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The ultimate watch glossary – beginner’s edition, from bezels to bracelets
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The ultimate watch glossary – beginner’s edition, from bezels to bracelets

Editor’s note: Watches can be intimidatingly confusing things, full of obscure parts with funny names. In this first part of our ongoing series ‘The ultimate…
RECOMMENDED READING: How much do you know about Sellita movements?
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RECOMMENDED READING: How much do you know about Sellita movements?

Ever since the Swatch Group clamped down on the availability of the once ubiquitous ETA movements, the name Sellita has become ever more more prominent…
The world of watchmaking at Breguet
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The world of watchmaking at Breguet

Editor’s note: Next week, Breguet will unveil its 2019 releases to the world, and we can’t wait. So, in preparation, we thought we’d have another…
What is the Rolex Superlative Chronometer Standard and why does it matter?
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What is the Rolex Superlative Chronometer Standard and why does it matter?

Editor’s note: Timekeeping standards are suddenly cool again. Omega has been steadily touting the benefits of their Master Chronometer certification, Patek has their own standards,…
10 things you’ve always wanted to know about Grand Seiko, but were too afraid to ask …
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10 things you’ve always wanted to know about Grand Seiko, but were too afraid to ask …

Editor’s note: Anxious about reference numbers? Confused by Spring Drive? You’re not alone. But don’t worry, we’ve got your back. Here’s a handy video guide to…
VIDEO: A five-minute crash course on how a tourbillon works and what it’s comprised of
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VIDEO: A five-minute crash course on how a tourbillon works and what it’s comprised of

Editor’s note: If I look a little flustered and stiff in this video, it’s because I’m not entirely comfortable when I’m invited to get a…
INSIGHT: Legitimately unique; why Vacheron Constantin’s Les Cabinotiers department is unlike any other 
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INSIGHT: Legitimately unique; why Vacheron Constantin’s Les Cabinotiers department is unlike any other 

I’ll be frank: even using the word “unique” in this feature – let alone in its title – is dangerous territory. In this era of overblown, overhyped, and over-exaggerated…
EDITOR’S PICK: 10 things you need to know about Japan’s grandest watch brand, Grand Seiko
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EDITOR’S PICK: 10 things you need to know about Japan’s grandest watch brand, Grand Seiko

Editor’s note: My love (indeed the collective T+T love) for Grand Seiko is very real. There’s no denying the quality, care and craftsmanship that goes…
INSIGHT: Classic design pushed forward – the world of watchmaking at Breguet
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INSIGHT: Classic design pushed forward – the world of watchmaking at Breguet

With a brand so rich in history, the origins of what can only be called typical Breguet design cues date a fair ways back into…
VIDEO: Oh boy. Andrew vs Felix in watch rebuild battle at the Omega Service Centre. Watchmakers, look away …
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VIDEO: Oh boy. Andrew vs Felix in watch rebuild battle at the Omega Service Centre. Watchmakers, look away …

In a battle that’s been brewing since the dawn of Time (and Tide, in 2014), Andrew and Felix finally pick up the tools and take…
INSIGHT: Omega’s watchmaking in the modern age
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INSIGHT: Omega’s watchmaking in the modern age

In the constant cycle of new releases, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that watches are machines built to last for generations —…
EDITOR’S PICK: The truth about bezel screws
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EDITOR’S PICK: The truth about bezel screws

Editor’s note: After the seemingly despised date window, one of the hottest of hot-button topics in the world of watches is bezel screws. If you…
EDITOR’S PICK: If you love watches, then you need to know these 5 Breguet inventions
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EDITOR’S PICK: If you love watches, then you need to know these 5 Breguet inventions

Editor’s note: There are certain words and terms that get thrown around a lot here in watchland. We should know, we’re more than guilty of…
VIDEO: 10 things you’ve always wanted to know about Grand Seiko, but were too afraid to ask …
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VIDEO: 10 things you’ve always wanted to know about Grand Seiko, but were too afraid to ask …

I’m sure everyone reading this has, at some point, felt that feeling of utter bewilderment of being in a conversation about watches. The level of…
VIDEO: Grand Seiko 101 – 3 things you need to know 
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VIDEO: Grand Seiko 101 – 3 things you need to know 

For years Grand Seiko was a very underground, for-those-in-the-know type brand; its visibility outside of Japan was limited, and its passionate supporters revelled in the…
INSIGHT: Exploring Chanel’s watchmaking – the movements
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INSIGHT: Exploring Chanel’s watchmaking – the movements

It’s seven years since Chanel Horlogerie decided to start developing its own movements in-house and in the last three of those years it has launched…
VIDEO: We meet the people responsible for Jaeger-LeCoultre’s most complicated watches
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VIDEO: We meet the people responsible for Jaeger-LeCoultre’s most complicated watches

Earlier this week we showed you a behind-the-scenes peek at how Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Polaris is put together. Well, we kick it up a notch and have…
VIDEO: Disassembling a Hublot Unico GMT to see how it works
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VIDEO: Disassembling a Hublot Unico GMT to see how it works

When it comes to GMTs, you’d be hard pressed to find one as user friendly and as easily operable as the Hublot Unico GMT. As part…
VIDEO: What is actually unique about a Hublot Unico movement?
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VIDEO: What is actually unique about a Hublot Unico movement?

When you name something ‘Unico’, it’s only fair that people ask what is unique about it. At least this was my logic when confronted with…
VIDEO: Pulling apart a Hublot tourbillon cage to see how it works
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VIDEO: Pulling apart a Hublot tourbillon cage to see how it works

Hublot have made big strides in recent years to establish watchmaking credibility as a counterweight to its heavy-hitting celebrity power. Regular nominations in various GPHG…
VIDEO: Radiomir or Luminor, which Panerai is right for you? The ultimate explainer is here
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VIDEO: Radiomir or Luminor, which Panerai is right for you? The ultimate explainer is here

I’m putting myself out there in this video, which aims to establish whether the Panerai Luminor or Radiomir collection is more your jam. I’m pulling…
INSIGHT: Designing A. Lange & Söhne – part 1, design approach & method
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INSIGHT: Designing A. Lange & Söhne – part 1, design approach & method

“Money likes silence.” Several years ago, a Russian collector by the name of Nikolai (he prefers not to publish his surname) was telling me why…
VIDEO: I tried to paint a Franck Muller dial, and it did not go well
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VIDEO: I tried to paint a Franck Muller dial, and it did not go well

I’m not above admitting it. I’m more than just a bit painful when it comes to painted versus printed dials. “Is this painted or printed?” is…
VIDEO: Grand Seiko’s Spring Drive technology explained … in 2 minutes
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VIDEO: Grand Seiko’s Spring Drive technology explained … in 2 minutes

Fundamentally, there’s not a whole lot of variation in watch movements. Sure, the peripheral details might vary, but basically you’re either looking at a purely…
VIDEO: In the Adventurers & Explorers room at the Longines Museum, with a focus on the Lindbergh voyage
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VIDEO: In the Adventurers & Explorers room at the Longines Museum, with a focus on the Lindbergh voyage

The Longines Time Machine, which has been our vehicle of choice for exploring the brand’s long and incredibly varied history in its 185th year, lands…
MY WATCH STORY: Sam’s Montblanc 1858 Automatic Dual Time
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MY WATCH STORY: Sam’s Montblanc 1858 Automatic Dual Time

Editor’s Note: We don’t want to blow Sam’s cover, because My Watch Story subjects are guaranteed a high degree of anonymity. But let’s just say,…
RECOMMENDED READING: Omega’s CEO on China and the incredible ‘Building O’
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RECOMMENDED READING: Omega’s CEO on China and the incredible ‘Building O’

Earlier this week The New York Times published an interview with Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann, in which he gives an interesting overview as to how…
RECOMMENDED READING: 4 facts about Paul Newman’s Daytona that will melt your heart and blow your mind
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RECOMMENDED READING: 4 facts about Paul Newman’s Daytona that will melt your heart and blow your mind

The New York Times has published a story about the upcoming auction of Paul Newman’s Daytona and revealed new facts about the whereabouts of the watch. Until…
VIDEO: Access all areas in the Franck Muller Tourbillon Department
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VIDEO: Access all areas in the Franck Muller Tourbillon Department

There have been big changes at the Franck Muller manufacture over the last couple of years. The once homely property on a hillside looking out…
VIDEO: Longines and ski timekeeping, a match made in the mountains a very long time ago…
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VIDEO: Longines and ski timekeeping, a match made in the mountains a very long time ago…

When you visit the heart and home of Longines, at Saint Imier in the Switzerland’s Jura valley, the brand’s link with skiing is immediately demystified.…
VIDEO: Smart and stylish – the Montblanc Summit
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VIDEO: Smart and stylish – the Montblanc Summit

When smartwatches burst onto wrists in a big way with the Apple Watch and its Android powered competitors, the response from the Swiss hegemony lacked…
VIDEO: Panerai – the art of the tool watch, explained
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VIDEO: Panerai – the art of the tool watch, explained

All this week we’ve been asking people what Panerai means to them, and we couldn’t think of a better way of wrapping it up than…
VIDEO: Two couples explain why they wear Panerai, you can too at #MyPanerai
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VIDEO: Two couples explain why they wear Panerai, you can too at #MyPanerai

You’re never quite sure how a film shoot is going to turn out. On paper, things can be obvious. Both of the couples that are…
EDITOR’S PICK: The most impressive quartz watch in the world and 3 other surprising things I learned about Seiko in Japan
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EDITOR’S PICK: The most impressive quartz watch in the world and 3 other surprising things I learned about Seiko in Japan

Editor’s Note: Until relatively recently Seiko’s watchmaking – in particular their Grand Seiko and Credor lines – was something of an insiders’ secret, with their…
VIDEO: The Montblanc Orbis Terrarum UNICEF limited edition
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VIDEO: The Montblanc Orbis Terrarum UNICEF limited edition

When they’re done right, limited edition watches are great. They offer some exclusivity, membership to a special club, and that feeling of being part of…
EVENT: 5 ways Tudor’s collection launch at Dark Mofo was actually daring
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EVENT: 5 ways Tudor’s collection launch at Dark Mofo was actually daring

With a great tagline comes great responsibility, and last night Tudor lived up to theirs by daring to launch their 2017 collection in the midst of…
VIDEO: Montblanc release new Orbis Terrarum models as part of UNICEF collection
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VIDEO: Montblanc release new Orbis Terrarum models as part of UNICEF collection

There are two reasons it is worth your while to watch this short video about Montblanc’s support of UNICEF. The first is purely selfish and…
VIDEO: Is there a risk the TAG Heuer Carrera takes over the collection and becomes less special? Biver fires up, again
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VIDEO: Is there a risk the TAG Heuer Carrera takes over the collection and becomes less special? Biver fires up, again

Not so long ago, the TAG Heuer Carrera was one of the watch world’s most easily recognised chronographs. Now, it’s every kind of watch imaginable. It’s…
VIDEO: ABOUT TIME with Andre Agassi
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VIDEO: ABOUT TIME with Andre Agassi

Watching Andre Agassi play changed my tennis game, but reading his biography, Open, changed my life. I love tennis. And I was impressed, of course,…
VIDEO: Back to basics – how a mechanical watch works
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VIDEO: Back to basics – how a mechanical watch works

If you take a keen interest in the world of watches, you’ve likely heard of Carson Chan. Carson works for the Fondation de la Haute…
BASEL BUILDUP: 6 days to go. This year is the Omega Speedmaster’s 60th anniversary, so watch this video about the 1957 original
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BASEL BUILDUP: 6 days to go. This year is the Omega Speedmaster’s 60th anniversary, so watch this video about the 1957 original

BASEL BUILDUP: The first Omega Speedmaster was released in 1957, so the iconic model is celebrating its 60th this year. We’re pretty confident this means we’ll be…
BASEL BUILDUP: 7 days to go. Will the bronze age continue through 2017?
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BASEL BUILDUP: 7 days to go. Will the bronze age continue through 2017?

BASEL BUILDUP: The Bronze Age that typified many Baselworld 2016 releases – including this Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze – continued apace at the first…
VIDEO: The Bulgari CEO brought $750k of watches into our office and for a day we had two bodyguards
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VIDEO: The Bulgari CEO brought $750k of watches into our office and for a day we had two bodyguards

‘Like a boss’ is a phrase we’re attempting to permanently retire at Time+Tide. It’s done. But there’s no other way to describe the way the CEO…
VIDEO: Montblanc 2017 collection overview and our verdict on the new Timewalker
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VIDEO: Montblanc 2017 collection overview and our verdict on the new Timewalker

Over the past few years we’ve come to depend on Montblanc for their faultless heritage-inspired reissues and ‘real world’ pricing structure, so imagine the surprise…
VIDEO: Panerai 2017 collection overview and our 3 favourites *post may contain traces of bronze*
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VIDEO: Panerai 2017 collection overview and our 3 favourites *post may contain traces of bronze*

Panerai kicked off 2017 with a bang. The brand that artfully bolts together ‘Italian design and Swiss precision’ showed a cohesive range with a strong…
ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 24 – Franck Muller Thunderbolt Tourbillon
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ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 24 – Franck Muller Thunderbolt Tourbillon

Silent night, holy night, all is calm, apart from the reassuring tick of your Franck Muller Thunderbolt Tourbillon. And let’s not for a minute – or five…
INSIGHT: The most impressive quartz watch in the world and 3 other surprising things I learned about Seiko in Japan
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INSIGHT: The most impressive quartz watch in the world and 3 other surprising things I learned about Seiko in Japan

I’ve always liked Seiko. One of the first watches I ever bought was a Black Monster, followed by an ever-rotating roster of rock-solid SKX divers…
LIST: 5 things you (probably) didn’t know about 5 (very) special Seiko watches you can see in Sydney right now
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LIST: 5 things you (probably) didn’t know about 5 (very) special Seiko watches you can see in Sydney right now

If you’re in Australia and a fan of Seiko, we have good news; you are in luck. Until this Wednesday, the brand has some of…
HOW TO: Master the difference between watchspotting and stalking
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HOW TO: Master the difference between watchspotting and stalking

Editor’s Note: I wrote this piece a few years ago, and reading it now, all I feel compelled to add is this: learn your bracelets.…
LIST: 5 Breguet inventions from 1783 – 2010 that all watch lovers should know by heart
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LIST: 5 Breguet inventions from 1783 – 2010 that all watch lovers should know by heart

Every year at Baselworld I attend a technical presentation from Breguet. I’m ushered into a small room, introduced to Swiss gentlemen who work in the…
VIDEO: The Longines Heritage Military COSD Story, Part 2 – the power of props
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VIDEO: The Longines Heritage Military COSD Story, Part 2 – the power of props

If you’re reading this and haven’t yet seen Barry Conrad’s dramatic monologue and the host of historical watch war-stories it reprises, go back and watch it…
VIDEO: The Longines Heritage Military COSD Story, Part 1 – watches and war
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VIDEO: The Longines Heritage Military COSD Story, Part 1 – watches and war

The light bulb moment was seeing Barry Conrad perform in a play called Violet set in the American south in the 1960s. He was dressed…
INSIGHT: Further, faster, higher, deeper – Rolex and the history of extremes
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INSIGHT: Further, faster, higher, deeper – Rolex and the history of extremes

Regardless of what you think about Rolex, its reputation for rock-solid reliability is legendary. Stories abound of people taking their grandad’s Datejust out of the safe for…
LIST: Swiss know-how – 6 technical achievements that set Tudor apart
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LIST: Swiss know-how – 6 technical achievements that set Tudor apart

Over the past five years Tudor has transformed from a brand with a sprawling product offering and proposition into one that makes some of the…
VIDEO: An animated 4-minute video that explains how a mechanical watch works (it’s ok, no one is watching, click it)
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VIDEO: An animated 4-minute video that explains how a mechanical watch works (it’s ok, no one is watching, click it)

You’ve probably sought this information out before, or had it mansplained to you by your dad, or, like I did many years ago, found the…
VIDEO: The only 2 min Basel explainer you’ll ever need to watch (or show to your non-watch-loving friends)
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VIDEO: The only 2 min Basel explainer you’ll ever need to watch (or show to your non-watch-loving friends)

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a watch kind of person. You’re on Watchville, binging on Basel new releases and tinkering with your next…
THE BASEL BIBLE, 2016 EDITION: All the latest watches, live from the world’s biggest watch fair
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THE BASEL BIBLE, 2016 EDITION: All the latest watches, live from the world’s biggest watch fair

Baselworld. The biggest watch fair in the world occupies over 141,000 square metres of floor space, showcases 1500 exhibitors and is reported on by 4,000+…
VIDEO: Franck Muller’s Watchland
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VIDEO: Franck Muller’s Watchland

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/154743600″] After five days indoors at a major watch fair, fresh air – the simplest and most accessible of nature’s offerings – tastes like sweet, delicious…
INSIGHT: Visiting the Nomos manufacture in Glashütte
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INSIGHT: Visiting the Nomos manufacture in Glashütte

I didn’t know much about Nomos when I told Time+Tide I was going to be in the Glashütte area. They did minimal watches. They did…
VIDEO: Jerome Lambert, Montblanc CEO, chooses just ONE watch to sum up the ‘new’ Montblanc
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VIDEO: Jerome Lambert, Montblanc CEO, chooses just ONE watch to sum up the ‘new’ Montblanc

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/148249598″] When I was growing up there was a phrase to describe a powerful man. It was ‘man mountain’. My dad would say, “you…
INSIGHT: The History of Blancpain’s Ocean Commitment
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INSIGHT: The History of Blancpain’s Ocean Commitment

Editor’s Note: In the middle of last century, the exploration of the ocean’s hidden depths became possible due to two key developments: reliable underwater breathing…
VIDEO: The Bulgari Roma – The first ever Bulgari watch
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VIDEO: The Bulgari Roma – The first ever Bulgari watch

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/146658617″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] Surrounded by dazzling diamonds and gemstones is a digital wristwatch, on a frayed woven rope strap. With its simple LCD display…
VIDEO: The history of the IWC Portugieser
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VIDEO: The history of the IWC Portugieser

[su_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/147851820″ width=”800″] [/su_vimeo] This year’s Watches & Wonders fair was a maelstrom of interviews, photoshoots and press presentations. For those few days in September…