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If you're tired of constantly reading about the same five brands, have a break and enjoy some independent craftsmanship. The post The three independent watchmakers that should be on your radar appeared first on Time+Tide Watches. The post The three independent watchmakers that should be on your radar appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

It’s not often that we get to review a watch from a brand that is completely new to us. This week, though, I had the honor to get up close and personal with a new watch from a young brand called Lesablier. It was the LS-04 Travelgraph, and, in short, I’d describe it as a […] Visit Hands-On: The Brand-New Lesablier LS-04 Travelgraph — An Affordable, Compact, And Feature-Packed Worldtimer to read the full article.

For those who never worked up the VIP lists of Tiffany or Patek, Loupe This is set to list the ultimate hype watch: a Tiffany blue Nautilus. The post Loupe This is set to auction off the ultimate hypebeast Tiffany Blue Nautilus 5711 – here’s why that’s worth paying attention to appeared first on Time+Tide Watches. The post Loupe This is set to auction off the ultimate hypebeast Tiffany Blue Nautilus 5711 – here’s why that’s worth paying attention to appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

There is a vast swathe of the watch market awash with affordable watches, models that really deliver a lot of bang for the buck. But how many well-built, well-designed mechanical watches out there can you get for under 300 euros? Not many (the sporty Citizen Tsuyosa Automatic is a serious contender too). Producing watches that […]

This week, Fratello On Air returns on its non-normal day because your co-hosts have been under the weather. We’re both on the mend, though, and happy to be on the airwaves. In this episode, we cover several topics, but our main discussion centers on the recent TAG Heuer Formula 1 × Kith releases. We try […] Visit Fratello On Air: Overreacting To The TAG Heuer Formula 1 × Kith And Other Watches to read the full article.

We have heard quite a few complaints from brands about the watch market recently. Many are struggling from economic uncertainty and a serious correction after lockdown-induced all-time highs. One brand, however, seems to be on a bit of a winning streak. According to Morgan Stanley, Cartier overtook Omega as the second-largest Swiss watchmaker behind Rolex […] Visit Is Cartier Showing How It’s Done? — Why The Brand Wins While Others Struggle to read the full article.

Raman Kalra thinks that the Tudor Ranger might be the most interesting of the latest releases by Tudor, as it is a whole new model release. But as he points out, it does have issues he would like to see resolved. The post Tudor Ranger: Right Recipe But Half-Baked appeared first on Quill & Pad.

The post How Grand Seiko Perfectly Showcases the Growing Prominence of Japanese Watchmaking appeared first on Revolution Watch.

There is an old adage in the world of luxury watches, that the heavier a watch is, the more it must be worth. But if that were the case, we would be lining our lugs with lead and tungsten to make our timepieces as hefty as possible. We could, and have, gone into far too … Continued The post The best ultra light watches that won’t weigh you down appeared first on Time+Tide Watches. The post The best ultra light watches that won’t weigh you down appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Among affordable watches, the offerings from Citizen are hard to ignore. “Hard to beat” would be an even better choice of words. The Japanese brand is almost invincible when it comes to offering great value for money. The latest series added to the brand’s lineup are the Super Titanium Eco-Drive Chrono and Day-Date lines. Both […] Visit Hands-On With The Citizen Super Titanium Eco-Drive Chrono And Day-Date to read the full article.

In 1999, Philippe Stern and his son Thierry were discussing how to celebrate and distinguish watches made from platinum without writing the name of the metal on the dial. As always at Patek Philippe, discretion was imperative – the company prefers to be understated – and Philippe Stern suggested, “Why don’t we just put a diamond, a small diamond on the case somewhere?” Father and son analyzed every piece that the company was producing in platinum, and saw it was […] The post A Diamond Between the Lugs appeared first on Collectability.

A long lived pet peeve of mine in the watch industry is people referring to watches as “Brutalist” without having a clue about what the term really means. How, I always wonder, can a brand refer to their watch as being inspired by Brutalist architecture without it even being made of concrete? Well, the debut […] The post Introducing the B/1, the Debut Watch from Toledano & Chan appeared first on Worn & Wound.

As you know, we love a good G&T and we love talking about Drumshanbo, one of our favorite gins out there. The latest and greatest from Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin is infused this time with California Orange Citrus for the hot summer days ahead of us. Infused with twelve botanicals like the twelve months of the year, the Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin is a well-balanced gin unlike any other. Distilled at the edge of a lake in a shed in a small Irish town called Drumshanbo, the ordinary is made extraordinary.

A vintage-obsessive, a vintage specialist and a self professed contrarian throw down their top picks ahead of this weekend's auctions.

Snoopy and the rest of Charles Schulz’s iconic Peanuts characters have graced newspaper pages since 1950 and for nearly as long, the gang has partnered with Timex to create special edition watch collaborations. Together they bring a playfulness to the wrist like few brands can. Whether you grew up reading the Sunday funnies or watching […] The post Tennis Anyone? Timex Releases their Latest Peanuts Themed Novelty appeared first on Worn & Wound.

As we approached the end of 2023, the landscape for those seeking an obtainable motorsport-inspired chronograph underwent a shift, offering a slightly broader array of options. This was spurred by the notable introduction of an extension to IWC‘s Pilot’s Watch series: the Performance Chronograph 41. Available in titanium to commemorate the brand’s enduring partnership with […]

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Before I hop into the watches in “Challengers” and how they play into the movie, I want to establish an important fact about me — I am not a sports fan, much less a tennis fan. However, this movie wasn’t really about tennis, was it?  This is more a movie about the loss of innocence […] The post Rolex, Cartier, and the Competitive Edge: the Watches of Challengers appeared first on Worn & Wound.

The theme of this year’s edition of the biennial auction is “All the Colors of the Rainbow,” and these watchmakers have clearly understood the assignment.

There are few brands with the cache of Cartier, and we wanted to hear the full story straight from the horse's mouth. The post Why Cartier has always been the watchmaker of shapes, as told by Image, Style, and Heritage Director Pierre Rainero appeared first on Time+Tide Watches. The post Why Cartier has always been the watchmaker of shapes, as told by Image, Style, and Heritage Director Pierre Rainero appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.