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The Omega Speedmaster Ultimate Guide
Even if you didn’t know any of its history, the Speedmaster would still be a highly desirable watch. In a world of hyperbolic marketing around luxury timepieces, here’s a watch that is literally otherworldly. Sure, like the Rolex Daytona, it combines a design that is both classic and contemporary with seriously impressive mechanics under the … Continue reading The Omega Speedmaster Ultimate Guide
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The Ultimate Guide To The Rolex Oyster Perpetual
Almost defiantly simplistic, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual could be seen as the purest distillation of everything the brand’s founder Hans Wilsdorf wanted to achieve – the creation of the definitive Swiss-made wristwatch. This is Rolex at its most pure – incredibly well-made, democratically priced and with a design that manages to be both contemporary and … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide To The Rolex Oyster Perpetual
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The Ultimate Guide To The IWC Portugieser
Things weren’t looking so great for the watch industry at the beginning of the 1930s. The export business declined dramatically between 1929-1932 thanks to the devastating effects of the Great Depression. For watch brands that meant adapt or die. To avoid the latter, by the late 1930s IWC was desperately trying to find other European … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide To The IWC Portugieser
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The Beginner’s Guide To Mechanical Watches
There comes a time in everyone’s life when that trusty Swatch you’ve had since you were 15 just doesn’t quite cut it any more. However, the leap from quartz to mechanical can seem anything from daunting to unnecessary. After all, isn’t a mechanical watch a piece of anachronistic history that doesn’t keep as good time … Continue reading The Beginner’s Guide To Mechanical Watches
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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 – was perplexed by was how you couldn’t even make a watch a true reflection of your personality – not unless you were … Continue reading You Can Now Personalise A Luxury Watch For Less Than £500
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Everything You Need To Know About Chronograph Watches
Considering they’re basically jumped-up stopwatches, timepieces with a chronograph function definitely have something about them. Perhaps it’s the fact they’ve been integral to the history of automotive sport, aviation and space travel. Perhaps it’s that Paul Newman wore one (his 1968 Rolex Daytona recently became one of the most expensive wristwatches ever sold at auction, … Continue reading Everything You Need To Know About Chronograph Watches
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AVI-8’s Limited-Edition Watches Celebrate the RAF
The RAF is the world’s oldest independent air force; when it was formed on 1 April 1918 it was also the most powerful. Commanding at its peak a formidable 20,000 aircraft and 300,000 personnel, it has been the backbone of British military strategy in every theatre of modern warfare. It’s no wonder the Royal Air … Continue reading AVI-8’s Limited-Edition Watches Celebrate the RAF
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The Best Watches From SIHH
For those who work in the world of watches, the third week of January is when you get on a plane to Geneva for four days of champagne drinking and handling some of the most expensive and technically accomplished timepieces around – otherwise known as Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH). We may have … Continue reading The Best Watches From SIHH
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Inside London’s Most Luxurious New Watch Boutique
Speak to any watch brand CEO worth his corner office and they will tell you that opening a boutique in London is essential if you want international recognition. Alongside Paris and New York, the city has a reputation for having the right kind of customers – ones that are discerning, who know their watches. Considering … Continue reading Inside London’s Most Luxurious New Watch Boutique
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The Watch Trends You Need To Know Right Now
Watch brands don’t like to think that they are affected by the whimsies of fashion, but whether it is a result of the hive mind or because timepieces are just as much an accessory as a new bag, every year certain styles end up being more popular than others. If you’re looking to use the … Continue reading The Watch Trends You Need To Know Right Now
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The Best Blue Dial Watches In 2026
Blue might not be the warmest colour but, when it comes to watch dials, it certainly is the most popular. The first wave came back in 2015, when Baselworld seemed awash with the aquatic hue but now what was once something a little avant garde has become a staple in every brand’s collection. And it’s … Continue reading The Best Blue Dial Watches In 2026
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The TAG Heuer Monaco: The Ultimate Guide
Its square case is instantly recognisable, its name will forever be associated with one of the Kings of Cool – Steve McQueen – and it certainly doesn’t look 50 years old. The TAG Heuer Monaco has become one of the most iconic watch designs of the last century, up there with Rolex’s Submariner, Patek Philippe’s … Continue reading The TAG Heuer Monaco: The Ultimate Guide
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The Best Vintage Watches And How To Buy Them
Age improves many things. Men, wine (sometimes), cars and most definitely watches. It’s the primary reason why every watch brand’s R&D department spends half its time covered in book dust down in the archives in an attempt to find the most obscure reference to reissue. Vintage watches are comforting, they hark back to simpler times … Continue reading The Best Vintage Watches And How To Buy Them
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak: The Original Baller Watch
The origin myth of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak is as legendary as its design. It’s 1971, and the Swiss watch industry is feeling a little hot under the collar; the Japanese are flooding the market with cheap quartz watches and no one’s buying expensive automatics anymore. Like many brands, Audemars Piguet was staring down … Continue reading Audemars Piguet Royal Oak: The Original Baller Watch
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The Breitling Premier: A 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 the brand’s archives. Suddenly a name more associated with oversized pilots’ watches is now on a dial of a watch that would be … Continue reading The Breitling Premier: A Great New-Old Watch
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The Best Watches On Kickstarter
Much like a ripple effect, it was a Pebble that started it. Not one made of stone but one made of circuitry and plastic. Back in 2013, California-based smartwatch brand Pebble made history on Kickstarter, the crowdfunding site launched in 2009. It managed to raise a record-breaking $10.3m (approximately £8m) to launch its techy timepiece, … Continue reading The Best Watches On Kickstarter
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Bell & Ross Takes The Lead With Its Latest F1-Inspired Watch
As collaborations go, it’s an absolute no-brainer. They are both French, have a passion for pushing the boundaries when it comes to technical excellence and look really good in yellow. First announced back in 2016, Bell & Ross’s partnership with the newly established Renault Sport Formula 1 was a new vehicular avenue for the watch … Continue reading Bell & Ross Takes The Lead With Its Latest F1-Inspired Watch
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7 Of The Best American Watch Brands
It’s fairly easy, if asked to reel off a list of Swiss watch brands; these days it’s even pretty simple to name a few British and then maybe throw in some Italians and a few French. Coming up with American watch brands though, is a little harder. The names don’t exactly trip off the tongue, … Continue reading 7 Of The Best American Watch Brands
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The Ultimate Guide To The Rolex Submariner
It is instantly recognisable, ridiculously robust and versatile enough to wear with everything from joggers to dinner jackets. It is the watch every man wishes was in his wardrobe as well as being the watch forum geeks argue over, thanks to its reference numbers and unreliable history. The Rolex Submariner is one of those watches … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide To The Rolex Submariner
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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 look at your Instagram feed and discover you’ve overlooked an absolute smash hit and find yourself re-evaluating every decision for the 20th time. … Continue reading The Best Watches Of 2019 Unveiled
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The Best Watches Under £350
As watch budgets go, this used to be a bit of a no-man’s land – not enough money to start investing in the big names, but a little too much to play fast and loose with the fashion brands. Then recessions hit, purse strings got tightened, which in turn bred a new kind of watch … Continue reading The Best Watches Under £350
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The Best Heritage Reissue Watches To Buy In 2026
Plundering the past isn’t a new thing for watch brands; however, recently it seems we’ve reached ‘heritage’ saturation. Going to the Baselworld or SIHH watch fairs is like walking into a horological Downton Abbey, with everything lovingly recreated down to the perfectly faux-aged patina. But there’s a reason for this, other than vintage style still … Continue reading The Best Heritage Reissue Watches To Buy In 2026
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The Ultimate Guide To The Breitling Navitimer
Breitling – a brand synonymous with aircraft and flight. And for good reason. Before it made itself an essential piece of a pilot’s toolbox, it made dashboard clocks for planes and military chronographs. But none of these are as famous as the Navitimer. The most celebrated pilot’s watch of all, and arguably one of the … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide To The Breitling Navitimer
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10 Of The Best Watches Under £10,000
You’ve scrimped, you’ve saved, you’ve sold your grandma and now you’ve got a sizeable amount to spend on a watch. Bearing in mind this is the kind of money you could splurge on a first-class-all-the-way trip around the world, you’re not going to put it all on black, so to speak, without mulling things over. … Continue reading 10 Of The Best Watches Under £10,000
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11 Failsafe Investment Watches Under £1000
“You get what you pay for,” is always used to justify spending more. Whether it’s cars, meals or winter coats, there is an inherent belief that the more noughts on the price tag, the better something is. Watches used to be the same – spend big and you’ll be rewarded for it, whether that’s in … Continue reading 11 Failsafe Investment Watches Under £1000
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The Best Watch Winders You Can Buy In 2026
There once was a time when a gentleman’s daily ritual involved the winding of his watch. Whether in the morning before leaving for work or in the evening after removing it for bed, it was a moment for connection and contemplation. The rise of self-winding, or automatic, movements has all but consigned this custom to … Continue reading The Best Watch Winders You Can Buy In 2026
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The Best Military Watches To Buy In 2026
“War, huh, good god. What is it good for?” once asked Edwin Starr. Well, watches for a start, Edwin. Conflict has long been an accelerator of technology and timepieces are no different. The need to make watches more resilient, more water resistant and more convenient led to numerous leaps in development that arguably wouldn’t have … Continue reading The Best Military Watches To Buy In 2026
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The Best Quartz Watches For Men 2026
Those who were working in the watch industry in the winter of 1969 probably remember December 25 with a shudder of fear. It was on that day Seiko unveiled its Astron – the first ever watch powered by a quartz movement. The Swiss industry, with its sniffy view of quartz watches, was caught napping and … Continue reading The Best Quartz Watches For Men 2026
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A Guide To Common Watch Repairs
A bit like death and taxes, one of life’s other inevitabilities is that your watch will one day need to be serviced. If you’re not a door man, or you don’t have some other job that involves you behaving like a human battering ram, then chances are this will be a half-decade occurrence or, if you’re … Continue reading A Guide To Common Watch Repairs
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The Best Men’s Watches Under £5,000
Once you’ve dipped your wrist in the world of watches, it can get moreish. Maybe you’ve already saved for your first mechanical watch, or bought something stylish in quartz that you’ve had your eye on for ages. But now you know that a windfall is in the offing and you want to up your wrist … Continue reading The Best Men’s Watches Under £5,000
