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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 11th March, 2016 (Pre-Basel edition)

11.03.16

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 11th March, 2016 (Pre-Basel edition)

Allow me to express myself, not in interpretive dance (not yet anyway, I’ll save that until the Nomos party next Wednesday night) but in a…

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04.03.16

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Friday 4th March, Cricket Edition, Co-Chaired by sidelined Australian Test cricketer Peter Siddle

We keep an eye out for our people at Time+Tide. And when we noticed one of the fastest men in Australia – and one of…

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26.02.16

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 26th February, 2016

This week in watches took a particularly interesting turn when we asked what seemed like a pretty bland old question. We’d been inspired by a…

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19.02.16

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 19th February, 2016

Sit down, relax, take off your shoes. Here, let me pour you a tall glass of Pinot Noir, because this is Australia and summer is…

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12.02.16

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 12th February, 2016, (Valentine’s Day Watch Guide Edition)

Love, to quote John Paul Young, is in the air. So is rampant consumerism. The world’s most romantic/over-rated day (depending on your perspective/relationship status/cynicism level)…

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05.02.16

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 5th February, 2016

This week we’re tackling the serious issues of politics and watch industry financial results, with a side of superstar, in the form of Thor, Chris…

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29.01.16

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: January 29, 2016 (Best of SIHH 2016 edition)

A week has passed since SIHH, we’ve endured the 24-hour commute back to the office and the jetlag has finally receded. With the help of…

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18.12.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 18th December, 2015 (#xmaswinddown edition)

This is it. The last Wind Down of 2015. And we made sure it was a good one. While many of our watch loving friends are…

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11.12.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 11th December, 2015

It’s been a week of drama here at Time+Tide, starting off with fancy knife-work from our favourite Hublot-wearing chef, shortly followed (in a completely unrelated…

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04.12.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 4th December, 2015

This week has been fuelled by bad coffee, some truly epic hair metal (sorry-not-sorry to our neighbours) and a serious case of the hots for…

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27.11.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 27th November, 2015

Everyone seems to be giving thanks this week. Which is something we don’t want to miss out on, just because we’re in the other hemisphere…

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13.11.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 13th November, 2015

Out of 10, this week in the world of watches was a full Spinal Tap 11. What happened. Are you sitting down? Are you in…

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06.11.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 6th November, 2015

A certain mood has settled over the Time+Tide office and it’s all about BBB. Not the Black Bay Black, or the Black Bay One going…

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30.10.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 30th October, 2015 (Halloween edition)

Happy (almost) Halloween everyone! To get you into the spirit a day early, we’ve got three scary thoughts for you to ponder. 1) Christmas is…

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23.10.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 23rd October, 2015

Great Scott, it’s the Friday Wind Down, so strap on your self-tying Nikes, power up your hover board and get ready for your weekly watch…

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16.10.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 16th October, 2015 – Bromance edition

**This Friday Wind Down may contain traces of bromance** Watches are meant to be a boring business, right? All about details, serial numbers and swap meets…

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09.10.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 9th October, 2015

You’ll be glad to know that after a particularly jet-setting week taking in Hong Kong and Tokyo, team Time+Tide is safely back in on Australian…

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25.09.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 25th September, 2015 – Chopard launches something or other?

Well cowboys and girls, we made it. It’s Friday and if you aren’t comfortably furnished with a fine drink of your choosing we hope that…

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18.09.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 18th September, 2015

Happy Friday! But get ready for the buzzkill. Totally out of nowhere, this week took a turn to more serious than usual territory. Serious in…

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11.09.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 11th September, 2015

Every watch lover has at least one. A watch that got away. Perhaps it was an eBay auction that went one bid to high? Or…

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04.09.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 4th September, 2015

Watches are emotional objects. They are worn on your body. They have a heartbeat of their own. They outlast our human life spans. They come…

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28.08.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 28th August, 2015

Without doubt the highlight of this week was Wednesday night. We finally took the Time+Tide Wind Down offline, inviting some of our more vocal (we…

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21.08.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 21st August, 2015

If you came here hoping to win a Tudor Pelagos, you’re too late. Here, have this beer instead. We closed our survey at the start…

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14.08.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 14th August, 2015

It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Give away a blue Tudor Pelagos to thank people for filling in our first ever…

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07.08.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 7th August, 2015

Look down at your no doubt lovely timepiece. What time is it? Wind Down time! This week had everythingl. Laughter. Tears. Deep thoughts. Denim. Let’s…

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31.07.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 1st August, 2015

Hands up if you’re counting down the hours (and minutes) to knock-off time? We feel ya. There’s just something about winter that makes everything at…

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24.07.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: Friday, 24th July 2015

Some Fridays need a little more winding down than others. This, friends, is one of those Fridays. It’s been a big week at camp Time+Tide…

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17.07.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 17th July, 2015

Here’s what happens when you tell people you write about watches for a living. “You mean, like watches?” The person says, quizzically, usually pointing to…

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10.07.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 10th July, 2015

Friday, time to let the crown be for a little while and wind down. On a completely random opening note, I found out today that…

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03.07.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 3rd July, 2015

Happy new financial year everyone! If anyone out there is an Australian tax expert and can come up with a way to make watches deductible…

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26.06.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: June 26th, 2015

You know what my favourite David Bowie song is? Fashion (beep beep!). I’ve been playing it on repeat today (apologies to the guys in the neighbouring…

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19.06.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: June 19th, 2015

This week, the (very) loose narrative thread holding the Wind Down together is Chris Pratt – wait, no it isn’t. I meant MONSTERS. You can…

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12.06.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: June 12th, 2015

Another week, another watch. But hey, it’s Friday, and time to take the watch off the wrist and start winding down for the weekend (here’s…

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05.06.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: June 5th, 2015

Ned Stark needs to get a new catch phrase. Winter isn’t coming. It’s well and truly here. So in a special Winter Themed Wind Down we’ve…

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29.05.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 29th May, 2015

The barmaid is smiling, bless her, we’re smiling, hopefully you’re smiling too; it’s Friday and it’s time for the Friday Wind Down! What word could…

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22.05.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 22nd May, 2015

It’s been another big week in the Time+Tide office. But this week will pale into insignificance compared to next week, our first ever Australian Watch…

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15.05.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 15th May, 2015

It’s been a lonely week here in the Time+Tide office – as certain members of the team have been busy partying at NASA with Omega.…

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08.05.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 8th May, 2015

The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder. It’s clear that, (in the words of Jon Snow) winter is coming, and so…

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01.05.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 1st of May, 2015 – Tattoo edition

This week’s edition of the FWD goes out to @BenjaminLaukis Time+Tide’s preferred (and Melbourne based) Tattoo artist. As a tribute to Benjamin, whose work by…

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17.04.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 17th April, 2015 (#sexpile Special Edition)

Happy Friday everyone! This week we have a special themed edition of the wind-down, talking all about Sexpiles. Totally SFW BTW. What happened? Basically a bunch…

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10.04.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 10th April, 2015

** This Friday wind down is solely and wholly dedicated to Richie Benaud. Richie had several qualities that all men should aspire to; honesty, obsession…

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03.04.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 3rd April, 2015

Not just any Friday, but Good Friday! Wind down with beer AND chocolate eggs. What happened? In short – Baselworld. Watch journalists the world over…

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27.03.15

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 27th March, 2015*

*May contain traces of Glenfiddich “How was your Basel fair? What happened?” It’s a question that’s always brought into sharp relief the true importance of…