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Cementing its relationship with the sea and those who master it, Ulysse Nardin brings Alex Caizergues onboard as their new brand ambassador. Currently the KiteSpeed World Champion and world record holder, the French athlete spoke to Revolution about his Southern French roots, his love of competing on the water and his connection to the sea-worthy brand.
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When it comes to materials, it’s hard to beat Rado. The brand is a master of innovative materials. They pioneered ultra hard metals and ceramics, and continue to push the realms of the possible. The latest is Ceramos, an alloy of ceramic and metal that offers the best of both worlds - the lightness and … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: It’s not ceramic, it’s not metal, it’s the Rado DiaMaster Thinline Ceramos appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Seiko releases a new Presage Urushi Byakudan-nuri with an urushi dial made by a master craftsman. Limited edition of 2000 pieces. Available now.
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Audemars Piguet said to take total control of its distribution channels within the next three to five years, by doing away with multi-brand retail partners.
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If we’re guilty of one thing when it comes to Longines watches here at Time+Tide, it’s that we maybe focus a little too hard on their heritage heat. It’s something that Andrew realised a while back when he explored their outstanding Master collection, and it’s something I realised at Basel when I saw the latest … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Longines HydroConquest receives a substantive, stylish upgrade appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Zenith redefines its Gravity Control with the new Defy Zero G. The watch uses the gimbal concept to house the escapement, which adds a gyroscopic element to timekeeping. Visually, the watch is stunning as is it a technically challenging production.
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TIMEX Group announced earlier this month on July 20th, 2018 that they would be taking over product distribution for watch brand Ingersoll. The agreement covers distribution within the USA, Canada, and Mexico while allowing Ingersoll's corporate owner to retain creative control over the timepieces.
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Full hands-on review of the Oris Carl Brashear Chronograph Limited Edition, the second bronze watch to wear the name of the Master Diver Carl Brashear.
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If there is one place to retrace the footsteps of Abraham-Louis Breguet, it is in Paris, where the master watchmaker lived, worked and built a reputation as one of the most innovative horological minds of all time.
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The series continues with the UR-105 Bronze Guardian Lions with the engraved artwork of our in-house master engraver, Johnny “King Nerd” Dowell.
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The tit-for-tat battle between Piaget and Bulgari for title of “Master of the Ultrathin” rages on, and it would seem Bulgari has struck another blow at Baselworld in 2018 with the new Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic. The new piece dethrones Piaget’s latest self-winder, the Altiplano Ultimate Automatic 910P that launched ahead of SIHH 2018 as … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The record-shattering Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Cola was the hot topic leading up to Baselworld 2018 when it came to speculation about new Rolex releases. Would the Big Crown twist the lid off a new ‘Coke’, a two-colour red and black Cerachrom bezel GMT-Master II model, or rather open a cold can of Pepsi, referring to the two-colour red and blue … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The 5 big Rolex releases of Basel 2018, including a cool Pepsi and warm root beer, and a gem of a Daytona appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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In an opening salvo of releases that instantaneously became the first buzz topic of Basel 2018, Rolex and Tudor have simultaneously released ‘Pepsi’ GMTs; Rolex with a GMT-Master II with two-colour blue and red Cerachrom bezel and the Tudor Black Bay GMT, with two-colour red and blue aluminium bezel. The Rolex is one of three new versions … ContinuedThe post NEWS: Tudor and Rolex in the battle of the Pepsi GMTs gives Basel 2018 its first big moment appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Oris have just unveiled the latest take on their popular Divers Sixty-Five line - the Oris Carl Brashear Chronograph Limited Edition, a follow-up to 2016’s popular bronze LE, named in honour of US Navy Master Diver Carl Brashear. The overall look and feel of this 43mm LE is familiar: a bronze case with deep, inky … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Oris Carl Brashear Chronograph Limited Edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Developed by Abraham Louis Breguet in 1801, the tourbillon originally served to compensate for the effects of gravity in mechanical pocket watches. It wasn't until 1920 that the flying tourbillon was invented, by a master watchmaker named Alfred Helwig.
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We visited Vault watches production site at Uhrteil AG. We had a chat with VAULT Watches CEO Mark Schwarz and master watchmaker Andreas Strehler.
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When a master watchmaker and one of the world’s greatest gun-makers meet, the result is a timepiece of passion and beauty: F.P. Journe Chronomètre Holland & Holland.
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I didn’t appreciate just how good the new Master Chronometer Omega Aqua Terras were until I spent some proper time with them. And now that I have, I’m kicking myself for not talking more about them at and after Basel. What’s not to like? The design manages to be current and sporty without losing sight … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Get ready for summer with the new Omega Aqua Terra on rubber appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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An exclusive afternoon with Jaquet Droz to learn how the Master Painter creates miniature enamel dials and for us to become an artist for a day.
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Revolution gets the scoop on Singer Vehicle Design’s Track1 Chronograph from Rob Dickinson, Marco Borraccino and master watchmaker Jean-Marc Wiederrecht.
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I don’t know about you, but we’ve had to drag ourselves away our screens and from the unholy timesucking triumvirate known as Twin Peaks, Master of None and Better Call Saul to find out what’s been happening in watchland. So, settle into your booth at the Double R diner, order some cherry pie and a cup … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 26th May, 2017 – the auction edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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If you dive, or even if you don’t, then you may know that a diver’s regulator is the hub of their equipment – it is what makes breathing underwater possible, after all. We may not be referring to that type of regulator here, but the latest offering from Oris, the updated Regulateur ‘Der Meistertaucher’ (Master … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: A different kind of dive watch – the Oris Regulateur ‘Der Meistertaucher’ appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Franck Muller has the impressive title of ‘The Master of Complications’ – and this wristwatch is the reason why. The Aeternitas Mega features a staggering 36 complications, 21 hands and a movement with no fewer than 1483 parts. Reading the watch takes more than a little getting used to and adjusting it requires a PhD in … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The most complicated watch in the world – the Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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In the months, weeks and days leading up to Baselworld the speculation around what novelties Rolex would release reached a near fever pitch. Pundits made predictions about what the new Sea-Dweller would look like, and if we’d see extensions added to the Daytona and Yacht-Master family. But no one predicted an updated Sky-Dweller… Originally released in … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: A closer look at the 2017 Rolex Sky-Dweller in Rolesor appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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According to the CEO of Omega, Raynald Aeschlimann, the Planet Ocean ‘Big Blue’ Co-Axial Master Chronometer is “one of the most interesting” watches to be launched by Omega at Baselworld 2017. It represents, he says, a “continuation of Omega’s technological advances, a full ceramic blue Seamaster Planet Ocean, which is coming as a very nice … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The Planet Ocean ‘Big Blue’ is “one of the most interesting” in Omega’s new collection, says CEO appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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BASEL BUILDUP: Will it happen again? Will Rolex put a ceramic bezel on an existing watch and break Baselworld? Rumours abound we may see just that on the ‘Coke’ GMT-Master II, which has been mocked up here by those resourceful Rolex rumourmongers at Monochrome. Though, for ours, a gradated green dial on a Sea-Dweller would … ContinuedThe post BASEL BUILDUP: 8 days to go. Remembering the Rolex that blew up Baselworld 2016… appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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While most eyes were on Roger Federer and the Rolex GMT Master-II BLNR he strapped on to hoist his 18th grand slam trophy at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday night, there were other watches nearby worth noticing. Yes, there was the Richard Mille RM 27-02 tourbillon worn by Nadal throughout all five sets – … ContinuedThe post WATCHSPOTTING: Forget Roger Federer’s Rolex Batman – his wife Mirka’s Day-Date is the real champion appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Roger Federer wins his 18th Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open and collects the trophy with a Rolex GMT Master II on his wrist.
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Today we’re taking another look at a video that explores the connection between tattooing and watchmaking with world-famous ink-master Benjamin Laukis. The watch in focus here is his TAG Heuer Calibre 18 Telemeter. Other watches in Ben’s enviable stable include an A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk and a Tiffany dialled Patek Philippe Calatrava. The man knows his … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: “I want something created by a person, not a production line” – 3 key quotes from a watch-obsessed tattooist appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Nothing beats first-hand experience and a first-person narrative for recounting and understanding the past. Master watchmaker Kurt Klaus recalls IWC in the decades before the quartz crisis, and working with another legend, Albert Pellaton.
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