Day: October 11, 2016
Best Men’s Travel Watches
October 11, 2016Forget, for a moment, that your phone can dance between time zones before you’ve even popped your chronometer’s crown. Forget the horrors of airport security manhandling your expensive cogs and gears. Because when you strap on a watch that’s designed to travel, you’re embracing the idea your journey could end somewhere your phone won’t. And […]
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The World Of Watch Modding
October 11, 2016Ever owned a watch that would be perfect but for one small niggling design element? It might be a date display that brings disharmony to the dial, a bezel that lacks pop, or a set of hands whose lume has faded faster than your bank balance after a trip to Watches of Switzerland. Or maybe […]
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The Diving Watches You Can Dive In
October 11, 2016The phrase ‘diving watches you can actually dive in’ probably sounds like a tautology. Of course you can dive in diving watches. Well, yes and no. It all depends on what you mean by ‘diving’. If it’s splashing around in a snorkel then that’s generally fine. When the tank and wetsuit come out, most diving […]
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The Best German Watch Brands
October 11, 2016Germany – often dubbed the Land of Ideas – has lots of good ones. Industry-leading cars? Sure. Delicious beer? Absolutely. But watches? Isn’t that a Swiss thing…? It shouldn’t really come as a surprise that Germany has a thriving watch industry right now. Aside from being a fastidiously punctual bunch, the Germans are no slouches […]
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The Hidden Cost Of Owning A Luxury Watch
October 11, 2016Luxury watch-owning friends of mine are always put out by how much it costs to service a mechanical watch. The tone is always the same. “I spent £5,000 on this watch three years ago, took it back in for a check-up, and they want £500 for a service. Five-hundred quid! That can’t be right. Can […]
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The Best Square-Faced Watches
October 11, 2016The watch industry moves at a pace that makes menswear look indecisive. But then, developing a new case shape isn’t like making your tees a bit longer. When faced with a big dent to the R&D budget, no wonder most brands stick to making round watches in different colours. But at this year’s SIHH and […]
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10 Of The Best Men’s Watches
October 11, 2016Watches have always been a currency of sorts. In the boardrooms of London’s Liverpool Street and the member’s clubs of Mayfair, money is no object – whether earned or inherited. But since it’s gauche to actually discuss money, your place in the hierarchy is set by the prestige of what’s on your wrist. Your Rollie […]
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You Should Ignore 5 Watch ‘Rules’
October 11, 2016Gold And Silver Should Never Mix In generations gone by, when you were considered gaudy if you wore your hat askance, it’s understandable that matching your metals was seen as a touch flash. But we now live in a world where Jeremy Scott puts wings on gold trainers (and people actually wear them), so some […]
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How Watches Went Online
October 11, 2016The Rolex man looked very pleased with himself. ‘Rolex is joining Twitter!’ he announced, clapping his hands together. ‘But!’ came the warning, ‘ours will be a MONOLOGUE, and not a DIALOGUE!’ Four years on, Rolex has yet to tweet under its official handle. Speaking personally, my follow request is still pending. To be fair to […]
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The Best Skeleton Dial Watches
October 11, 2016No good has ever come from closet-dwelling skeletons. Just ask the Clintons what they knew about ‘that woman’. Or Taylor Swift for her take on ‘that bitch’. Seems no one told the guys in Geneva. Over the last few seasons, the biggest watch brands have come clean about precisely what goes on in inside their […]
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