Black watches are boring. Period. Brands know this. You know this. I know this. So why are we still buying them? Simply put: it’s safe. It goes with everything. But what if you did wa...

Look on the wrist of an elite footballer when they’re in their civvies and there’s a good chance they’re wearing a Hublot. It’s become as much of a footballing cliché as living in a mock Tud...

Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? Three simple ingredients combined into one to create a product that is just … right. Here are those three ingredients and why, for Panerai,...

If watches are anything, they’re subjective. Without a doubt. One man’s meat is another man’s hideous, oversized, jewel-encrusted poison—and vice versa. If you like one or the other, that’s ...

The 1972 GMT Master adorned the wrist of Marlon Brando in the epic movie before disappearing for decades, finally turning up at a Phillips auction in New York where it sold for a staggering ...

Its muscular cushion case is one of the most recognisable watch profiles around, but Panerai’s Radiomir began life as little more than a modded Rolex Oyster produced for a handful of Italian...

The French poet Charles Baudelaire once said that “the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”. And something similar could be said for Rolex's outsour...

Does your collection feel like it could be a bit more … interesting? If the contents of your watch roll or safe or sock drawer—or wherever you keep your watches—is looking a little dull, a l...

Value is a tough game in luxury watchmaking. On the one hand, luxury is supposed to be expensive—buying cheap luxury is almost counter intuitive. People are supposed to know what you have is...

Microbrand Baltic might only be a few years old, but it has done a great job at winning over the hearts and wallets of vintage watch lovers everywhere. Riding on the high of its latest relea...

No doubt many of you by now will have heard of the mighty Japanese luxury watch brand Grand Seiko, and no doubt the first interaction you had with the brand was with the highly revered Snowf...

Raise your hand if you once had a Rolex that would be worth a fortune right now if you’d kept it. I mean, I can’t see you, but thanks for playing along. I too have owned a Rolex that I would...