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Is A Swiss Made Watch Worth The Money?
Despite the many miles of column inches devoted to Swiss luxury watches these days, it still amazes me how little is known about the basics. Don't get me wrong - watches, certainly...
The Best Running Watches To Buy In 2024
While it might not be the first question on your mind after a punishing run (that should be whether or not you’ll ever feel your jelly legs again), you’re soon going to...
7 Of The Best Affordable Minimal Watch Brands
Watch buying can be a chore. Unlike clothes, we usually have to spend a bit more to secure a high quality piece that'll last - and that's where the conundrum lies.
Choice, though...
The Most Complicated Watches Ever Made
With telling the time now as simple as tapping a home screen, it can be easy to forget that watches are machines of exquisite craftsmanship. Even the simplest of mechanical movements can...
8 Of The Best Watches For Black Tie Events
The watch world is full of rules. Gold and silver shouldn’t mix. Automatics are invariably better. The bigger the watch, the manlier the man... But with every passing year, the old guard’s...
The Breitling Premier: The Complete Guide To Great New-Old Watch
As statements go, it was certainly a bold one. Just a year into his tenure as CEO of Breitling Georges Kern launched the most un-Breitling Breitling ever by resurrecting the Premier from...
7 Of This Year’s Best Watch Collaborations
Collaborations can be hit or miss. Take the oft forgotten DMX and Marilyn Manson duet, ‘The Omen’. Or the mess that was Guess Originals x A$AP Rocky. Two handsome parents don’t guarantee...
The Best Men’s Black & Gold Watches For All Budgets
Monochrome and metallic has long been a go-to pairing in the watch industry, and black and gold has always been the frontrunner.
Classically sharp in approach, a black leather strap and gold casement...
The Watch Terms You Need To Know
We all know that a good watch has the power to instantly upgrade any outfit. But whatever about how they look - actually understanding how they work, which complications are good for...
The Rolex man looked very pleased with himself. 'Rolex is joining Twitter!' he announced, clapping his hands together. 'But!' came the warning, 'ours will be a MONOLOGUE, and not a DIALOGUE!' Four...
The Watches To Put On Your Christmas Wishlist
Watch: Timex Metropolitan Plus Niceness Level: Helped An Old Lady Cross The Road Trust Timex's entry to the smartwatch canon to be understated. Where other brands devote their faces to...
10 Of The Best Watches From SIHH 2017
The Swiss city of Geneva is known for being the home of luxury, but even by comparison the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie is flashy with a capital F. ...
The Hidden Cost Of Owning A Luxury Watch
Luxury watch-owning friends of mine are always put out by how much it costs to service a mechanical watch. The tone is always the same. "I spent £5,000 on this watch three...
10 Watch Trend Predictions For 2017
Trend forecasting is no mean feat. Pinpointing what's superfluous and what'll stick involves considering hundreds of brands and designers, not to mention potential political and financial shifts. Changing attitudes, changing faces, celebrity...
The Best Watches Of Baselworld 2019
Baselworld. It may sound like a theme park dedicated to the northwestern Swiss city most famous for hosting Art Basel, but it’s far more exciting than that. At least for people who...
7 Of The Best Super-Slim Watches
As a nation, we're obsessed with size. From fat-zapping supplements to fast-track gym hacks, tummy tucks to tabloid coverage of Rob Kardashian's weight struggles, we're hell bent on getting slimmer. But maybe...
Baume & Mercier Shelby Cobra Watch Launch
The collective noun for a group of cobras is a 'quiver'. And it's particularly apt when applied to a fleet of vintage sports cars shaking like throaty rattlesnakes on the...
FashionBeans x Timex Watches: Weekender Collection
Having started out as the Waterbury Clock Company in 1854, Timex has been at the forefront of watchmaking for over 160 years, counting the development of one of the world's first wristwatches...
10 Up And Coming Watch Brands You Probably Don’t Know (But Should)
With age comes experience. And nowhere is that truer than among Swiss watch manufactures. Brands such as Vacheron Constantin and Cartier have been crafting timepieces for over 160 years. And, unsurprisingly, such...
The Best Watch Brands By Price
Watches have a lot going for them compared to, say, a coat or pair of trainers. They're trendproof for the most part, easy to wear (once you heed the golden rule of...
How To Pick The Right Watch For Your Office
The modern office is a minefield. From dress codes to water-cooler conversation topics, today’s coalface requires you to tread carefully if you want to climb to the top. But how – in...
The Best Steel Watches For Men
Times are tough in Geneva. The Swiss watch industry hasn't contracted this hard since the 1970s Quartz Crisis, when the rise of cheap, more accurate movements suddenly made throwing thousands at a...
Modern menswear isn't kind to the peacock. In our minimalist sneakers and block-colour tailoring, we're all guilty of side-eyeing the man who dresses like a billboard. But there's a time for everything,...
Not all wrists are made the same. Nor are tastes. So, despite round cases' near monopoly on the men's watch market, it's good to know there are myriad other shapes on offer...
How To Choose The Right Watch For Your Wrist Size
It may be a cliché, but in 2017 we’re all complicit in the understanding that one size does not fit all. Learning to dress for your body shape is the key to looking great,...
8 Of The Best Two-Tone Watches
For a long time, the experts said never mix your precious metals – it was a dinner party faux pas, and, for want of a better word, tacky.
But rules can change. Even...
atch brands tend to fall into one of two camps. In one stand the big dogs of haute horlogerie, the Swiss marques who’ve carried the torch for high-end watchmaking and present their...
The Best Watches Of 2019 Unveiled
Narrowing down all the watches seen over a year to just 17 of the best is a Sisyphean task; every time you think you’ve got it nailed, you take a final cursory...
9 Of The Best Watches At Baselworld 2017
Horology is big business. Most of us may only buy a few in our lifetime, and yet the watch world is a billion-pound industry that keeps ticking over thanks to constant innovations...
You Can Now Personalise A Luxury Watch For Less Than £500
A watch is always something personal. You wear it every day, it spends more time on you than (arguably) your underwear. However, what Michael Young – founder of custom watch label UNDONE...
