Blancpain celebrates Watchmaking and Art de Vivre in Hong Kong
Blancpain recently hosted an exhibition in Hong Kong dedicated to its Grand Complication timepieces and showcasing this year’s newest timepieces.
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Blancpain recently hosted an exhibition in Hong Kong dedicated to its Grand Complication timepieces and showcasing this year’s newest timepieces.
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If you care about watches, Geneva is the place to be right now. The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (better known to its friends as the GPHG) has recently wrapped, and a prestigious jury of who’s who in watchland has determined what the best watches of the year are. Well, at least the best watches … ContinuedThe post LIST: The 16 winning watches of 2018, according to the GPHG appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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In about a week’s time (November 9 Swiss time, to be exact), the watch industry’s night of nights – the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève – will be just wrapping up, and it goes without saying that the after-parties will be pumping. Though some may be bigger than others, with the anticipation finally over and … ContinuedThe post LIST: 8 watches under 10,000 CHF we’d love to see win at GPHG appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Krayon is a company so new you might not have heard of it; I certainly didn’t, not until I read about it briefly when the brand’s first watch popped up as one of the finalists for this year’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG).
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In Las Vegas, a little over a week ago, rapper Drake was spotted wearing the Richard Mille Erotic Tourbillon RM 69 at his concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. He took to Instagram to show off the seductive ‘oracle’ complication, which seems the perfect fit for the man known for a few suggestive lyrics … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: A closer look at Drake’s sexy Richard Mille Erotic Tourbillon RM 69 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
The Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Automatique 5367 wears the grand feu enamel dial of the 7147, which is the polar opposite of the equally traditional, if ornate, engine-turned dial of the 5377.
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Its less than 2 weeks from the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix night-race. The Podium Lounge is the premer after party venue during F1. Win tickets here!
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Editor’s note: The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) is the industry’s premier awards ceremony. One of the most exciting (and accessible) categories is the Petite Aiguille, which is open to watches with a retail price between 4000 – 10,000 CHF. The GPHG Jury has selected a shortlist of six watches, from a longlist of 21. … ContinuedThe post NEWS: Rose gold Longines Record nominated for the Petite Aiguille at the GPHG appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Lange releases its popular 1815 Tourbillon with a new in-house grand feu enamel dial in white in a limited edition of 100 pieces in platinum only.
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This year, to celebrate the 50th birthday of the enigmatic Golden Ellipse, Patek Philippe has extended its regular collection with a rose gold/black dial grand taille model. Here, we bring you the details and our thoughts on the new Golden Ellipse Ref. 5738R.
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Breguet released the latest Classique Tourbillon Automatique 5367 at Baselworld 2018. This time with a Grand Feu Enamel dial. The 5367 is iconic for its displaced tourbillon carriage, and off-center hours and minutes display.
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One of the big surprises of Baselworld 2018 was Patek Philippe’s decision to add a grand complication model – specifically a perpetual calendar – to the Nautilus line. Or was it? Nautilus-with-complication is an old story (travel time, chronograph, annual calendar have all featured over the years) and the pre-Basel rumour mill was promoting the … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5740 – the Nautilus we had to have appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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3 watches with no room for error. As the title hints, these watches are interpretatively near perfect, or have extremely low tolerance for mistakes in manufacturing. Case in point, these 3 watches in the selection are the ultrathin Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic, the Seiko Presage SJE073, newly resized wit
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With all the major Swiss watch companies exclusively presenting their new products during Baselworld 2018, how does a collector like yourself suss out the unique and interesting, yet value-for-money timepieces from clutter in the various forms of media? We pick out watches from Bell & Ross, Sinn and Seiko.
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Patek Philippe launches the new Nautilus Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5740/1G-001, the first time a 'grand complication' is presented in the Nautilus line.
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Winner of the Aiguille d’Or (Best in Show) prize at the 2017 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, the Chopard L.U.C. Full Strike is adopting a new colour. This fresh interpretation clothes Chopard’s first minute repeater watch in handsome shades of grey, whilst not losing its technically revolutionary character, notably expresse
The Latest “Grand Comp” from Jacob & Co.
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The grand dame of watchmaking has unveiled a new complete calendar timepiece as part of its also-new FiftySix collection: the FiftySix Complete Calendar.
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Caroline Wozniacki became the first Danish woman to win a Grand Slam singles title by winning the 2018 Australian Open. She lifted the trophy with a Rolex Daytona on her wrist.
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Pre-Baselworld New Release from Breguet: the mechanical poetry Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat 5367 with marvellous "Grand Feu" dial.
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The latest addition to its heritage collection, the Longines Avigation BigEye wins the “Revival” prize at the 2017 ceremony of the Grand Prix de l’Horlogeri
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The H1 Flying Central, first introduced in 2002, is one of Haldimann's most recognisable works, starring a central flying tourbillon of grand proportions.
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In this week's Throwback Sundays article, we take a look at six vintage-inspired watches, featuring brands such as Tudor, Oris, Seiko, and Longines.
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Ulysse Nardin releases three novelties ahead of SIHH: viz the Marine Grand Feu Tourbillon, the Marine Torpilleur Military and Classico Grand Feu.
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A few hours ago, watchmaking’s night of nights – the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève – wrapped up (though we suspect the afterparties may still be in full swing), and 15 prizes, along with a special jury prize, were awarded by the jury. The GPHG awards are often hotly debated, but do, nonetheless, provide an … ContinuedThe post NEWS: The 15 best watches of 2017, according to the GPHG appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Every year, Ferrari host the Finali Mondiali that marks the conclusion of the Grand Touring season. This year’s Finali was a particular highlight as 2017 is the 70th anniversary of Ferrari itself.
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In this week's article, we take a look at six watch recommendations for an off-roading adventure, featuring Rolex, Panerai, Seiko, and Chopard.
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Enamel is enjoying something of a renaissance in watch manufacturing. Many companies – from Seiko to Patek – are increasingly turning to the nearly forgotten art to decorate their dials. While it’s a slow and sometimes unforgiving process, the reward for mastering the technique is a uniquely alluring dial with a hue that will never fade. One … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: A touch of class – the Breguet Classique 7787 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Rafael Nadal wins his 3rd US Open and 16th Grand Slam title.
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In this week's article, we look at six watch recommendations for beach day, with brands such as Rolex, Omega, Sinn, Audemars Piguet, Seiko, and Oris.
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