Friday Wind Down Archives - Time+Tide Watches The Home of Watch Culture Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:47:00 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 Integrity over profit: Studio Underd0g cancels a flipper’s US$16,000 Mim0sa order https://timeandtidewatches.com/studio-underd0g-cancels-flippers-order-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:00:32 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=259726 Cheers to no flipping!

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“New York Watch Week” just keeps getting bigger and better https://timeandtidewatches.com/new-york-watch-week-2025-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 06:00:36 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=259462 As an NYC native, seeing the middle of October become a New York Watch Week of sorts has been incredible for our US Editor Zach Blass.

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Jaeger-LeCoultre brought the vintage cool to our London Discovery Studio last week https://timeandtidewatches.com/jaeger-lecoultre-spirit-adventure-london-event-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:00:23 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=258766 When a brand like Jaeger-LeCoultre wants to host an event displaying some of its most incredible vintage pieces, you have to say yes.

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After Time 2025: Pietro shares what it is like being in Milan for the leading Italian watch fair https://timeandtidewatches.com/after-time-2025-on-the-ground-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:00:55 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=258599 Our man in Milan, Pietro Pilla, was in the fashion and watch collecting capital for the second edition of Italy's own watch fair.

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RollieFest 2025: Zach shares what it’s like to be at the best, most exclusive watch collector meetup in the world https://timeandtidewatches.com/rolliefest-2025-on-the-ground-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:00:38 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=258264 We share what it's like inside the "Met Gala of watches".

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Jaeger-LeCoultre’s “The Adventure Spirit” is a travelling showcase of rare sports watches from the normally buttoned-down brand https://timeandtidewatches.com/the-adventure-spirit-jaeger-lecoultre-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:00:55 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=257809 This exhibition is a unique opportunity to discover one of the most underrated sides of one of the most well-respected brands in the world.

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Tissot took Russell up a mountain to celebrate the return of the RockWatch https://timeandtidewatches.com/tissot-rockwatch-jungfrau-trip-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:00:17 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=257322 Our UK Editor visited the "Top of Europe", where the stone for the new RockWatch was cut from, to get immersed in this new release.

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Rare cars, rare watches, and in the grounds of a royal palace https://timeandtidewatches.com/concourse-of-elegance-a-lange-sohne-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:30:25 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=256888 A car show can be combined with watches better than anything else and when you throw Hampton Court Palace into the mix, can it get better?

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Hot, hectic, humid, horological: we’re on the ground for Geneva Watch Days 2025! https://timeandtidewatches.com/geneva-watch-days-2025-on-the-ground-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:01:03 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=256700 There's so many horological goodies on show at this year's edition of Geneva Watch Days. Here's the vibe from on the ground.

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Breaking a sweat in Bangkok with Mido https://timeandtidewatches.com/mido-bangkok-multifort-tv-chronograph-launch-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:25:17 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=256273 Jamie joined Mido in Thailand's bustling capital this week for the launch of the new Multifort TV Chronograph.

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“You killed my Royal Oak!”: Emmanuel Gueit reveals the stories behind his legendary watch designs https://timeandtidewatches.com/emmanuel-gueit-dennison-date-night-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:01:55 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=255449 From Genta's Offshore gripes to getting Rolex to revive a moonphase, Emmanuel tells all.

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Australian shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder comes back for a second bite with new documentary series https://timeandtidewatches.com/paul-de-gelder-how-to-survive-a-shark-attack-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:00:49 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=254803 Former Seiko ambassador Paul de Gelder's latest show, 'How to Survive a Shark Attack', sees him deliberately encouraging sharks to bite him.

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Inside the artistic world of Mr. Jones Watches https://timeandtidewatches.com/inside-mr-jones-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 07:01:04 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=254557 Russell took a tour of the fun-loving Mr. Jones workshop in South London to find out what makes this creative brand tick.

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A real Bel Canto: we go to the opera with Christopher Ward https://timeandtidewatches.com/opera-christopher-ward-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:00:37 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=254222 Watching a bel canto while wearing a Bel Canto seems to bring things full circle when we were invited to this special production.

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IWC take a trunk show of high horology masterpieces on the road across the UK https://timeandtidewatches.com/iwc-trunk-show-high-horology-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:00:12 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=253966 If you're in London, you won't want to miss these exceptionally rare and complex timepieces on display at IWC.

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Everything that happened at our Zenith White Surfer launch events in London and Melbourne https://timeandtidewatches.com/zenith-time-tide-white-surfer-events-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 07:00:57 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=253443 To launch our third and final collaboration with Zenith, we threw some parties to remember in both London and Melbourne.

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Andrew & Zenith Chief Products Officer Romain Marietta look back on the Zenith x Time+Tide Surfer Trilogy https://timeandtidewatches.com/andrew-romain-zenith-x-time-tide-defy-surfer-trilogy-chat-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:01:21 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=253186 Two blokes, three watches, and a four-year Surfer saga to look back on...

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We hosted two Blancpain events 17,000 kilometres apart, filling out both the London and Melbourne Discovery Studios https://timeandtidewatches.com/blancpain-events-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 04 Jul 2025 07:01:14 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=252893 After years of fan feedback asking for more versatile sizing in the Fifty Fathoms collection, Blancpain took just a few months to make that reality, though it undoubtedly took years of product development. First came the Fifty Fathoms Automatique 42, with all the features you know and love from the 45mm model, but carefully downsized … Continued

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LeBron’s got his own signature Richard Mille, but can he compare to the GOAT Michael Jordan? https://timeandtidewatches.com/lebron-james-richard-mille-vs-michael-jordan-fwd/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:01:34 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=252469 Who is the NBA GOAT of watches? I'm sure this is an easy answer...

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We joined IWC for the Australian premiere of the hotly-anticipated F1 movie https://timeandtidewatches.com/f1-movie-premiere-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:01:37 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=251997 No spoilers, but it's worth a watch - pun unintended.

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What goes into making a fully Swiss solar watch? https://timeandtidewatches.com/what-goes-into-making-a-fully-swiss-solar-watch-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:01:22 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=251408 Solar watches have been associated with the Japanese for the longest time, but Tissot is trying to change that.

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We sit down with Director and Senior VP of Seiko Munehisa Shibasaki to chat new Grand Seiko Melbourne boutique, and more https://timeandtidewatches.com/munehisa-shibasaki-seiko-director-and-senior-vice-president-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:01:50 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=251202 Grand Seiko officially opens Melbourne boutique, and we get to chat to the gentleman steering the ship.

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Zach attends his first Indy 500 with TAG Heuer https://timeandtidewatches.com/zach-attends-indy-500-with-tag-heuer-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 30 May 2025 07:01:40 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=250692 Our driver's license-less NYC-based Editor discovered he's actually quite a fan of IndyCar last week.

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Panerai took over our Melbourne Discovery Studio last night to deep dive into their 2025 releases https://timeandtidewatches.com/panerai-event-melbourne-2025-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 23 May 2025 07:00:30 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=250303 Lots of Negronis, lots of Luminors.

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Zach visits Axiom Space & NASA in Houston with Omega in honour of 60 years of Speedmaster flight certification https://timeandtidewatches.com/zach-omega-axiom-space-nasa-houston-trip-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 16 May 2025 07:01:15 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=249732 Turns out astronauts still use Speedies in space, for one very good reason.

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We launched the new Studio Underd0g Av0cado and Guacam0le with a side of nachos and clones https://timeandtidewatches.com/studio-underd0g-av0cado-guacam0le-event-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 09 May 2025 07:00:27 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=249267 Clone watches, clone Andrews, and lots of Mexican treats: we celebrated Studio Underd0g's cheekiest new timepieces in style.

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Cartier completely transforms Melbourne boutique after nearly a year of restoration https://timeandtidewatches.com/cartier-melbourne-boutique-reopening-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 02 May 2025 07:01:37 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=248986 Cartier reopens its boutique in Melbourne in lavish style, and George Russell dons a custom IWC Ingenieur ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.

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Christopher Ward premiers its new documentary at BAFTA in London https://timeandtidewatches.com/christopher-ward-documentary-friday-wind-wdown/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:01:38 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=248417 It's been a big week in watches, with Christopher Ward capping it off with a flashy premiere of its new documentary.

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Sotheby’s enlists WatchCheck as its watch servicing partner https://timeandtidewatches.com/sothebys-enlists-watchcheck-watch-servicing-partner-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 07:01:03 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=247920 Sotheby’s has partnered with WatchCheck to offer a comprehensive watch servicing platform.

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Time+Tide takes on Tour Auto with Baltic https://timeandtidewatches.com/baltic-tour-auto-2025-friday-wind-down/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:16:47 +0000 https://timeandtidewatches.com/?p=247602 This historical rally sees 250 vintage race cars travel from Paris to Nice over the course of a week - and we were along for the ride.

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