It is said that there is no such thing as a new idea, that every one borrows from another before it, tracing all the way back to the very first independent and creative thought. That may be ...

Imagine you're pushing a child on a swing for an indeterminate period of time. After a while, you become tired and the amount of force you can exert weakens. Each swing reduces in height and...

Many examples of the intersection between engineering and beauty exist in this world. Concorde is one, the Shard another and IWC's original Portuguese is a third. What these three things hav...

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...

As a sucker for vintage watches but with a wrist wide enough to make them look silly, I'm always open to heritage-inspired designs upscaled to modern proportions. When I saw the press releas...

Breitling is the yeast extract-based spread of watchmaking. Some people can't get enough of them, others wouldn't even wear one on a bet, but either way we've all heard of the brand. Pre-qua...