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  1. Review: A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus

    Review: A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus

    Alright, so let’s get one thing out there before we begin: this review is produced for and by Watchfinder, a company owned by the same group that owns A. Lange & Söhne. You would say that makes...
    Posted on 22/02/2021
  2. Review: Bell & Ross BR 05

    Review: Bell & Ross BR 05

    You don’t need twenty-twenty vision to spot that the Bell & Ross BR 05 looks a little bit—well, a lot a bit—like Audemars Piguet’s pivotal Royal Oak. It’s as obvious as the sky being blue, the...
    Posted on 12/02/2021
  3. Review: Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Dual Time

    Review: Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Dual Time

    It’s not every day you’d call a £15,000 watch a bargain, but the Jules Audemars Dual Time from Audemars Piguet is the kind of watch that, were you to have £15,000 lying around, you should snap...
    Posted on 29/01/2021
  4. Review: Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date

    Review: Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph Panorama Date

    The seventies was a decade of catastrophic disaster. The oxygen tanks on board Apollo 13 ruptured, almost stranding the crew in space; the Unit 2 reactor of the Three Mile Island nuclear power...
    Posted on 15/01/2021
  5. Review: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin

    Review: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin

    We all know the story of how the big three got their sports watches, don’t we? All designed by the same guy, Gérald Genta, in the 1970s? Well that’s not exactly true—at least not for the Vacheron...
    Posted on 11/01/2021
  6. Review: H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Centre Seconds

    Review: H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Centre Seconds

    It’s not often you stumble across something truly special when it comes to watchmaking, and by that, I mean discover a great watch no one else really seems to be talking about. Usually, if it’s...
    Posted on 04/11/2020
  7. Review: Aventi A-11 Pure Sapphire

    Review: Aventi A-11 Pure Sapphire

    Change is in the air. I can feel it. Watchmaking, like many things in life, goes through cycles of evolution, every now and then purging the old and ushering in the new. Around twenty years ago...
    Posted on 16/09/2020
  8. Feature: 3 Watches That Do The Unexpected

    Feature: 3 Watches That Do The Unexpected

    A watch is a watch, wouldn’t you say, a trinket that tells the time and does so, hopefully, clearly and accurately. That’s certainly the expectation, but when it comes to watchmaking, there’s...
    Posted on 02/09/2020
  9. Review: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Carbon

    Review: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Carbon

    It’s the wonder material of the twenty-first century, both lightweight and strong. Found at the pinnacle of industry, this composite of one of Earth’s most abundant elements lets mankind go farther...
    Posted on 24/08/2020
  10. Feature: My Biggest Watch Collecting Mistakes

    Feature: My Biggest Watch Collecting Mistakes

    If you’re looking for a tale of joy and prosperity, look away, dear audience. We have all made mistakes, some more than others, but what I am about to present before you is nothing short of a...
    Posted on 13/07/2020
  11. Review: Hublot Big Bang Meca-10

    Review: Hublot Big Bang Meca-10

    It seems like it should be against the Geneva convention to say, but this near-on £20,000 Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 is actually—dare I say it—a bit of a bargain. I know, I know, there are places...
    Posted on 10/07/2020
  12. Review: Tudor North Flag

    Review: Tudor North Flag

    There’s big talk about Tudor right now. Ten years ago, people would have assumed you were talking about the 16th century royal family after which this watch brand is named, but since something...
    Posted on 10/07/2020