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Pre-SIHH 2017 – IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Chronograph (and a bit about the future collection to come)

It has become sort of a tradition for IWC now. Each year, when the SIHH is about to open, we all know that the Schaffhausen-based manufacture will come with an entirely revisited collection. After the 2016 Pilot’s Watches, the 2015 Portugeisers, the 2014 Aquatimers and the 2013 Ingenieurs, it’s now time to revamp the other collection, a range of watches that might not be the most popular among a large audience: the Da Vinci. An icon of the 1980s, this watch has since seen many variations, being even dressed in tonneau-shaped case. For the SIHH 2017, IWC goes back to the roots of the collection and, to open the festivities, introduces the flagship version: the IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Chronograph.

A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping Seconds Watch Hands-On

The A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping Seconds is classic German watchmaking at its best: simple on the outside, but wonderfully complex on the inside. Let us tell you what’s so complex about the new A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping Seconds.

TEAM PICK: Ceri David’s favourite stories of 2016

tissot-patty-mills-square The third in our series of Team Picks, today it’s Ceri’s turn to reveal the three stories she most enjoyed on Time+Tide this year. VIDEO: ABOUT TIME with Patty Mills of the San Antonio Spurs BY: Felix Scholz PUBLISHED: July “Basketball is a fast-paced, frenetic game, but this beautifully-shot black-and-white video shows another side to it through Patty Mills, Australian point guard for the San Antonio Spurs. I love the contrast between the dramatic music and his calm demeanour as he talks about the pressure of time, both in terms of his training and during high-stakes NBA games.” VIDEO: The only 2 min Basel explainer you’ll ever need to watch (or show to your non-watch-loving friends) BY: Andrew McUtchen PUBLISHED: March “If you’ve never been to Baselworld, the intensity, scale and pace of things are impossible to imagine. This little video is your best shot at understanding just how huge and overwhelming an event it is, courtesy of a jet-lagged and over-stimulated Andrew McUtchen.” LIST: Back to the future – 5 Westworld-ready pocket watches BY: Felix Scholz PUBLISHED: November “Not too long ago, it seemed conceivable that the mechanical watch might well fade into antiquity – just a quaint relic of a by-gone era.…

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Leap Second Added To World’s Clocks For 2017, And How We Keep That From Screwing Up GPS (Badly)

There probably were not a lot of us that noticed it during the countdown to midnight last Saturday, but this year, time needed a tweak. At 23:59:59 on December 31, 2016, an additional second was added to UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) so that, for exactly one second, UTC time was 23:59:60. This might sound a little “who cares” for most of us, but managing the Leap Second is, among other things, essential for little things like running the Internet, and ensuring GPS doesn’t think you’re halfway to the moon when you’re just trying to find your mother-in-law’s house (literally).

Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon: Understated Perfection

Can a watch with a tourbillon clearly visible on the dial side ever be understated? Common sense says no, but for the Traditionnelle Minute Repeater Tourbillon, Vacheron Constantin says yes! Find out why Martin Green compares this watch new to the Geneva-based brand’s arsenal of classic timepieces to a Tesla P100D with ludicrous mode.

Historical Perspectives: Did Patek Philippe Just Super Casually Confirm That Both A Two-Tone AND A Platinum 1518 Exist?

“Patek Philippe: The Authorized Biography” by Nick Foulkes is, as we said when we introduced it and as I confirmed by saying, “damn, i wish i had written it,” is without a doubt the most revealing look at Patek Philippe ever produced. But today, thanks to an Instagram post from my friend Mike Tay of the Hourglass, the book may have in fact dropped the equivalent of an atom bomb on the vintage Patek market – does a 1518 in platinum exist??

Review – Creux Automatiq, An Accessible Option For A Stylish Luxury Sports Watch

One of the major trends for 2016 has been the arrival of new-comers on the market – new brands, created from scratch, mainly driven by crowd-funding processes (see all these affordable “Kickstarter” campaigns, with some of them showing highly interesting projects). This trend will most definitely continue in 2017, believe us. However, most of these new projects are based on affordable, no-Swiss-Made watches – something that we, here, not necessarily dislike but a bit of good-old Helvetic quality is always welcomed. Playing on the Luxury Sports Watch concept, here is the Creux Automatiq Watch, a Swiss-Made, qualitative, yet affordable option to certain well-known luxury watches you might have in mind.

Five Awesome Calendar Watches To Love In 2017

Hey, it’s 2017! We made it. Somehow. Well, in thinking about how to kick things off for the New Year, calendar watches seem like a pretty good place to start. Luckily a number of brands came out with really great options over the last year or so and you’re spoiled for choice at almost all price points. Here’s a look at a few different types of calendar watches, in a number of different styles, that will get you through this year (or at least go along for the ride on your wrist).

New Release: Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker Pin-up and a new 5 year warranty for all UN watches

Ulysse Nardin released a routine press announcement for two watches – a new Classico and a new Hourstriker Pin-up at the cusp of the end of 2016. Also part of the release is the rather exciting announcement of a new 5 year warranty for UN watches. …