As sibling relationships go, that of Rolex and Tudor has been a relatively harmonious one. Less the Gallagher brothers of Oasis fame, more Venus and Serena. But only recently has Tudor stepp...

Back in January, Zenith unveiled its new Chronomaster Sport—a watch fit for today's market with its sporty design and rather special variant of the legendary El Primero movement. So, why am ...

It’s not often that an opportunity to peep inside watchmaking’s most revered complication, the minute repeater, comes along. Thanks to IWC and the calibre 98950, we’ve got an opportunity to ...

Thirty years ago, someone somewhere at Jaeger-LeCoultre started a tradition that spanned almost a decade. The Reverso, a watch that had saved Jaeger-LeCoultre’s bacon not once but twice, had...

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...