While the main focus for Bell & Ross in 2019 was the introduction of its luxury sports watch, the BR05 collection (even though there were other watches launched as well), 2020 will be focused on the so-called “core range”. This means back to basics, with military or aeronautical-inspired pieces from the instrument or vintage collection, […]
A watch made for the rugged and harsh Finnish landscape.
Vintage watches for Valentine’s Day.
Our own Cole Pennington lectured on “horological homecomings” and a whole lot more.
Creating your start-up watch company off the ground is not an easy task. Still, this is what 32-year old Ben Küffer did with Norqain. Created in 2018 in Nidau, Switzerland, the brand crafts functional and versatile watches offered at an accessible price. Contemporary and with a clear identity, Norqain is already present at some of […]
Editor’s note: Regular Time+Tide contributor Bruce Duguay has recently shared his thoughts with us on the challenges of buying an Omega Speedmaster, and why the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 might be the perfect daily watch, but he also made the treacherous journey through the icy landscape of Alberta, Canada to his first ever RedBar meeting. What is it like attending one of the coldest watch get-togethers on earth? Does the warmth of the watch enthusiasm offset the frigidly chilled air? Bruce shares his experience of meeting the collectors, and the watches he saw, in this two-part piece. It’s been cold. Like really cold. Like you can’t even imagine if you’re an Australian Time+Tide reader this kind of cold. To give you some perspective, when the invitation to attend Calgary’s RedBar event in early January hit my inbox, the average daytime temperatures were -25 degrees Celsius. Three days before the event, the mercury dipped to -36 degrees. At these temperatures even Canadians start to complain and it’s very tempting just to remain at home and stream every single television program ever made instead of going out to socialise. Luckily, the cold snap broke before I embarked on the two-and-a-half hour drive…
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With Valentine’s Day 2020 just around the corner, Maurice Lacroix introduces the Embrace. The first women’s watch to join the Masterpiece collection, the Embrace features a singular small seconds display composed of two revolving hearts and a retrograde date display converted into a kind of whimsical love thermometer to indicate the intensity of your feelings […]
Grand Seiko may have been around for 60 years, but the opulent Japanese watchmaker isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. 2019 perfectly exemplified their hard-charging ethos of churning out horological hit after hit, with myriad wristwatches being unveiled that got the enthusiast community in quite the tizzy. We’d like to mention all of them, but, to keep it simple, we’ve whittled down all their releases from last year and focused on three of the best blue dials that the marque unveiled in 2019: GRAND SEIKO SBGK005 The Grand Seiko Elegance Collection got a real boost when reference SBGK005 debuted as part of a range promoting artisanal dial finishes. This blue dial is finished with the Mt Iwate pattern and coated with Urushi lacquer. The dial markings are applied via the ancient technique of Maki-e (gold and silver powder layered atop the lacquer). The Zaratsu method – developed to accentuate the aesthetic appearance of curved surfaces – is used to polish the case. Ref No: SBGK005 / Case size: 39mm / Case material: Steel / Movement: 9S63 / Price: $9600 GRAND SEIKO SBGN009 Released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first quartz watch, the SBGN009’s luscious blue dial has…
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Editor’s note: If it can be the daily wear of James Bond, it can be yours, too. But how does the Omega Seamaster Professional 300M actually wear on the wrist? If you haven’t had the pleasure of experiencing one in the metal, it’s a must, because while the brief of making a daily watch might seem simple, it is much harder to execute than you’d expect, and the watch colloquially known as the SMP gets it just right. Let’s take a closer look at why it is so successful. We all love a birthday. And watch brands love them as much as anyone – an excuse to celebrate, a hook for a new collection. At Baselworld 2018, Omega marked the 25th anniversary of the Seamaster Professional Diver 300M (aka the James Bond watch) with a revamp. It was the SMP that kicked off Omega’s relationship with the Bond franchise, becoming something of a late-1990s icon as Pierce Brosnan wore a series of tricked-out, weaponised versions of the watch over the course of four movies. Vital statistics With 14 new variations – six in stainless steel and eight in steel-gold combos, three dial colours and a choice of rubber strap or…
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As a regular reader of MONOCHROME, you will know already that each year, Swiss watch manufacturer IWC focuses on a specific collection. Last year, it was the brand’s legendary Pilot’s Watch series, with a number of cool variations introduced to the market. Here’s a video overview of the highlights from IWC’s CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr shot […]