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Chris Alexander, also known as Creo Design, is a professional artist and designer who has worked across multiple media, with a focus for watch dial art. Hi Chris, what’s your daily watch and why? An Omega Speedmaster Pro 3570.50. This watch means an awful lot to me even though it has only been in my possession … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @Creodesignwatches – the dial artist appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Often the best watches are those that come with a story attached. Sometimes that story can be attached to momentous events or achievements the watch is associated with, or the accomplishments of those who wore it. It can also be a story of how it’s made and who it’s made by. Such is the case … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The detail in the deep blue dial – Seiko’s Shippo Enamel SPB073 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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We bring you the details and our thoughts on the dark and brooding A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Moon Phase, now with a black dial.
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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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Glashütte Original celebrates its 15th year partnership with the Dresden Music Festival with new additions to the Sixties line. The new versions are a limited production for sale only this year, feature the striking green dégradé dial. The annual edition timepieces are available in a time-only Sixties model and a Sixties Panorama Date model. Read More
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There was a lot of mystery surrounding this piece when it was pulled out of a large green box during our appointment with Rolex at Baselworld. And, to be honest, we were too caught up in the moment, too dazzled by the gemstones, to take it all in at the time. It’s formally known as … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The mysterious Rolex Submariner Date ref. 116659 SABR – white gold, blue dial and a whole lot of bling appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Vacheron Constantin Overseas series: 2018 sees the emergence of a black dial version beautifully framed by the shimmering gleam of the steel case.
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Now a third year into the Sixties series of watches - one that started with a limited production of five colourways of the watch seen here in 2016, and a similar set of colours in a square chronograph for 2017 - Glashütte Original have opted to cut choice out of the equation for Baselworld 2018. A … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Glashütte Original Vintage Sixties – the ultimate green dial of 2018? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Last year, Breguet gave us a first taste of their new design for the Marine collection. However, the new look didn’t get the massive attention you might expect for an update of a pillar collection. Not because it wasn’t noteworthy but because the new look was revealed in the form of the Marine Équation Marchante … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Titanium case and a new style dial – the Breguet Marine 5517 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The second part of our report of the visit to the Franck Muller's dial factory in Les Bois, Switzerland. A perfect occasion to discover how the brands produce its extraordinary dials. A photo-video essay with live images and videos.
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There are few dials as instantly recognisable in the world of modern watchmaking as that of the Lange 1. This circular watch, with its off-centre hours and minutes dial, subsidiary seconds, power reserve and that instantly recognisable big date. In the opinion of Caragh McKay, watches and jewellery director at Wallpaper* (and founder of McKay … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: Designing A. Lange & Söhne – part 2, the detail in the dial appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Audemars Piguet wouldn’t carelessly mess with their iconic Tapisserie dial. So where does the new Tapisserie dial in the 2018 RO Tourbillon Extra-Thin come from?
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Hands-on analytical review of the Campanola Ryuga, an automatic watch with a fusion of the traditional Swiss movement and the Japanese urushi dial.
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If you’re ‘into’ watches, it’s easy to fall into a perception that a higher price naturally equates to higher value and quality. However, Seiko’s colourful and decidedly wallet-friendly Presage Cocktail Time turns these assumptions on their head, with an RRP well south of $1000 and a wrist presence that can compete with watches 10 times … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Dial it up to 11 with the Seiko Presage Cocktail Time (refs SRPB41, SRPB43 & SRPB46) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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IWC introduce their bestselling Portugieser watches - the Automatic and Chronograph - with their best loved blue dial.
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Parmigiani Fleurier released the latest Ovale Pantographe with a new dial at SIHH 2017. Similar in shape and movement, the watch is essentially the same as
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Revolution takes a closer look at the newly announced black dial 1815 Chronograph from the Saxon watchmaker: A. Lange & Söhne.
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What is a Lemon Dial Paul Newman Daytona? Learn how to tell them apart from regular gold Paul Newmans and just how rare they are.
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Parmigiani released their latest Tonda 1950 variation at SIHH, now with a white meteorite dial. The elegant dress watch has a slim profile, complete with an
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Basel 2017 Seiko Presage collection of affordable enamel dial watches is pound for pound, the best value for money way to get your hands on Grand Feu enamel
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The cool and elegant Vacheron Constantin booth at SIHH was packed with highly complicated pieces (including the most complicated piece), and their top-line SIHH releases were a mass of brain-bending masterpieces, heavy on the sonneries, sidereal time and celestial maps. But amid all this mechanical splendour I found myself coming back to a simpler – … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: What a difference a dial makes – the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Perpetual Calendar appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Two thousand and sixteen will surely go down in the annals of watch-lore as the year of the Daytona. Not only did Rolex finally update their stainless steel icon, but they also unveiled two new precious metal versions. We’ve already looked at the oh-so-shiny green and yellow gold version, and today we hold in our … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Blue heaven – the Rolex Daytona in white gold with blue dial (ref. 116509), plus pics of EVERY new 2016 Daytona appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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This cool, calm and collected new Yacht-Master almost slipped past me. I was too busy falling in love (again) with the gold and chocolate Rolesor Yacht-Master, which was distracting me and dazzling my senses, but then out of the corner of my eye I spotted a flash of almost-iridescent blue, and my curiosity was piqued. I’m … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Shades of grey – the Rolex Yacht-Master 40 with dark rhodium dial (ref. 116622) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The new Richard Lange Pour le Merite in white gold with black dial carries the same manufacture L044.1 hand-wound calibre with fusee and chain mechanism.
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For some reason we’ve been humming ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ this week and exhibiting a far greater than usual interest in the sports of fencing and field hockey (the Kookaburras beat the Irish 1-0 on Wednesday). It must also be said that the occasional call and response of Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi! Has … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 5th August, 2016 – Manga, irony and a suspiciously familiar dial appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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