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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...
The Tudor Pelagos Ultimate Guide
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...
The World’s Most Affordable ‘Proper’ Watch Is A Minor Miracle
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...
How Luxury Watches Are Tapping Into Streetwear Hype
For years watchmakers were the masters of hype in menswear. Witness the droves of watch fanatics who’d make the pilgrimage to Baselworld every year just to catch a glimpse of a new...
The Best Heritage Reissue Watches To Buy In 2024
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...
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...
The Best Entry-Level Automatic Watches Under £2000
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...
The Most Expensive Watches Ever Sold Around The World
It's no secret that luxury watches are expensive. But in some cases, a sought-after timepiece's resale price can far exceed its initial RRP. From (very) limited editions to grand complications that celebrate...
The Best Watches Under £500 You Can Buy In 2024
Generally speaking, a decent watch costs a lot more than the clothes on your back. Sure, £500 is a considerable sum to drop on your wrist, and while that budget could deck...
10 Of The Best Designer Fashion Watches
Fashion brands have always made watches, but they’ve generally been an afterthought - logos often licensed as an easy cash-spinner. Which is why, compared to Geneva’s heritage brands, they were long viewed...
The Best Watches Under £200 You Can Buy In 2024
There’s a longstanding belief that watches under £200 are sub-par. It’s simply not true. While Swiss timepieces boast painstaking craftsmanship - and with it, painful price tags - affordable tickers shouldn’t be...
Men’s Christmas Watches Gift Guide 2024
Time is your most precious gift, or so says every sickly sweet inspirational quote on Facebook. But turns out there may be some truth to the cheese-on-toast adage. You just need to...
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...
This Is What Women Really Think Of Men’s Watches
Like sports cars and skyscrapers, big-dick watches are sometimes thought to suggest a man has shortcomings elsewhere. If you’re wearing jewel-encrusted, 46mm monster on your wrist, then it might raise eyebrows for...
What Your Watch Actually Says About You
It's overstating things just slightly to claim that it's your watch which says the most about you, as at least one brand's campaign has. What about, you know, your personality? Or your...
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...
10 Of The Best Men’s Green Dial Watches
We Brits might know green as the colour of envy, but head further east, to China, and it’s got a more auspicious significance – something that might explain why the watch world’s...
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...
2019 Watch Trends, As Predicted By Watchmakers
A lot has changed since the first pocket watches of the 16th century, but the watch industry is still one built on slow gains and not one reliant on an ever-changing conveyor...
The Omega Seamaster 300 Ultimate Guide
“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...
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...
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...
Homegrown Horology
Fine watches, or haute horlogerie if you're really on your A-game, have long been the territory of the Swiss, famed for intricate levels of craftsmanship and an unerring dedication to tradition....
Watches That Will Only Go Up in Value
Mechanical watches are art: they're beautiful to look at and their value, while subjective, can rise more steadily than Paul Hollywood's sourdough.
The mechanical watch industry is by its nature conservative though, and...
Rappers’ Favourite Watch Brands
Rap is anything but humble. Back in the golden days, Biggie swapped water for champagne when he was thirsty (see 'Juicy'), while Diddy makes bank off his CÎROC endorsements today. Then there's...
AVI-8 Releases Affordable Limited-Edition Watches To 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...
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...
How To Build The Perfect Watch Wardrobe
If there are two things you can never have too much of, it’s time and style. Which is exactly why, of all the manly pursuits, owning a watch for every occasion is...
Why It’s Time To Upgrade To A Mechanical Watch
If you Google 'Jeremy Corbyn wristwatch', you'll discover that the leader of the opposition (such as it is) wears a quartz Timex. His is a gnarled lump of black plastic on a...
