Tutima, a German brand tracing its origins back to the 1920s, is renowned for its rich heritage in aviation and sports timepieces, a legacy proudly carried forward by the Grand Flieger and M2 collections. Yet, the brand’s repertoire extends beyond, and today, we talk about Tutima’s Saxon One collection, which channels Tutima’s expertise into a […]
Renowned for its robust instrument pilot and dive watches, Tutima’s Patria collection takes a different flight path, offering elegant timepieces with refined hand-finished, in-house movements made according to Glashütte traditions. With its understated good looks, the Patria collection welcomes this handsome GMT model with a discreet yet legible second time zone tucked into the small […]
With its name first appearing on watches as early as 1927, Tutima have had a tumultuous yet resilient history. You may not be as familiar with them as some other German watchmakers, but they nonetheless excel in all corners. This latest release for the brand is quite a unique take on a traditional dress watch, … Continued
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It might not be the oldest player on the revered Glashütte block of Saxon watchmaking, but Tutima has consolidated an excellent reputation for resilient military-inspired chronographs (Flieger) and hyper-utilitarian dive watches with formidable depth ranges coupled with accessible prices. It also produces more upscale watches in true Glashütte tradition, like the Tempostopp hand-wound flyback chronograph […]
Tutima is a prime example of a luxury watchmaker from Glashütte that remains relatively accessible (Nomos also ranks highly), with the exception of watches like the recently introduced Patria Small Seconds. The company specializes in retro pilot’s watches like the Grand Flieger Classic Chronograph, modern counterparts like the M2 Coastline Chronograph and many styles in […]
When thinking about Tutima, a rather “instrumental” image appears in your mind of the classic German pilot’s watch or of modern, rugged adventure watches – or even a strong diving chronograph, like the one we took underwater here. Yet, there’s more to Tutima than just these watches. In fact, there are some pretty impressive models with […]
Founded in 1927 by Dr Ernst Kurtz, Tutima has a long tradition of manufacturing pilot watches. The Grand Flieger Airport is a collection inspired by one of the brand’s 1940s chronographs. The line’s distinctive hallmark – a bidirectional rotatable bezel with a 60-minute scale and a red marking point – is now made of ultra-hard […]
Following Part 1 of this journey through the fascinating world of independent watchmaking, which we published last week, we continue today with the second part of this collection of superb watches… Instead of looking at the watches in the conventional way from the dial side, we’re looking at them from the reverse side. And seeing […]
Tutima, the German brand from Glashütte with a solid tradition of pilot’s watches, launches the M2 Coastline Chronograph. Modelled on the brand’s purpose-built pilot’s watch, the famous Military Chronograph Ref. 798 (aka as the official NATO watch) of 1984, the M2 Coastline is a super-solid, super-instrumental, highly-legible and water-resistant chronograph in a brushed titanium case […]
Watches are the perfect life companions, we all know that. But sometimes, the reminders of that unconditional love turn up in the most unexpected places. Even if you’re not really a diver, the unimaginable achievements of the freediver Tolga Taskin are worth a moment of your time. And the Tutima on his wrist turned out […]