It may be a centuries-old technology, but a mechanical watch isn’t indestructible. An object capable of surviving the briny depths or the vacuum of space still has a few weak points that, at...

As if there aren’t enough important things for a world leader to deal with—climate change, wars, members of their cabinet having illicit affairs—they also have to decide what type of watch t...

If you’re someone who’s just getting started thinking about buying their first luxury watch, who’s got a few thousand to spend and is overwhelmed by it all—stay tuned. If you’re not w...

You see them come and go, watches made in honour of people whose names are unfamiliar and will most likely remain so. In the case of the Oris Carl Brashear Chronograph, that is not one of th...

A watch is a watch, wouldn’t you say, a trinket that tells the time and does so, hopefully, clearly and accurately. That’s certainly the expectation, but when it comes to watchmaking, there’...

Everybody loves a bit of a bargain, especially when it comes to watches. You see people online casually talking about watches priced like a well-spec’d 3-series and it makes you feel as thou...

The dive watch is unfamiliar to neither Oris nor watchmaking in general, a staple of the industry since the 1950s and a favourite of buyers today. But despite a number of weird and wonderful...

It’s the ultimate watchmaker flex; never mind minute repeaters and perpetual calendars, hidden deep within the movement—if you want to show off your skill as a watchmaker, you do it with ske...

When you’re travelling from one celestial body to another within the 100 billion or so stars that make up our galaxy, which itself is one of 100 billion galaxies within the observable univer...

They’re everybody’s favourite watches at everybody’s favourite prices: that’s right—it’s time for some bargain divers. Make room in your bedside cabinet, because you’ll be wanting at least o...

It’s no secret that the price of watches is rising. Gone are the days when a Rolex Submariner cost just a few thousand; with every passing wave of new releases comes a little kick in the pan...

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...