Watch Dandy

Last July, the Melbourne Metropolitian Fire Brigade merged with the Victorian Country Fire Authority and formed the Fire Rescue Victoria. This, however, meant the retirement of the MFB organisation name after a long history for the brigade dating back to 1891. To celebrate that illustrious history, members of the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade decided that a commemorative watch would make the perfect memento and reached out to us here at Time+Tide to help make it happen. When we were initially approached to facilitate a custom watch, it was immediately clear that William Wood watches would be the perfect fit. The brand’s heritage and legacy is rooted in honouring the brave men and women who serve as firefighters, so who better to help the MFB do just that?  So it happened that in late 2020, Time+Tide organised in conjunction with William Wood, a customised watch for members of the MFB. William Wood was the name of brand founder Jonny Garrett’s late grandfather. For more than 25 years, William Wood served in the British Fire Service, winning commendations for his acts of bravery. He was stationed at Pilgrim Street for the Newcastle & Gateshead Fire Brigade, serving on the Blue Watch. Sadly,…

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Any watch enthusiast whose tastes gravitate towards dive or tool watches will be familiar with the Seiko Prospex collection. It’s the bulletproof, no-nonsense collection that Seiko produce with the professional outdoors person in mind, hence the name Prospex – contracted from Professional Specifications. The Prospex line is now bolstered with the all-new Seiko SPB207, SLA047 and SSC807 – three new references to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Japanese watchmaker. These are the first of what we anticipate will be another interesting collection of releases this year as Seiko mark 140 years since founder Kintaro Hattori established the company in 1881, at the precocious age of 21. This collection of three dive watches was specifically inspired by the island of Iriomote in Okinawa Prefecture, a popular diving spot surrounded by diverse flora. This lush, green environment is expressed in the green dials of all three watches, the verdant shade making them very easy to read. All three of the new references feature stark black bezels that nicely frame the green dials, and gold seconds hands that attract just the right amount of attention. Seiko SPB207 First up we have the Seiko SPB207, which follows the design of a contemporary re-interpretation…

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