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Jun 14, 2018

LIST: 4 watches Mark Wahlberg wears on a daily basis that you’ll never, ever have the stones to

Mark Wahlberg, eh. This guy! Actor, entrepreneur and unfettered watch lover who doesn’t care - not even a tiny bit - about what you think of his horological choices. And with his exciting combination of lack of you-know-whats to give and a surplus of funds comes the kind of freedom that allows his wrist to live its best … ContinuedThe post LIST: 4 watches Mark Wahlberg wears on a daily basis that you’ll never, ever have the stones to appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Jun 13, 2018

NEWS: A Looney Patek and a million dollar Sub go under the hammer in New York

Watches belonging to Melvin (Mel) Blanc, the American voice actor famous for bringing to life nearly 400 characters in the Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera cartoons, went under the hammer at Christie’s New York in their “An evening of exceptional watches” auction. Mel Blanc brought delight to generations of children and adults alike as the voice … ContinuedThe post NEWS: A Looney Patek and a million dollar Sub go under the hammer in New York appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Cartier s Santos de Cartier Jun 13, 2018

VIDEO: The stripped-back Santos – Cartier’s Santos de Cartier Skeleton

Last week we had a look at the ‘regular’ version of Cartier’s updated Santos, and today the less-is-more Skeleton is under our lens. To be specific, we’re talking about the large steel model (though there’s a pink gold version as well), which comes on the QuickSwitch and SmartLink equipped steel bracelet, replete with those prominent … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: The stripped-back Santos – Cartier’s Santos de Cartier Skeleton appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Chanel It’s Jun 12, 2018

INSIGHT: A brief history of time – as seen by Chanel

It’s a paradox that a luxury house as conspicuously feminine as Chanel should always have had a gender-bending streak. So here comes a quick bit of fashion history – and before you watch geeks roll your eyes and change the channel, let me say that this will help explain everything about Chanel’s watches. Including why … ContinuedThe post INSIGHT: A brief history of time – as seen by Chanel appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Rolex Submariner” Jun 11, 2018

OPINION: The “McQueen” Submariner: What we really know, what we don’t, and what actually matters

By now, you’ve seen the news everywhere. Phillips auctions touting their upcoming sale with headlines like “Phillips to Sell Steve McQueen’s Rolex Submariner”, and lines that read as “a historically important and previously unknown Rolex Submariner owned and worn by Steve McQueen.” (copied directly from the Phillips Auctions website at time of writing). As soon … ContinuedThe post OPINION: The “McQueen” Submariner: What we really know, what we don’t, and what actually matters appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Jun 10, 2018

EDITOR’S PICK: Work getting in the way of your watch love? Here are 9 surefire tips to hiding the obsession

Editor’s note: Work. It’s one of life’s unavoidable necessities. And for us watch folk, a place that if we’re not careful, our choice of wrist-wear and love of watches can lead to a spot of trouble. Especially now, when the year’s brand-new releases are hitting the storefronts and there is research and shortlisting to be done. While … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: Work getting in the way of your watch love? Here are 9 surefire tips to hiding the obsession appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Chanel s exceptional Boy.Friend Skeleton Jun 10, 2018

HANDS-ON: Chanel’s exceptional Boy.Friend Skeleton

Gender-fluid. If you were born yesterday or became acquainted with pop culture only last year, you could be forgiven for thinking – based on the excitable talk among style-and-social commentators – that it’s a newly minted concept. Not so. The 1970s: boys wearing their hair longer than girls; 1966: Yves Saint Laurent’s Le Smoking … and … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Chanel’s exceptional Boy.Friend Skeleton appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Jun 9, 2018

WHO TO FOLLOW: Filmmaker, photographer, watch guy – @nicholask_la

Nicholas Alexander Kalikow is a producer, director, screenwriter and photographer. He loves being on set and working with talented people to make films and take photos. Hi Nicholas, what’s your daily watch and why? Right now it’s a Patek 5167A Aquanaut. I like it because most people don’t know what it is and I can wear … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: Filmmaker, photographer, watch guy – @nicholask_la appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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TAG Heuer 55 Years Jun 8, 2018

EVENT: Hemsworth Thors a cold Sydney night auctioning watch for charity at TAG Heuer ’55 Years of Carrera’ Exhibition

In an unusually candid on-stage interview, Chris Hemsworth has revealed that he often buys watches for his support staff when a movie wraps and that his relationship with TAG Heuer started when he was gifted a watch after the 2013 movie Rush. “I think TAG Heuer probably realised I was into the brand when I … ContinuedThe post EVENT: Hemsworth Thors a cold Sydney night auctioning watch for charity at TAG Heuer ’55 Years of Carrera’ Exhibition appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Tudor Pelagos LHD Editor’s note Jun 8, 2018

EDITOR’S PICK: The honeymoon continues – another year on with the Tudor Pelagos LHD

Editor’s note: Well, it’s been a year since this one was first published. And while a lot has changed over the last 12 months, a few things remain the same. I keep getting older, like a kid on Christmas morning I still look forward to even-numbered days, and I still love a strap change. Most importantly, though, the … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: The honeymoon continues – another year on with the Tudor Pelagos LHD appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Jun 8, 2018

LIST: Out of the closet and onto the wrist – 6 of the best skeleton watches

Skeletonised watches - where the solid dial, and in some cases the entire movement, has been pared down and stripped away to leave the bare bones of the architecture - can be something of an acquired taste. And, as with all watches, the look can vary greatly, from ultra traditional to modern, depending on the execution. … ContinuedThe post LIST: Out of the closet and onto the wrist – 6 of the best skeleton watches appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Blancpain s commitment Jun 7, 2018

EDITOR’S PICK: Looking back at Blancpain’s commitment to the ocean for World Oceans Day

Editor’s note: Observed every year on June 8, World Oceans Day seeks to honour, help protect, and remind us all of the exceptional need to conserve the world’s oceans. A day that us, as a bunch of sea-loving Aussies in the T+T office, can most certainly get behind. And a day that we thought perfect to revisit these … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: Looking back at Blancpain’s commitment to the ocean for World Oceans Day appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Blancpain makes Jun 7, 2018

INTRODUCING: Blancpain makes a splash with the Fifty Fathoms Ocean Commitment III

Today is World Oceans Day, a day that has, since 1992, celebrated our marine environments, and raised awareness for the need to preserve them. It’s a worthy cause, and one Blancpain, with their exceptional legacy in dive watches, has done a lot to support and promote. Most visibly through a series of Ocean Commitment watches. … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Blancpain makes a splash with the Fifty Fathoms Ocean Commitment III appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Cartier s Santos de Cartier Jun 7, 2018

VIDEO: A modern classic – Cartier’s Santos de Cartier

Few watches can rival Cartier’s Santos in terms of on-the-wrist recognition and sheer weight of history. The design debuted in 1904 and has remained fundamentally unchanged in form since. But while the new Santos might look familiar, quite a lot has changed. Small changes have been made to the design and ergonomics of the case, … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: A modern classic – Cartier’s Santos de Cartier appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Tudor GMT - without looking Jun 5, 2018

EDITOR’S PICK: How to be a watch spotter, not a watch stalker

Editor’s note: Today we revisit a golden oldie from Andrew that’s as relevant today as the day it was penned: how to casually work out if someone’s wearing the new Tudor GMT - without looking like a massive creep. We can all learn something here, so read on … Watch spotting. Don’t be shy, we … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: How to be a watch spotter, not a watch stalker appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Cartier Jun 5, 2018

NEWS: Cartier on screen and in style for Ocean’s 8 

Disclaimer: This post contains minimal traces of watch. But it does contain some very large diamonds. Ocean’s 8, the latest in the long-running series of elaborate heist movies, is about to hit our screens, but this time around the film is less of a bro session, as Clooney, Pitt et al. have been benched in … ContinuedThe post NEWS: Cartier on screen and in style for Ocean’s 8  appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Rolex Submariner ref 5513 Jun 4, 2018

NEWS: A Steve McQueen Rolex Submariner ref. 5513 to be auctioned by Phillips

That’s right, a Rolex Submariner owned and gifted by the King of Cool will go under the hammer at Phillips auction house in New York on October 25. A year after the blockbuster sale of Paul Newman’s Paul Newman Daytona. It’s not just the timing of the sale that these two celebrity watches share either, … ContinuedThe post NEWS: A Steve McQueen Rolex Submariner ref. 5513 to be auctioned by Phillips appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date  Jun 3, 2018

HANDS-ON: Looking great in grey – the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date 

It’s easy with any brand’s new release catalogue to get swept up with the drama and complexity of the halo pieces. In the case of Glashütte Original that glory goes to the flashy green of the Sixties Panorama Date, or the bells and whistles of the Senator Cosmopolite. But sometimes you crave something simple, clean … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Looking great in grey – the Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date  appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Jun 2, 2018

WHO TO FOLLOW: @Tom.inslay – watch engraver and artist

Tom Inslay is your typical Aussie, with the obvious exception of being wholly consumed by the beautiful world of horology. He’s also got a few interesting talents … Hey Tom, we’ve been wondering - what do you actually do? I have been in the manufacturing industry my whole life, the past six years as a CNC Machinist … ContinuedThe post WHO TO FOLLOW: @Tom.inslay – watch engraver and artist appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Jun 2, 2018

EDITOR’S PICK: Last year we predicted 9 vintage reissues to be released in 2018. So how did we do?

Editor’s note: Speculation is, by definition, risky. But it’s also fun. And here at T+T we don’t speculate on shares or cryptocurrency - no, we make guesses on watch releases. So last year we made nine semi-educated guesses as to what watches we’d see this year … and we didn’t do so well. If you’re … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: Last year we predicted 9 vintage reissues to be released in 2018. So how did we do? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris  Earlier Jun 1, 2018

EVENT: Australian legends at the legendary launch of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris 

Earlier this week, Jaeger-LeCoultre held the Australian launch of their brand new Polaris collection at Carriageworks in Sydney, and it was - to borrow Neil Patrick Harris’ line - legendary. In watchland, the Polaris is a legend in its own right (a watch I incidentally had the pleasure of seeing in its various stages of … ContinuedThe post EVENT: Australian legends at the legendary launch of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris  appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Tudor Black Bay GMT – May 31, 2018

HANDS-ON: The Tudor Black Bay GMT – Pepsi is the new Black (Bay)

Look back at Baselworld predictions over the last few years, and you’re likely to see a GMT from Tudor topping the list. Sure, some of us may have expected to see that little extra hour-telling-hand added to the Pelagos. But with the ever growing – and hugely popular – Black Bay collection proving to be … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Tudor Black Bay GMT – Pepsi is the new Black (Bay) appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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May 30, 2018

VIDEO: I ditched my mechanical watch for the Apple Watch Series 3 Edition, and this is what I discovered

Late last year, one of the more surprising (and contentious) inclusions in my “best watches of 2017” list was the Apple Watch Series 3. For me, the addition of cellular functionality made the already formidable smart watch that much more intimidating - and appealing. So, as you can imagine, I was keen to get my hands … ContinuedThe post VIDEO: I ditched my mechanical watch for the Apple Watch Series 3 Edition, and this is what I discovered appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Rolex All that’s left May 30, 2018

RECOMMENDED READING: Tom Selleck on why he still wears his ‘Magnum P.I.’ Rolex

All that’s left of my Magnum days are my Rolex, a couple of Hawaiian shirts and my moustache comb. Tom Selleck is Magnum, P.I. For Selleck it’s clearly a career-defining role, and for the rest of the world it’s a cultural touchpoint for Ferraris, aloha shirts and exceptional moustaches. In this short but informative interview … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: Tom Selleck on why he still wears his ‘Magnum P.I.’ Rolex appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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May 29, 2018

NEWS: This season’s last watch auction delivers 4 unique watches you’ve probably never seen, and may never see again

Over the last few weeks, all eyes have been on the major watch auctions taking place around the world, with more than a few standout results achieved for several interesting and unique watches. Wrapping up the spring sale season, Phillips yesterday held the Hong Kong Watch Auction: Six, with a total of 231 lots going … ContinuedThe post NEWS: This season’s last watch auction delivers 4 unique watches you’ve probably never seen, and may never see again appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Ulysse Nardin Executive Skeleton Tourbillon There May 29, 2018

LIST: Never get bored in the boardroom again with these 3 takes on the Ulysse Nardin Executive Skeleton Tourbillon

There are two sides to Ulysse Nardin. One built on the high seas, and historically home to highly accurate marine chronometers. And another that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in watchmaking, bursting with technical marvels and avant-garde designs. Falling heavily into the latter category is the Executive Skeleton Tourbillon. First introduced in 2016, its … ContinuedThe post LIST: Never get bored in the boardroom again with these 3 takes on the Ulysse Nardin Executive Skeleton Tourbillon appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Casio nally though it’s nice May 28, 2018

HANDS-ON: Vintage style, solid build and lume for days – the Ball Engineer Master II Skindiver II

The watch industry is a well-oiled novelty-making machine. Every year it produces a sea of new releases that quickly turns the tide of attention from the old towards the latest and greatest in the world of watchmaking. Occasionally, though, it’s nice to stop and look back on the watches that we might have missed. Watches … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Vintage style, solid build and lume for days – the Ball Engineer Master II Skindiver II appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Mido May 28, 2018

INTRODUCING: Strong looks and value – the Mido Multifort GMT

Mido is a name that might not be too familiar to our Australian readers, as the Swatch Group brand has had the most minimal of minimal presences on our shores until recently. But as it so happens, they’re celebrating their 100th anniversary this year, and they’re doing it with a strong collection of watches, like … ContinuedThe post INTRODUCING: Strong looks and value – the Mido Multifort GMT appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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May 27, 2018

OPINION: Is this the most important (and overlooked) element in watch design?

Case profile. There, I said it. It might not be as sexy as the movement or the dial, but in terms of real-world user-friendliness, it’s the kingmaker or deal-breaker. The problem is, watchmakers and fans are conditioned to a very top-down visual approach of watches. Look at any brand’s site, or most of the watches … ContinuedThe post OPINION: Is this the most important (and overlooked) element in watch design? appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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Raymond Weil May 27, 2018

HANDS-ON: Chase the blues away – 3 new models added to Raymond Weil’s classical Maestro family

One of the Raymond Weil’s great strengths has always been stylish, sharp, everyday dress pieces, something that’s really epitomised in the Maestro line. Well, at Basel that line got a little bigger, with the addition of three new, blue-dialled options. These watches, like many things in the world of Raymond Weil, take their inspiration from … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: Chase the blues away – 3 new models added to Raymond Weil’s classical Maestro family appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

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