INTRODUCING: Bulgari slithers into 2021 with a trio of Serpenti Spiga watches
More often then not, when we take a deep dive into a watch release, we explore creations billed for men. The idea of gendered watches is becoming more and more contested and, quite frankly, when it comes to spending your hard-earned money you should be able to wear whatever you want. The Bulgari Serpenti, however, is completely designed with a lady’s wrist in mind – although gentlemen feel free to explore if you think you have the fashion chops to pull it off. As the Roman Jeweller of Time, Bulgari has the ability to create watches that showcase how the externals of a watch can be just as complex as its internals. As a brand they experiment with distinct design formats and gem-setting that can only stem from their in-house expertise and know-how. This fusion of top-notch artisanal skillsets has resulted in the latest trio of updates to the Serpenti Spiga line of watches that were originally introduced in 2014. The Serpenti Spiga watch, as its name implies, takes the shape of a serpent or snake. It’s coiled design conforms to the wrist, like a snake trapping its prey – the difference here being you get to decide how tight.…
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Happy New Year (better late than never)! We’re nearly at the end of January, so hopefully any ill-advised resolutions to buy fewer watches have already been abandoned. After all, there have already been a number of pretty exciting new releases to lead you astray thanks to LVMH Watch Week. But forgetting watches for just a few moments, I’d like to say from everyone here at Time+Tide: thank you and well done. Thank you for all of your support throughout 2020, reading the site, watching our videos and helping us sell out our first ever Time+Tide collaboration watch with Bamford Watch Department. We couldn’t have done it without you. And well done for making it through 2020 (hopefully) intact, because that was one tricky son of a gun to navigate. This year has already served up a few shocks. The surging popularity of GameStop, Australia’s nail-biting defeat in the cricket to India and Patek Philippe discontinuing the Nautilus 5711. But hopefully 2021 will also deliver some nice surprises in the watch department. Thankfully, LVMH Watch Week has got us off to a decent start with a number of strong releases from the likes of Bulgari, Hublot and Zenith. So with that…
To update an icon, Omega have always understood that the path must be evolution rather than revolution. So what did they do on the first Speedy Tuesday of 2021? They showed the world what the next step was down the path of the Speedmaster Moonwatch. Eight new references were announced, including options in Sedna gold and Canopus gold, plus steel with hesalite or sapphire crystal over the dial, to welcome in the all new Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Master Chronometer collection. Carefully walking the line between preserving the past and preparing for the future, Omega have updated only a few key areas of the Speedmaster, including a new movement across the entire range, an updated bracelet and a slightly more compact case. These changes retain the core of what makes the Speedy a watch that is as popular as it is historically important, while bringing it into the 21st century of space flight. Without a doubt, this is the most significant overhaul to the Omega Speedmaster in decades, and it is an exciting one. With an improved movement that is more robust, accurate and likely to have longer intervals between services, as well as a redesign of the case and bracelet…
Earlier this week, it was reported that Patek Philippe had discontinued the hottest luxury watch on the market after 15 years: the Nautilus 5711/A. The news was rather shocking when you consider the fact the watch commanded a speculated eight year waitlist – and that is assuming you had earned the privilege of being added to the queue. Alongside the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, the Patek Philippe Nautilus helped usher in the integrated steel sports watch craze and helped create a marketplace where at times steel was valued more than gold. With demand far greater than supply, secondhand prices for the 5711 command staggering premiums and with the 5711 discontinued prices are jetting off past the stratosphere into outer space. WatchPro has reported that since news of the discontinuation of the 5711 broke secondhand prices have climbed 50%. According to the chart provided to WatchPro by Chrono24, the rise began when the rumor of the end of its production run began to spread and increased even more when the news officially broke. Buyers scrambled to source one upon the news. According to WatchPro, “Chrono24 says it has received double the number of requests to purchase the 5711 in January compared to…
