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Baselworld 2017 Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic: A New Record
The Baselworld 2017 Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic is pure expression of Swiss watchmaking and the dramatism of Italian style, in sensuous form.
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HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45
If you’ve ever looked down at your smart watch and thought, ‘If only I could change that case out for a real mechanical watch by a recognisable Swiss luxury watch brand,’ boy are you in luck because that’s exactly what TAG Heuer‘s new Connected Modular 45 allows you to do. Going one step further than … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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BREAKING: The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 - a smart watch, a mechanical watch and a tourbillon, all in one
TAG Heuer has just announced the “first luxury connected watch bearing the Swiss made label” and a new concept that allows you to change the smart watch module (the whole case, in other words) for a mechanical module; either a time-only automatic Calibre 5 or a COSC-certified chronograph Tourbillon Heuer 02-T. The concept of modularity also … ContinuedThe post BREAKING: The TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 – a smart watch, a mechanical watch and a tourbillon, all in one appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: Girard-Perregaux 2017 collection - the biggest controversy at SIHH?
While the watches at SIHH change every year, one thing stays reassuringly the same, and that is the drama surrounding them. Sometimes it’s big, like the deregulation of the Swiss Franc. Sometimes it’s small, like a brand being a little too obsfucatory in a press release over the origins of a movement. This year everyone’s tongues seemed … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Girard-Perregaux 2017 collection – the biggest controversy at SIHH? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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VIDEO: Panerai 2017 collection overview and our 3 favourites *post may contain traces of bronze*
Panerai kicked off 2017 with a bang. The brand that artfully bolts together ‘Italian design and Swiss precision’ showed a cohesive range with a strong material focus at SIHH in January. At the collection’s core was the mighty Luminor Submersible in many shapes and sizes. Andrew and I picked our three favourite takes on this … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Panerai 2017 collection overview and our 3 favourites *post may contain traces of bronze* appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Carl F. Bucherer in Hollywood
Swiss manufacturer, Carl F. Bucherer’s brand ambassador, Chad Stahelski’s action film John Wick: Chapter 2 premieres in Los Angeles.
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VIDEO: People’s choice votes are in after the first episode of Apples to Apples, and it’s a whitewash…
Just over a week ago we broadcast the first ever episode of Apples to Apples, where Felix and I pick two similar watches, flip a Swiss franc to decide which one we’re going in to battle for, and then argue for a couple of minutes. This is part A of the process. Part B is where … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: People’s choice votes are in after the first episode of Apples to Apples, and it’s a whitewash… appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Da Vinci Automatic shows the gentler side of IWC
For years IWC has staked its claim as being one of the biggest, baddest and most masculine of the major Swiss brands. Recently though, we’ve sensed a change in the wind. In 2014 they released the delicate Portofino, and last year their more petite pilot had women firmly in its sights. That’s set to continue for … ContinuedThe post GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The Da Vinci Automatic shows the gentler side of IWC appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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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.
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Riding with the “Freaks”
Keith W. Strandberg, Editor in Chief, Revolution USA goes for a motorbike ride with Patrik Hoffmann, president and CEO of Ulysse Nardin, up in the Swiss Alps.
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Best Complication - TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T
The COSC-Certified tourbillon chronograph that made the Swiss watch industry have to rethink its understanding of the term “value”. Revolution’s 2016 Best Complication award goes to, the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T.
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ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 23 - The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph
As you climb higher and higher up the horological Christmas tree – which, by the way we don’t advise in real life, unless this happens – the stars at the top start to thin out, leaving, at least in days of yore, Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet shining brightly as Swiss watchmaking’s ‘big three’. Between them … ContinuedThe post ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 23 – The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Sacred Geometry
The creative visions of one Swiss artist and one Swiss watch brand unite to create a timepiece destined to win over the hearts and minds of a new generation.
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Citizen’s Acquisition of Frederique Constant: Goths at the Gate?
As more Swiss watch brands fall under foreign ownership, does Citizen's acquisition of frederique constant herald a new paradigm in watchmaking?
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The Collector’s View: Brand Primacy: Birth of the Omega Master Chronometer standard
We explore the Co-Axial escapement and how it proved Omega's primacy in history, by examing the Omega Master Chronometer and the METAS certification.
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Review: TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T
In a stunning industry move, TAG Heuer launches the impressive Carrera Heuer-02T, which can easily be known as the most affordable Swiss-made tourbillon watch today.
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Review: Rolex Air King
We review one of the latest novelties from the famed Swiss watchmaker: the Rolex Air King. Click here to find out more about our thoughts on it!
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Zenith Christophe Colomb
Zenith recalls the pioneering days of exploration with its tourbillon alternative In 1916, Zenith produced a new escapement called the Echappement Colon - Colón being the Spanish word for Columbus, and échappement the French word for escapement. This Lépine-style chronometer movement was 20½ lines in size and was awarded three first prizes by Neuchâtel’s observatory […]
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How a Tourbillon Works
With a little help from Jaeger-LeCoultre, we uncover the workings of the tourbillon. The purpose of Breguet’s inspired creation was to combat the poise errors found in the balance, balance spring and escapement in vertical positions by rotating these timekeeping elements. (For more on the tourbillon and its history, read “A Brief History of […]
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Technical details: Dominique Renaud DR01 TWELVE FIRST
Technical details: Dominique Renaud TWELVE FIRST's new revolutionary escapement system and oscillator.
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A Word on Haute Horlogerie Finishing
Finishing encompasses a variety of techniques. The application of traditional Genevan/Swiss-style finishing is not unlike writing a sonnet: there is a very particular, strict form you have to follow, but within that form, you are free to express yourself to the limits of your skill and taste. The basic vocabulary includes anglage, or the bevelling […]
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Beyond Tourbillons: The Anti-Tourbillons!
The basic idea behind the tourbillon is to take the escapement and put it in a mechanically driven mount (or a group of nested mounts, in the case of the family of orbital tourbillons) in order to create a single average rate in all the vertical positions - and in many instances, to create a […]
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Review: First hands-on look at the Tag Heuer Connected
First hands-on look at the Tag Heuer Connected Smart Watch. Does it bring high technology to the traditional Swiss watchmaking, or vice versa?
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Introducing: Ulysse Nardin FreakLab Boutique Edition
Ulysse Nardin launches the FreakLab at Baselworld 2015 and hails as the benchmark innovation piece for the brand. Exclusive to Ulysse Nardin boutiques, the manufacture releases a limited-edition model numbered to 99 pieces. Ulysse Nardin has been at the forefront of horological innovation. It was the first watch to incorporate a silicium escapement in 2001, a diamond escapementRead More
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The TAG Heuer Connected Watch Launch
At a press conference this week, the always high-energy luxury watch industry legend Jean-Claude Biver shared a stage with Intel and Google executives to announce the dawn of a new age in Swiss watchmaking, and he put the bastions of tradition on notice. The man who engineered the rebirth of Blancpain, the brand that famously […]
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There Can Be Only One - The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Pocket Time Instrument
The Quatuor is the most ambitious yet singularly least understood high-watchmaking project ever undertaken by Roger Dubuis. Replace “Roger Dubuis” with “any Swiss watch brand” and you could still make a solid case for the truth of that statement. The Quatuor was first introduced to us in late 2012 and officially at the 2013 Salon […]
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Fluid Ambition: Dominique Renaud talks about his early days at HYT
Master watchmaker, Dominique Renaud is a man who has lived and dreamt up some wild horology. From his early days at Audemars Piguet, to the establishment of Audemars Piguet Renaud and Papi in 1992, Monsieur Renaud’s name has been attributed towards helping many big names in the Swiss watch industry realize their horological ambitions. Late last […]
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Review: Bulgari L’Ammiraglio del Tempo Minute Repeater
Review of the Bulgari L'Ammiraglio del Tempo Minute Repeater with Detente Escapement and Constant Force. Hands on analysis and explanations on how it works.
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RGM 801-COE “Corps of Engineers” - An American Legacy
There was a time when the American watch industry was a fierce compeditor of the Swiss. Some believe this is once again the case, although now the Americans are armed with the Apple Watch. Personally, I think that for some, the Apple Watch might be an “add on” to their collection, but I am not […]
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Available This Month: Ulysse Nardin’s Anchor Tourbillon
One of the most intriguing new watches shown at Baselworld begins arriving at local retailers this month. It’s the Ulysse Nardin Anchor Tourbillon, featuring the new constant force Ulysse Anchor Escapement. It’s probably safe to say that Ulysse Nardin is the undisputed king when it comes to the innovative use of new materials in watch […]