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...

It's a plugin hybrid sports car with impressively low consumption and emissions. But there's no catch, and no compromise on that unbeatable BMW driving appeal. This next-generation, ultra-ef...

It's understandable to discover that, on awaiting receipt of the Wempe Chronometerwerke, I was a little apprehensive. Store-branded watches have a habit of being mediocre at best, and are of...

Four straight sides, four right angles - it's a recipe for uncool if the colloquialisms of the 1960s are anything to go by, the shape of the box we all strive to break free from. But that's ...

Over half a century ago, IWC introduced an antimagnetic watch to fulfil the needs of engineers during advances in the understanding of electricity. Balance springs, being the delicate things...

Imagine you're pushing a child on a swing for an indeterminate period of time. After a while, you become tired and the amount of force you can exert weakens. Each swing reduces in height and...

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...