Lunar ticks: How the moonphase rose once again June 10, 2024 One of the oldest complications around, the moonphase – a function that tracks the movement of the celestial bodies – is having a resurgence.
For quiet luxury, on your wrist, look to Patek Philippe, Rolex et al April 20, 2024 Want to bring a touch of quiet luxury to your watch purchases? Think outside the box, says Laura McCreddie-Doak
After a decade of vintage reissues watch brands are taking risks April 19, 2024 Everyone’s been taking a trip down memory lane with vintage reissues – until the last couple of years, that is
How Oris became the coolest watch brand in Switzerland December 13, 2023 In the last couple of years, it has increased its threat from double to triple as Oris has started experimenting with technologies never seen before in watchmaking
Hey fellas, hands off my Tag! Why men are wearing women’s watches November 29, 2023 Once women raided their partner's watch box to add chunky gravitas to an outfit – now men are doing the same
Best watch to buy for Christmas 2023, from Christopher Ward to Girard-Perregaux November 29, 2023 We bring you all the latest goings on in the world of watch news, from new store openings to the latest motoring collaboration.
Into the blue: Three great watches that are beautiful in blue September 5, 2023 Taking inspiration from the sea and the sky, these are some of our favourite new watch releases from Switzerland and beyond, all looking beautiful in blue. Oris Aquis Pro 4000m The historic watchmaker of Holstein has progressed in leaps, bounds and huge splashes in recent years – from designer savvy to in-house mechanical nous. This [...]
Top women’s watches, from Cartier to Jaeger-LeCoultre and Chanel April 25, 2023 It’s been an incredible Spring for wristwear and women have been catered for impressively by the giants of horology. Here are some of our favourite women’s watches hitting stores now. CARTIER BAIGNOIRE ALLONGÉE This latest Baignoire looks simple (the Francophone among you are correct: it really is named after its bath-like shape) but its creation [...]
Give the gift of time this Christmas: the top new watches to declare your undying love to another human being December 8, 2016 The hot-list: our favourite new watches to buy your loved ones this Christmas. Tudor Pelagos LHD £3,020, tudorwatch.com If the “LHD” of the title – standing for “left-hand drive” – doesn’t give it away, the position of the winding crown should: Tudor’s latest diving watch is for the left-handed. Hence the crown is on the [...]
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 [...]
