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The Holy Trinity, Part 2: The Rule Breakers of the Swiss Watch Industry
In Part 2 of our series on the watch industry’s greatest leaders, we look at three individuals who have transformed the landscape of Swiss watchmaking.
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In Part 2 of our series on the watch industry’s greatest leaders, we look at three individuals who have transformed the landscape of Swiss watchmaking.
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All of the German watchmaker's 2019 releases will be on display, and then some.
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Two of the world’s oldest horological organizations are joining forces for education.
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A look back at one of America's greatest sportsmen and the cars and watches he called his own.
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It’s hard to overstate the importance of the Zenith El Primero. The movement, an elegant, high-beat column-wheel chronograph, is impressive enough. It’s even more impressive when you factor in that this miniature engineering feat was the first automatic chronograph to be presented as a working prototype - after seven long years of development. Just as … ContinuedThe post The history of the Zenith El Primero – 6 moments that defined one of the most important movements in watchmaking appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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A look at the hottest watches, biggest misses, and clearest trends of the year so far.
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A one-of-one titanium and tantalum sports watch from Vacheron Constantin – do you think it's worthy of production?
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Brand ambassadors are an indelible part of the watch landscape. Fundamentally, an ambassador is someone - typically with a profile - who has a relationship with a watch brand, and endorses them. That’s the broad brush stroke picture, but the reality is much more diverse. An ambassador could be a Hollywood A-lister who wore a watch … ContinuedThe post Nims is not your average ambassador – the record-breaking speed climber who wears a Bremont dive watch at the top of the world appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Editor’s note: To celebrate the Aquanaut’s 20th birthday in 2017, Patek Philippe released the enlarged (from 40 to 42.2mm) and quietly in charge Aquanaut ref. 5168G. a watch that remains a reminder of the collection’s youth. In more recent years, the model has struck confident new poses such as the ref 5968A chronograph, with its popping orange … ContinuedThe post This is why the Patek Philippe Aquanaut 20th Birthday edition was such an important signal of things to come appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Revolution founding editor Wei Koh’s detailed, retrospective guide to the perpetual calendar movements of the exclusive Swiss maison.
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At Time to Move, Blancpain presented vintage military-themed diver’s and pilot’s chronograph steeped in lore and mystique.
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We reserve a moment to remember one of the most momentous days of the 20th century, and the timepieces that soldiers on the ‘good’ side wore to war.
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The Codek Spiral is a bold watch. Part of the danger of wandering outside the lanes of standard design styles is that the identity of the watch can get lost. The Spiral is mostly a dress watch, however it is not clearly a dress watch.
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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.
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Blancpain gives Revolution a sneak peek at some of the incredible métiers d’art projects currently taking place in its workshops in La Vallée de Joux.
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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.
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A look back at a wonderful travel watch from the heart of German watchmaking.
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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.
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A taste of artisanal gin and a 1959 Les Paul gave rise to this partnership timepiece.
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Breguet’s big novelty this year is the new Classique Tourbillon Squelette 5935. Ultra thin caliber 581 automatic movement with peripheral rotor has about 50% of the mass removed in the skeletonising process. The case in RG, 41mm. Next the range of the Reine de Naples is extended with two new additions. One with a blueRead More
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We start with the Aquaterra GMT World Timer. 43mmSS case with a blue rubber strap. The dial features a cartouche of the Earth looking down from the North Pole which is laser engraved on a Ti plate to create the blue ocean leaving a relief of the continents. The contrasting colors of the surface isRead More
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Blancpain reissues the mythical Air Command in a limited run of 500 pieces that remains true to the original.
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As we are in Switzerland, and not in Glashütte, GO is not able to show us the manufacture. But they did the next best thing – they brought part of the manufacture to Geneva. We were welcomed by the CEO. We started looking at the Sixties Annual Edition 2019. The manufacture of the orange dialRead More
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Jaeger-LeCoultre has unveiled a new minute repeater with perpetual calendar that “brings new levels of excellence to its mastery of chiming watches”.
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Editor’s note: There are two incredibly strong and distinctive design codes within the Panerai brand. They are the Radiomir and Luminor collections - both are instantly recognisable. Both have unimpeachable histories: one decorated in war, the other in Hollywood. Both are manly as all get-out on the wrist. Though, interestingly, the more popular - and iconic - of the two … ContinuedThe post Are you more of a Panerai Radiomir or Luminor person? You should know after watching this video. appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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