When Jaquet Droz released a skeletonised version of its classic Grande Seconde in 2018 many of us were taken aback. Could the refined design of the Grande Seconde, the brand’s cornerstone collection inspired by a historic pocket watch of 1748, undergo such a risqué disrobing? Why would a brand with such a colourful history as […]
Tough, tough choices.
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It looks like this year’s hottest watches are last year’s hottest watches.
283 years ago, a man named Abraham Favre started making his own timepieces in Switzerland. The company expanded and shrunk again. After a temporary knock-out in 1985, Favre-Leuba has spent decades recovering to get back on its feet. And when this story comes together with quintessentially Swiss mountaineering, it teaches us a lesson about ‘Swiss […]
From the Carolina Watch Club to a 160-year-old business across the sea in Glasgow.
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our lives and on the world economy. Events are being cancelled or postponed worldwide to contain the global outbreak. For the watch industry, the most important events hit are the two major trade shows: Baselworld and Watches & Wonders. As the epidemic takes a heavy toll on the […]
HYT watches are truly unique on the market, whether it is their bold design, their philosophical conception of time, the way they display the indications or mainly because they rely on fluid instead of traditional hands. Wearing an HYT watch is an experience and, like the design or not, the ingenuity of the display and […]
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In what we hope will be the first of many watches to be unveiled in these dark times, Audemars Piguet has recently released their latest model. Called the Audemars Piguet [Re]master01 Selfwinding Chronograph, this new piece is actually a reinterpretation of one of the Le Brassus firm’s early 20th-century watches. In no way is this a reissue, in the vein of many other note-perfect renditions of old models by older brands. It is a true remaster, in the audio sense. It is cleaner. Bigger. And crystal clear both in its looks and in its contemporary intentions to sit comfortably among watches from the current era. It is also – notably – unscarred, pocked or creamed by faux patina. It is loudly, and proudly, a new watch. And evidently the result of cutting edge modern manufacturing techniques as well as the highest quality materials. Based on a 1943 chronograph wristwatch that Audemars Piguet themselves acquired from Phillips Auctions way back in 2014, there’s a curious nexus of antiquated aesthetics with modern manufacturing. The post-deco vibes are strong, with the case blending both polished steel and 18k pink gold into its design – the case being steel, but the bezel, chronograph pushers…
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It’s the clash of the titans that every boxing fan wants to see: Tyson “the Gypsy King” Fury, the WBC champion, taking on Anthony Joshua, the WBA, WBO and IBF title holder. The super-fight would be a historic decider to confirm who really is the undisputed world heavyweight champ. Will it ever happen? Unfortunately, given the tawdry machinations of the boxing world, nothing is certain. But to boost the chances of “the Battle of Britain” actually taking place, Time+Tide suggests the eventual promoter sticks some wristwear on the line for the winner. That’s because Joshua recently told Sky Sports that he has, in fact, once squared up to Fury before. His motivation for stepping into the ring? The chance of pocketing Fury’s Rolex. “This was early on when I was an amateur and I didn’t know who Tyson was,” Joshua told Sky. “I was reading in Boxing News he was going around London gyms asking if anyone knocks him out they get to keep his Rolex. “Me and him had a straight war. We both have heart. I didn’t get to knock him out. He said afterwards: ‘Watch out for this kid, he will be champion of the world one…
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