Category: Vintage Watches

Unholy Grail: Why the comically dated TAG Heuer S/el is a true guilty pleasure

No matter how tasteful your watch collection, no matter how stuffed your portfolio is with blue chip stocks like no-date Subs, pre-Moon Speedys, or the perfect Cartier Tank, there’s probably a black sheep lurking somewhere. Your questionable choices. Your dark secrets. The one that’s horribly out of fashion, objectively unattractive, or just plain bizarre. Be … Continued

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2 years ago

Winning Formula: 5 of the coolest vintage watches in Formula 1

The 2022 Formula 1 season is back after the summer break, and we here at Time + Tide couldn’t be more stoked. This is a season fraught with intrigue, from McLaren cutting loose favourite Aussie son Daniel Ricciardo, to his replacement, young gun and fellow countryman Oscar Piastri sliding into Ricciardo’s seat for his inaugural … Continued

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2 years ago

A Rolex Submariner Ref. 5513 Gilt Dial Watch Purchased To Impress A Prince

During the 1960s, while on vacation in England, a friend of the Prince of Kuwait purchased himself a brand-new reference 5513 Rolex Submariner with the hopes of impressing his royal companion when he returned home. As the 5513 had just been introduced a few years prior in 1962, it was still a relatively new design.

8 years ago

An Example Of A Rolex Datejust ‘Awards For Enterprise’ Trophy Watch

Since 1976, the Rolex Awards for Enterprise have honored individuals that have taken on new or ongoing projects that improve lives or preserve the world’s natural and cultural heritages. In 1990, Argentinian surgeon, León Herszage was named the recipient of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise.

8 years ago

This Unwanted Rolex Milgauss 6541 Now An Iconic Timepiece Collectors Drool Over

Many vintage Rolexes that are considered extremely rare and valuable today were initially quite unpopular when they were first released. One particular Rolex Milgauss was so unwanted by its owner, that it was actually returned to the store from which it was purchased; today, that watch is worth a quarter of a million dollars. Here is its story.

8 years ago