It’s been a few years, but I’ve gone and done it. I’ve bought another watch. But this one … this one’s different. It’s not what you’d expect, and for a multitude of reasons. So, without any ...

Nestled on the Swiss-German border in the town of Schaffhausen, the International Watch Company has been making dedicated pilot’s watches for almost a century, the latest being this, the Pil...

You don’t need twenty-twenty vision to spot that the Bell & Ross BR 05 looks a little bit—well, a lot a bit—like Audemars Piguet’s pivotal Royal Oak. It’s as obvious as the sky being blue, t...

In 1969, Zenith released the El Primero—the first integrated automatic chronograph movement. Over the last 52 years, the El Primero has taken many forms—it even made an appearance within the...

For a brief period in 2017, IWC released to the world a collection of 100 watches designated the IW3817, part of a not-so-broad collection featuring the calibre 89800. Technically—and as we ...

We all know the story of how the big three got their sports watches, don’t we? All designed by the same guy, Gérald Genta, in the 1970s? Well that’s not exactly true—at least not for the Vac...

The founding of an illustrious watchmaker is most often regarded with high esteem and much celebration, being the singular moment that turned decades and even centuries into a journey of dis...

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...

Some people have a bit of a love-hate relationship with IWC. In talking with watch aficionados about the brand, some will acknowledge loving a particular model, but will further confess that...

Ten years ago, if you wanted a chronograph with an in-house, automatic movement for mid-level money—well, it was the Rolex Daytona and not a whole lot else. The Valjoux 7750 chronograph move...

What do you get when you cross Italian flamboyance with the world’s most vivacious watch designer? The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Skeleton Power Reserve, of course, and it is quite possibly the ...

In 2017, Bremont introduced its new diver, the Supermarine S301. At 40mm and adorned with tidy little details, it presents a budget entry to the premium dive watch market at a little under £...