Someone's going to realise soon, and then it will be too late. What am I talking about? Glashutte Original's prices. Now here's a brand that, for all intents and purposes, is on a level with...

There are a plethora of watch companies out there that do the 'affordable luxury' thing, and some even do it pretty well. Not everybody can afford the likes of Patek Philippe or Vacheron Con...

Ask a panel of watch enthusiasts what the most useful complication on a watch is, and chances are they'll tell you it’s the date function. The self-changing date was invented by Rolex in 194...

There’s no question about it—Rolex is the best known, most recognisable and biggest name in watchmaking. It’s a surprise to find out that Rolex is one of the younger watchmakers out there, i...

In July 1955, at the height of the Cold War, a meeting was held to discuss peace. The Geneva Summit, as it became known, was led by the 'Big Four' - USA’s President Dwight Eisenhower, Britai...

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...

Say 'Audemars Piguet' and the first thing that comes to mind is the Royal Oak - or if you own a pair of faded jeans, the Royal Oak Offshore. As is well-documented, the Royal Oak was Audemars...

Mechanical watches of the twentieth century are highly collectable and stylish items. Often, they will be limited in number, while boasting beautifully engineered movements—they are sophisti...

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...

Scientists and philosophers have long known that time is relative. You might think that a day has twenty-four hours, but that's only because we define a day as the average time it takes the ...

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 ...

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...