Sunday Rewind: A Unique Platinum Audemars Piguet Minute Repeater
The only post-war platinum minute repeater ever made by AP with a bracelet.
Buying Guide – Dive Watches With a Green Bezel, Because the One You Want Is Unobtainable
You’ve set your mind on that dive watch with a green bezel. It looks good. No, it looks great… And despite having spent a small fortune at your local retailer over the years, you got a cold “no” when you asked for that watch. Whether it’s called Kermit, Cermit or like some say, the Starbucks […]
Hanhart just quietly released the 417ES, a Pilot’s watch famously worn by McQueen, and it’s a sleeper vintage monster
Does this seem familiar? Yes, the popular bronze Hanhart chronograph recently released by some good friends of ours, seen on a Time+Tide editorial wrist here ,is a bronze 417 chronograph. Now Hanhart has remade the original stainless steel icon – a crisp cut classic military pilot’s chronograph with an earthbound claim to fame. The man among men, daredevil, own stunt-performing suave adventurer Steve McQueen wore one, and not while sipping a latte, I can tell you that much. Motorcycle off road endurance racing – a tough, dirty and bone-shaking job for any watch, including the Hanhart 417ES that we associate with pilots, not muddy scrambler-bike riding action stars. Any watch that can stand 300 miles a day of riding through muddy woods for a week is tough in anyone’s book. The original Hanhart 417ES is a legendary German bicompax chronograph, only produced between 1956 and 1958 in 500 pieces, and the ES? Edelstahl meaning stainless steel, with the German language being very poetic in this case, meaning literally noble steel. Thankfully devoid of fauxtina, this is a delightfully faithful recreation of the first pilot’s chronograph produced for the German armed forces, so that’ll tick the boxes of both battle-ready, mud…
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Cut costs, not quality: 5 superb Rolex Explorer alternatives, including Grand Seiko, Tudor and more
I’m not alone in considering the Rolex Explorer one of the best examples of clean, sharp, monochromatic watches out there. But it’s fair to ask – for any of a host of very fair reasons – what are the best Rolex Explorer alternatives if you can’t get a direct path to the Crown? It’s not easy, as we’re looking at one of the cleanest designs out there, with superb comfort to boot. And let’s face it — it’s not a tool watch anymore, it’s good enough to be the most consistently rated ‘one watch’ on the planet. The ultimate functional daily. Part of a two or three watch collection … well, you get the picture. What else is there? The Hamilton Khaki Murph Honesty first: I really honestly wish they didn’t make this so generous in diameter. At 42mm, with a 22mm lug width, one can only speculate that it was needed for a starring role on the silver screen in Interstellar, in maybe one of the biggest cameos of a watch in the last 10 years. I might just be jealous of larger wrists, but if this had a sweet spot of 38-39mm it would ace this story. But still,…
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10 of the best sports watches of 2020 over $10K, with Rolex, Grand Seiko and Moser
Yesterday we explored the Top 10 sports watches under $10,000, but if you are willing to stretch your budget, there is an entirely new tier of top sports watches to explore as well. Here are 10 of the best sports watches of 2020 over $10,000. Hublot Classic Fusion 40th Anniversary yellow gold The watch that birthed the luxury rubber trend, the Hublot 40th anniversary models are classic meets modern luxury sports watches. It blends the heritage of the brand with the Hublot we know today to create one of the most compelling watches within the category. The three watches come in either titanium, ceramic, or the purest homage to the original of all – yellow gold. The dials are polished black lacquer with gold appliqués on the yellow-gold model, and rhodium appliqués on the titanium and black ceramic models. The date window blends into the dial with a matching black disc and white numerals that do very little to interrupt the overall aesthetic. Inside powering the watch is the Hublot caliber HUB1112, which is based on the SW300-1 but is finished and assembled by Hublot themselves. RRP: in titanium – $11,600 AUD, black ceramic – $14,600 AUD, and yellow gold…
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Weekend Round-Up: Schoolhouse Rock, Soothing Shades, And Atmospheric Fires
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#shitcollectorssay: Dear everyone, please stop saying these six phrases. Thanks in advance.
Editor’s note: Andrew here. And of course I’m chiming in because I’m nervous. Which is a polite word for the Australian equivalent: shitscared. For example, if I Google ‘workhorse’ on Time+Tide (which I’m frankly too terrified to do), there will almost certainly be 100 responses. If I Google ‘beater’, perhaps several hundred. We are guilty of just about every example here. So please understand, we are not above the law. We often break the law. Please forgive us, forgive yourselves, but let’s try to be better in 2021. OK? Thanks Zach, take it away … The watch enthusiast and collector community is a growing niche, with interest rising every day. Due to the march of digital watch media, more information is available than ever and, as a result, the consumer has never been so detail driven. To the initiated, very little gets by the eye and there can be a great deal of push back and criticism when things don’t meet certain peculiar parameters instituted by self-proclaimed horology experts and influencers. One of our humble missions at Time+Tide is to make the industry more accessible and inviting – cutting through the noise to provide honest advice for those introducing themselves…
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The Petrolhead Corner – The Four Chapters in The Alfa Romeo B.A.T. Collection
You might argue that classic Italian cars are unreliable and you might also argue that classic Italian cars tend to rust by just pronouncing the word water… But you can’t argue that classic Italian cars are some of the most soulful creations ever to be put on roads. Every true petrolhead has a certain brand, […]
This video about the H. Moser & Cie Pioneer Centre Seconds gave me a hot flush for my own watch
Editor’s note: It can go either way. That moment when you learn that someone in your sphere cherishes something that you thought was a pretty private pleasure. Like yesterday. Watchfinder posted a video about the Moser Pioneer Centre Seconds, calling it – in the headline at least – a preferable option as a sports watch to the usual sports watch suspects, being AP and Rolex. It was a good litmus test for me. Because, as I’ve stated multiple times, this watch is very much my jam. Instead of the sensation of someone cutting my lawn, I experienced a sugary frisson of excitement. Not along the “I TOLD YOU SO” lines, but because, like many of you, I really enjoy Watchfinder. Jonathon’s words carry weight. And, on a professional respect level, his ability to weave historical context, however tangential (the segue into pocket watches in this video is as gratifying as it is unnecessary) into just about every review he does is truly impressive. So I thought I’d take you on the journey again, and explain why I bought one a few years back. I do want to point out one inaccuracy though. Jonathon says there’s “not a waiting list” for this model. Technically there is, and always will be, as…
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We’re calling it: these are the best two vintage Carrera re-issues since the real thing. But which one is your favourite? And are you going to pull the trigger?
We’ve all likely seen these two glorious new Carrera references by now, but there are two hot questions remaining. Do you like either or both enough to pull the trigger? Because we have it on good authority that they’re just about done. You can pick them both up here until they’re gone. The second question is, which, in the end, is your favourite? TAG Heuer celebrate their 160th anniversary with two limited edition chronographs that each celebrate the essence of the brand in their own way. The TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited Edition and the TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Montreal Limited Edition. The Carrera chronograph line has been a staple of the racing chronograph category, with drivers and automotive enthusiasts everywhere touting them on their wrists. These stainless steel chronographs present fans of the brand with two great options to choose from. Some may even opt to add both to their collections, with each being such solid entries into the collection that many will wish the TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Anniversary models were standard production. They are both housed in 39mm cases, a nice compromise between modern and classic sizing, with sharp angular lugs that taper…
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