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Watchscapes: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One Ceramic Blue

We take a close look at the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet One Ceramic Blue with a Watchscape article, with wallpaper sized images within.

Review: Jaquet Droz Grande Second Dual Time

Jaquet Droz extends the Grande Second range during the Time to Move event in May. Here, we take a close look and review the Grande Second Dual Time.

Introducing: The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Chronograph

The first Grande Seconde chronographs from Jaquet Droz are a classic take on the complication.

Mid-century modern – Tissot’s excellent Heritage Petite Seconde

Editor’s note: The Tissot Heritage Petite Seconde isn’t a new watch but, oh boy, it’s still a good-looking piece of wristwear. The simple case, numerals, and dial texture all add up to an entirely pleasing watch …  The story in a second: Tissot‘s latest heritage release is another hit. In these days of the never-ending … ContinuedThe post Mid-century modern – Tissot’s excellent Heritage Petite Seconde appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Review: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Chronograph

Jaquet Droz's offering is impressive this year. And one of the most interesting watches unveiled is the Grande Seconde Chronograph we are reviewing here.

INTRODUCING: The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Chronograph

The Grande Seconde is perhaps Jaquet Droz’s most recognisable design, with an outsize second hand and characteristic figure 8 layout that you can spot from across a room. It’s also a versatile design that’s been called into service for a range of complications. But never a chronograph. Until this week’s release of the Jaquet Droz … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Chronograph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Time to Move: Jaquet Droz Unveils the Grande Seconde Chronograph & the Magic Lotus Automaton

Jaquet Droz unveils its first chronograph and a new Dual Time look in its Grande Seconde collection and wows us with a unique Zen garden automaton.

50th Year of the Automatic Chronograph: The Second Wind

INTRODUCING: Jaquet Droz’s Grande Seconde Skelet-One Ceramic

In the last few years, skeletonised watches have undergone a renaissance. Once overly designed and overwrought, at some point this distinctive genre segued from niche to very nice indeed. And Jaquet Droz’s Skelet-One is a great example of this new breed. Clean and simple, rather than ornate, is the name of the game for this … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Jaquet Droz’s Grande Seconde Skelet-One Ceramic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 19, November 2018 – the second edition

November was such a big month of watches for the Time+Tide crew, and, subsequently, an even bigger month of watch spotting for me. Jam-packed with watch events, magazine launches, and other fun activities, this month’s special second edition of #SpottedByAG is a bit of a mixed bag (you did read the first one, right?). First up … ContinuedThe post SPOTTED! BY AG: Dispatch 19, November 2018 – the second edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

EDITOR’S PICK: Tissot’s PRS 516 Automatic Small Second is the most fun you can have with three hands

Editor’s note: Had someone mentioned word of a sporty, steel-cased watch with a ceramic bezel and a very clear automotive inspiration, my first thought would be that it’s a chronograph. But this is no chronograph; in fact, Tissot’s PRS 516 Automatic Small Second is something even more interesting. Introducing a novel and, quite frankly, ridiculously … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: Tissot’s PRS 516 Automatic Small Second is the most fun you can have with three hands appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Ep. 87 Do Watch Brands Care About The Second Hand Market?

The Snobs are back to their regularly scheduled programming this week! Today, they take some time to speculate about the current "stainless steel crisis" some brands are experiencing while talking about second hand market support. Plus, in case you were wondering, Mike would totally break vegan and eat Kaz in a survival situation.

Looking Through: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One

Revolution takes a closer look at (and through) the all new Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One.

VIDEO: Jaquet Droz’s Grande Seconde Skelet-One shows off its strong bones 

One of the things I love most in watches is when a brand challenges my preconceptions. That’s exactly what happened in Jaquet Droz’s Basel booth earlier this year. I was surrounded by writing machines, jewelled butterflies, automata of all shapes and sizes (well, not really, but you get my point), and then BAM! I saw … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Jaquet Droz’s Grande Seconde Skelet-One shows off its strong bones  appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Tribute 

Two hundred and eighty years is pretty big as far as milestones go. So, given that Jaquet Droz is marking the big two-eight-o this year, you’d expect them to have a few tricks up their sleeve … and you wouldn’t be disappointed. They’ve released this special version of their signature watch - the Grande Seconde … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Tribute  appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

VIDEO: The top Jaquet Droz watches from Basel 2018 (hint, there’s a lot of Grande Seconde in the mix)

Just because Jaquet Droz is a relative newcomer to Australia doesn’t mean they don’t have history. The brand dates back to the mid-18th century, and, besides watches and clocks, is famous for their incredible automata. And while the incredibly complex, high-end art/engineering pieces are still important for the brand, we thought we’d keep it real … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The top Jaquet Droz watches from Basel 2018 (hint, there’s a lot of Grande Seconde in the mix) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

When everything is revealed – Review of the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One

During Baselworld 2018, Jaquest Droz released three new version of Grande Seconde in a skeletonised form - a first for the brand. This is our review with live images and hands-on videos.

HANDS-ON: The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Moon Black Enamel

Last year, Jaquet Droz rolled out a first round of the Grande Seconde Moon in three editions, including two steel models, and an ivory-coloured enamel dial cased in red gold. Building on the model’s success (and the growing popularity of black and gold wristwatches across the board), the brand added a fourth model to the … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Moon Black Enamel appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Oris Honors Carl Brashear with a Second Limited Edition

Carl Brashear’s son makes a surprise appearance at Oris’s pre-Basel event in Zermatt to present the Oris Carl Brashear Chronograph Limited Edition, a second special edition timepiece created to honor his father’s legacy.

Catered to You: The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde

Revolution explores how Jaquet Droz has managed to establish the Grande Seconde as one of its staple collections, with something for a variety of tastes contained within.

Review: The Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Moon with pricing

Jaquet Droz released their latest model with a moonphase at Baselworld with the Grande Seconde collection. The Grande Seconde collection is inspired by the

Vertex: The Second Coming

As we take a look at the watch world’s Dirty Dozen, we were delighted to discover one of the models is being re-issued thanks to a recently-surfaced family connection.

VIDEO: What’s the world’s second biggest watch fair really like? We walked around SIHH so you don’t have to…

SIHH is as common an abbreviation to us as YMCA. It doesn’t have dance moves, it’s not the Nutbush City Limits, but it does involve the team covering some serious mileage early in the year, every year. The question is, what happens at SIHH? What is it actually like? We made a video, to complete … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: What’s the world’s second biggest watch fair really like? We walked around SIHH so you don’t have to… appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Review: Habring² Jumping Second Pilot

Review of Habring² Jumping Second Pilot with hands-on analysis and live high resolution photographs.

Review: Louis Moinet 20-Second Tempograph

Full review of the Louis Moinet 20 second tempograph with our usual high resolution live photographs, analysis and pricing.

Baselworld 2016: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Dual Time with hands on and pricing

Hands on with the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Dual Time direct from the Baselworld 2016 booth. Impressions review with live pics and prices.

Watches and Wonders 2015: Jaeger LeCoultre Geophysic True Second and Universal Time

Introducing the Jaeger LeCoultre Geophysic True Second and Universal Time. Two fantastic new watches, featuring new innovations.

Pre Baselworld 2015: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Deadbeat

Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde

Introducing – The new MeisterSinger Unitas 1Z Edition, with Enamel Dial

Time does not need to be dissected into seconds to be meaningful. This distinctive idea has been essential to MeisterSinger for 25 years. The brand’s single-hand watches deliberately slow the reading of time, changing the focus from precision to perception. To mark its anniversary, MeisterSinger looks back at one of its earlier and most important […]

Canadian Watchmaker Bradley Taylor Returns with the Ardea

A Vancouver native who studied watchmaking in Switzerland, Bradley Taylor spent the last four years working on his own movement, an endeavour that is has finally in the Ardea. Manually wound with three hands, the Ardea is powered by a hand-made movement made by Mr Taylor, who incorporated a retrograde seconds, setting this apart from the high-end time-only watches that are now common. Mr Taylor made his debut with time-only watches that were powered by high-quality, but essentially stock, Vaucher movements. The Ardea, in contrast, is of his own making. He fabricated his own movement by building on the vintage Omega cal. 30T2 architecture and then making most of the watch himself, right down to the guilloche dial and solid gold wheels of the gear train. Mr Taylor’s attention to detail extends to surprising aspects of the watch, like the platinum applied numerals in a custom typeface. Initial thoughts The Ardea, and especially its movement, is the product of substantial manual craftsmanship. From milling to filing to drilling to polishing – Mr Taylor does almost all of it himself and has documented the process with many photos and videos. As a result, the Ardea is more artisanal than other recent indie creations that are engineer-conceived timepieces, and Mr Taylor deserves credit. Tapping the main plate Applying guilloche to the dial ring with a hand-cranked rose engine Mr Taylor’s choice of movement construction is not surprising, since the Omega cal. 30T2 architectu...