Hublot chose a turbulent time to enter the watch industry. Founded in 1980 when the quartz crisis was still raging and Swiss watchmakers were melting away like a slice of grilled Emmenthal, ...

Tokyo’s residents were elated when it was announced back in 2013 that they were to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. In contrast, the Japanese owners of Seiko must have been devastated when the...

Welcome back to “The Best Summer Watch” mini-series—where we take a closer look at the best watch suited for a specific personality. Last time around, we looked at “The Lounger”, aka the sor...

If you would describe your ideal watch as a chronograph, twin sub-dials, with vintage styling and a contrasting panda dial for less than £2,000—then boy do I have a treat for you. Welcome to...

The movies tell you to dream big. Reality, on the other hand, has other ideas. The cushiony clouds of the dream are nothing compared to reality’s hobnail boot up the backside, a swift kick b...

For those that aren’t familiar with the company Martin-Baker, allow me to fill you in. The British aviation manufacturer was founded in 1934 by James Martin and Valentine Baker and has since...

Summer is in full swing, and that got me thinking, what is the best summer watch? Both you and I know that one size doesn’t fit all and that everyone enjoys their summer in different ...

By the time Thunderball, the fourth James Bond film, was released in 1965, cinema’s most famous spy had already established himself as a staunch Rolex man. Bond, then played by Sean C...

Panerai watches and luminescent paint go together like Tokyo and neon strip lights. It’s almost impossible to imagine these iconic timepieces without it. Indeed, the two models on which the ...

Back in the early 1900s, racing timer manufacturer Heuer decided to do something pretty revolutionary. Where watches had previously been able to record up to an 1/8 of a second and in rare c...

This watch is to the question, “Would you like your Lange 1 with a tourbillon or a perpetual calendar?” the answer, “Yes.” The Lange 1 has, since its 1994 launch, been a flagship platform fo...

TAG Heuer first released its take on the smartwatch almost six years ago. Predictably, the Connected has evolved over the years, taking on new materials like ceramic and incorporating the ne...