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Time flies: the best pilot’s chronographs July 29, 2014 Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan or Apocalypse Now? Pish and tush – as any 13-year-old boy ought to know, the greatest war movie ever made is Where Eagles Dare. In its fabulously mysterious opening scene, a camouflaged trimotor Junkers 52 flies low over the German Alps to deliver Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood to [...]
How the watch industry is finally recognising girl power July 29, 2014 Even the most unobservant of you cannot have failed to notice Watches of Switzerland’s advertising billboards for its new three-story watch emporium at 155 Regent Street. In the underground and on the sides of buses have appeared Hitchcock-esque, black and white images of a beautiful young blonde woman being attacked by magpies anxious to relieve [...]
Dive into the past July 29, 2014 Squale is a name from one of the more obscure corners of the Swiss watch industry (the Italian-Swiss bit, as it happens), but the family-owned company has a rich tradition when it comes to making beautiful dive watches in the classic mould. But a recent collaboration with a British retailer has really brought out its [...]
Why the Jaguar F-Type Coupé is the best sports car of its generation July 29, 2014 Getting into an F-Type coupé is like the first haircut you have when you graduate. You’re starting to face reality and a job interview is on the horizon. Every mirror solicits a double-take – you never knew you could look so smart. But this car is stunning from every angle. There are great works of [...]
The New York penthouses getting a touch of British style July 29, 2014 In a corner of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, there is a tower that is an homage to quintessential European elegance. The Charles, named for its connotations of quality and regality, stands on First Avenue and 72nd Street, in among international schools, and five star hotels, with Central Park to the west. Each apartment [...]
The Chic Geek’s style advice: wearable tech July 29, 2014 What goes around comes around. And around, and around. Outside of a handful of innovative brands – many of whom you will see on these very pages – fashion is stuck in a continual retro-regurgitation of past styles, lightly polished to look new and desirable each season. In recent times, these cycles have gotten smaller [...]
Gemili whets appetite for medals with silver sprint July 28, 2014 SPRINTER Adam Gemili hopes his first senior medal can prove the springboard for future success and a crack at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. England’s Gemili claimed the silver medal in the men’s 100m final at Hampden Park last night after clocking 10.10 seconds, behind only Jamaica’s Kemar Bailey-Cole, who took gold [...]
Pochettino set to raid former club for key duo July 28, 2014 TOTTENHAM Hotspur look set to complete a double swoop for Morgan Schneiderlin and Jay Rodriguez as the Southampton exodus shows no sign of ceasing. Teenage defender Calum Chambers became the fifth high-profile player to depart St Mary’s this summer yesterday when he joined Arsenal for a fee believed to be in the region of £16m. [...]
Bell finds batting touch as England turn screw on India July 28, 2014 BATSMAN Ian Bell preferred to focus on how his first century in almost a year contributed to England’s overall dominance of India on day two of the third Test yesterday rather than any personal milestones. Bell struck 167 to pass the 7,000 Test-run mark, sharing century stands with Gary Ballance and debutant Jos Buttler, the [...]
Matthew turns to Plan Z as England win squash 1-2-3 July 28, 2014 ENGLAND’S Nick Matthew admits he was forced to draw on all of his natural stubbornness in order to beat team-mate James Willstrop and retain his Commonwealth Games squash singles title yesterday in Glasgow. World champion Matthew saw off his rival 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5 after Peter Barker had taken bronze, as England ensured a [...]