This is a Ulysse Nardin Freak, and it is quite simply the single craziest watch ever made. That’s a bold claim because there are a lot of crazy watches, but this one wins the all-time crazie...

Have we forgotten to think with our hearts? It seems these days that you can’t talk about watches without talking about investment. Having a solid residual in a watch—in anything—is more tha...

Whether it’s advancements in CNC machining, increase in small-business investment or quite simply a global dose of a lunacy in the drinking water, micro watch brands are now very much a thin...

Rolex is everywhere. It’s a monster. To think that such huge dominance came from such humble beginnings, that such luxury originated from such a simplified ethos. At some point, these two wo...

If you’ve been around watches a little while, you’ll know all about Grand Seiko. In fact, even if you’re new, you may have heard talk of this high-end Japanese contender infiltrating our hea...

You don’t have to ask around too much to discover that Patek Philippe’s 5170 is considered one of, if not the best chronographs ever made. It’s slick, it’s slim, it’s executed to perfection—...

A monochrome watch is safe. It blends in well, goes with anything, never stands out or offends. It’s also a little bit boring. Our eyes are tuned to see over seven million colours, and yet w...

If you’re in the market for a sporty, vintage-inspired chronograph for around the £3,000 mark, the default choice is most certainly Tudor’s excellent Heritage Chrono. Well, it was. Now there...

The watchmaker IWC has had a long affinity with the perpetual calendar. This most righteous of complications, it demonstrates a fundamental understanding of high watchmaking that few compani...

Two watches, the Hamilton Valiant and the A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange, both mechanical, both three-handers, both 40mm—but one costs £300 and the other £30,000. Can one really be a hundred...

If you’ve tried to get yourself a Rolex Daytona, Patek Philippe Nautilus or Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, you’ll have run into a bit of a problem: there are none. These ultra-limited watches ar...

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there’s something a little crazy going on with the Patek Philippe Nautilus right now. You’re more likely to find aliens in your local Patek Philippe bouti...