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New releases from De Bethune, Carl F. Bucherer, Breguet and more

Last Week in Watches

27.10.24

New releases from De Bethune, Carl F. Bucherer, Breguet and more

Black dials, vintage-style GMTs, and German takes on the golden ratio.

Buying Guides

25.10.24

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7 of the best meteorite dial watches

Describing a dial as out-of-this-world might sound a little over the top, but for these watches, it's pretty accurate.

GWD and W&W Shanghai Special: new releases from Daniel Roth, Laurent Ferrier, Zenith, and more

Last Week in Watches

03.09.24

GWD and W&W Shanghai Special: new releases from Daniel Roth, Laurent Ferrier, Zenith, and more

The new thinnest watch in the world, a strong return for Daniel Roth, chiming Bulgaris, a trio of Breitling perpetual calendars and more!

7 of the best purple dial watches for when you want something a little funky

Buying Guides

29.08.24

7 of the best purple dial watches for when you want something a little funky

Purple watch dials may not be the most common, but they are among the most evocative that you'll find on the market.

Why does tennis attract niche, high-end watch sponsorships, and what are they?

Watch Culture

25.08.24

Why does tennis attract niche, high-end watch sponsorships, and what are they?

Whether it's on the court or off it, most tennis players worth their salt will have a watch sponsor. Some of them are quite unexpected.

There’s a new watch fair in town – Milano Watch Week lands in October

News

25.07.24

There’s a new watch fair in town – Milano Watch Week lands in October

The first-ever Milano Watch Week is set to take place in October, celebrating the best independent watchmaking has to offer.

New releases from Longines, De Bethune, Louis Vuitton and more

Last Week in Watches

16.06.24

New releases from Longines, De Bethune, Louis Vuitton and more

This was a big week for watch releases, with high-profile motorsports-inspired watches and yet more MoonSwatch variants.

Geneva Watch Week: The Time+Tide team picks their favourite watches from all of the fairs

Lists

21.04.24

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Geneva Watch Week: The Time+Tide team picks their favourite watches from all of the fairs

We came, we saw, we conquered - now here's our picks for the most interesting watches from Geneva's big week of watchmaking.

Time+Tide City Watch Buying Guide – Melbourne

Lists

02.03.24

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Time+Tide City Watch Buying Guide – Melbourne

This is it. The decision has been made, the dollars have been saved, and the significant other has been convinced this is the last one (honest).…

Dubai Watch Week special – new releases from Zenith, Bulgari, MB&F and more

Last Week in Watches

19.11.23

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Dubai Watch Week special – new releases from Zenith, Bulgari, MB&F and more

Dubai Watch Week is currently underway, so for this edition of Last Week in Watches, we wanted to do something a little different.

Borna’s 5 favourite Only Watch 2023 lots

Auctions

01.08.23

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Borna’s 5 favourite Only Watch 2023 lots

There are those rare times when the watch industry seemingly comes together to do something great, causing even the most devoted online trolls to retreat…

Pop Culture

31.08.22

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Borna’s top 5 from Geneva Watch Days

Geneva Watch Days, a trade show that began as a pandemic special, has now expanded way beyond its initial eight founding brands, with more than…

The otherworldly watch collection of hip-hop super-producer Swizz Beatz

Pop Culture

15.02.22

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The otherworldly watch collection of hip-hop super-producer Swizz Beatz

If a music artist is blessed with a talent to sing then a producer is blessed with a talent to maximise that ability. For me,…

6 watches Daft Punk might have been wearing when they self destructed this week (SOB)

Lists

26.02.21

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6 watches Daft Punk might have been wearing when they self destructed this week (SOB)

Initially, the idea of robots taking over the earth doesn’t sound too promising. But if the aforementioned robots happened to be Daft Punk it probably…

VIDEO: The watches of the GPHG are heading to Sydney, and we’d strongly recommend you check them out

Pop Culture

24.09.19

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VIDEO: The watches of the GPHG are heading to Sydney, and we’d strongly recommend you check them out

We’re heading into awards season for the watch industry, and they don’t come much more glamorous or glitzy than the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève…

VIDEO: Our top 3 watches of Basel 2019 from $35,000 and up – featuring Patek, De Bethune and Hublot

Lists

01.04.19

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VIDEO: Our top 3 watches of Basel 2019 from $35,000 and up – featuring Patek, De Bethune and Hublot

I don’t know about you, but when the price point of a timepiece starts to creep beyond the realms of the everyday, things like price…

LIST: The 16 winning watches of 2018, according to the GPHG

Lists

09.11.18

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LIST: The 16 winning watches of 2018, according to the GPHG

If you care about watches, Geneva is the place to be right now. The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (better known to its friends as…

LIST: The 10 best independent watches of Baselworld 2018

Lists

27.04.18

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LIST: The 10 best independent watches of Baselworld 2018

The dust of Baselworld 2018 has finally settled, and while there was a ton of quick news to hammer through, there are certain topics that…

VIDEO: Our favourite watches of SIHH 2018 – part 4, $30,000 and above

Lists

22.02.18

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VIDEO: Our favourite watches of SIHH 2018 – part 4, $30,000 and above

Well, here we are. The ‘sky’s-the-limit’/‘mortgage-the-house’ level of watch. And if you’re going to drop that sort of coin on something that (you’d hope) tells…

LIST: From indies with love – 6 watches I fell for in the Carré des Horlogers

Lists

01.02.18

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LIST: From indies with love – 6 watches I fell for in the Carré des Horlogers

From the first days of my downward spiral into my geeky obsession with horology, the world of the independent watchmakers has always held a warm…

Pop Culture

03.12.17

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WHO TO FOLLOW: @A_Collected_Man

Silas Walton (@A_Collected_Man) is the founder of A Collected Man, an online platform based in London, selling rare watches around the world. Silas loves beautiful…

SIHH 2016: The best of the Carre Des Horlogers

News

25.01.16

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SIHH 2016: The best of the Carre Des Horlogers

One of the most talked-about things at SIHH 2016 wasn’t Cartier’s new collection, or the real Spitfire in the IWC booth (though both these things…

News

01.09.15

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BREAKING NEWS: SIHH shake-up – in with nine independent brands, out with Ralph Lauren

The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) is the first big watch event of the year, and has an important role in setting the…

News

07.11.14

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NEWS: The GPHG 2014 winners, explained

For the last 14 years, the watch industry has congregated in Geneva to celebrate the most innovative, most beautiful and generally the best watches of the year,…