So of course you’ll have guessed by now that the fourth most popular brand and the subject of this week’s In Focus series is luxury giant Audemars Piguet. For better or worse, Audemars Pigue...

For a watch that has made such a seismic impact on the industry, the Royal Oak’s conception was a fleeting affair. A broom cupboard quickie rather than an all-night-long kama sutra session, ...

We bring A. Lange & Söhne’s “In Focus” week to a close with a second take on what makes the brand so unique and interesting with some unusual titbits you probably didn’t know. The week may b...

There are several leading luxury watch brands who have been resuscitated after decades of lying comatose—from the mighty Blancpain to Jaquet Droz—but in most cases it was the quartz crisis t...

For a town that’s the epicentre of high-end German watchmaking, Glashütte is an unassuming kind of place. Quaint, low-rise buildings line the dozen or so streets which are surrounded by verd...

Limited-edition pieces have always been popular across a range of products, from clothing lines to fizzy drinks to, of course, watches. There’s something about the reduced availability of it...

Every successful movie secret agent needs a watch, whether it’s to be on time for a clandestine meeting, carry out a meticulously planned assassination attempt or meet glamorous femme fatale...

Glance at the dial of any watch advertisement and the model being promoted will invariably have its hands positioned at ten past ten. But what if it also has a date aperture? The number on d...

One of IWC’s biggest successes, the Big Pilot’s Watch has some rather noteworthy attributes and an intriguing backstory. We thought it was about time we revealed all about the brand’s flagsh...

What do the ice cream companies Wall’s, Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s have in common? Don’t worry, I’m not about to make some lame joke; the answer is that they are owned by the same company: Uni...

No one in the watch industry can boast a legacy like that of the great Gerald Genta, who died ten years ago this week. Genta didn’t merely design one iconic watch for one brand. Across a de...

When it comes to chronographs, the word ‘Valjoux’ comes with a dazzling aura of respect and reverence. Why? Because the list of watch brands that have relied on this legendary movement maker...