Within the last five years, a few heritage watch brands have enjoyed a bout of resurrection and returned to the world of horology; Off the top…
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There was a time in watchmaking when gentlemanly proportions (think: focused on thinness and dressiness) went into retreat and brands started to pursue the aggressive, hyper-masculine…
As watch collectors and journalists, we often identify with grand complications and complex mechanics as laudatory efforts which celebrate the highest tiers of high horology. However,…
There’s safety and comfort in utilising human fondness for nostalgia, and J.J. Abrams, director of the latest trilogy of Star Wars movies knew this all too well. Over…
Following my colleagues’ top selections of this year’s Baselworld novelties, I have also selected my Top 5 watches from the highly-touted annual watch exhibition as well.…
It is the time of the year again, where watch enthusiasts and journalists make their annual pilgrimage and gather at Messe Basel for the Baselworld Watch…
In 2013, a Christie’s auction stunned the world with a record setting, eye watering sale of a Patek Philippe Grand Complication. The specific watch in question? Stephen S.…
If you’re a soccer fan and you’ve been in the watch industry long enough, you start to see patterns in the many sponsorships which can develop…
When one talks about interesting or extraordinary watches, it is usually the independents or the luxury watchmakers that comes into the conversation. It is not unusual,…
As our smartphones get Leica cameras, better optics, faster processors and biometric security sensors, you’d think they’d be getting more expensive. But they aren’t, in fact…