As I?ve mentioned before, square-shaped timepieces have always held a special place in my heart (and on my wrist). Perhaps it comes from my childhood fixation with Andy Warhol and his well-known love for Cartier Tanks (that he notoriously refused to...
Earlier this year, we reviewed the Defakto Vektor, one of the newest watches from the faithfully minimalist German brand. The watch expertly mixes reductive design with bold, graphic elements, and being that Defakto is an Ickler brand, it’s... -
This month\'s round-up features an eclectic mix of watches from the entry-level to the very high-end, and from some of the biggest names in watchmaking like Patek Philippe, Seiko, and Tag Heuer.
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You can tell a lot about a man from his watch, they say. And while it’s all very well to have a safe, solid, sensible watch (there are plenty of them about, after all) some of us need something a bit more interesting. Here are six watches... -
Click through our gallery to see how Salon QP 2017 unfolded – with watches, seminars, vintage cars, wine tastings and much more
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Dozens of visitors queued up outside the Saatchi Gallery to see the world\'s best watches ...
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There are over a half a million kilometers of coastline in the world with over 2 billion people living within earshot of said coastline ? and somebody?s got to keep ?em all safe. The Bell & Ross V2-94 & V2-92 Garde-Côtes read more...
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We’ve got exclusive hands-on pictures of the latest addition to the Black Bay family – a Harrods edition in trademark green that’s set to be an instant collector favourite
By Chris Hall
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As ever, Salon QP is the venue for a number of watches to make their first appearances. This year we have a whole host of new watch faces to acquaint you with. If you don’t have tickets yet, there’s still time – -
The modern-day, Swiss incarnation of Breguet takes up the ?equation of time? torch from its eponymous French forebear with this easy-to-read and ingeniously designed representation of the fluctuating relationship between ?real? solar and ?mean?... -
A new wave of modern watch designs spurns traditional dials and hands in favour of inventive alternatives
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Ahead of SIHH 2018, we get a glimpse of a new complication on the Overseas
By Chris Hall
The Vacheron Constantin Overseas is, literally as well as practically, a pretty good choice for a traveller – especially if you’re the “turn left... -
As watch lovers, we know all too well that buying and selling on the second-hand market can be a stressful experience, especially when it?s online. Is the item authentic" Did I ask all the right questions" Am I being ripped-off" If you?ve... -
Last night in Geneva the great and the good of the watch industry assembled for the GPHG awards, crowning Chopard’s LUC Full Strike with top honours. Here’s the full list of winners, plus a few conversation-starting observations.
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To mark the 85th birthday of TAG Heuer?s honorary president Jack Heuer, the company has released a special edition Autavia
The Autavia chronograph was one of the first new watches released under the stewardship of Heuer?s CEO Jack Heuer back in... -
By their very nature, skeleton watches tend to be big-ticket items in the world of horology: not only do they require mechanical movements, but to reach their full aesthetic potential those movements need to be stripped down to their most basic... -
Spinnaker, a small brand set on producing timepieces with a nautical design focus, has just released a new model, the Spinnaker Fleuss Automatic dive watch. The watch itself is inspired by Henry Fleuss, a British diving engineer credited with... -
At Salon QP 2017 we exhibited a watch that made it to the summit of Mount Everest on the wrist of Gurkha Sgt Milan Rai. A week later it sold at Bonhams with all funds going to charity.
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TAG Heuer releases a new Carrera in tribute to the boxer, following the launch of the collection last year
TAG Heuer has launched a new watch that pays tribute to legendary boxer and activist Muhammad Ali, following the first TAG Heuer Carrera... -
The third watch to arise from Roger Dubuis’ new partnership with Lamborghini’s motorsport division blends performance and luxury.
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Partnerships are a tricky thing to get right in the watch industry; some fit hand-in... -