Christmas Eve, 1995, and every kid in the land was lying awake, wide-eyed and excited, imagining various scenarios that all involved unwrapping the newly launched Playstation. Most of those ...

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 ...

Like many younger siblings, Tudor has always fought to step out of the shadow of its big brother—and as the brother in question happens to be Rolex, that’s no mean feat. The brand was create...

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 ad...

With the discovery of bronze, metal objects that were made for years and years could be made better than ever before. From tools, to weapons, to majestic statues we see all across the world....

It's been put forward that the correlation between accelerating time and increasing age is tied to a phenomenon based on the theory of relativity. At ten years old, a single lap of the sun r...

If you’re a Richard Mille superfan like Tour de France cyclist Mark Cavendish, then getting a Richard Mille watch of your own can’t get any better than being given one straight from the wris...

Most people know the story of the Portuguese. Created by IWC for the Portuguese market in the 1930s, it was designed to be a wristwatch with the precision of a marine chronometer, and has si...

A few years ago, at a WWII airshow event, I had the opportunity to sit inside a vintage fighter plane. I was struck by two thoughts: firstly, and probably most obviously, how cool the cockpi...

The movements of the celestial bodies above us have been a source of intense interest to the human race ever since we first turned our gaze skyward. As we studied the Sun, stars and Moon, we...

There is a certain Marmite-esque quality to Panerai's unmistakable aesthetic. You either love the big, brazen appeal of the military-inspired watches (and in fact, Panerai has a dedicated cu...

Combining the best of yachting with sports car technology, the Kormaran is a high-tech watercraft constructed entirely from carbon fibre. With the ability to transform even while in motion, ...