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Robin Lim / Deployant Tokyo 2021: 6 of the most compelling Japanese Watches for your consideration

For the readers of Deployant, Japanese watches should not be a foreign subject to many. Over the years, we have covered quite a fair bit on this subject – in which the products are equally compelling with their European counterparts.Since we are cu…

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Thor Svaboe / Time+Tide MICRO MONDAYS: The Zelos Mako V3 Ti delivers a titanium diver for under $500

At Time-Tide, we have a history of covering the new releases of Elshan Tang, the owner and designer behind Zelos Watches in Singapore, and he seldom disappoints. I wouldn’t be exaggerating by proclaiming his prolific output to be a milestone that m…

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Rebecca Doulton / Monochrome Watches Introducing – Rado True Square Interpreted by Famous Designers

When it comes to classical watches with complications, Rado is probably not your first port of call. However, if you are in the market for a trendy design-led watch, made of cutting-edge materials, Rado is an attractive option. Couple that with fam…

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Lex Stolk / Fratello Watches IWC Brand History Highlights — From The Big Pilot, To The Portofino, Ingenieur, Aquatimer, And Beyond

For IWC everything began in 1868 with the American engineer and watchmaker, Florentine Ariosto Jones, who decided to leave the USA and travel to Switzerland to look for new and better business opportunities. Basically, he wanted to escape the cost…

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Rikki / Scottish Watches Scottish Watches Podcast #279 : New Watch News and Rikki’s Rona Update

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JX Su (SJX) / SJX Watches Up Close: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Nonantième

While the Reverso was conceived as a sports watch – it flipped over to protect the crystal – the swivelling case makes more sense today as a double-faced complication (or a canvas for miniature painting). And that’s precisely what Jaeger-LeCoultre…

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Joshua Munchow / Quill & Pad Maurice Lacroix Aikon Master Grande Date: A Serious Player In The Steel Sports Watch Market (And, Yes, It Has A Blue Dial)

The most important thing to know about success is that whatever we, as outsiders, see when someone achieves it is only the tip of a very long spear. Success in any form usually requires an order of magnitude more work and sacrifice than many realiz…

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Lucy @thewatchboxdiaries / Scottish Watches #Scottishwatches Week 30

Here we go again! Another week and another avalanche of fantastic shots from the watchfam. With the weather (here in the UK at least) giving us four seasons in one week, I’ve been daydreaming of sunnier climates and more importantly which watches I…

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Robin Lim / Deployant Tokyo 2021: 6 of the most compelling Japanese Watches for your consideration

For the readers of Deployant, Japanese watches should not be a foreign subject to many. Over the years, we have covered quite a fair bit on this subject – in which the products are equally compelling with their European counterparts.Since we are cu…

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HODINKEE Sunday Rewind: Speedmasters In Space, Working For A Living

A pictorial look back at a zero gravity workhorse. Unless you were hiding under a rock (which seems like a more and more attractive place to be these days) you probably read that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took a little trip recently, on a rocket sh…

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Zach Blass / Time+Tide EDITOR’S PICK: 3 gold sports watches that are cheaper than their steel siblings

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sometimes it’s worth going for gold. Particularly when it can prove cheaper than stainless-steel. Our resident watch boffin Zach Blass casts his eye over three value propositions that are good enough for King Midas himself.Stainless…

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Mark Bernardo / WatchTime Nighttime Traveler: Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer UTC All Black

Porsche Design broke away from its primary mission of producing motorsports-inspired chronograph watches — while still remaining true to its automotive design DNA — with its 2019 launch of the 1919 Globetimer UTC, a cleverly engineered traveler’s w…

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GaryG / Quill & Pad Watch Collecting Regrets? I’ve Had A Few, But Not Too Few To Mention: They Include Selling Too Soon And Failing To Buy – Reprise

As the “resident collector” here at Quill & Pad, it’s my job to bring the perspective of someone who, like other enthusiast collectors, has to make some very practical choices about what watches to buy, not buy, and sell in order to scratch the co…

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Robin Nooy / Monochrome Watches Buying Guide – 5 Cool Bronze Watches that Show the Appeal of this Unique Material

Bronze as a material in watchmaking is here to stay; that much is certain. What started as a trendy material about a decade ago turned into a regular thing nowadays. Every year we get to see new adaptations of the corrosion-resistant material, with…

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Ricardo Sime / Time+Tide How I settled upon the watch I would pass down to my son

In the seven years I’ve been collecting watches, I’ve been lucky enough to hear so many stories about unique timepieces being passed down through generations. There was a time where at almost every event I went to, someone would regale me with stor…

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Brandon Baines / Fratello Watches A Brief History of Time: Chopard’s Watchmaking History — Part Two: 1997–2021

Welcome back to another installment of A Brief History Of Time. Today’s spotlight is on Chopard. In Part One, we went over the brand’s history, from its founding in 1860 to the release of its first manufacture wristwatch in 1997. Since the release…

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Joshua Munchow / Quill & Pad The 10 Most Accurate Moon Phase Wristwatches Today, Plus Honorable Mention – Reprise

If you have followed my writing over the last five years, you will know that I genuinely love the moon phase complication, which is a highly poetic one that, unless you are a traditional seafarer, astrologer, or amateur astronomer, you probably don…

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Zach Blass / Time+Tide 2021 UPDATE: Are there any bargains left in the current Rolex catalogue?

Editor’s Note: This article reflects an updated list, originally shared in October 2020, to once again tackle the idea of Rolex bargains and whether or not such a thing even exists. With some patience, and enough digging, there may just be some rea…

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Robert-Jan Broer / Fratello Watches The Grand Seiko SBGY007 “Omiwatari” — One Of The Best Dress Watches Of 2021

A Masterfully Crafted Textured Dial Inspired By The Frozen Waters Of A Japanese LakeGrand Seiko has become synonymous with its incredibly textured dials — but there’s more to the brand than that, of course. Meet the Grand Seiko SBGY007 from the Ele…

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Elizabeth Doerr / Quill & Pad Wrist Watching: 5 More Athletes’ Wristwatches At the 2020 Olympic Games In Tokyo From Omega, Richard Mille, TAG Heuer, And Rolex

As our eagle-eyed spotter Nick Gould remarked in his first Olympic story this week, not all sports are wristwatch friendly. But luckily there have been some athletes who have worn watches while competing, and he and I (well, mostly Nick) have seen…

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Worn & Wound Watches, Stories, & Gear: Ghostbusters, Restomods, and 175 Years of Fears

“Watches, Stories, and Gear” is a roundup of our favorite content, watch or otherwise, from around the internet. Here, we support other creators, explore interesting content that inspires us, and put a spotlight on causes we believe in. Oh, and any…

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Fergus Nash / Time+Tide HANDS-ON: The Zenith Chronomaster Original Collection offers vintage perfection on a 38mm dial

Zenith have a track record for having their fingers on the pulse of the watch world. In the ‘60s, they spent nearly the entire decade developing the El Primero to be the world’s first integrated automatic chronograph movement. Back then, the world…

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Chester Lau / Deployant Review: new Omega Seamaster 300 Bronze Gold

This year’s new Seamaster 300 collection will include a 41 mm model crafted from OMEGA’s exclusive Bronze Gold. The watch represents the very first OMEGA to be created in this patent-pending alloy.Omega Seamaster 300 Bronze GoldBronze. The material…

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Dave Sergeant / Fratello Watches Hands-On With The New RZE Valour — An Ultra-Tough Titanium Mecha-Quartz Chronograph

I’ve been a part of the Fratello team for the better part of 10 months now, and despite the Speedmaster expertise in the ranks here, I think I was the only team member who didn’t have a chronograph, let alone a Speedmaster. Just don’t tell RJ, or…

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HODINKEE Weekend Round-Up: The Black Widow Bites, A Corpse Flower Blooms, And Paul McCartney Remembers

Plus the glory of garages, and a legendary mountaineer. Each week, our editors gather their favorite finds from around the internet and recommend them to you right here. These are not articles about watches, but rather outstanding examples of journ…

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WatchTime Jaquet Droz Bares it All With New Grande Seconde Skelet-One Tourbillon

When it comes to watches from Jaquet Droz, one has to remember that despite the technical innovation it showcases with its complex and refined movements, the brand has always reached for the finest aesthetics in terms of design beauty. Its Grande S…

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Robin Nooy / Monochrome Watches Introducing – BND Watches Neo-Vintage Diver Collection

We usually stick with luxury watches from established brands at MONOCHROME, but we never ignore the expanding world of microbrands. Their independence and use of inexpensive (yet quality) movements, allows them to have a bit of fun with design and…

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Zach Blass / Time+Tide Ice, ice baby: famous kids wearing ludicrously expensive watches

The lives of the rich and famous may not be relatable for everyone, but there is something kinda sweet about a parent letting their child wear something of theirs. In some instances, celebrities take it to the next level, gifting highly luxurious o…

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GaryG / Quill & Pad My Wife, The Watch Collector – Reprise

When Elizabeth asked me to suggest a topic about watches for women in my role as resident collector, my thoughts turned immediately to that other collector in my life: my charming wife.Alain Silberstein Basik in titaniumThe choice of subject was so…

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Brandon Baines / Fratello Watches How Watches Work: Why The Annual Calendar Is One Of Watchmaking’s Finest Complications

When it comes to practical complications, it’s difficult to argue against the everyday usefulness of the calendar. Sure, complications like the minute repeater or rattrapante are romantic, awe-inspiring displays of watchmaking prowess. But are thei…

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Robin Nooy / Monochrome Watches The Petrolhead Corner – A Story about a Porsche 356, a Hand-Built Replica and Smuggled Parts

Time and time again, the Internet proves to be an unlimited source of remarkable, fascinating stories. Whether we’re talking about watches or cars, there’s no limit to the amount of content available. Each week, new exciting topics emerge, and this…

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Time+Tide EDITOR’S PICK: Is it a bad idea to wear a better watch than your boss?

EDITOR’S NOTE: Office politics can be a writhing snake-pit of backstabbing and deceit. Unfortunately, to get ahead you’ve got to navigate a path through it. This invariably means finding a way to get along with your idiot boss, which isn’t always e…

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Jorg Weppelink / Fratello Watches Buying Guide: The Best Breitling Watches From The 1980s

We like to talk about vintage watches a lot within the Fratello team. Though most of what we write about is largely focused on the most recent releases and developments, for many of us a lot of the fun can be found in the sometimes weird and often…

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Ben Hodges / Fratello Watches Photo Report: The 2021 Goodwood Festival Of Speed

After what feels like a lifetime, I’m back penning an article for Fratello. Did you miss me? Did you even notice? I won’t be offended if it’s the latter. Mainly as the team at Fratello has been pumping out solid content all summer. On my side of th…

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Zach Blass / Time+Tide Five Bremont watches to check out in the metal

The pandemic has really taken a toll on businesses around the world, with many consumers locked down and unable to visit storefronts in person. In terms of watches, this has proved a real shame as it is always fun to pop into your local boutique an…

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Ken Gargett / Quill & Pad Gincredible! How And Why Gin Went From Murderous Swill To 007-Level Cool – Reprise

The drunkard sunk more in disgrace,Had a look of brutality scowling;In his soul, in his heart, in his face,The gin like a demon was howling.So went a popular song from several centuries ago.Many years ago, far more than either of us would care to r…

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Nick Gould / Quill & Pad Wrist Watching: 5 Athletes’ Wristwatches At The 2020 Olympic Games In Tokyo

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have commenced after being delayed for a year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka, who has thus far in her young career won four Grand Slam titles, had the honor of lighting the Olympi…

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Danny Milton / HODINKEE Watching Movies: Kevin Hart Plays A Casio-Wearing Zoologist In 'Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle'

And Karen Gillan takes a break from Marvel, in our watch-related movie of the week. In today's Hollywood, if there's a chance to take an existing movie franchise from the past, capitalize off of generational nostalgia and reinvent it for today, you…

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Robin Nooy / Monochrome Watches Hands-on – Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 42mm

If ever you are on the hunt for a simple, historically relevant and down-to-earth mechanical watch that can stand a couple of knocks and keep perfect time, the Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical collection is certainly one to consider. A near-perfect…

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Zach Kazan / Worn & Wound Hodinkee and Ressence Release their Second Collaboration, a Type 1 Slim with a Unique Honeycomb Dial

Hodinkee has unveiled their latest limited edition collaboration with Ressence, a brand that many of us here at Worn & Wound have a deep appreciation for. This is actually Hodinkee’s second limited edition with the Belgian independent brand, the fi…

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Jack Forster / HODINKEE Talking Watches: With Curtis McDowald, U.S. Olympic Fencer

A rising star swordsman shares his love of watches, on the eve of the Tokyo Olympics. By the time you watch this episode of Talking Watches, Curtis McDowald will be in Tokyo, along with the rest of the U.S. fencing team. Fencing, for many Americans…

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Mark Bernardo / WatchTime B.R.M Chronographes Teams With Montecristo Cigars on Limited-Edition Watch & Humidor

Since its founding in 2003 by French watchmaker and designer Bernard Richards, B.R.M (Bernard Richards Manufacture) has forged numerous partnerships in the world of motorsports and its highly automotive-influenced and customizable timepieces have m…

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Luke Benedictus / Time+Tide OPINION: Why watch brands are brought back from the dead and what it says about us

Recently an email dropped into my inbox with the header: “Tornek-Rayville: An icon resurfaces”. It detailed the reboot of the semi-mythical watch brand that supplied watches to the US Navy in the early 1960s. This sort of resurrection comes along f…

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Logan Baker / HODINKEE Second Opinions: The Nine O'Clock Small Seconds Is A Rarity Worth Saving

Second Opinions The Nine O'Clock Small Seconds Is A Rarity Worth Saving Jean-Antoine Lépine, meet my lizard brain. I'm not quite sure when it started, but at some point or another in the last few years, I became fascinated by asymmetry in watch des…

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Blake Buettner / Worn & Wound AVI-8 Gives A Nod To The P51 Mustang In New Hitchcock Automatic

AVI-8 returns to their uniquely styled pilot watch range with the P51 Mustang inspired Hitchcock Automatic. The watch is named for Tommy Hitchcock Jr., an American polo player and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force where he played an instrume…

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Watch Collecting Lifestyle Experience: Burj Al Arab Jumeirah in Dubai. The Most Luxurious Hotel in the World.

Not to be mistaken with the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah is not only Dubai’s most iconic building but also the most luxurious hotel in the world. Located steps away from the Jumeriah Public Beach and th…

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Nina Scally / Fratello Watches Seven Divisive Luxury Watch Brands Doing Unexpectedly Worthy Work — Louis Moinet, GP, Jaquet Droz, And More…

Some luxury watch brands don’t get talked about nearly enough. It’s a real shame because some of them are actually working their socks off to contend with the bigger names in the industry yet barely getting a pat on the back for doing so. Does this…

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Peter Chong / Deployant Olympic Games: How Omega does the high precision photo finishes

We covered this topic earlier in the Tour de France, where Tissot is the official timekeeper. As the Tokyo Olympic Games is currently underway, we thought we’d update the discussion and feature Omega’s technology used to time photo finishes in the…

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Caleb Anderson / WatchTime Back in Black: Hands-on with the Longines Heritage Classic Black “Sector Dial”

Few brands have seen as much sustained success with their vintage-inspired designs as has Longines. With a slew of recent additions to retro-chic Heritage collection — among them the Heritage Classic Chronograph 1946, Heritage Military 1938, and He…

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Bill Bradley / HODINKEE Hands-On: A Real Triathlete Reviews TAG Heuer’s Connected Smartwatch

The watch now has a swimming feature. So we asked the fittest writer we know to put the device through its paces. You can track anything on your wrist these days. Running. Swimming. Sleep. Heart rate. Heart rate variability. There are so many metri…

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Luke Benedictus / Time+Tide VIDEO: The Seiko SPB239J is a retro-styled crowd pleaser

The craze for the Seiko 62MAS style shows no signs of slowing down, with the release of this SPB239J essentially confirming the brand’s intention to continue their climb into a higher tier of watchmaking. This vintage-inspired blueprint will contin…

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