Everybody’s heard of, if not eaten, a McDonalds Big Mac. They’re ubiquitous, they’re popular—they’re everywhere. But they’re far from the best. On an empty street off the busy tourist route ...

Way before the arrival of such icons as the Daytona, the Monaco and the Speedmaster, Longines lorded it over the chronograph universe. From the 1930s to the 1950s, they released a number of ...

It’s one of the big-hitters in the Rolex line-up, a true alpha watch that hogs the limelight at the biggest auctions and is synonymous with one of the coolest actors that ever lived. But wit...

The Calatrava was not only a major milestone for Patek Philippe, it possibly rescued the brand from oblivion at a time when it had hit the financial skids. A simple design inspired by the Ge...

In 2014, the watchmaker Zenith was busy preparing its 150th anniversary celebration, and what better way to do it than by building a commemorative watch. But Zenith didn’t just take an exist...

It’s been twenty years since the last quartz-powered Rolex left the factory, closing the door on a seemingly indifferent relationship in which the brand never really became a fully fledged m...

It’s new, it’s here and everyone’s talking about it: it’s the Zenith Chronomaster Sport, and we think it’s great. So, let’s go pick some holes!...

Zenith’s making big moves with the Chronomaster Sport. Big, obvious moves. There hasn’t been such a big, obvious move since Antz and A Bug’s Life came out within eight weeks of each other ba...

It might seem as though Rolex doesn’t do much to maintain its legendary status in the watch industry. Rolling out endless new models and limited editions or packing its watches with complica...

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...

Back in the early 1900s, racing timer manufacturer Heuer decided to do something pretty revolutionary. Where watches had previously been able to record up to an 1/8 of a second and in rare c...

In 1969, Zenith released a trio of watches—all featuring the revolutionary El Primero calibre, the first automatic chronograph movement. Out of the three watches, two had tonneau-shaped case...