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Warning: This watch review with a difference may contain traces of mancrush. So let’s address the chiselled jaw on the elephant in the room. We envy the hero of this shoot, Mr Chris Edwards, more than just a little bit. Let us count the ways. He surfs and still dresses as sharply as anyone in … ContinuedThe post MY WEEK WITH: The Drive de Cartier – by Chris Edwards appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Time for an existential question, folks: What drives you? Granted, it’s early in the working week, and ‘Would you like another coffee?’ is hard enough to deal with as a proposition, but the notion of personal drive is on our mind. Bear with us while we explain. Earlier in the year we introduced you to … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Meet the Australian Cartier Drive Man – Chris Edwards appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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A collector reviews his own Patek Philippe Ref. 5270 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, and tells the tale of how he got besotted and bought the watch.
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Deployant – Asia’s leading online magazine and community for high horology and lifestyles – today announced the appointment of Jonathan Ho to its management team as its Executive Editor, reporting to the owners of the group. Jonathan joins a team of of 8 editorial and commercial staff at Deployant. Jonathan will carry dual portfolios in both theRead More
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The Tudor Submariner proved the value and reliability of Tudor’s watches like no other instance in horology. We dive deep into its origins to recount its unique tale and the lasting impression it has left in Tudor’s modern-day dive watches.
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A new watch from MB&F; is always a big deal. There’s a teaser campaign, articles start cropping up to revisit the previous watches, people speculate rampantly - the closest thing I’ve seen to it recently was when the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released and the Internet pretty much exploded. Now […]
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For a long time now, Grand Seiko has represented some of the finest value in mechanical horology today – but we’re here basically to, rewrite that old wives tale. Just earlier in the week, at a rather cozy meeting with Seiko at their office here in Singapore, we found ourselves in the company of this […]
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Very few children’s stories are for children. To put it more accurately, there are no fairy tales which we would deem suitable for children today if we were to tell them in their original form. Even some expurgated versions are pretty raw - Hansel and Gretel is essentially a story about child abandonment and cannibalism […]
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Seiko Astron GPS Solar Dual Time
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Visit the world's largest Hublot Pop up Store: Still on at Ngee Ann City in Singapore till 26th August.
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Full review of the Arnold & Son DTE: Double Tourbillon with dual timezones. Hands on commentary and extreme macro photographs with specifications and price.
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Tudor releases a blue model to the popular Pelagos diver’s collection. Made popular during the 60s and 70s, Tudor’s divers’ watch is closely tied to its intensive use by underwater professionals, particularly by world’s major navies. The brand’s diving collection are authentic tool watches, meant for real use, rather than just mere display. Bearing its past tradition, theRead More
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Montblanc is definitely riding the high wind with its new line up. They are challenging prices within the industry and are indeed making the news. Like with this ultra slim, we thought it was executed exceedingly well and serves its intended purpose. The only qualm that we have with it, is its uncanny similarity to Jaeger LeCoultre's Master Compressor collection.
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Review: Maîtres du Temps Chapter Three Reveal a collaboration project between the Steven Holtzman, Kari Voutilainen and Andreas Strahler dual timezone watch
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Vacheron Constantin a review of the art of finishing using the Harmony series as examples. VC chronograph tourbillon split seconds dual timezone
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IWC has announced that it will launch a new device called IWC Connect. Described an an intelligent tool, it will be embedded in the straps of the brand’s sports watches, and it is designed to give the wearer control over certain devices connected to the Internet of Things. It will also provide activity tracking. IWC […]
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Ask a watchmaker, any watchmaker, and they will tell you that oiling a watch is a precise business. Too little and you create extra wear and tear, too much and it will overflow and be drawn away from the bearings. Yet there is a watch that uses a lot of oil, and with a lot […]
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The history of dive watches date back to 1950s, when Blancpain and Rolex came up with the Fifty Fathoms and the Submariner respectively. These are not just mere devices that tell time; they are tool watches that provide information to assist people in carrying out their work. They were also immensely popular, due to their robustnessRead More
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While many watch connoisseurs have a wide variety of watches and change them often, the clocks in one’s house tend to stay where they were initially placed. They truly become daily companions, timing the pace of life at one’s home. Most watch brands have, over the span of their existence, flirted casually or more seriously […]
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The story of Officine Panerai is a fascinating one; a modern Cinderella story in the world of horology. Its success can be partially attributed to Sylvester Stallone, as it was him who discovered the watches and instigated its rise to stardom. The Luminor Black Seal and Luminor Daylight are two anecdotes in this magical fairy tale, but areRead More
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The 2014 edition of Watches&Wonders; took place against a tumultuous political backdrop - anyone with an eye on the news that week could not have missed the mass demonstrations of unprecedented scale that filled the streets of central Hong Kong. Fair visitors and exhibitors alike faced daily challenges in reaching the halls of the Hong […]
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Officine Panerai has recently announced itself the proud sponsor of the restoration of the monumental clock in the Santa Maria del Flore Cathedral, just in front of their historic boutique in the Archbishop’s Palace. Considering that any mention of Florence is scarcely incomplete without a tribute to the iconic cathedral, this is some exciting news […]
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With the release of two very popular models in steel with diamonds and in steel gold with diamonds, the Tank Francaise and the Ballon Bleu, Cartier is spoiling the ladies again! Up till now, Cartier have not really featured both diamonds and steel in a single watch before, and in the Ballon bleu collection we now see […]
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We always like to tell people that the watches made by Devon are what you get when you let an American design a watch –not a watch rooted in European tradition, not a watch that looks back to the Golden Age of American watchmaking, not a watch that casts a misty eye, through rose colored […]
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BaselWorld 2014: Belles of the Fair: Arnold & Son Instrument watches dead beat seconds true beat seconds morte tourbillon dual timezone
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Lacquer must hold mystical powers, as those who have ever admired a fine Russian lacquer box or an Urushi fountain pen will know. Captivating in it’s presence by textures or drawings, yet always finished to perfection with that glossy surface that shows off a soft glow. The stories surrounding the art of lacquer are often […]
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Our friends at TheWatchesTV were at it again, catching hold of our very busy Editor in Chief of our Asia Edition, Suzanne Wong, and getting her to tell us her Top 5 watches for Baselworld this year. Have a look at the video below to find out which watches she didn’t want to give back.
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“International Geophysical Year” sounds, to the modern ear, about as sexy as a road accident, but despite the dull name, that year and the events surrounding it gave birth to a watch that many collectors today think is one of the sexiest of all time: the Jaeger LeCoultre Geophysic. The Geophysic is a true connoisseur’s […]
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In this video, we have a look at the new Patek Philippe Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph launched today, featuring a dual timezone and chronograph, and also have a look at the protective mechanisms that prevent damage through accidental engagement of the pushers. Our previous article on this piece can be found here.
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For all its prosaic utility, the second-time-zone complication is a remarkably romantic function. On the surface, it is what it is: an indication of the time in a different location in the world, which allows for convenient reference when traveling. For frequent travelers, however, the second-time-zone function carries an additional emotional charge: it is an […]
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