something about the colour red. In nature it symbolises danger, in human culture it’s got a more complex set of meanings: typically passion, strength, desire – emotion writ large. Which is why this glistening red sapphire confection is the logical extension of Hublot’s journey into sapphire. Not only does the vivid case amplify all … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Red alert – could you wear Hublot’s Big Bang Unico Red Sapphire? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: Step aside Patrimony and Calatrava, the Rolex Cellini Date is here to take you to your next function Time+Tide
Rolex Cellini Date Oct 9, 2017

VIDEO: Step aside Patrimony and Calatrava, the Rolex Cellini Date is here to take you to your next function

The Rolex Cellini range could be described as ‘the Rolex you wear when you don’t want to (be seen to) wear a Rolex’. It is bereft of practically all of the Rolex design codes that make their watches among the easiest in the game to spot at 20 paces. There is no iconic Oyster or Jubilee bracelet to … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Step aside Patrimony and Calatrava, the Rolex Cellini Date is here to take you to your next function appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

LIST: The evolution of the wrist – 3 professionals who rely on wrist machines that tell the time and more Time+Tide
Breitling Sep 27, 2017

LIST: The evolution of the wrist – 3 professionals who rely on wrist machines that tell the time and more

There are some sweeping generalisations in the watch world when it comes to the watches preferred by professionals in different fields – Breitling for airline pilots, Hublot for NBA players, Nomos for architects… but reality doesn’t quite conform to prevailing watch-lover logic. The fact is those that leap from high altitudes don’t choose a Zenith as … ContinuedThe post LIST: The evolution of the wrist – 3 professionals who rely on wrist machines that tell the time and more appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO:  Triple threat – the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control collection Time+Tide
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control collection It’s Sep 16, 2017

VIDEO:  Triple threat – the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control collection

It’s been a tough year for the luxury watch industry, and though things seem to be picking up now, the mood at SIHH in January could be described as reserved at best. One of the shining lights in a muted firmament was Jaeger-LeCoultre. Specifically, their newest Master Control release was a trilogy of watches celebrating … ContinuedThe post VIDEO:  Triple threat – the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO:  Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Chronograph – one of 2017’s best Time+Tide
Jaeger-LeCoultre s Master Chronograph – one Sep 14, 2017

VIDEO:  Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Chronograph – one of 2017’s best

I’m on the record as saying “I’m not a chronograph guy”, and, by and large, that’s true. However, there are exceptions, and this year’s Master Chronograph from Jaeger-LeCoultre is definitely one of them. Like the rest of the collection, it’s a smart, simple design that’s clearly vintage in inspiration but doesn’t suffer from retro overload. … ContinuedThe post VIDEO:  Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Chronograph – one of 2017’s best appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HANDS-ON: A softer shape – the Bulgari Octo Roma Time+Tide
Bulgari Octo Roma “When Jul 13, 2017

HANDS-ON: A softer shape – the Bulgari Octo Roma

“When in Rome, do as the Romans do”, rather ironically, is not a saying that appears to be said very often around the watch design department at Bulgari. In the last few years the brand’s unique Octo collection has thrust them to the forefront of watch manufacturing, not only technically – with record-breaking pieces like … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: A softer shape – the Bulgari Octo Roma appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: The dressy new face of the TAG Heuer Link  Time+Tide
TAG Heuer Link  TAG Heuer has Jun 12, 2017

VIDEO: The dressy new face of the TAG Heuer Link 

TAG Heuer has pulled off a minor miracle with the Link. They’ve taken one of their most recognisable designs, one synonymous with the ‘90s, and made it relevant in 2017.  They’ve achieved this by focusing on the most important part of the watch – the bracelet. Link actually began life as a bracelet back in … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The dressy new face of the TAG Heuer Link  appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

RECOMMENDED READING: The shadow watchmakers of Switzerland Time+Tide
Jun 3, 2017

RECOMMENDED READING: The shadow watchmakers of Switzerland

An horological mystery: our recommended read for the week is an article that describes the shadow watchmakers operating secretly in Switzerland. It’s fair to say that the watch industry isn’t renowned for a culture of transparency, with its sometimes confusing mix of companies, parent companies, and suppliers. Add to the equation a hefty dose of … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: The shadow watchmakers of Switzerland appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.