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Hands-On: What Is Mecaquartz, And Why Is This 36mm Nivada Grenchen Datomaster So Cool?
A surprising Seiko movement allows Nivada to offer up the best of both worlds.
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Habring2 Introduces the Shellman 50th Anniversary “Sector” Dial
A venerable retailer of vintage timepieces and independent watchmaking, Shellman marks its 50th year in business. Still in its landmark Ginza store that curiously sits slightly below street level, the Tokyo retailer has announced a series of one-off and limited edition watches to mark the occasion. The latest commemorative edition is a pair from Habring², the Felix Shellman 50th Anniversary and Chrono-Felix Shellman 50th Anniversary, both featuring a discreet champagne-tone sector dial with thoughtful details. The flagship Shellman store in Tokyo’s Ginza district Initial thoughts Habring² offers honest quality and solid engineering, which makes it tangible qualities impeachable, especially in its price segment. So the appeal of a specific Habring² watch boils down to its specific design. While sector dials are common today, perhaps too common, Shellman was a pioneer in this type of design, having debuted its first Habring² with a sector dial in 2017, well before the style became a fad. For that reason, these anniversary watches have a stronger resonance than the average sector dial. The time-only And the two are also intrinsically appealing because of their careful design. At a distance both appear to be typical “sector” dials – attractive but more of the same. Up close, however, the dial designs are both smartly executed with strong attention to detail. The leaf-shape hands, for instance, are a familiar shape, but here they are heavier than usual, giving the ...
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New: Bulova Frank Sinatra Summer Wind watches
Bulova extends its collaboration with Frank Sinatra with two new watches called Summer Wind, honouring old Blue Eyes's song of the same name.
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Recommended Reading: Rubber Ducky Watches Make A Splash
NPR comes through with a report about a guy making watches that don't tell time – but do well on social media.
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Living on a Thin Line - Our pick for six ultra-thin watches
There is a certain obsession with ultra-thin watches in the scene, with manufacturers trying to outdo each other by producing the world’s thinnest timepieces. Earlier this year, Bvlgari launched the world’s thinnest mechanical timepiece, in the form of the 1.80mm thick Octo Finissimo Ultra. This effort was however bested by Richard Mille, who recently justRead More
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Introducing: The All-New Tudor Ranger (Live Pics and Pricing)
Tudor's new 39mm watch is the latest in a line of watches that honors the old while bringing in the best of the new.
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Armin Strom First Edition Mirrored Force Resonance: Reboot Or Rebirth?
The new Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance First Edition is what some might call a reboot of the collection. But Joshua Munchow looks at it more as a rebirth. The new release has a high percent of shared “DNA” with the original Mirrored Force Resonance, but it is obviously made for a new era.
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Weekend Edition: Casio Makes A Watch For Damn Near Everyone
From inexpensive world timers to hand-finished marvels of modern technology, nobody casts a wider net.
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Rolex And Wimbledon: A Match Made In Traditional (Tennis) Heaven - Reprise
Rolex And Wimbledon: there are few brands that fit so well together, emulating each other in a way – though a fully unplanned way – with their staunch holds on traditionalism and domination of their respective fields. Since 1978 they have transcended social, cultural, language, and even ideological barriers together.
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Are You Pronouncing Your Favorite Watch Brand Names Correctly? Here Are A Few That You May Be Getting Wrong And How To Say Them Correctly (Video) - Reprise
The lion’s share of high-end watch brands come from French- and German-speaking regions, so the correct pronunciations of their names are not always obvious or easy. This fun video by our friends at The Watches TV demonstrates the correct pronunciations and highlights a few common mistakes. And it will make you smile.
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New: Hanhart returns their 417 ES 1954 to the original
Hanhart goes back to the roots of the most famous chronograph b re-launching the new 417 ES 1954 in the original case size of 39mm.
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Baltic Introduces the Aquascaphe Titanium
A French watchmaking startup founded in 2017 that successfully reimagined several well-known vintage designs, Baltic has just unveiled highest-spec dive watch to date – and arguably its most contemporary design. While still clearly vintage-inspired in terms of aesthetics, the Aquascaphe Titanium does better than its predecessor in terms of materials, construction, as well as water resistance. The result is a more substantial watch that’s pricier but still value minded. The bezel insert is brushed ceramic with luminous markings Initial thoughts For a brand that’s heavily reliant on vintage watches for insrpaiton, the Aquascaphe Titanium is a welcome departure from its other offerings. Granted it still retains a retro feel, but does so with materials that are decidedly modern, namely ceramic and titanium. On the subject of materials, one aspect that distinguishes the new Aquascaphe is the highly-domed sapphire crystal that calls to mind PlexiGlas found on vintage watches. Rarely found in modern dive watches at this price, most of which utilise flat crystals, the domed crystal results in slight visual distortion of the dial’s edges, which might not help legibility but certainly adds to the vintage feel. Another key detail that contributes to the appealing vintage styling is the all-brushed finish on both the case and bezel, along with the tasteful typography, which speak to the brand’s attention to detail. At the same time, the design that combines smart details w...
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New: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Music Edition
Audemars Piguet presents 5 new Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding models interpreted in 37mm and 43mm case sizes to celebrate world of music.
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INTRODUCING: The Zenith Defy Extreme E “Island X Prix” Edition
Across the Time+Tide team, I am probably the least tuned into the racing world. Fun fact: I do not even have a driver’s license. Shameful, I know, but as someone born and raised in NYC, it is more common than you might think. Nonetheless, I can still appreciate the racing watch category. We often see … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The Zenith Defy Extreme E “Island X Prix” Edition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Hands-On: The New Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin Skeleton In Pink Gold
And Alexander Schmiedt, President of Vacheron Constantin Americas, sits down to talk about Vacheron's approach to developing the Overseas line.
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Just Because: Is Hey, HODINKEE's Drinky Bird The Ultimate Perpetual Clock?
"Lisa, in this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!" –Homer Simpson
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Greubel Forsey Introduces the Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture
Greubel Forsey’s house style is often contemporary in design but traditional in decoration and construction, an approach best embodied by its watches with an open-worked movement for the dial. Now the brand has reimagined its usually classical movement aesthetic and combined it with a sleek and sharp case to create the Tourbillon 24 Secondes Architecture. While the Architecture is fundamentally an iteration of the brand’s fastest-rotating and inclined tourbillon, it is powered by an all-new movement with swooping bridges and satisfyingly sharp lines. And the new calibre is contained within a sleek titanium case with an integrated strap, one no doubt inspired by its bestselling sports watches. Initial thoughts When I first saw images of the watch, my instinctive reaction was that it lived up to the name – it is impressive and architectural. I like the complex forms within the movement, which creates immense depth while also being slightly organic thanks to the curved, polished bridges. And the streamlined case is impressively detailed, especially on its flanks and edges. In fact, the Architecture is a major step forward over its predecessors in terms of architecture, no pun intend, in how it creates a strikingly more modern aesthetic for the movement while preserving the signature Greubel Forsey elements like the enormous bridge for the canon pinion that holds the hands or the jewels in chatons. One ingredient of its successful architecture is the shrewd and genero...
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Review: The New Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 5226G-001
The Calatrava is widely considered to be synonymous with the Patek Philippe brand. Ultra-elegant and timeless, it is seen as the very essence of the round dress watch. This philosophy of the Calatrava has been strictly held as gospel since the debut of the watch way back in 1932 – well, until this year anyway.Read More
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Six months in, is the Doxa SUB 600T Pacific still right for me?
For six months, the Doxa SUB 600T Pacific has been by my side. Which is more than enough time to ask myself, should it still be there.The post Six months in, is the Doxa SUB 600T Pacific still right for me? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Raymond Weil Freelancer Chronograph 7741 Hands-on Review
What we love: Great colour combinations are available, our pick is the green dial A watch you can buy now, no waitlists Legibility and dial design and layout and good-looking movement through the caseback What we don’t love: The watch will wear big for wrist sizes smaller than 6.5 inches Some may find the push-button clasp dig into the underside of the wristSome may find the lugs to protrude on the leather and aid in wearing large Overall rating: 7.75/10 Value for money: 7.5/10 Wearability: 7.5/ 10 Design: 8.0/10 Build quality: 8.0/10 RAYMOND WEIL is one of the few mainstream watch brands that are still independent and family-owned. So it is no surprise that they have re-invigorated their flagship Freelancer line and taken it up a notch for their 2022 release of the new Freelancer Chronograph 7741 line. I had the privilege of going hands-on with the new releases; the black and white ‘Panda’ on both steel bracelet and black leather strap, the two-tone with Rose Gold on the brown strap, and a striking green dial and bezel with silver Tri-Compax dials on the green leather strap. Young in Age, but Mature in Nature RAYMOND WEIL is a young brand in terms of watchmaking. Compared to other brands that have their roots put down in the 1800s and in some cases, late 1700s, this makes RAYMOND WEIL, born in 1976, a horological child in age (so to speak!) RAYMOND WEIL is known for style and being heavily aligned to music, and looking at RAYMOND WEIL watches, you’d be forgiv...
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Cheerful and fun watches for the weekend - our best picks
If you are in the market for a cheerful and fun watches for the weekends, we have curated a list of timepieces that should meet the criteria.
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Editors' Picks: The Watches We're Wearing This Summer
Time to get that watch tan cookin'.
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Reference Points: Magazine Extra: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
The many lives of a watch that spawned a whole new genre of watchmaking.
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Auctions: How Are Auction Houses Preparing For A Potential Economic Downturn?
A panel of auction-world and watch-industry experts respond – and try to forecast what might happen next.
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The TAG Heuer Superdiver is an Aquaracer on steroids
If we’re going to refer to it correctly, the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver really is more super in many ways than existing Aquaracer models. Combining massive water resistance and tough materials with a brand new movement, TAG Heuer is positioning the Superdiver as an out-and-out tool watch, sitting atop the constantly updated Aquaracer … ContinuedThe post The TAG Heuer Superdiver is an Aquaracer on steroids appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Hands-On: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon Skeleton in Titanium
A sporty and technical Overseas steps out of the Les Historiques' shadow.
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Auctions: Bid On These Nine Rare Watches At The HSNY's Annual Charity Auction
It's hosted by Phillips for the second time and runs from July 6-13, 2022.
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New: Ulysse Nardin Diver X Skeleton Black
Ulysse Nardin relaunches 175 new pieces in black Carbonium with a flashy yellow rubber strap or a black R-STRAP made of upcycled fishing nets.
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INTRODUCING: The new IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Racing Green
Having released the first Big Pilot’s Watch 43 just over a year ago, IWC has already filled out the collection with many references. The BP43 brought a more wearable case size and a classic type A flieger dial, for an overall cleaner look as opposed to its big brother. The new Big Pilot’s Watch 43 … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: The new IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Racing Green appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Norqain Introduces the Independence 22 Skeleton
A young brand that’s managed to pull together impressive knowhow across the supply chain – most notably by turning to Kenissi for its movements and recruiting Jean-Claude Biver – Norqain is all about affordable, sporty watches. Most of Norqain’s offerings stick to a similar formula, but of its more interesting watches is the newly-launched Independence 22 Skeleton. Sellita-powered and open-worked, the model was originally released as a 100-piece run with a DLC-coated case and bracelet. The limited edition sold briskly, which explains the new, regular-production version in steel with a tone-on-tone look that’s arguably better looking than its all-black predecessor. Initial thoughts Skeletonised watches that are affordable – meaning a retail price of US$5,000 or less – often look the part. Such watches are usually plain and occasionally cheap looking, purely as a consequence of price constraints. But the Independence 22 Skeleton manages to avoid that and it looks good as the sum of its parts. The Independence skeleton gets a lot right. To start with, the case measures 42 mm wide and 11.8 mm tall – it’s a big watch but the width-to-height ratio is well balanced; a smaller case would have made it seem disproportionately thick. The movement has been intricately open worked and most of the brass wheels have been rhodium-plated for a consistent, monochromatic appearance that illustrate the attention to detail in its design. Combined with the raised chapter ...