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It has been a long day today (Tuesday), traveling this morning from our Fratello offices in The Hague to the Paradeplatz in Zürich. But not as long as the day was for some of those who queued up to cop one of the new MoonSwatch Mission to the Moon models with the Moonshine Gold chronograph […] Visit An Evening In Zürich: Observing the MoonSwatch Crowd to read the full article.

As surprising as it might sound, through more than half a century of Seiko Prospex dive watches (the first one dating back to 1965), there’s never been a model with a mechanical GMT movement… Up until today, with the launch of a brand new series of watches. There have been dozens of mechanical dive watches, […]

Seiko has graced us before with a Naomi Uemura limited edition. Back in 2021, the brand celebrated the 80th birthday of the Japanese explorer. Unfortunately, he disappeared after reaching the summit of Mt. Denali in 1984 at age 43, but he left behind a great legacy in exploration. Today, we see the release of the […] Visit Seiko Introduces A Colorful Tribute To Legendary Explorer Naomi Uemura With The Prospex SLA069 to read the full article.

We are all aware of Seiko’s great stream of new releases. Most of them are in line with what we know from the brand, but sometimes, Seiko manages to really shock us. Today, the brand expands its popular Prospex collection with three more models. But they are not just simply three additions to Seiko’s collection […] Visit Seiko Unveils The Prospex SPB381, SPB383, And SPB385 — The First Mechanical GMT Divers In The Prospex Collection to read the full article.

Seiko is known for presenting many new models throughout the year, often in special or limited series. Part of the Prospex collection of watches, this new watch honours Naomi Uemura, the highly regarded Japanese mountaineer and adventurer. It’s not the first model dedicated to his achievements, as the Tribute to Naomi Uemura SLA049 and SLA051 […]

Introducing the Seiko SLA069 Naomi Uemura Limited Edition, with cues of glacial colours Inspired by the conquests of one of Japan’s best-known explorers Powered by a GS-derived automatic movement, the Caliber 8L35 Naomi Uemura was a man of focus, commitment and sheer will. He was the first person to solo-climb Denali, the highest mountain peak … Continued The post The Seiko SLA069 Naomi Uemura pays homage to Japan’s most famed explorer appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post The Seiko SLA069 Naomi Uemura pays homage to Japan’s most famed explorer appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

Well, it wasn't the solid-gold Swatch some were hoping for – but this collector had to have it anyway. Read on for coverage of the scenes in both Tokyo and London.

Ok. So we just published a story on the new Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch Moonshine, honing in on the reactions we compiled upon its unveiling. In the story, Zach touched upon a cheeky FAQ list we shared on Instagram. Interestingly, while we disclosed this was genuinely a Swatch-supplied frequently asked questions list, its rather playful … Continued The post The Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch Moonshine FAQ is not a joke. Here’s proof appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post The Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch Moonshine FAQ is not a joke. Here’s proof appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

Oh, the Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch. Around this time last year, the unveiling of the concept and original collection was a massive moment for the watch space – the ripples of which extended far beyond the niche of watch enthusiasm. Massive queues, a lack of accessibility, while the launch certainly stirred up a lot of … Continued The post Your reactions to the Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch Moonshine – the good, the bad, and the indifferent appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post Your reactions to the Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch Moonshine – the good, the bad, and the indifferent appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

Mido had a bonafide hit on their hands in 2020 with Ocean Star Decompression Timer, a colorful skin diver based on the original Ocean Star divers from the 1960s. The brightly colored sectors allow divers to time decompression stops by sight, but for those of us who tend to spend most of our time topside, […] The post Mido Revives the Ocean Star Decompression and Adds a Local Jumping Hour GMT and a Whole Lot of Color appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Atelier SLH Horloger is a private independent company specializing in the personalization of exceptional timepieces and they are not affiliated with Rolex SA nor authorized by them to intervene in their products for any reason whatsoever. This company will buy the watches and then develop and finish unique watches for collectors and devotees of exclusive timepieces. Their watches are intended for personal and private use of collectors.

Whenever robust, affordable dive watches are mentioned, the name Citizen is bound to pop up at some point. Sure, that other Japanese manufacturer might have dominated the market for decades, but the watches made by Citizen are not to be overlooked. Just take the very compelling Citizen Promaster Mechanical Diver 200m “Fujitsubo” as an example. […]

If you happened to be on social media sometime this past week, then you likely saw that Swatch began teasing its first follow-up to its viral MoonSwatch series, first launched around this time last year as a Swatch X Omega collaboration. This ...

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Last year, I wrote about the Taucher 2 from Heinrich – a moderately sized dive watch packed with retro touches, even if not all of them were to my taste. Today, I’m looking at the next step in the evolution of the Taucher 2 line. There are a lot of similarities between the two models, […] The post [Hands-On] The Heinrich Taucher 2, Now in GMT Guise appeared first on Worn & Wound.

The Austrian independent watchmaker is known in the industry as one of the best, and is only just stepping out on his own.More

There is nothing as hype these days as the 1970s steel sports watch with an integrated bracelet. To make it short, they are everywhere and at every imaginable price point. The style is so popular that even high-end indie watchmakers and micro-brands are jumping on the bandwagon. Can we blame them? Surely not, as it’s […]

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The tumultuous story of the SWATCH x Omega MoonSwatch Speedmaster gets a new chapter today with the release of the MoonSwatch Mission To Moonshine Gold. If you were hoping a second release within this collection would offer greater availability after lessons learned with the initial launch, you’re in for a surprise. This special edition MoonSwatch, […] The post The MoonSwatch Goes Gold With New Mission To Moonshine appeared first on Worn & Wound.

We bumped into a beautiful second-generation Omega Speedmaster, also known as reference CK2998. There are quite a few iterations of this reference, and this is the CK2998-62. Omega produced this watch on April 30, 1963. That happened to be Queen’s Day (Queen Juliana) here in the Netherlands, so perhaps it was a double celebration for […] Visit A Beautiful Omega Speedmaster CK2998-62 From April 30, 1963 to read the full article.