Many people associate quality luxury watches with Switzerland, although it certainly isn’t the only hotspot for fine timepieces. In recent years Japan has risen to become a watchmaking stron...

Is a Rolex beyond your budget, yet you can’t get that Tiffany-blue Oyster Perpetual out of your head? Or maybe it’s a GMT-Master that tops your wish-list—if only they were half the price. If...

Watch lovers will always have a place in their hearts for the chronograph. Perhaps its appeal lies in its multiple subdials, which resemble the dashboard of a racing car......

If you find yourself hankering after a Rolex—and frankly, who doesn’t these days—then listen up! We’ve got a little proposition for you and no, it isn’t a whopping great discount on our Role...

It makes sense for watchmakers to not really bother with the aesthetics of the inside of their watches. The movements will be concealed against your wrist anyway, might as well just cover th...

What do the ice cream companies Wall’s, Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s have in common? Don’t worry, I’m not about to make some lame joke; the answer is that they are owned by the same company: Uni...

The sprung balance is a staple of any mechanical watch. Invented in the late 17th century, the sprung balance is—for those that don’t know—a coiled spring attached to a balance wheel. The pa...

If you’ve not heard of the watchmakers Frederique Constant and Patek Philippe, I’ve got a challenge for you. If you have, pretend you haven’t and join along anyway. These two watches, both r...

If you’ve not heard of the watchmakers Frederique Constant and Patek Philippe, I’ve got a challenge for you. If you have, pretend you haven’t and join along anyway. These two watches, both r...

Everybody loves a bit of a bargain, especially when it comes to watches. You see people online casually talking about watches priced like a well-spec’d 3-series and it makes you feel as thou...

Think of a number, any number. Take that number, stick a pound sign in front of it, and chances are, no matter how big or small it is, there’s a watch you can buy for that price. But just be...

If you want a timepiece that echoes the classic British and French pocket watches of the 18th century, then it’s to Breguet that you’ll need to turn your attention. Simple, yet beautifully e...