With so many choices on offer, finding your all-important first luxury watch is no easy task. That’s why we’ve picked out a dozen of our favourite entry-level timepieces that are ideal for...

Just the mention of quartz is enough to stoke the bile of many watch nerds out there, but we think it’s time to cut these battery-powered watches some slack. For one, they tell the time more...

As with life itself, everything comes with its ups and downs, good times and bad times. And the luxury watchmaking industry is certainly no exception to this rule. In fact, it has faced its ...

The chronograph watch is a sought-after timepiece thanks to its links to motorsport racing, as well as its oh-so-cool design, putting it at the top of collectors’ wish lists the world over. ...

If you’re a successful watchmaker then you’re almost certainly an incredibly skilled person with an unerring eye for detail. Better still, these technical abilities are pretty transferable a...

When I think of Panerai, I think of the brute of watchmaking, the Incredible Hulk to Patek Philippe’s Bruce Banner. Big, thick and virtually indestructible, a Panerai takes the “smash first,...

Bronze is a precious metal that has been in use for thousands of years but today it’s a material that seems to be overshadowed by the likes of gold, silver and platinum but that doesn’t mean...

Muscling in on the luxury watch industry is tough enough when you’re a start-up Swiss brand, let alone a company based in the UK. So when Bremont was founded in 2002 it faced a task comparab...

The Calatrava was not only a major milestone for Patek Philippe, it possibly rescued the brand from oblivion at a time when it had hit the financial skids. A simple design inspired by the Ge...

Glance at the dial of any watch advertisement and the model being promoted will invariably have its hands positioned at ten past ten. But what if it also has a date aperture? The number on d...

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...

When it comes to chronographs, the word ‘Valjoux’ comes with a dazzling aura of respect and reverence. Why? Because the list of watch brands that have relied on this legendary movement maker...