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...

Nestling in the Glashutte valley under the shadow of the mighty A. Lange & Sohne, Glashutte Original is something of an underdog when compared to its better-known German brother. As rivalrie...

France in the 1800s was a difficult period to start a jewellery brand. Fresh out of a revolution and in the midst of another, with the economy in disrepair and Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte's cou...

For the cynical among us, it's becoming difficult to remain enthusiastic when Omega announces the results of yet another archival plundering. We all enjoy a good look back into the past, but...

Watchmaking is as much about style as it is about substance, there's no doubt about it. Whether that style evolves from functionality, as with the Rolex Submariner, or leads the way from the...

The GMT-Master 1675 is one of the most prolific vintage sports watches out there, its production spanning twenty-one years from 1959 to 1980. This makes it an ideal candidate for the aspirin...

What is it that makes something a classic? Is it quality, design, being feature-rich - or is it something else entirely, something intangible, indescribable perhaps? We try to solve this see...

Omega. The name itself is a symbol of greatness and the quest for perfection. Long recognised as perhaps one of the two most famous and important Swiss watch brands - alongside Rolex - Omega...

Movie tie-ins? Limited edition colours? Hip hop-esque naming conventions? The last company you'd associate that little list with is Rolex, but sure enough, the Deepsea D-Blue ticks all of th...

Thanks to the Romans, Pope Gregory XIII, Jesus and of course the orbit of our home, Earth, we have a calendar system that is as concise and efficient as the English language itself. I can im...