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The Best Japanese Watch Brands

From cameras to cars, the West has often looked to the Land of the Rising Sun for innovation. And Japan's mammoth watchmaking industry is no exception. Heck, even the Japanese whisky industry...

8 Ways You’re Killing Your Watch

Part of the appeal of owning a mechanical watch is the fun you have tinkering with it. There's a tiny machine in that case which requires your daily input to keep it...

The Watches That Changed The Game Forever

Every now and then a stop-the-press timepiece comes along that sends tremors through the industry. Design strategies have to be recalibrated, a component that has been used in a movement for years...

The Best German Watch Brands

Germany - often dubbed the Land of Ideas - has lots of good ones. Industry-leading cars? Sure. Delicious beer? Absolutely. But watches? Isn't that a Swiss thing...? It shouldn't really come as a...

An Introduction To The World Of Watch Modding

Ever owned a watch that would be perfect but for one small niggling design element? It might be a date display that brings disharmony to the dial, a bezel that lacks pop,...

The Best Tonneau Watches

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...

The Best Bronze Watches For Men

Blame the Olympics, but bronze tends to be considered an also-ran. It's third place on the podium, it's prehistoric technology. It's not, for most men, the first choice when picking a watch....

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...

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