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Baselworld Detour: Restaurant Maximillien, Zellenberg
A detour from our usual watch reporting: We recommend a restaurant for relaxation after a busy Baselworld. About an hour's drive (60km) from Basel Messe.
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A detour from our usual watch reporting: We recommend a restaurant for relaxation after a busy Baselworld. About an hour's drive (60km) from Basel Messe.
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There’s a lot of love in the Time+Tide office for the Slim d’Hermès collection – it’s classic, classy and somewhat free from the Swiss traditionalism that constrains the rest of the fine watch industry. So we’re very happy to see Hermès continuing to expand this relatively young collection, this time with a new platinum-cased perpetual … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The dark and mysterious Hermès Slim d’Hermès Quantième Perpétuel in platinum appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Kaz apparently works with Gowron from Star Trek - plus, Mike is neck-deep in spiders and the guys are trying to establish if Marilyn Manson is still performing. If you want to take part in the TBWS fun tag #twobrokewatchsnobs is your watch shots for a chance to be featured in our Two Broke Watch Snobs Listener Regram. Each Sunday 3 TBWS listeners will be featured on our IG and here on the site.
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A journey of epic proportions is taken by Kaz as he sojorns to the Seiko Miami Boutique to make one of the coolest limited edition Seiko divers ever released his. He catalogs his experience buying the watch - plus he gets to try some real japanese whiskey while stressing the important of developing a positive partnership with a brand that's special to him. In other news, Mike's wrist still longs for that sweet horological caress post watchfast.
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This week the Affordable Vintage Watch goodness continues with a brief discussion on Kaz's Omega Seamaster 30 and Mike's Vostok Amphibia. Plus the guys then transition to talking about first time affordable vintage time pieces for those on a budget: the Seiko World Time and the Raketa Perpetual Calendar.
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For a dive watch with a difference, try Bremont’s new FA-UX Shark Detector watch.
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It’s Longines’ 185th anniversary this year, as you might have seen so it’s no surprise that the key heritage pieces were very strong at Baselworld. As we’d hoped, the new Lindbergh Hour Angle model – which I developed strong feelings for after a visit to the Longines headquarters in Saint Imier earlier this year – did … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The 3 Longines watches that had people talking at Baselworld 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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A closer look and handling of the things that make the Basel 2017, Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC a very special watch.
Combining traditional design codes and ancestral techniques, Breguet’s new Classique 7147 with enamel dial is set to wow watch aficionados with a passion for horology’s past.
In the first Big Bang GMT watch, Hublot has simplified the operation of a complex complication, enabling the second time zone to be updated instantly by a push of a button.
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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.
“There is far too much unnecessary restoration to produce an apparently clean [watch], whereas the imperfect one was more genuine” – Kenneth Ullyett, In Quest of Clocks, 1950
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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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In the market for a watch strap that doesn’t exist yet? It’s time to dial into the feed of Drew Boen, watch collector and custom strap maker. We hear he’s in such high demand that you may need to exercise a little patience while you wait, but while you do, enjoy some of the best wristshots … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @_aboen appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Over the years, I’ve worn many (many) watches for review purposes, and to be honest it’s rare that I’m still thinking about that watch months or years after the fact. The Puck, from Canadian micro-brand Halios, is one of the rare exceptions. I wrote up the DLC version of the original Puck over on Hodinkee, way … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Return of a legend – the Halios Puck II appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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There are some people who just nail Instagram. Bjoern, also known as @Loevhagen, is one of those people. More specifically, he’s one of the masters of the wristshot, recognised widely for his creative photography. Hailing from southern Norway – and not keen to divulge much more than that – he has an impressive watch collection filled … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @Loevhagen appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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It’s easy to get caught up in this whole 24-hour news cycle thing. Every five seconds there seems to be a new story/scandal/watch, and sometimes it all gets a little too much. That’s why, for today’s Wind Down, we’re trying to actually live up to the name. So, close your work email, divert your phone to voicemail and … ContinuedThe post FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 24th February, 2017 – the recommended reading edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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David Brailsford of Garrick Watches speaks with MrWatchMaster about watch collecting and his love for small independent watchmakers. David’s a successful watch consultant who works with leading watchmakers and independent watch brands from around the world.
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Sick of the same old in your Insta-feed? We can highly recommend the account of watch lover and leather goods wizard N G Lester of UK-based Noble & Graff. Get ready for a screen full of his creations, punctuated with pics of many (many) watches. Oh, and poodles. There are poodles. NAME: N G Lester OCCUPATION: Crafter of luxury … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @nobleandgraff appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Bell & Ross’s latest take on its classic square draws inspiration not just from aviation, but also – far less predictably – from the realms of art and architecture. The BR 03-92 Horulum is a monochrome monolith of a watch, a 42mm bead-blasted case with matching sandwich dial and complementary pale green C3 Superluminova hands and markings. On … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Bell & Ross meets brutalism with the BR 03-92 Horolum appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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We all know about their intrinsic value; we are all aware of the craftsmanship, intricacy and heritage that lies beneath the faces of our favourites. But what about the watch’s role as an instrument for enthusiasts to bond over?
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Gentlemen, start your envy… Spoiler alert, but it’s comforting that the CEO of Ferrari Australasia, Herbert Appleroth, has a watch collection befitting his station in life. And let me just say, his ‘watch box’ was the best we’ve ever seen. We’d discussed him coming in to share some of his more notable timepieces, but we … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 9 of the watches the CEO of Ferrari Australasia wears the most, including AP, Richard Mille and Bell & Ross… appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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While the Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Celestia Astronomical Grand Complication 3600 is a watch that draws attention for its complex intricacies, the Metiers D’art Copernicus Celestial Spheres are a trio of watches that captivates because of their intricate complexities.
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January 26 marks Australia Day – a public holiday to celebrate the melting pot that is our nation. For many, that will involve a barbecue, a slip-n-slide and an esky full of cold ones. For us at T+T, as well as all that, it will involve raising a glass to the Australian watch industry. Granted, it … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: 3 Aussie watches to celebrate Australia Day appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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