High end watches come with high end prices—that's no secret. But what if there were some loophole, some trick to getting watches made by top names like IWC, Audemars Piguet and Vacheron Cons...

Think of steel and gold and you may well think of white suits with rolled-up sleeves, the Ferrari Testarossa and awful, awful haircuts, but it may well be that the association is a little un...

As nice as watches from the likes of Rolex and Patek Philippe are, not everyone is fortunate enough to have the budget for them—but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some fantastic affordable s...

The steel and gold used to make watches are sourced from the ground and refined into a raw material, which is then shaped and finished into the final product. All pretty standard, pretty nor...

It doesn’t take much looking to find a sizable group of people who claim that the moon landings never happened. They believe the historic moment when Neil Armstrong first set foot on that gr...

Let's get straight to it—the Patek Philippe 5170P in my right hand is worth almost 20 times as much as the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch in my left. With the Omega clocking an RRP of just over...

If you were to simply read the specs of this Patek Philippe 5170R and A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Chronograph, they'd seem almost identical. They're both around 39mm, both hand wound in-house chro...

The humble chronograph. First invented at the beginning of the 19th century, it’s one of the most useful—and one of the most common—complications you’ll find on a watch. The chronograph has ...

The calibre 1887 has taken a bit of a bashing since its launch. It's a shame, because it's a fine example of a chronograph movement - it has a column wheel, a double pawl winding system and ...

We've talked previously about the chronograph in its various forms within these pages; now we're going to expand on one of the most desirable - yet least understood - components of a high-en...

I've been a fan of Longines ever since I became aware of the company's existence. Vintage Longines makes for fairly priced, reliable ownership, giving much better value than its better-known...

Last issue, we looked at Breitling's flagship Chronomat, and we were undecided on whether it was the right direction for Breitling to go. We loved the calibre 01 in-house chronograph movemen...