Rolex has launched several fascinating new models at this year’s Watches & Wonders, including an entirely new series—a rarity for the brand. Read on to discover some of the other highlights ...

Every year a handful of watchmakers release a special watch to usher in the Chinese New Year. As a result, we often see limited-edition pieces adorned with creatures from mythical dragons to...

When the early 20th century business moguls Henry Graves and James Ward Packard—the Bezos and Musk of their day—competed with each other to own the world’s most complicated watch......

It's only a matter of time before the title “Watch consultant” regularly appears in the closing credits of TV series, with wardrobe assistants and prop masters becoming increasingly aware th...

Succession has become one of the most talked-about TV series in recent years with people speculating over who would become the next top dog of family-owned media empire, Waystar Royco. The b...

Since the 17th century Switzerland has been a horological power-house, with almost every leading contemporary luxury watch brand establishing itself in the country between then and the early...

The USA was once home to several watch brands of repute, the best known of which are Elgin and Waltham—both long gone—and Hamilton, which was sold in 1974 to the Swiss company that would eve...

The reunification of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall paved the way for the Glashütte revival led by A.Lange & Sohne. This proud watchmaking town in Saxonia, eastern Germany, had se...

Considering it’s a direct neighbour to the mighty watchmaking giant that is Switzerland, it makes sense that France has a burgeoning watch industry of its own. In fact, the nation’s watchmak...

Picture this: you’ve spent years developing an incredible watch and spent thousands of pounds on marketing, only for your watch to have its five minutes of fame, or worse, slip into the wood...

Hundreds of watches are released every year, so how do you make yours stand out? Well, if you’re Armin Strom—an independent watch brand with a strong focus on open-worked watches—you create ...

Automatic wristwatches revolutionised the industry when they emerged in the 1930s and are now the most common type of mechanical timepiece. We tasked our experts with answering the most comm...