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The Longines Heritage 1945 (And A Broke Watch Snob’s Personal Opinion)
Mike from Two Broke Watch Snobs shares his thoughts and opinions on the Longines 1945, a simple but beautiful calatrava-style piece.
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Two Broke Watch Snobs
Mike from Two Broke Watch Snobs shares his thoughts and opinions on the Longines 1945, a simple but beautiful calatrava-style piece.
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Rolex fans have come to recognise the various dots and dashes which adorn their beloved crown on their watch. But what the heck is that Cross?
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Live, high resolution photographs of the new Fabergé Visionnaire Chronograph. With hands-on annotations as presented to us by Jean-Marc Wiederrecht.
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Most of the Basel buzz around Omega has focused on the very excellent (and likely very hard to get) Trilogy limited editions – and rightly so. But these three spot-on reissues represent only a fraction of Omega’s 2017 c0llection, which is jam-packed full of new variants and completely new models appearing across their key collections. Not only do … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The most important Omega releases from Baselworld 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Debates of technical superiority between Column Wheel and Cam Actuated Chronographs have gone back and forth. Does NASA certification settle the issue?
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While one of the key trends of Basel 2017 is a move towards more wrist-friendly dive watches (see exhibits A and B), there’s no doubt that big and bold is still the name of the game. Omega’s latest PO, the “Big Blue”, delivers on both fronts, thanks to its whopping 45.5mm wide by 17.8mm high … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean “Big Blue” lives up to its name appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Yeaaay! It's here! The website is officially up! A huge thank you to the #watchfam and everyone that really encouraged us to get this done! In this week's episode we talk about what the site means for our (and the whole TBWS community's) future going forward. Plus we break down the huge ethical dilemma present in modern watch journalism and how it's doing you a disservice (and how we plan on addressing that moving forward).
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When Bell & Ross launched their Instrument collection in 2005, they achieved what every new watch brand sets out to: they created an icon. This distinctive range of watches took the cockpit instruments of aeroplanes as their inspiration and suddenly there was a new player in the watch world that you could spot on the wrist … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The 5 standout watches from the 2017 Bell & Ross collection appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
With thousands of university students due to finish their education in June, Nomos has announced the perfect graduation gift.
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Bulgari once again shocks the world by presenting the thinnest automatic watch ever made, the Octo Finissimo. Revolution examines this unique Italian-Swiss brand that is doing things differently… with great success.
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The moon phase provides both an aesthetic and astronomical detail to the dial. But beyond its visual and technical appeal, there's also the emotional draw.
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Much like the state they’re named for, California (or Cali) dials have something inherently cool and playful about them. With their nonchalant mixing of formal Roman and casual Arabic numerals, you just know these watches don’t play by the rules. Which brings us to the Panerai PAM 629, first seen at Watches & Wonders in 2015. … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: Going back to Cali with the Panerai PAM 629 video review appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Happy Easter everyone. It’s Good Friday down here in Melbourne, so this edition of the Wind Down will be brief, as the office is closed and I’m penning this between nibbles of hot cross bun and wines in the sun. Not a bad way to spend the day at all. Hope your day off is … ContinuedThe post GOOD FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 14th April, 2017 – the Easter edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Jaquet Droz takes Revolution behind the scenes on its newest restoration project–a singing-bird pendulum clock once owned by the French Emperor Napoleon.
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The first Bell & Ross I ever laid my hands on, back in 2008, was the Marine, an uncommon and somewhat unusual beast that took the brand’s trademark dial and transplanted it into a large, 1000m water resistant, tonneau-shaped case that looked like it could handle anything short of being run over by a main … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: A square peg in a round hole – the Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Editor’s note: There’s nothing that watch journos love more than a watch with a story. Marketing departments know this, and try hard (sometimes too hard) to come up with gripping narratives behind their latest and greatest. In all my years of writing about watches, I’ve come across few stories as authentic and compelling as that of Australian … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: The Aegir CD-2, a dive watch made by… wait for it… an ACTUAL diver appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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IWC introduces the Portugieser Constant-Force Tourbillon paired with a uniquely IWC, made-to-order service.
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One of the last people I saw before I left Australia for SIHH in January was James Marsden. He was on television, in dusty dungarees, with a vest, boots and a cowboy hat. His face was etched with pain. He’d just been shot by Ed Harris. Again. The television show is Westworld, the character is Teddy, … ContinuedThe post INTERVIEW: “Safe queens are the worst.” Actor James Marsden explains just what kind of watch geek he is, and we are feeling him appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Swiss watch exports further declined in February 2017. Export value of CHF 1.5b was 10% lower than the same period last year. But LVMH bucked the trend.
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Grand Seiko had big news at Baselworld 2017 – and not just the epically proportioned (and named) Hi-Beat 36000 Professional 600m Diver’s watch. No, the really big news was that for the first time since 1960, Grand Seiko would stand apart as its own brand. It was the logical next step for Japan’s premier watch brand, … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 4 of the biggest Grand Seikos released at Baselworld 2017 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Testing watches while on holiday with her mother, Revolution’s Sophie Furley gets a rare behind the scenes look at the world of cruising.
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With brands like Dubois et Fils and Favre Leuba being revived at a rapid pace, we explore what the potential pitfalls when heritage watch brands return.
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We knew it, as soon as we tried it on. You guys knew it too, judging by the comments, which have usually gone something like, “I’d never been that interested in Bulgari before, but….” And naturally Bulgari knew it, which is why their booth at Baselworld dedicated its grandest display space to tell the story: … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: 3 of the best new watches from Bulgari, including that one you’re secretly into… appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The ‘Longines Time Machine’ is a series of videos exploring the Swiss watchmaker’s 185-year-old history. The Longines Time Machine has also proven itself to be quite erratic, because in Episode 2, we find ourselves landed in the present year; January 2017 to be exact, in London, at the World’s Best Racehorse Awards. Everybody knows that Longines and … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: Behind the scenes with Longines and the owners of Winx, who just won her 17th straight race appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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