Great value. Affordable. These are ways in which most of the Maurice Lacroix range can be described. And that’s no slander: Maurice Lacroix do very well at making great value, affordable pieces. Got a budget around the £1,000 mark? Buy one. I highly recommend them. Got a bit more money to spend, or perhaps even a lot more money to spend? Then you’re probably looking elsewhere. But wait, where are you going? You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet.

If there's one thing watch enthusiasts share a love for, it's the supercar. Whether powerful or beautiful, designed to stick to a track or swoop through the French Riviera, a supercar is—like watchmaking—engineering with soul, passion and excitement. We take a visit to the headquarters of VVS sports and prestige automobiles to sample three of recent history's finest.

Diamonds - enduring gems of exquisite refinement, or gaudy nuggets of overkill? The watch world might be split in opinion about these divisive little rocks, but as far as I'm concerned, any attempt to lump a watch by Patek Philippe into the 'gaudy pile' is a bit of a stretch. If there’s one brand that can make diamonds on a watch work, it's this Swiss powerhouse. Case in point? The Grand Complications Chronograph 5971P.

The Big Screen: where stars are born and epic sagas are told—and that's before you've even stepped out of wardrobe. Whether a watch is a part of the action, or simply a smart sartorial choice, there have been a number of iconic movie-watch pairings since the dawn of the silver screen—we take a look at just a few of them below.