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Master Stroke - The Rolex GMT-Master: Part II

Revolution takes you on the second half of our guided tour of the Rolex GMT-Master, a steel sports watch that has come to greater attention since the launch of the latest “Pepsi” bezel version at Baselworld 2018.

The Vertical Collection: Three Essential Watches from Vacheron Constantin

The essential Vacheron Constantin with Kunal Khemka: a passionate VC collector. He selects the Historiques 1921, the Overseas and the Patrimony.

Zooming in on the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph

The new value proposition: Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic

The Bulgari Octo collection was first launched in 2012, a classic re-invented with a new circular octagon design. While sceptics took slowly to the new line, the Octo Finissimo has steadily gained ground and a reputation for building top of the line haute horologe timepieces.

Press Release: The return of Ikepod

New: The return of Ikepod. New lease of life, under Emmanuel Gueit, creator of the AP Royal Oak Offshore. Same DNA, new movements, new price.

LIST: 3 perfect Girard-Perregaux Laureatos for 3 types of Australians

Earlier this week, Girard-Perregaux presented their latest and greatest in Sydney. Sadly, Melbourne-based team Time+Tide was not able to attend, but we managed the next best thing - a chat to GP’s man of the moment, Global Marketing and Communications Director, Fabrice Dangeli. Now, Mr Dangeli is a well-travelled man of the world, so rather … ContinuedThe post LIST: 3 perfect Girard-Perregaux Laureatos for 3 types of Australians appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Fighting the stigma: The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph

Girard-Perregaux revealed the new Laureato chronograph models at Baselworld 2018 earlier this year. The original Laureato was born in 1975, a period in watc

CEO of IWC Schaffhausen stars in the new social media campaign by Mercedes-AMG with the IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Sport Edition

Christoph Grainger-Herr, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen stars in the new social media campaign by Mercedes-AMG, a long-standing partner of the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer.

HANDS-ON: The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph

Let’s be real here. Ever since we saw the new Laureato last year, we knew the chronograph version was inevitable. After all, what’s a luxury sports watch without the option of the default sports complication? There’s no doubt that this good-looking sporty option is the brand’s commercial focus, so it makes sense that a veritable … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Collinsville Watch Co. Nautilus Review: The Chicken Sandwich Watch

Collinsville Watch Co. has been a friend of the Two Broke Watch Snobs podcast ever since the early days. Even back then Mike and I recognized the type of good work that Frank (the owner and operator of CW) was doing - making quality watches with great specs and design motifs that were significant and special.

Insights: Secrets of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak dial and case factory

We visit the Audemars Piguet manufacture in Le Brassus and find out how they make the petit tapisserie on the dial and the work done to make the bezel of the AP Royal Oak.

EDITOR’S PICK: The other side of Breguet - the Type XXI 3817

Editor’s Note: It’s easy (too easy, really) to pigeonhole a brand, often unfairly. For me, my first association with Breguet was all fluted cases, engine-turned dials and precious metal cases. To be fair, the brand does all those things exceptionally well, but you know what else they do pretty darned well? Steel sports watches, like … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S PICK: The other side of Breguet – the Type XXI 3817 appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

HANDS-ON: The record-shattering Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic

The tit-for-tat battle between Piaget and Bulgari for title of “Master of the Ultrathin” rages on, and it would seem Bulgari has struck another blow at Baselworld in 2018 with the new Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic. The new piece dethrones Piaget’s latest self-winder, the Altiplano Ultimate Automatic 910P that launched ahead of SIHH 2018 as … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The record-shattering Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Review: Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph Ref. 5968A - the Brand’s Most Casual Chronograph Yet

First introduced in 1997, the Aquanaut was marketed as the sportier, hipper, less expensive version of the cult favourite Nautilus. This year, Patek Philippe has finally released its first chronograph Aquanaut.

HANDS-ON: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Sandblasted - same Octo, completely new look

Bulgari blew us away last year with their Octo Finissimo Automatic – that mind-boggling thinness; the incredible lightness of being at one with its titanium case and bracelet, feeling it drape around the wrist. For Baselworld 2018, it’s back – this time in full gold. And if you think “solid gold bracelet watch” means 1980s-style … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Sandblasted – same Octo, completely new look appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Introducing the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph & Self-Winding with Black Dials

Vacheron Constantin now offers the Overseas Chronograph & Self-Winding with all new black dials for those looking for the stealth-factor.

New Release: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas 2018 in their latest dial colour

The Vacheron Constantin Overseas series: 2018 sees the emergence of a black dial version beautifully framed by the shimmering gleam of the steel case.

Throwback Sundays: 6 Luxury Sports Watches as Alternatives to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, from Our Archives

In this week's article, we take a look at some of the luxury sports watches that we think are alternatives to the iconic Audemars Piguet Royal Oak.

Review: Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic

Bulgari wows the crowd with yet another fascinating addition to the Octo collection. If you’ve no time to read the full review, the must-know is that the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic measures only 3.95 mm thick, yet it still houses a tourbillon and a 52 hour self-winding movement. Award winning and an incredibly

Spot the Watch: The Everyday Watch - Patek and Rolex on Singapore Public Transport (link fixed)

For this Spot the Watch, we went about town to see what watches we can find in the streets of Singapore. In a short while, we found many watches, but photographing them without drawing attention was not easy. Here are our first 4: Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711 and Aquanaut, Rolex Daytona and IWC Portugese.

HANDS-ON: The Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5740 - the Nautilus we had to have

One of the big surprises of Baselworld 2018 was Patek Philippe’s decision to add a grand complication model – specifically a perpetual calendar – to the Nautilus line. Or was it? Nautilus-with-complication is an old story (travel time, chronograph, annual calendar have all featured over the years) and the pre-Basel rumour mill was promoting the … ContinuedThe post HANDS-ON: The Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5740 – the Nautilus we had to have appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Armchair Picks: 3 watches with little room for error

3 watches with no room for error. As the title hints, these watches are interpretatively near perfect, or have extremely low tolerance for mistakes in manufacturing. Case in point, these 3 watches in the selection are the ultrathin Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic, the Seiko Presage SJE073, newly resized wit

New Release: Patek Philippe Nautilus Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5740/1G-001 for Baselworld 2018

Patek Philippe launches the new Nautilus Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5740/1G-001, the first time a 'grand complication' is presented in the Nautilus line.

New Release: The Goodwood IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Sport Edition

IWC presents the new Ingenieur Chronograph Sport Edition “76th Members’ Meeting at Goodwood”, commemorating the 2018 Goodwood Members' Meeting.