Reviewing a pre-Daytona, exotic-dialled Rolex Cosmograph 6240 is a little daunting to say the least, and not only because it's a fifty-year-old piece of extremely valuable Rolex history, but...

Chances are if something isn't working quite right in today's world, all it needs is a bit of software tinkering. The speed of technological development has rocketed since the birth of the p...

If there was a word that best summed up the Swiss watch industry, it would be 'conservative'. With manufacturers such as HYT, MB&F and Urwerk on the scene, that might seem a little contrived...

There is something of the steampunk about Vincent Perriard's HYT H1. The ambiguity of the company’s name, (which can either be pronounced ‘H-Y-T’ or as ‘hit’), alludes to a duality that is e...

Apparently you should never meet your heroes. It's an axiom that transposes well onto the thinly-veiled sickness that is the hunt for the perfect watch, the journey that can build an inanima...

There's something about the Italians that attracts an almost religious following. Take Ferrari's Tifosi by way of an example; their dedication to the supercar manufacturer could make even th...

The watchmaker known as Zenith has made quite the comeback in recent years. As creator of the world's first integrated automatic chronograph movement - the El Primero - and former supplier o...

There are a plethora of watch companies out there that do the 'affordable luxury' thing, and some even do it pretty well. Not everybody can afford the likes of Patek Philippe or Vacheron Con...

The first clock, a simplistic, water-powered device, is believed to have been invented around the 16th century BC. The first mechanical escapement came around the 11th century. Spring-driven...

It's safe to say that Omega is proud of its heritage. And it should be; with such achievements under its belt as the deep-diving PloProf (which we revisit in this issue) and the space-travel...

The idea of a military watch tends to render something a false impression in the mind's eye. When we think of military equipment, we think of armour-plated battle monsters, brim full of weap...

Ask a panel of watch enthusiasts what the most useful complication on a watch is, and chances are they'll tell you it’s the date function. The self-changing date was invented by Rolex in 194...