Forget Area 51, forget the recipe for Coca Cola; the Swiss watch industry holds some of the best-kept secrets in the entire world. In a business worth over £14 billion, image and reputation ...

So, the alien mothership is locked and loaded, the computers have all become self-aware, and the zombies are literally at your door. You’ve got your end of the world survival kit on your bac...

Racing through the winding back alleys of Lima, Peru, camera in hand, there's no time to be working out if it's the middle of the night in London or not; that story needs to be out the door ...

Someone's going to realise soon, and then it will be too late. What am I talking about? Glashutte Original's prices. Now here's a brand that, for all intents and purposes, is on a level with...

In July 1955, at the height of the Cold War, a meeting was held to discuss peace. The Geneva Summit, as it became known, was led by the 'Big Four' - USA’s President Dwight Eisenhower, Britai...

High-end watchmaking has always gone hand-in-hand with long-standing heritage - but Richard Mille has managed to earn its place in the ranks of ultra-luxury brands, despite being a comparati...

Peaches and cream. Fish and chips. Cars and watches. These are all things that have gone together beautifully since time immemorial, such perfect combinations that they could be used as a le...

From the great ancient Chinese and Arabic thinkers, to a cottage industry that transformed the fortunes of a post-reform Switzerland, watchmaking has transcended the development of technolog...

Say 'Audemars Piguet' and the first thing that comes to mind is the Royal Oak - or if you own a pair of faded jeans, the Royal Oak Offshore. As is well-documented, the Royal Oak was Audemars...

When it comes to telling the time, we're taught the basics from a young age: the little hand points to the hour and the big hand shows the minutes. Not so for forward thinking watchmakers Ur...

Mechanical watches of the twentieth century are highly collectable and stylish items. Often, they will be limited in number, while boasting beautifully engineered movements—they are sophisti...

I've been a fan of Longines ever since I became aware of the company's existence. Vintage Longines makes for fairly priced, reliable ownership, giving much better value than its better-known...