Watch Dandy

Deck the halls and dangle that tinsel, for the festive season is upon us once more. Join us in counting down the days until Christmas, with Time+Tide’s very own advent calendar. While there’s no chocolate on offer (we’re actually giving away something much better), what we do have is a series of our bitesize ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ video reviews – kicking off today with the Tissot Heritage 1936. If you thought anything in the watch world inspired by ye olde world equals small, this manually wound 45mm is here to challenge preconceptions. Who should you buy this for?  Maybe yourself. If you’re a ‘big watch guy’ who’s curious about heritage style but haven’t yet been brave enough to dip a toe in the water, this could tip you over the edge. What’s the damage? Under $3000 Tissot Heritage 1936 Australian pricing Tissot Heritage 1936, $1350

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I’ve always liked Seiko. One of the first watches I ever bought was a Black Monster, followed by an ever-rotating roster of rock-solid SKX divers as well as the odd vintage piece including an original Turtle, a 6139 ‘Pogue’ chronograph (sadly missed) and not one but two 4006-6031 Bell-Matics (neither of which are currently running, but that’s a different story). So when Seiko Australia invited me to tour the company’s Japanese production facilities (wearing an Astron), I jumped at the chance. It’s fair to say I had some pretty solid preconceptions about what I’d experience. I was super-pumped to see the Micro Artists Studio, and Morioka, where Grand Seiko is assembled. Turns out I was not prepared, at all. My ideas about Seiko were not wrong, exactly, but they certainly fell short of capturing the scale of the operation. Day one’s hour-long presentation outlining the corporate structure made that crystal clear. The multiple factory tours and huge rooms full of people and equipped with machinery both modern and ancient sealed the deal. So, in no particular order, here are four things I learned from my visit. There’s quartz and then there’s quartz I don’t think I’d be the only person reading this who could be…

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If you hadn’t noticed, it’s that time of year when aeroplanes start playing ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ by Mariah Carey in preparation for take off, and, cruelly, at landing too. It is December. It’s summer in Australia. And it’s giving season at Time+Tide. Last year we had a veritable Santa sack of watch related goodies, and in 2016, we’re still turning up, but this time with a more refined, but no less desirable assortment. The collection includes an AP branded Boom Boom! Speaker by Mathieu Lahanneur, a very, very colourful tie from Patek Philippe, a shiny Nomos fountain pen, and some stationery to write on. The burning question is, do you also win the Xmas bauble with Felix in it? The answer is we’re not sure we can part with it. He is very attached to his baubles. It really depends how much joy it would bring your Xmas. Feel free to let us know. Subscribe to YouTube here and go in the running to win. What’s the catch? Who can enter? Well, to be really honest about this, we. are. sick of enduring abuse for only offering survey prizes to Aussies. So guess what, EVERYONE can enter. All you have to do is…

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