Buying Guide – Our Selection of the Very Best Novelties from Watches & Wonders 2024

It’s done, it’s over and it has been another wild ride: Watches & Wonders 2024. Quite literally the biggest watch fair of the year, it’s the social gathering where watchmakers bring their A-game. Brands high and low have presented countless new watches, setting records in the process. Records for ultra-thinness, for instance, or out-of-this-world accuracy. […]

Introducing – The Denim-Toned Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph 5980G

One trend that has asserted itself at Patek Philippe this year is denim, or rather, the colour of blue jeans, appearing on the dials and straps of several novelties, like the Worldtime with Date and Aquanaut Travel Time. A much sought-after model, the Nautilus Flyback Chronograph 5980, was discontinued earlier this year. Much to the […]

Buying Guide – Ring the Bell with these Five Mechanical Alarm Watches

During our very busy lives it’s very easy to be late for a meeting, to forget to top up a parking meter or even be tight on time for a departing flight. And despite the fact we have a device called a smartphone with us to set a (very intrusive) beeping alarm, how about a […]

2 months ago

Recap – The Best Calendar Watches of 2023

Next up in our rundown of this year’s ‘Greatest Hits’ is a list of calendar watches, specifically Annual and Perpetual Calendar watches. Looking back at what brands have brought to the table in this category only confirms the appeal of a watch that keeps track of more than just the passing of time. With indications […]

4 months ago

Five of the best “old money” stealth wealth watches

Old money style is characterised by focusing on classic, timeless elegance that’s executed with subtle sophistication and a sense of effortlessness. Often the world of luxury watches can be misinterpreted as vulgar, and sometimes it’s easy to see why when some of the most expensive contemporary timepieces in the world appear shameless in their ostentation. … Continued

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9 months ago

Remember when Blue Mountain State roasted lacrosse players with a Patek joke?

I am always watching the latest hit television shows, but every now and again I will find comfort in enjoying a classic I have already seen. A show which ran for three seasons, across only a year or so, Blue Mountain State became a cult-classic, at least in America, as one of the last television … Continued

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9 months ago

Rolex, Patek, AP, VC – you can only wear one for life. These were your responses…

For a watch collector, horological monogamy is a huge challenge. The idea of limiting yourself to one watch, or one brand, is enough to give most watch collectors the sweats. But we like to have fun at Time+Tide. So we challenged you all to pick one of four brands in part one. The challenge: you … Continued

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9 months ago

Interview – Thierry Stern, President of Patek Philippe, On The Tokyo Grand Exhibition, Its Success and Its Future

From 10 to 25 June 2023, Patek Philippe hosted the largest exhibition ever organized by the manufacture, the Grand Exhibition “Watch Art” Tokyo 2023. Some 60,000 visitors attended what’s surely a success for the brand, which was accompanied by the launch of several limited editions, including two technical timepieces making their global debut. An important […]

9 months ago

VERSUS: Is the Rolex Perpetual 1908 a Calatrava-killing value proposition?

Everyone was expecting Rolex to finally show some love to the Cellini line which, although by no means weak, just lost appeal as time went on. Not many expected the crown to show up to Watches & Wonders 2023 with a brand new collection however, which the Perpetual 1908 is the founding member of. As … Continued

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10 months ago