In the never-ending quest to innovate and improve their products, watch brands frequently conjure up bizarre-looking designs that never go further than a sketch pad—or in Gerald Genta’s case...

Rolex is one brand that’s certainly got a number of well-known watches in its catalogue; we’re talking classics like the Submariner, Daytona and Datejust—to name but a few. But what about th...

There’s that one thing in every industry that if a company doesn’t make it they’re just leaving money on the table. For car companies it’s the SUV, for speaker companies it’s headphones—and ...

It’s not often that buying a luxury watch makes sense. Sure, you might think it seems like the right thing to do to splash hundreds, if not thousands on a watch—but let’s face it, it’s not l...

It’s been twenty years since the last quartz-powered Rolex left the factory, closing the door on a seemingly indifferent relationship in which the brand never really became a fully fledged m...

Most elite footballers have a thing for luxury watches, so it stands to reason their bosses do too. But is their seniority and the accumulated wisdom of a few extra decades reflected in thei...

Riddle me this: after Audemars Piguet’s landmark Royal Oak came out in 1972, which watchmaker was first to jump on the angular bandwagon and release a, hmm, homage? Patek Philippe, with the ...

It’s no secret that the price of watches is rising. Gone are the days when a Rolex Submariner cost just a few thousand; with every passing wave of new releases comes a little kick in the pan...

When Audemars Piguet released the Royal Oak in 1972, everyone thought the watchmaker had gone mad. The watch was big, it was basic and it was expensive—and it sold by the bucket load. Patek ...

Even if you've only been interested in watches a short while, you'll likely already know that mechanical is king. It's traditional, exceptional, nostalgic; a far cry from the cold, industria...