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Blancpain unveils its first-ever ceramic bracelets for the Bathyscaphe on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (live pics)

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Ceramic collection feature Blancpain’s first ceramic bracelets on the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe are as substantial as it gets, and Time+Tide has the exclusive scoop, straight from Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef.

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Australian independent watchmaker Reuben Schoots’ watch is on Loupe This – but I am the highest bidder so BACK OFF!

Watchmaking is a source of pride for various regions. Of course the most famous are the Swiss, but Japan, Britain, Germany also proudly boast high quality watchmaking – where each region has their own personal stamp on the art form. The USA, once home to a burgeoning watch industry, finds itself working back towards prestige, … Continued

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How Australia fell in love with TAG Heuer

It’s a grey August morning in Sydney and the city centre is quieter than normal due to the winter rain bouncing off the streets. Hardier shoppers cower beneath umbrellas as they scurry between stores, half-bent and grimacing at the weather. Yet inside the TAG Heuer Boutique on the corner of Pitt and Market Streets, there’s … Continued

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: TAG Heuer boutique opens in Adelaide, Cartier pop-up exhibition in Sydney, JLC celebrations in Melbourne

It’s proved to be a busy week for Australian watch enthusiasts from around the country. Firstly, TAG Heuer celebrated the opening of their seventh stand-alone boutique in Australia – a number warranted by the fact that Australia is the brand’s fourth-largest market worldwide. The stars of the evening were the TAG Heuer Monaco, and its … Continued

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Australia is ready to vote to ditch the leap second at upcoming Paris summit

Back in August we covered the idea of a “negative leap second“, in which, due to the record short day lengths a backward leap second may need to be instituted to reconcile time. At the time I thought the subject was done and dusted, as scientists did not believe any alarms needed to be rang … Continued

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INTRODUCING: The Grand Seiko SBGJ269 ‘Pink Flannel’

In the interest of journalistic integrity I have to admit my biases, and I am obsessed with pink. My hair has been pink for the best part of five years, I own vast amounts of pink clothes, and yet I don’t own a pink watch. I was incredibly close to buying a Grand Seiko SPGJ249, … Continued

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2,000-Kilometer Australian Road Trip With Two Friends: Ulysse Nardin Dual Time And De Bethune DB28

I’m an expat Aussie who has now lived longer out of Australia than in, but in a few years my (Swiss) wife and I are planning on moving from Switzerland to Airlie Beach in North Queensland, Australia. In September 2016, I flew to the region for a week’s worth of face-to-face meetings to help lay the groundwork for our move.
It was a tight schedule, especially as I was sure to be suffering from jetlag, but it was doable. Especially with the Ulysse Nardin Dual Time on my wrist to help keep track of time there and at home.