Introducing: The IWC Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph Edition ‘Orlebar Brown’
Just in time for summer, a new sport watch and resort wear collection.
Renaissance Man Aldis Hodge is appointed to America's oldest watchmaking guild HSNY
One of the brightest and most dynamic minds in the world of watchmaking, Aldis Hodge, has been appointed as a Trustee of the Horological Society of New York today. His is a name that should be well known to Time+Tide readers, through his interview with Andrew McUtchen in the latest edition of NOW Magazine (of which you can read Part 1 and Part 2 right here), and as an award-winning Hollywood actor who has starred in films and TV shows such as City On A Hill, The Invisible Man, Brian Banks and Straight Outta Compton. In this exciting announcement, he officially joins the oldest watchmaking guild as one of 10 current trustees, a list that includes some of the best-known and most important names in horology today. Other trustees include watch historian Michael Friedman who currently works at Audemars Piguet, vintage Patek Philippe expert John Reardon, and former Managing Director of Timezone and CEO of Antiquorum William Massena. In addition to his new position at the HSNY, Aldis Hodge also serves on the academy of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, the most significant horological awards that are held every year. Founded in 1866, the Horological Society of New York…
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6 tips for avoiding dreaded watch buyer's remorse
Editor’s note: I don’t know about you, but all this turmoil and uncertainty in the world lately has had my watch browsing time going through the roof. It’s a safe place. A happy place. But with much browsing comes much danger. A few drinks. Late into the night. Then boom. You’ve hit the button. You’ve bought another watch. Cam compiled this handy checklist for avoiding bad decisions a couple of years ago, and it’s never been more relevant. Be safe out there folks, nobody needs to compound a crisis with gut-wrenching remorse. I think we’ve all found ourselves in a similar situation to this before: you wake up, the morning after a big night out and all is seemingly well. At least until the night’s events start trickling back into your mind’s eye, and an odd sensation begins to stir deep down inside, giving you the feeling that things are not quite as they should be. You then roll over and notice something lying there next to you, something that in the unforgiving morning light is not what you were first expecting to see … Flashing before your eyes is a notification from eBay, exclaiming, “Congratulations! You won this item.”…
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Introducing – Seiko Prospex LX Line Limited Edition SNR045
Released in 2019, Seiko’s LX Line is an entirely new collection of watches that represent the best of Prospex in terms of quality and performance as well as innovation with Spring Drive movements. Designed to be used on land, at sea and in the sky, depending on the chosen model, these are true Prospex models, […]
Video Feature: The Long Return, Part II: Restoring The Tudor That Took A Bullet In Vietnam
Can the Barry Jones Submariner be brought back to life?
In The Shop – Introducing: The SWATCH SISTEM51 And FLIK FLAK HODINKEE SUMMER EDITIONS
Summer is here, and so is Swatch!
VIDEO: A closer look at the 2020 A. Lange & Söhne collection, including a more toned Odysseus
From A. Lange & Söhne, we’ve learned never to predict what might be next. In this clip from our Watch Fair & Chill coverage of Watches & Wonders 2020, you’ll see exactly what we mean. When a wristwatch can cost as much as a house or a McLaren supercar, there are a certain amount of bells and whistles you want to see. With the German masters’ Zeitwerk Minute Repeater in white gold, there may not be bells, but you can see the aggressively sculpted hammers striking the snaking gongs in an ingeniously simple way. Instead of ringing the hours, quarters, and minutes like a ‘regular’ minute repeater, A. Lange & Söhne replicate the numerically digital time display with a low gong for hours, followed by double strikes for every 10 minutes, and then single high gongs for the minutes. Although the Zeitwerk collection has existed for some time now, this limited edition of 30 pieces is a celebration and affirmation of how revolution can still be found in luxury watchmaking. The second surprise of Lange’s 2020 releases was an adjustment to the controversial Odysseus — their answer to the blue-dialled steel sports watches that have been running away with the…
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Industry News – Swatch Group 2020 Half-Year Sales Collapse Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Swiss watch giant Swatch Group has just issued its 2020 half-year report and, as anticipated, its activity has been strongly impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. With manufacturing coming to a standstill and retail networks closed, the Group recorded net sales of CHF 2,197 million, -43.4% compared to the previous year at constant […]
Introducing – Patek Philippe 5270J Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, now in Yellow Gold
The Patek Philippe 5270J is the latest version of a lineage that perfectly sums up the brand, and that started in 1941 with the reference 1518, the first-ever perpetual calendar chronograph. Introduced in 2011, this watch is now in its third iteration – all of them are explained here. Currently available in 18k pink gold […]
Introducing – Patek Philippe 5370P Split-Seconds Chronograph, Now in Blue Enamel
Patek and the chronograph complication is a long-lasting love story. The brand has been manufacturing stopwatches almost since its inception… And when it comes to chronographs, there’s one type that rules them all, the Split-Seconds or rattrapante, the King of chrono watches. This a complication that Patek masters since 1923 – surprisingly first built in […]