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Historical Perspectives: Frederick Douglass's Thing Of Beauty, His First Watch
Now on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Douglass writes about what this Irish pocket watch meant to him in 1894.
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Recapping All of the Panels at Windup Watch Fair Chicago 2025
Some of our favorite parts of every Windup Watch Fair are the panels, presentations, and podcast that go down during these events. More than just discussions, these sessions bring together some of the most insightful voices in the watch community-brand founders, Worn & Wound journalists, and enthusiasts-for real conversations you won’t hear anywhere else. They’re a chance to go deeper, share stories, launch projects, and challenge ideas in front of a live, engaged audience. At this year’s Windup Chicago, held at Venue West on July 11th through 13th, the panels delivered everything we love about the format: authenticity, energy, and just the right amount of watch nerdiness. Here’s a look back at the sessions from the weekend. The Micro-Independent Spirit and the Democratization of Watchmaking with Atelier Wen A new generation of Micro-Indies are on the rise, bringing with them elements of watchmaking that were once reserved for the loftiest, most prestigious echelons of the industry. Be it in the form of the mechanical innovations of Christopher Ward or the pursuit of high craft by Atelier Wen, discover the shared alternative spirit that fuels these brands as they encroach on the hallowed halls of horological hegemony. Moderated by Zach Kazan, Managing Editor at Worn & Wound, this panel features Robin Tallendier, Founder at Atelier Wen, Michael Pearson, North American Brand Director at Christopher Ward, Celeste Wong, Founder, Designer and Watchmaker at Celeste W...
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Citizen Tsuyosa Just Got a Smoked Dial Upgrade-and It’s Still Under $500
Discover the new Citizen Tsuyosa Time Slip, a limited edition watch featuring a smoked fumé dial and rose gold accents-all for just $495.
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The Grand Seiko SBGW323 ‘Kiri’ blossoms with a elegant purple dial
With its mid-sized case, elegant dial, and robust specs, this might be the best entry-point Grand Seiko on the market.The post The Grand Seiko SBGW323 ‘Kiri’ blossoms with a elegant purple dial appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The Time+Tide Team picks their favourite summer watch from 2025’s haul of hot releases
There's been an unusually large number of summer watches released this year - but these are our favourites.The post The Time+Tide Team picks their favourite summer watch from 2025’s haul of hot releases appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Inside the World of Universal Genève with Collector Matthew Fisher
Collector Matt Fisher invites us into his world of rare Universal Genève watches
Worn & Wound
The Greatest Collectors of All Time: David Arthur Wetherfield – A Very Prominent and Significant English Collector
David Arthur Wetherfield (1845-1928) was a prominent collector of English domestic clocks, amassing one of the most significant private collections of its kind. His collection, known as the Wetherfield Collection, particularly from the ‘Golden Age’ of English clockmaking (late 17th to early 18th century), consisted of over 220 clocks, including longcase clocks, bracket clocks, and lantern clocks. The collection was particularly notable for its focus on English craftsmanship, featuring works by master clockmakers such as Edward East, Daniel Quare, Joseph Knibb, George Graham and Thomas Tompion (known as the ‘Father of English Clockmaking’). David Wetherfield lived in Blackheath, Southeast London, and for many years, was the senior partner of the coal exporters and marine insurance brokers W.S. Partridge and Co. The firm went out of business when he retired at an advanced age. His interest in clocks was said to have started when he wanted to own a longcase (grandfather) clock, employing an ‘expert’ to advise him on which one he should buy. Apparently, he was deceived into buying a worthless imitation and when he realised this, decided to put together a collection of timepieces that would be unsurpassed by anyone else. His entire collection was housed at his home in Blackheath and remained there until his death, aged 83 in 1928. According to one visitor, the house was three or four storeys high with a basement, where grandfather clocks stood on every other stair ...
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First Look – The Monochromatic Looks of the Pequignet Concorde 36mm Titanium
With an integrated manufacture in Morteau, a French town close to the Swiss border, Pequignet is proud to proclaim its status as “one of the only French manufactures of Haute Horlogerie” and can back up the statement with its four in-house calibres. One of the newest collections, the sporty cushion-shaped Concorde, was released just two […]
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12 of the best moonphase watches making the most of the romantic complication
Timeless and traditional, here's our guide to some of the best moonphase watches on the market.The post 12 of the best moonphase watches making the most of the romantic complication appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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What do the different types of stainless steel actually mean for your watch?
We cut through the marketing spin with a guide to the main grades or alloys of stainless steel used in modern watchmaking.The post What do the different types of stainless steel actually mean for your watch? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Fratello
Hands-On With The New Nezumi Corbeau CQ4.702 - Featuring Black DLC And A Pop Of Color
Nezumi is one of those microbrands that I always follow closely. I like its overall retro style, but that’s only half of the story because plenty of brands release new watches based on historical designs. What makes Nezumi stand out is the use of color. The brand often uses less obvious color combinations. I like […] Visit Hands-On With The New Nezumi Corbeau CQ4.702 - Featuring Black DLC And A Pop Of Color to read the full article.
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Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Documentary: Story Of The World’s First Diving Watch (Video)
'Fifty Fathoms: The History as Told by the Pioneers Who Created It' is a fast-moving, 30-minute documentary recounting the development of the world's first diver's watch told by the people who created it. Even non-divers are quite likely to enjoy this video.
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The Polar Dial Search and Rescue Dive Watch – Marathon OSAR-D White
In this video, we take a closer look at the newly released Marathon OSAR-D white dial dive watch. Not only has the dial been updated with a new color, but the details have all been updated and modernized as well giving the watch an entirly new look and feel compared to the more traditional OSAR-D from last year. In this video, we take a closer look at the newly released Marathon OSAR-D white dial dive watch. Not only has the dial been updated with a new color, but the details have all been updated and modernized as well giving the watch an entirly new look and feel compared to the more traditional OSAR-D from last year. The post The Polar Dial Search and Rescue Dive Watch – Marathon OSAR-D White appeared first on Worn & Wound.
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Hands-on – The Dashing Retro Allure of the Eberhard & Co. Chronographe 1887 Édition Limitée
Founded by Georges Eberhard in 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Eberhard & Co. had established itself as a purveyor of innovative, technically advanced chronographs by 1919. Although the independent brand is well-known among Italian collectors, and its Chrono 4 model, with four separate counters inspired by the dashboard of race cars, might resonate with some readers, […]
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A Matter of Time Episode 02: The best affordable watches that get respect
It was only a matter of time before the gang discussed the best affordable watches.The post A Matter of Time Episode 02: The best affordable watches that get respect appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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15 of the best summer watches, from colourful beach bums to refined yacht-dwellers
Want to be summer-ready with a new, colourful watch? We've got you covered.The post 15 of the best summer watches, from colourful beach bums to refined yacht-dwellers appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Introducing Some More Watch Madness: The Behrens × Konstantin Chaykin “Ace Of Hearts” In Three Materials
You don’t realize you want it if you can’t imagine it. Luckily, free-spirited watch brands like Konstantin Chaykin and Behrens have enormous imagination. When they collaborate, they reach new levels of watch madness. These two brands worked together for the first time three years ago and have joined forces again to create something that perfectly […] Visit Introducing Some More Watch Madness: The Behrens × Konstantin Chaykin “Ace Of Hearts” In Three Materials to read the full article.
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Auctions: Pharrell Williams' JOOPITER Hosts Its First Dedicated Watch Auction - The Art Of Time
Highlighted by custom-order Cartier and possibly unique vintage pieces, JOOPITER's curated watch sale has a clear point of view.
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IWC take a trunk show of high horology masterpieces on the road across the UK
If you're in London, you won't want to miss these exceptionally rare and complex timepieces on display at IWC.The post IWC take a trunk show of high horology masterpieces on the road across the UK appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Fratello
Fratello’s Top 5 Complicated Watches Of The First Half Of 2025 - Featuring Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, And More
Another Friday, another list. This week, we continue our series of lists highlighting the best releases of the first half of the year. In this specific article, we’re focusing on our top five complicated watches. They all stand out because of their technical brilliance. But that brilliance would be for nothing if the watches didn’t […] Visit Fratello’s Top 5 Complicated Watches Of The First Half Of 2025 - Featuring Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, And More to read the full article.
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Industry News – LVMH Revenues and Profits Slightly Down for the First Half of 2025
The luxury industry is impacted by the slowing global economy, changes in consumer behaviour and tariff wars. In this challenging environment, the world’s leading luxury group reported a slight drop in revenues and profit for the first half of 2025. Over the period, LVMH recorded revenue of EUR 39.8 billion (-4%). At EUR 9.012 billion, the […]
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Opinion: The Culture of the Royal Oak Has Overshadowed the Watch Itself
I can remember the exact moment I realized that Audemars Piguet was not the brand for me: I was listening to an episode of Hodinkee Radio in early 2019 featuring an interview with then current AP CEO François-Henry Bennahmias during which he boasted that he does not read books. For whatever skills Bennahmias has as an executive, and whatever objectively nice qualities come through in the watches made under his tenure with the brand, something about this statement immediately turned me off. In the parlance of 2025, you’d say it gave me “the ick.” Over the last few years, I’ve thought about this moment a lot as integrated bracelet sports watch mania has waxed and waned, and my own taste has solidified somewhat. Back in 2019, my exposure to Royal Oaks was fairly limited. I basically knew what watch media and the burgeoning watch collector’s scene on Instagram told me. And the narrative, by and large, was that these were the crème de la crème of the high end, a watch that every collector should strive to own. In those days, it really was that simple: there were a handful of watches from big brands that seemed to be on everyone’s hit list at one time or another. The Submariner, the Speedmaster, the Royal Oak. It was drilled into my head, and all of our heads, that watches like this – the icons – were worthy of our universal devotion. I eventually owned both a Speedmaster and a Submariner. Both of which, I’d eventually realize, were not for me for a vari...
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Introducing – The Credor Goldfeather Tourbillon Limited Edition GBCF999 Captures The Mesmerising Dance Of A Flock Of Birds
Credor is often regarded as being a connaisseur’s brand, one of those beguiling watchmakers known and appreciated by a small group of deeply devoted watch collectors and enthusiasts. Part of the Seiko corporation, Credor represents the high-end side of the company, combining the most special traditional craftsmanship techniques with Japanese watchmaking artistry. Although it has […]
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Fratello Talks: The Role Of Microbrands Today
The concept of a microbrand is not new per se. Small independent watch brands were plentiful in the pre-quartz times. However, the term as we know it today has only been around in the watch world for the last two decades. Contemporary microbrands are a different beast altogether, and though they come in many shapes […] Visit Fratello Talks: The Role Of Microbrands Today to read the full article.
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Porsche Design’s latest piece, the Chronograph 1 1975 Limited Edition, digs through the archives for a niche bit of inspiration
As stripped back as it gets for a Porsche Design Chronograph 1.The post Porsche Design’s latest piece, the Chronograph 1 1975 Limited Edition, digs through the archives for a niche bit of inspiration appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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First Look – The Delightful Warmth of the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar Rose Gold
After setting ten world records with its Octo Finissimo range in eleven years, Bulgari’s dominance in the ultra-slim arena is incontestable. The seventh ultra-thin model, the Octo Finissimo Perpetual, conquered the market in 2021. A highly prized complication, the perpetual calendar is powered by an impressively slim movement with a thickness of just 2.75mm. However, […]
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Interview – TEMPORIS International Awards, Celebrating The Full Spectrum Of Today’s Watchmaking
While some thirty years ago, watchmaking was an industry like any other, generating only moderate interest, it has transformed into a center of interest that today commands sustained and multifaceted attention worldwide. An emotional product and bearer of human genius in a disembodied world, the subject of fiercely contested economic issues, the world of watches […]
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7 of the best modern LED watches that are a total blast from the past
We run through some of the best modern LED watches that really connect today's buyers with the forward-thinking spirit of the 70's.The post 7 of the best modern LED watches that are a total blast from the past appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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The good and the (not so) bad of the Grand Seiko SLGC007 Tentagraph
At Watches and Wonders, Grand Seiko debuted its second Evolution 9 Tentagraph watch. But is this new SLGC007 better than the SLGC001?The post The good and the (not so) bad of the Grand Seiko SLGC007 Tentagraph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Introducing – A Fresh Splash of Lime Green and Ice Blue for the Armin Strom Orbit
Armin Strom first introduced the System 78 series model, the Orbit, in 2022, which became the world’s first watch with an on-demand date display integrated into a ceramic bezel. The original version featured a mostly monochromatic look, a steel case and a black gold dial, accented only by the red date pointer tip and matching […]