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Sunday Rewind: Understanding Nautilus Madness (With Some Help From Thierry Stern, Himself)
Green dials, steel bracelets, and the weird confluence of legacy and hype.
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Introducing: Seven (!) New Patek Philippe Aquanaut And Aquanaut Luce Models
With the Nautilus being essentially impossible to buy at retail in certain references, Patek makes the Aquanaut even harder to ignore.
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Cory Richards Exhibits Photos At VC's NYC Flagship
See work by the National Geographic photographer and mountaineer.
Revolution
Classicism & Innovation at 3 Michelin Star Les Amis & Chopard L.U.C
Revolution returns to 3 Michelin Star rated Les Amis, where Chef Sebastien Lepinoy discusses his process with Wei Koh and shares some parallels he’s obversed with the watchmaking of Chopard L.U.C.
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FOR SALE: Two Ultra-Rare Rolex Deep Sea Specials
Battle of the auction houses.
SJX Watches
Vacheron Constantin Realises a Connoisseur’s Exquisite Vision
Eight years in the making, the Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Westminster Sonnerie – Tribute to Johannes Vermeer is a masterpiece in the truest sense of the word. Reflecting the owner’s taste that is inclined towards the subtle, elegant, and artisanal, the watch is seemingly simple on the front, yet intricately decorated on its circumference and immensely complicated within. But the true art of the watch sits on the hinged case back, which bears a magnificent miniature enamel painting by Anita Porchet that reproduces Vermeer’s ethereal Girl with a Pearl Earring. The idea for this uber pocket watch was first mooted by the owner in 2012, before being formally commissioned in 2013 during the Watches & Wonders fair in Hong Kong. Asked about his motivation in commissioning the watch – and waiting nearly a decade – the owner says, “I wanted to have a watch made, cost-and-time-no-object, that incorporated the ultimate in art – miniature enamel by the greatest practicing enameller – with the most difficult and sublime complication, the true Westminster sonnerie – and that alone – not counting the tourbillon escapement, which to me isn’t a complication.” “No such watch existed prior in the history of watchmaking,” he adds, “The watch came out more magnificent and monumental than I had imagined.” And that pretty much sums up the Vermeer pocket watch, which is unquestionably one of the greatest creations ever to emerge from Les Cabinotiers, a wo...
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Recommended Reading: Ben Clymer And Eneuri Acosta Talk Watch Collecting And Porsches
Why do timeless watches and iconic cars draw in many of the same people?
Quill & Pad
Ulysse Nardin UFO Clock: Not Your Typical UFO Sighting, But It Quite Literally ROCKS!
The Ulysse Nardin UFO clock was inspired by historical marine chronometers as well as the movement of the waves and tides. It is a gorgeous mechanical creation showcasing the creativity of Ulysse Nardin and its willingness to push the bounds of what is expected. Joshua Munchow takes a closer look without getting too seasick.
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What Watches To Buy If You Worked For Axe Capital in Billions?
As we are catching the latest episodes of Showtime's Billions, we had a thought: What will we actually buy, as watch collectors, if we had such wealth?
Time+Tide
You Can’t Ask That: Cross-pollination across Audemars Piguet collections
This is the sixth video in a series of more conversational, and less directly watch-focused, videos that aim to provide richer telling of the Audemars Piguet story. Why is it called, You Can’t Ask That? These are questions and topics that don’t commonly get addressed in the interviews with either Lucas Raggi, the Research and … ContinuedThe post You Can’t Ask That: Cross-pollination across Audemars Piguet collections appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein x Manuel Emch x A Cast Of Guest Artists = Amazing (And Affordable) Watches
In 2021 Louis Erard launched its latest Alain Silberstein collaborations, breaking the internet and solidifying the brand’s new direction since 2019. This Triptyque, as Louis Erard calls it, comprises three watches, each limited to 178 pieces. The good news is that these collaborative limited edition watches are all accessibly priced, the bad news is that they sell out quickly. Find out why right here.
Revolution
Bold & Beautiful: Bvlgari’s Impossibly Thin Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar
For the past seven years since 2014, Bvlgari has made the world sit up and take notice of the Octo Finissimo. Breaking a record every year, the collection presents this year yet another horological triumph, an impossibly thin double retrograde perpetual calendar.
Time+Tide
Conor McGregor’s baseball pitch showed that he genuinely cares about watches
Conor McGregor is many things, but he’s not much of a pitcher. On Tuesday night he stepped up to the mound before the Chicago Cubs met the Minnesota Twins and joined the long list of celebrities apparently unable to throw a baseball in a straight line. As expected for a former UFC champ, his pitch was … ContinuedThe post Conor McGregor’s baseball pitch showed that he genuinely cares about watches appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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New: Le Régulateur Louis Erard x atelier oï
Introducing the next Louis Erard collaboration project: the Le Régulateur Louis Erard x atelier oï in their quest in providing the accessible watch.
Time+Tide
You Can’t Ask That: Audemars Piguet explores new materials
This is the fourth video in a series of more conversational, and less directly watch-focused, videos that aim to provide richer telling of the Audemars Piguet story. Why is it called, You Can’t Ask That? These are questions and topics that don’t commonly get addressed in the interviews with either Lucas Raggi, the Research and … ContinuedThe post You Can’t Ask That: Audemars Piguet explores new materials appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Vintage Watches: A 1970s Zenith El Primero With Original Box, A 1967 Tudor Submariner, And A 1980s Heuer Carrera On TAG Heuer Bracelet
Does it get any more HODINKEE Vintage than the El Primero, Submariner, and Carrera? And we're just getting started.
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New: Ikepod Seapod
Ikepod revisits their first diver watch - the Seaslug, and introduces the next generation of their diver watches - introducing the Ikepod Seapod.
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Andersen Genève BCHH Celestial Voyager World Time (Video)
In this video, our pals at The Watches TV take a good long look at Andersen Genève’s recent BCHH Celestial Voyager World Time and talk extensively with independent watchmaker Svend Andersen on his life and accomplishments.
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How To Avoid Watch Knockoffs
It happens to the best of us.
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Photo Report: This Italian Motoring Crew Will Make You Very Jealous
Visiting the Biscioni Torino rally is less like joining a car meet, and more like stepping into a movie.
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James Bond Has ‘No Time To Die’ With His Latest Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Co-Axial Master Chronometer 007 Edition
In 'No Time to Die,' James Bond once again saves the world, this time with an Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Co-Axial Master Chronometer 007 Edition on his wrist. Martin Green has all the details.
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Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic Chronograph
Hamilton takes things up a notch by revamping the Khaki Field Automatic Chronograph with the newer look and feel of the Khaki Field Mechanical. This brings us to the new Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic Chronograph-a badass military-style chrono with a fully sand-blasted case on a bund strap.
Time+Tide
You Can’t Ask That: A new conversation series with Audemars Piguet exploring all kinds of topics
You Can’t Ask That, Part 1: Why are AP collections always so controversial when they launch? Introducing a conversation series on YouTube… This is the first video in a series of more conversational, and less directly watch-focused, videos that aim to provide richer telling of the Audemars Piguet story. The title refers to how direct … ContinuedThe post You Can’t Ask That: A new conversation series with Audemars Piguet exploring all kinds of topics appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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New: Linde Werdelin Oktopus Moon in bronze and gold dial
Linde Werdelin celebrates the mid-autumn festival with the new Oktopus Moon in bronze and gold dial. Limited Edition of 59 pieces.
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New: MB&F; HM10 Panda for Only Watch
MB&F; transforms their Horological Machine No10 – aka HM10 Bulldog – into a panda bear and presents the HM10 Panda for Only Watch.
Time+Tide
MICRO MONDAYS: Three things collectors still get wrong about microbrands
I remember a time when many within the watch community spoke of microbrands like they were some passing phase – an unfortunate result of someone with too much time on their hands and not enough sense. To these pundits, the watches that microbrands were offering would always be lesser-than anything a major, established brand could … ContinuedThe post MICRO MONDAYS: Three things collectors still get wrong about microbrands appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Cheerful, crazy and cheeky: Another six great recommendations for quirky but fabulous watches
We take the off-beaten path with something different in this week's article - courtesy of a slew of quirky and more unusual watches.
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Photo Report: We Visit Tudor's First American Boutique
Come for the Black Bay, stay for the Pelagos.
Quill & Pad
Richard Mille RM 40-01 Speedtail And McLaren Speedtail Hypercar: Tales Of Speed
Elizabeth Doerr recently had the extraordinary opportunity to spend some time with the McLaren Speedtail hypercar and the Richard Mille RM 40-01 McLaren Speedtail watch, both of which are very rare. Her experience with these two cult objects was exhilarating!
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Hasselblad 503Cw with CFV II 50C: a new digital back with a 25 year old camera
We used the latest Hasselblad CFV II 50C digital back with a vintage 503CX, a camera which was made a quarter century ago. How does it work? We tell all.