If you’re looking for a tale of joy and prosperity, look away, dear audience. We have all made mistakes, some more than others, but what I am about to present before you is nothing short of ...

There’s a lot that doesn’t make sense in this world, and the community of people who enjoy watches and watchmaking is not immune to it. Here’s an example: these days a Rolex Submariner with ...

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...

So, you want a Rolex Submariner. You’ve got your £6,550, and you’re out the door on the way to the shop—but when you get there, you’re told there’s a waiting list. Yet out of the corner of y...

Little known and often overlooked, Grand Seiko has for years undercut Swiss quality with a collection of watches that have earned a loyal—if compact—following. For any one of the few people ...

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...

This Franck Muller Master Square retails at £86,300. Cheap, it is not, but good value? Perhaps one of the best. How is this possible?...

There’s no point dragging this out; mechanical watches are not better than quartz—quite the opposite in fact. Quartz is objectively, categorically—and by a considerable margin—better than me...

When a watch manufacturer establishes itself as one of the leaders of the industry, it develops a certain brand identity to uphold. Enthusiasts come to expect particular qualities from its w...

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...