While Blancpain, the oldest watch manufacturer in the world today, was founded in 1735, Hublot... was not. Nearly two-and-a-half centuries separate the pair, and you don't need me to tell you—that's...

Rolex may be the biggest watch brand in the world, but it's also the most secretive. As much as there is that we know about Rolex, there's just as much—or more—that we don't. Some of those things...

There's a single question that has driven humanity's pursuit of science and technology for millennia: "What if?" It's a question that predominantly leads to injury, embarrassment and internet...

When Hans Wilsdorf first set out to build a watch company in 1905, he set himself a goal: to make the world's best watch. Early Rolex promotional material boasted the number of ways Wilsdorf's...

Before we even begin, let's get one thing clear about this particular Rolex GMT-Master II: it's not going to please everybody. It probably won't even please the majority. In fact, I'd go so far...

What do Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet and Vacheron Constantin all have in common? Yes, they do make up the top three best watchmakers in the world, but there's something else they share: they...

Black and steel. Lots of black and steel. The average watch display has all the vibrance of a February puddle—but as we slowly amble towards spring, it’s time to look at something with a bit...

If there's one thing Rolex knows how to do really... well, it's generating publicity. With a tightly cropped and thoroughly confusing promotional shot, the Swiss giant first announced the 'Sky-Dweller'

Racing through the winding back alleys of Lima, Peru, camera in hand, there's no time to be working out if it's the middle of the night in London or not; that story needs to be out the door and...

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 kids...

The watchmaker known as Zenith has made quite the comeback in recent years. As creator of the world's first integrated automatic chronograph movement - the El Primero - and former supplier of...

The idea of a military watch tends to render something a false impression in the mind's eye. When we think of military equipment, we think of armour-plated battle monsters, brim full of weaponry...