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Pinault\'s Kering luxury group. Watch portfolio: Girard-Perregaux (2011) + Ulysse Nardin (2014). Combined revenue ~CHF 200-300M.

RECOMMENDED READING: Do watches hold their value during a downturn?

RECOMMENDED READING: Do watches hold their value during a downturn?

Much has been written about the growth of the pre-owned watch market in recent years, but just how long has this been happening, and will watches hold their value during a recession? With consecutive seasons of watch auctions breaking all-time records, luxury conglomerate Richemont spending an estimated €200m to acquire second-hand dealer Watchfinder & Co … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: Do watches hold their value during a downturn? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Look Mum, no hands – the best watches without hands in 2018

Look Mum, no hands – the best watches without hands in 2018

For as long as time has been indicated with hands on a dial, horologists have been hunting for different ways to communicate time. Contemporarily, this pursuit has taken some weird and wonderful forms, resulting in a few very clever feats of engineering to tell you what time it is. For those who are tired of … ContinuedThe post Look Mum, no hands – the best watches without hands in 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Everything you need, nothing you don’t – the best two-handed watches of 2018

Everything you need, nothing you don’t – the best two-handed watches of 2018

There comes a time in the journey of every watch collector when the pursuit of the most complicated watch loses its shine, as you start to wonder if there is real meaning to be found by having a ninth tourbillon in your watch. You stop stressing if your chronograph has a vertical clutch, and wonder … ContinuedThe post Everything you need, nothing you don’t – the best two-handed watches of 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Throwback Sundays: Six Gentleman Watches for the Ladies, from Our Archives

Throwback Sundays: Six Gentleman Watches for the Ladies, from Our Archives

In this week's Throwback Sundays column, we take a look at six gentlemen watches that we think will suit well for ladies.

What Watches Did NASA Astronauts Wear Before the Speedmaster’s Flight Qualification?

What Watches Did NASA Astronauts Wear Before the Speedmaster’s Flight Qualification?

REVOLUTION recounts the many watches that NASA astronauts wore to space before the Speedmaster was Flight Qualified for all Manned Space Missions.

RECOMMENDED READING: Ever wonder how many Kickstarter watches actually get off the ground?

RECOMMENDED READING: Ever wonder how many Kickstarter watches actually get off the ground?

For better or worse, Kickstarter is now a firmly entrenched part of the watch production, retail and marketing landscape. Watches have historically been a phenomenally popular category on the crowdfunding platform, but for every glittering success story, there’s an equal number of projects left on the cutting room floor. If you’re the kind of curious cat … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: Ever wonder how many Kickstarter watches actually get off the ground? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

5 Mount Everest watches that are literally high horology

5 Mount Everest watches that are literally high horology

As long as the internet and watch enthusiasts exist, there will be arguments about what the first watch on Mount Everest was. But rather than discussing semantic possibilities of the interpretation of 60-year-old advertisements, we wanted to look at a selection of Mount Everest watches (not just which was first). Smiths de Luxe The … ContinuedThe post 5 Mount Everest watches that are literally high horology appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Sunday Rewind: The Cars And Watches Of American Icon Briggs Cunningham

Sunday Rewind: The Cars And Watches Of American Icon Briggs Cunningham

A look back at one of America's greatest sportsmen and the cars and watches he called his own.

Can’t score that Nautilus or Pepsi? Here’s 6 watches you could buy instead

Rolex Jul 5, 2019

Can’t score that Nautilus or Pepsi? Here’s 6 watches you could buy instead

These are the conversations we all keep having lately. Much like our beloved Sandra Lane, I’m equally sick of the steel Rolex and Patek hype that refuses to die off (at least for now), and every time I hear of the obscene premium that people are still willing to pay for either the Nautilus 5711 … ContinuedThe post Can’t score that Nautilus or Pepsi? Here’s 6 watches you could buy instead appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Old is the new black, 8 of the best heritage watches of 2018

Old is the new black, 8 of the best heritage watches of 2018

While orange might be the new black, another obvious trend in the contemporary watch market is the lean towards heritage styling. This has been a consistent motif across the industry for a number of years now, but 2018 was a year when the number of heritage watches almost eclipsed those with more contemporary design. In … ContinuedThe post Old is the new black, 8 of the best heritage watches of 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

6 of the best women’s watches of 2018

6 of the best women’s watches of 2018

Half a decade ago, Time+Tide published a story, citing that by 2020 there would be more female millionaires in Britain than male, leaving it to the brands to respond to this shift. As we also mentioned here, women’s watches are so often an afterthought from brands, typically taking a men’s model and either shrinking it down … ContinuedThe post 6 of the best women’s watches of 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

LIST: Our favourite watches of Only Watch 2019

LIST: Our favourite watches of Only Watch 2019

The eighth edition of Only Watch is underway, with the release of the unique pieces offered by the 50 brand partners. After raising 40 million Swiss francs in the last seven editions, Only Watch is one of the most important charity auctions on the calendar, with Only Watch raising money for research into muscular dystrophy. … ContinuedThe post LIST: Our favourite watches of Only Watch 2019 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HODINKEE Radio: Episode 48: The Most Interesting Watches Of 2019

HODINKEE Radio: Episode 48: The Most Interesting Watches Of 2019

A look at the hottest watches, biggest misses, and clearest trends of the year so far.

Throwback Sundays: Six alternative high end sporty watches to the Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1a

Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1a DEPLOYANT - Jun 30, 2019

Throwback Sundays: Six alternative high end sporty watches to the Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/1a

We explore six watches to blow the stash of money in your piggy bank fund in anticipation of a PP Nautilus 5711/1a, as you are possibly never gonna get one.

Why I lie about the number of watches I own

Why I lie about the number of watches I own

Editor’s note: Cam wrote this snappy little opinion piece for us last year, and you know what - we still don’t know how many watches he owns. More than two, and less than 20 … we think. I think we’ve all found ourselves in a similar situation. You’re at a BBQ, surrounded by friends and … ContinuedThe post Why I lie about the number of watches I own appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

These are 6 of the best quartz watches of 2018

These are 6 of the best quartz watches of 2018

Quartz often gets a bad rap as the ugly duckling of the watch world. With pejoratives such as “soulless”, and “the quartz watch is entirely dependent on its battery and it has the dedicated ambition to commit suicide as soon as possible”, it takes a beating. And while the latter quote was by a not-insignificant … ContinuedThe post These are 6 of the best quartz watches of 2018 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

RECOMMENDED READING: Can you get rich from collecting watches?

RECOMMENDED READING: Can you get rich from collecting watches?

While antique categories such as art, furniture and artefacts have long been recognised as stores of value, watches are a relative newcomer to the game of “buy low, sell high”. And this poses an interesting question – can watches help you get rich? It seems like every auction season, old records are broken, and new … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: Can you get rich from collecting watches? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

LIST: 7 watches to check out at Melbourne Watch Week

Glashütte Original Jun 24, 2019

LIST: 7 watches to check out at Melbourne Watch Week

For the second year running, Breguet, Blancpain, Jaquet Droz and Glashütte Original - The Swatch Group’s top-tier brands - are showcasing their latest and greatest at Melbourne retailer Monards Crown boutique. Melbourne Watch Week, as it’s called, is running from June 20 to 30 (slightly longer than a week, but who’s counting). It’s a great … ContinuedThe post LIST: 7 watches to check out at Melbourne Watch Week appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Two Broke Watch Snobs

Ep. #132 Traveling with Watches

You know, over these past couple years, our opinions on A LOT of things have changed. But what Michael and I didn't anticipate is our view on traveling with watches doing a total 180. Are "travel watches" real? Is whatever the hell watch you wear while traveling a "travel watch?" Or is the idea of a travel watch still alive and well?

Throwback Sundays: Six Blue Dial watches

Throwback Sundays: Six Blue Dial watches

Collectors seem to love blue watches. Sure, they say "Green is the new Black", but Blue remains close to our hearts. So for today, we pick six blue watches.

Skip the waitlist – 10 of the best steel sports watches you can buy right now

Skip the waitlist – 10 of the best steel sports watches you can buy right now

Ten years ago, this phenomenon only existed in the uppermost echelons of the watchmaking world – the waiting list. There’s a lot of wild speculation around why waitlists for certain models exist, with some suggesting market forces, and others suggesting less passive forces. Regardless of their cause, they don’t appear to be disappearing anytime soon, … ContinuedThe post Skip the waitlist – 10 of the best steel sports watches you can buy right now appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

5 of the best quartz watches that watch snobs approve of

5 of the best quartz watches that watch snobs approve of

A lot of the discussion about what makes a watch good value is centred on the mechanics responsible for keeping the time. When those glorious mechanics are removed in favour of a soulless electronic module, many enthusiasts switch off. But this needn’t be the end of the discussion. Quartz watches, for all their sins and … ContinuedThe post 5 of the best quartz watches that watch snobs approve of appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

4 winter warmer watches for less than $6K

4 winter warmer watches for less than $6K

Editor’s note: Things certainly got cold fast in Melbourne, and we’re busy working out ways to stay warm. And that includes our wrists … The northern parts of the world might be enjoying long, lazy afternoons of relaxation and summer fun, but down here in Australia things have taken a turn for the cooler. So, … ContinuedThe post 4 winter warmer watches for less than $6K appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The Lovely Bones: Skeletonization and Skeletonised Watches

The Lovely Bones: Skeletonization and Skeletonised Watches

Watches are now showpieces as much as timepieces, and as levels of sophistication have increased, the inner workings deserve not to be hidden.

Our 5 favourite Franck Muller watches from the new 2019 collection, with a focus on the crazy ones

Franck Muller May 28, 2019

Our 5 favourite Franck Muller watches from the new 2019 collection, with a focus on the crazy ones

It’s quite possible that when Steve Jobs said, ‘Here’s to the crazy ones’, that master watchmaker Franck Muller was listening. And that he was inspired. Because when Franck Muller does watches well, the brand does them in a certain crazy, poetic and preposterous way. Take my absolute favourite (perhaps until a new contender, the 2019 … ContinuedThe post Our 5 favourite Franck Muller watches from the new 2019 collection, with a focus on the crazy ones appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

RECOMMENDED READING: Sea Time: Watches Inspired by Sailing, Yachting and Diving

RECOMMENDED READING: Sea Time: Watches Inspired by Sailing, Yachting and Diving

So, typically in these ‘recommended reading’ posts we link to a good watch-related read that’s - you know - on the internet. Today we’re doing it a little different, with this link to an actual, honest-to-goodness book. It’s called (you guessed it) Sea Time: Watches Inspired by Sailing, Yachting and Diving and it’s 240 hardcover-bound pages … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: Sea Time: Watches Inspired by Sailing, Yachting and Diving appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

5 watches to survive the end of the world, just in case things really kick off

5 watches to survive the end of the world, just in case things really kick off

Editor’s note: It’s 2019, and along with the feeling that drone-delivered pizza is imminent, many people are also experiencing some form of existential apocalyptic angst. And rather than tell you that it’s all going to be OK, we’d suggest you prepare by watching a few series of Doomsday Preppers and reading this list. We’re sure … ContinuedThe post 5 watches to survive the end of the world, just in case things really kick off appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

From Dr No to Spectre – the Complete List of Bond Watches

From Dr No to Spectre – the Complete List of Bond Watches

We all know James Bond, AKA 007, the suave British secret service agent who has been on missions all over the world. Throughout many of the films, he has always had a wristwatch to keep track of the time and, in some cases, help him get out of a jam. Today we take a look … ContinuedThe post From Dr No to Spectre – the Complete List of Bond Watches appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

4 Australian businessmen proving their watches are all business

4 Australian businessmen proving their watches are all business

Today we are focusing on the watches owned and worn by prominent Aussie businessmen, from mining magnates to property moguls and shopping centre kings. Sir Frank Lowy AC First up we have Sir Frank Lowy AC, who co-founded the Westfield Group, which developed and owned a number of shopping centres in Australasia, Europe and … ContinuedThe post 4 Australian businessmen proving their watches are all business appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

anOrdain Watches: Hands-On With The Model 1

Two Broke Watch Snobs

anOrdain May 23, 2019

anOrdain Watches: Hands-On With The Model 1

Curious about anOrdain Watches? This standout microbrand offers unique enamel dials, but do they live up to the hype? Let's find out.