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The big dogs and underdogs in 2025’s GPHG

Lists

01.08.25

The big dogs and underdogs in 2025’s GPHG

This year's GPHG long list has been announced, and we've gone through them all to find out the favourites and outside chancers.

16 of the best watches under $5,000, for when you’re spending serious cash

09.06.25

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16 of the best watches under $5,000, for when you’re spending serious cash

After some more budget-friendly options, we enter a more luxurious realm.

17 of the best Japanese watch brands from rugged value to Dufour-praiseworthy wonders

01.06.25

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17 of the best Japanese watch brands from rugged value to Dufour-praiseworthy wonders

We all know and love Seiko and Casio, but what about lesser-known, but equally as amazing brands from Japan?

The Ōtsuka Lōtec No. 5 Kai is Jiro Katayama’s latest innovative creation, but is it a step in the right direction?

Opinion

31.01.25

The Ōtsuka Lōtec No. 5 Kai is Jiro Katayama’s latest innovative creation, but is it a step in the right direction?

Wandering hours and a wild crystal make this one a real looker.

New releases from Bell & Ross, Ōtsuka Lōtec, Oris and more

Last Week in Watches

19.01.25

New releases from Bell & Ross, Ōtsuka Lōtec, Oris and more

You can never have 222 many watch releases in a week...

Lists

06.01.25

Our favourite independent brand watches of 2024

Independents are getting ever more hot. Here are five of our favourites from last year.

The Time+Tide Team picks their favourite watches of 2024

Lists

29.12.24

The Time+Tide Team picks their favourite watches of 2024

Another year draws to a close, so the Time+Tide team gets together to pick the our favourite watches of 2024.

What influence do Japanese collectors still have on the industry?

Opinion

07.12.24

What influence do Japanese collectors still have on the industry?

Japan is heralded as a place for amazing vintage watches and red-hot independent brands. But where does Japan's love of watches come from?

The Time+Tide team picks their GPHG favourites and snubs

Lists

05.09.24

The Time+Tide team picks their GPHG favourites and snubs

It's that time of the year again, but other than our favourites, here's a few brands we think got snubbed.

5 exciting contemporary microbrands to watch in 2024

Lists

05.03.24

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5 exciting contemporary microbrands to watch in 2024

Not into the retro reissue look? Tom takes a look at five independents going the modern route.

New releases from Franck Muller, Seiko, Otsuka Lotec and more

Last Week in Watches

07.01.24

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New releases from Franck Muller, Seiko, Otsuka Lotec and more

2024 kicks off with an independent-dominated collection of releases.