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As with the waterproof watch, the self-winding watch, the watch with date function, the chronometer-certified watch, you name it, one watchmaker was there first: Rolex. And when it came to the world time-telling GMT, the Swiss brand struck again with its GMT-Master of 1955. Local time display, a secondary, arrow-tipped ‘GMT’ hand that completes a … Continue reading A Complete Guide To The Rolex GMT-Master II →
“The colour blue really suited Pierce,” recalls Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming. “I was dressing him in lots of blue shirts and the blue bezel and dial of the Omega Seamaster matched perfectly. Plus, blue suited Commander Bond’s naval background.” As a switch from the Rolex Submariner – James Bond’s default choice since Dr No … Continue reading The Omega Seamaster 300 Ultimate Guide →
You’ve noticed the cheesy Patek Philippe ads, gazed at your boss’ Rolex during meetings, maybe even threatened to get your grandfather’s pocket watch repaired one day… and now you’ve saved a bit of cash, it’s time to bite the bullet and invest in your very own Swiss watch. That last particular word is probably one … Continue reading Why Every Stylish Wrist Deserves A Swiss Watch →
It’s the diving watch that nobody can get enough of. No, not the Tudor Pelagos, which is the watch we’re actually here to talk about – rather, the Heritage Black Bay. Whether in bronze or steel, framed by a burgundy or navy aluminium bezel, it is the blue-eyed posterboy for Tudor’s recent renaissance, and a … Continue reading The Tudor Pelagos Ultimate Guide →
Do you wear a modern mechanical wristwatch? If so, your pride and joy probably benefits from a clear caseback, perfect for answering those detractors arguing that the words ‘modern’ and ‘mechanical wristwatch’ have no place in the same sentence. Unstrap your watch, flip it over and beguile these heartless robots with a microscopic spectacle of … Continue reading Tourbillon Watches: An Expert Guide →
When Swatch hit the big three-O in March 2013, the fashion-watch phenomenon commandeered an entire floor of the Baselworld trade fair, filling it with every single one of their 5,000-or-so watches. Something big was going to happen, and it sure did: the Sistem51. A £100 watch, which became the talk of a town more used … Continue reading The World’s Most Affordable ‘Proper’ Watch →
‘Cool’. One of those prevalent words that loses all meaning and starts to sound weird if you say (or type) it over and over again. But we say it all day every day, sure in the knowledge of its meaning – an X-factor that transcends all other positive qualities to denote that intangible, seemingly effortless, … Continue reading The Coolest Watches Ever Made →
Look at the wrists around a typical boardroom table, and chances are the watches strapped to them are one of the following: Rolex Submariner, Omega Seamaster, or Panerai anything. All three of them were born of the murky depths, built like miniature submarines to keep frogmen aware of their remaining oxygen supply, but nowadays – … Continue reading The Best Diving Watches To Buy In 2026 →
To understand just how a Japanese watch brand that populates several pages of every Argos catalogue manages to command the respect of the notoriously snobbish watch community, every Swiss CEO worth their salt, and in turn manages to make the SKX007 in question here for such a ridiculously low price point, we refer you to … Continue reading This May Be The Best-Value Diving Watch Ever Made →
Buying your first ‘proper’ watch – or gifting it, for that matter – has never been easier. There’s the volume of good advice for a start, accessible and understandable outside the murky denizens of watch-nerd forums (over here, for example). And for once, there’s little danger of those watch-nerds looking down their noses once you’ve … Continue reading The Best Entry-Level Automatic Watches Under £2000 →