Pioneered by legendary underwater explorers like Jacques Cousteau, dive watches are now the go-to wristwear for everyone. Tough yet timelessly stylish, they can be worn with anything, anywhere...

As with any business, watch brands need to get their name out there in the form of advertising and PR campaigns, and there’s certainly a mixed bag of results from over the years. So, did these...

We all need that first watch, the one to get us onto the market, and just like the housing ladder, it’s pretty hard to buy your absolute dream watch from the get-go. So, if you need a hand becoming...

If you’ve been wondering who our finalist is for most popular watchmaker in our In Focus series, wonder no more. If, like everyone else, you’d already seen a mile off that it was Rolex, well...

For a town that’s the epicentre of high-end German watchmaking, Glashütte is an unassuming kind of place. Quaint, low-rise buildings line the dozen or so streets which are surrounded by verdant...

Hublot chose a turbulent time to enter the watch industry. Founded in 1980 when the quartz crisis was still raging and Swiss watchmakers were melting away like a slice of grilled Emmenthal, it...

Look on the wrist of an elite footballer when they’re in their civvies and there’s a good chance they’re wearing a Hublot. It’s become as much of a footballing cliché as living in a mock Tudor...

Ever heard of the paradox of choice? It’s when you’re presented with so many options that it’s hard to make a decision. Watches can feel like that sometimes; there are so many brands, so many...

The feud between watchmaking powerhouses Rolex and Omega has been raging for over a century, for so long it’s almost hard to remember how it all begin. Let’s remind ourselves.

Whether we like them or not, big watches are here to stay. Thick, chunky and in your face, these are timepieces that hide under no man's cuff. Like a low, wide car, or a window-shattering concert...

While Blancpain, the oldest watch manufacturer in the world today, was founded in 1735, Hublot... was not. Nearly two-and-a-half centuries separate the pair, and you don't need me to tell you—that's...

I’m not someone who lives a life of extremes. As uncool as it might be to admit it, more often than not, I keep to the oft-scorned beaten track—but that doesn’t stop me from being able to admire...