It’s one of the big-hitters in the Rolex line-up, a true alpha watch that hogs the limelight at the biggest auctions and is synonymous with one of the coolest actors that ever lived. But wit...

If you’ve been wondering who our finalist is for most popular watchmaker in our In Focus series, wonder no more. If, like everyone else, you’d already seen a mile off that it was Rolex, well...

In 1957 the Soviet Union was leaping ahead of the USA in the so-called ‘space race’, launching Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite, and sending Yuri Gagarin around Earth on a s...

Bandwagons. You’ve got to love them. They’re a double-edged sword, because, on the one hand, riding atop this proverbial rickety cart is akin to selling one’s soul to the devil’s nastier cou...

If you’ve got over ten grand to spend on a watch, you’d most likely be looking in the direction of Rolex, Breguet, or maybe even an older Patek Philippe—but there’s certainly one place you w...

You don’t have to be a total watch nerd to know that Rolex is a popular brand. You don’t even have to have a passing interest in watches to know that Rolex is a popular brand. There are some...

There’s big talk about Tudor right now. Ten years ago, people would have assumed you were talking about the 16th century royal family after which this watch brand is named, but since somethi...

Maybe you know them, maybe you don’t, but chances are you’ve at least heard of the guy who has everything. Birthdays and Christmas’ are a complete nightmare with this guy, because no matter ...

The in-house movement seems to be the be-all and end-all of modern watchmaking. If you’re a watchmaker and you don’t got an in-house movement, you’re going to struggle. Some of the biggest b...

We’ve all been there, looking at the world’s first luxury sports watch, Audemars Piguet’s game-changing Royal Oak, thinking, “I wish.” For the lucky few who get to own one, they can enjoy th...

If you’ve bought one watch, you’re likely to end up buying another. The more that’s learned, the more can be appreciated, the more fine-tuned taste becomes. The refinement of those preferenc...

It’s had its ups and downs, TAG Heuer—and perhaps more recently, the ups have been outnumbered by the downs. There’s a positive future on the horizon thanks to the efforts of brand fixer-upp...