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People profile: The Grönefeld Brothers – dreams, ambitions and other fascinations

We paid a visit to the Grönefeld brothers, and get an insider peek into their personality, dreams, ambitions. What drives the Horological Brothers?

FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 3rd March, 2017

It’s been a mildly epic week here at T+T HQ. We’ve had a full plate of videography, airshow action with Oris (we’re now investigating options around leasing a Pilatus private jet – don’t tell our accountant), and Felix is becoming worryingly attached to the Apple Watch he’s reviewing. On top of all this, the logisitical nightmare that is … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 3rd March, 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

INTRODUCING: The Seiko Presage Enamel collection – 4 new looks for last year’s surprise hit, starting at $1800

If you’re into watches and haven’t heard about the Presage Chronograph from Seiko, we’re sorry to be the ones to tell you, but you’ve been living under a rock. It was, without doubt, the winning curveball of 2016, and for good reason. It ticked all the boxes: pedigree, style, mechanics, value and an incredibly handsome dial. The … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Seiko Presage Enamel collection – 4 new looks for last year’s surprise hit, starting at $1800 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Strap Culture: The Original Watch Guys

If you think customised watches and strap fetishism are recent phenomena, think again. Ken Kessler tells us a tale of the guys who might’ve started it all.

WHO TO FOLLOW: @jamesbanks

Looking for insta-inspo? You’ve come to the right place. NAME: James Banks OCCUPATION: Head of Bespoke Cars at McLaren Special Operations (MSO) bringing to life his clients’ creative visions through custom paint colours and unique designs. HANDLE: @JamesBanksEsq FOLLOWERS: 8.5K LOCATION: London Tell us about your daily watch. It’s a Rotary skeleton watch. I adore … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @jamesbanks appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The Cerrato Effect: Montblanc at SIHH 2017

Montblanc’s watch boss Davide Cerrato energizes the largely staid Swiss watch industry with new timepieces at SIHH 2017 that tell the authentic, aspirational story of the brand’s watchmaking and technical expertise.

INTRODUCING: Montblanc pioneers refined patina with the 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter in bronze

At this stage in the game, bronze watches aren’t anything new; Panerai, Oris and Tudor have all played a role in pushing the patina-friendly metal mainstream. But until now, bronze has been the playground of tool-like dive watches, serious timepieces licked by salt and spray until a fine verdigris of adventure forms on the rugged … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Montblanc pioneers refined patina with the 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter in bronze appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Unifying Time - The World Time Chronograph, Ref. 5930

The term “World Time” is an integral part of today’s watchmaking vocabulary, but its origins are relatively new in the grand horological scheme of things. Revolution Switzerland’s Sophie Furley takes a look at the history of the Patek Philippe World Time collections and the fascinating stories they have to tell, with a little help from Patek Philippe’s Head of Watch Development, Mr. Philip Barat.

WHO TO FOLLOW: @blackbadger

Don’t get stuck in an Instagram rut. Allow us to point you in the direction of inspirational characters to follow, starting with… NAME: James Thompson OCCUPATION: Canadian industrial designer and founder of Black Badger Advanced Composites, focusing on jewellery design and timepiece collaboration. HANDLE: @blackbadger FOLLOWERS: 30.9K LOCATION: Sweden Tell us about your daily watch. … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @blackbadger appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Video: The Prelude - The Watch That Changed The World

Wei Koh meets with the girl who dreamt up this mad, mad concept of orbital movements that tell time.

Two-tone Revival

Never a brand to simply follow the pack, Montblanc has picked up on one of the hottest trends in contemporary watchmaking and added a clever twist to create the steel and bronze 1958 Automatic Dual Time.

THE PARTY: An IWC microstory – Part 1

Editor’s Note: Welcome to ‘The Party’, a micro-trilogy that revolves around IWC’s Portugieser collection. And while this illustrated story is a little different from our typical fare of reviews and write-ups, in a way it’s exactly the sort of thing Time+Tide was started to do – to tell a story of watches, wearers and their … ContinuedThe post THE PARTY: An IWC microstory – Part 1 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

The Collector’s View: Why I bought a PAM000

One collector tell us his story of being besotted the Panerai PAM000. And how he had little option but to buy it and what it means to him.

9 Reasons to Enjoy Sinn

Sinn is probably one of the most underrated tool watch makers around and Deployant is sharing 9 mindblowing reasons why they provide good value.

VIDEO: Meet the Australian Cartier Drive Man – Chris Edwards

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.

Deployant quadruples growth, hires veteran Jonathan Ho as Executive Editor

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

Grand Seiko’s Proposition Adjustment in Singapore

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 […]

Review: Arnold & Son DTE

Full review of the Arnold & Son DTE: Double Tourbillon with dual timezones. Hands on commentary and extreme macro photographs with specifications and price.

Contemporary Luxury; The Meerson Way

Define luxury. A task made out of two simple words, that will not only spark a variety of answers, but will also be something most people need to think about. Luxury can be found in noble materials, but when these noble materials are used in a product which are poorly made or whose finish is […]

IWC Teases Connect Controller

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 […]

Ressence’s New Type 3; Forward Thinking

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 […]

moVas Oceaner 1: “In-depth” Review

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

Panerai Luminor 8 Days Set (PAM 785): Watches and Wonders 2014

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

Coloured Dials! The World Between Black & White.

The Full 2014 Watches&Wonders; Report

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 […]

Cartier Announced Diamond Hours for the Ballon bleu de Cartier and Tank Française watches!

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 […]

Monster Unleashed: The Devon Tread One “ExoSkeleton”

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 […]

Suzanne Wong’s Top 5 for Baselworld 2014 by TheWatchesTV (Video)

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.

Jaeger LeCoultre Launches The Geophysic 1958

“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 […]

Revolution Digital Edition No. 8 Is Out Now!

Ever wanted to read the print edition of REVOLUTION magazine but in a more portable way? Well, if you did not know that this was possible, then let me tell that you can with our digital edition. Available as an in- app download through Zinio, the world’s largest digital newsstand, REVOLUTION DIGITAL can be read […]