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No matter how tasteful your watch collection, no matter how stuffed your portfolio is with blue chip stocks like no-date Subs, pre-Moon Speedys, or the perfect Cartier Tank, there’s probably a black sheep lurking somewhere. Your questionable choices. Your dark secrets. The one that’s horribly out of fashion, objectively unattractive, or just plain bizarre. Be … Continued The post Unholy Grail: Why the comically dated TAG Heuer S/el is a true guilty pleasure appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post Unholy Grail: Why the comically dated TAG Heuer S/el is a true guilty pleasure appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

I was recently brushing up on my knowledge and understanding of chronographs when the news popped up: Yema is releasing new color variants of its popular Rallygraf Meca-Quartz. This super-vintage-inspired chronograph now comes in five color variations and is powered by the Seiko VK64 movement. Being a meca-quartz watch means it will be rather affordable […] Visit Introducing: The Yema Rallygraf Meca-Quartz Chronograph — Now In Five Colorways to read the full article.

Bhanu Chopra picked up his unique piece Kudoke Flieger Concept from Stefan and Ev Kudoke over lunch at their favorite steakhouse in Dresden, Germany. Here he describes how and why he fell in love with this unique one-off timepiece and what makes Kudoke's watches so special in general. The post Why I Bought It: Kudoke Flieger Concept (KFC) – Reprise appeared first on Quill & Pad.

It’s always cool to write about a brand that’s never been featured on Fratello before. But this time, it’s even cooler, literally speaking, because Chronotechna is launching its signature SeaQuest Dive in a Frozen Deep limited edition. The brand does so as its ambassador and freediver David Vencl will try to achieve the impossible. He […] Visit Introducing The Chronotechna SeaQuest Dive Frozen Deep Limited Edition to read the full article.

A couple of weeks ago we painted the scene for the annual desert showdown known as the Dakar Rally Raid for 2023. Audi was ready to take the fight to Toyota and Prodrive and lined up the almighty RS Q E-Tron E2 at the start of the Prologue on the 31st of December. Where the […]

The Glashütte-trained watchmaker presents his first in-house complication A minimalist, modern take on a moonphase complication Heavily modified and extensively hand-decorated Unitas movement  Felipe Pikullik launched his eponymous brand in 2017, upon completion of his studies in Germany’s cradle of watchmaking – Glashütte. In that short period, Mr Pikullik has already introduced four different collections, … Continued The post The Independedit: Felipe Pikullik Mondphase 1 appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post The Independedit: Felipe Pikullik Mondphase 1 appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

When I started collecting watches, it was incredibly hard to get some accessories as simple as a proper replacement strap. For a long time, we played with the idea of opening up the Fratello Shop as well to offer straps and accessories to our readers. But we also realized that if we did it, we […] Visit Meet The Fratello Shop — Watch Straps, Books, Storage Cases, And More to read the full article.

There was a time when viewers didn't consciously pay that much attention to what kind of wristwatches movie characters wore. This often meant that actors wore their personal watches on set, sometimes even when it didn't suit the movie. Today placing a wristwatch in a big film is big business, which also changes the types of timepieces characters now wear. The post The Sense And Non-Sense Of Watches In Movies – Reprise appeared first on Quill & Pad.

Well-known for releasing copious numbers of limited and special editions, Seiko have a seemingly non-depletable source of inspiration to plumb. So we thought we’d look back at the weird and wonderful 2022 Seiko limited editions – five absolute winners, and five quirky odd-jobs. Prospex Black Series What a strong start – we got to check … Continued The post 10 of the best and most random 2022 Seiko limited editions appeared first on Time and Tide Watches. The post 10 of the best and most random 2022 Seiko limited editions appeared first on Time and Tide Watches.

There are a number of words and phrases that would come to mind whenever I thought about finding one of my all-time grails, the titanium Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Perpetual Calendar Chronograph ref. 25854TI.OO.1150TI.01. A range of adjectives describing this watch that go all the way from understated luxury to ultra cool sportiness, a Neo-vintage watch grail, pure watch badassery for those that really know, the ultimate FU watch, but most definitely, the words that would always come to mind, would be: a grand complication by Audemars Piguet for those that want the sportiest look possible in a very understated way.

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Most of the attention focused on Zenith following their LVMH Watch Week releases has been focused on the new skeleton dial version of the Defy Skyline and a raiding of the archives in the form of a red dialed Defy. But it’s another new addition to the larger Defy camp that might prove to be […] The post Zenith Adds a Smaller 36mm Defy Skyline to the Collection in a Range of Colors (Diamonds Optional) appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Earlier this week, we were proud to bring you the news and our exclusive live images of the updated Christiaan van der Klaauw Ariadne. We presented you the three classic editions of this watch, an important one for the brand. First, these timepieces marked the evolution of an emblematic model of CVDK, a cornerstone watch that […]

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We’ve covered the Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers a few times since it was founded in 2020. We’ve had Christopher Ward’s Mike France and Roger Smith on our podcast to discuss the origins of the trade group, and we devoted a panel at last year’s Windup Watch Fair in New York City to […] The post Fears and Christopher Ward Collaborate for the First Limited Edition from the British Watch and Clock Makers Alliance appeared first on Worn & Wound.

Since 2013, Chopard has dedicated a statement piece from its L.U.C haute-horlogerie collection to the sign of the Lunar zodiac year. This ethical rose gold watch is based on the L.U.C XP extra-flat watches, with a dial decorated using the ...