<![CDATA[ Latest from Country Life in Watches ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/watches Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:43:17 +0000 en <![CDATA[ From the watch brand favoured by The King, to the £350,000 model featuring more astronomical features than a rocketship, here’s how to hide your money on your wrist ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/watches/from-the-watch-brand-favoured-by-the-king-to-the-gbp350-000-model-featuring-more-astronomical-features-than-a-rocketship-heres-how-to-hide-your-money-on-your-wrist 5EhD3n2fqTVkSR5CmcpnhN Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:43:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ It’s a race to the auction house —Steve McQueen’s most storied watch is up for grabs at Sotheby's ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/watches/its-a-race-to-the-auction-house-steve-mcqueens-most-storied-watch-is-up-for-grabs-at-sothebys 5yBrAB3723mxK6qXwmBKnT Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ When is a watch not just a watch? When it's also a piece of high jewellery ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/watches/when-is-a-watch-not-just-a-watch-when-its-also-a-piece-of-high-jewellery yxU7YLEpiVRHiKrrpTvsVg Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ From five-figure sensations to fashion-forward timepieces, there’s a watch for everyone this Christmas, says Country Life’s expert ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/from-five-figure-sensations-to-fashion-forward-timepieces-theres-a-watch-for-everyone-this-christmas-says-country-lifes-expert qt3GbC5rCB9jWpVPLqYeMm Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:04:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ This machine is what happens when the Rolls-Royce of motorbikes and the most innovative of watchmakers join forces ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/motoring/brough-and-richard-mille-combine-to-produce-one-of-the-worlds-finest-motorcycles 7bAXapVzJTePdJx4uQZzWh Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ The tourbillon watch is a masterpiece of order born out of tumult and disarray ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/the-tourbillon-watch-is-a-masterpiece-of-order-born-out-of-tumult-and-disarray NLG6wjGBoNK3kajUFjQDHV Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ This watch was worn by the first woman to swim the English Channel, changing the horological world forever. Now it's going under the hammer ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/this-watch-was-worn-by-the-first-woman-to-swim-the-english-channel-changing-the-horological-world-forever-now-its-going-under-the-hammer DBkj9q2mVBRHgC8FXPqF2Q Sat, 18 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ If I could turn back time: Is your vintage timepiece the real deal? Yes — if you buy it directly from this watch brand ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/if-i-could-turn-back-time-is-your-vintage-watch-the-real-deal-yes-if-you-buy-it-directly-from-this-watch-brand adk69iBVCm6nhDyf8LnK8f Sat, 04 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Out of this world: The watches made from million-year-old space rock ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/out-of-this-world-the-watches-made-from-million-year-old-space-rock vrR98MUjdNdZKEHaaEWexQ Sat, 20 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ The watch maketh the man: What your watch says about you ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/the-watch-maketh-the-man-what-your-watch-says-about-you xGFZ6z5rjPFBag9z4t7poS Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘To buy vintage is to buy something with history, that’s lived a life’: Everything you need to know about the heritage watch world ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/to-buy-vintage-is-to-buy-something-with-history-thats-lived-a-life-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-vintage-watch-world nrkQgLk7aygG3g7bsNSksN Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ You can’t always rely on the Great British summer — but you can rely on its watches ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/you-cant-always-rely-on-the-great-british-summer-but-you-can-rely-on-its-watches X6GGFvf7AsKswvo739uD4F Sun, 13 Jul 2025 06:02:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘I get all twitchy when I see people wearing something that really doesn’t belong’: A watch for every summer occasion ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/style/i-get-all-twitchy-when-i-see-people-wearing-something-that-really-doesnt-belong-a-watch-for-every-summer-occasion 9wGASukZLMjvG8vqbp2C8T Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Timepiece: Are men really wearing smaller watches? ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie-yellow-polkadot-timepiece-are-men-really-wearing-smaller-watches bqfJEJ6SdeVnSjn4PYA83V Fri, 30 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Swatch ScubAqua collection is ‘a Woolworths pick-and-mix counter for your wrist’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/the-swatch-scubaqua-collection-is-a-woolworths-pick-and-mix-counter-for-your-wrist UEVUv3sG3HHGGvC9vH9iA5 Mon, 12 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ The chronograph watch: 'You can use it to time a furlong, a boat race, a lap of a Grand Prix or, for that matter, an egg' ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/the-chronograph-watch-you-can-use-it-to-time-a-furlong-a-boat-race-a-lap-of-a-grand-prix-or-for-that-matter-an-egg gtpqqD47bRXfJ7obqHuFtA Fri, 02 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The watch is Head Boy of men’s accessorising': Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey and Tom Chamberlin's Summer Season style secrets ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/style/the-watch-is-head-boy-of-mens-accessorising-ginnie-chadwyck-healey-and-tom-chamberlins-summer-season-style-secrets 6J3rWjvd45T65zQTjyinVg Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:02:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Materials, textures, construction, expression: A Brutalist watch on your wrist ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/materials-textures-construction-expression-a-brutalist-watch-on-your-wrist 8Y778VdVV85KdatDKhPR6f Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jumping hours, guichets and visual theatre: The biggest trend from Watches and Wonders explained ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/jumping-hours-guichets-and-visual-theatre-the-biggest-trend-from-watches-and-wonders-explained YtyH93UZSuDRuCzgKEv4Fd Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Everything you need to know about the stealth red carpet tease and Breitling’s new Top Time B31 watch — as seen on Austin Butler’s wrist ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/style/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-stealth-red-carpet-tease-and-breitlings-new-top-time-b31-watch-as-seen-on-austin-butlers-wrist fdv5S7sbTA95F5pr8KAyYW Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:02:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Horology with horsepower: Girard-Perregaux unveils new watch in collaboration with Aston Martin ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/horology-with-horsepower-girard-perregaux-unveils-new-watch-in-collaboration-with-aston-martin NhFRVm83RGTzBLtGLiBpe Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:30:10 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Right on time: Our Luxury Editor’s favourites from LVMH Watch Week ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/right-on-time-our-luxury-editors-favourites-from-lvmh-watch-week-278688 dbE6wuSiGr1uxpztvwbT66 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:48:53 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ The £20,000 watch made from the wing of a Spitfire shot down in the Second World War ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/the-20000-watch-made-from-the-wing-of-a-spitfire-shot-down-in-the-second-world-war-272108 wJv7Xef4MrPY4xQRNj8qwu Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:30:11 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jonathan Self: My 146-year-old timepiece is the antithesis of the smartwatches —and it's all the better for it ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/comment-opinion/jonathan-self-my-146-year-old-timepiece-is-the-antithesis-of-the-smartwatches-and-its-all-the-better-for-it-257001 hBzJj2myiC8v13qNk86BMe Tue, 20 Jun 2023 06:00:33 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:06:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ How many of today's best watches are inspired by the great watches of the past ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/why-the-best-modern-watches-are-inspired-by-the-great-watches-of-the-past-249865 7mjbCNhgFTr7gPWoH1s6Xh Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:00:12 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Patek Philippe and G. Collins & Sons: The perfect match ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/promoted/patek-philippe-and-g-collins-sons-the-perfect-match-231324 hbwoRk7R78zBywuddk9aNh Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:15:45 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:06:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best smart watches with traditional faces, from a classic Tag to one that's 'like having a doctor on your wrist' ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/the-best-smart-watches-with-traditional-faces-from-a-classic-tag-to-one-thats-like-having-a-doctor-on-your-wrist-228066 6ThNRX4VTXLQKQtZoLLLex Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:00:48 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ TAG Heuer and Porsche join forces on Carrera watch ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/style/tag-heuer-and-porsche-join-forces-on-carrera-watch-222432 4izFKWxyPiCxg11nK4kxb9 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:30:30 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: A watch that's older than planet earth, the ultimate bowl for tasteful dogs and saving the planet via the medium of cashmere ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/style/the-utterly-inessential-shopping-list-a-watch-thats-older-than-planet-earth-the-ultimate-bowl-for-tasteful-dogs-and-saving-the-planet-via-the-medium-of-cashmere-219536 vvahFuxm762cWuL8UQZHu6 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:04:27 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: The Ministry of Defence's watch of choice, the perfect gift for the perfect puppy and our weekly wine blast ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/utterly-inessential-shopping-list-ministry-defences-watch-choice-perfect-gift-perfect-puppy-weekly-wine-blast-193336 not need, but still whimsically wish for?' ]]> cQtQnLFJ6bPg1VNA8hQUEU Fri, 08 Mar 2019 14:00:38 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 magnificent men's watches good enough to pass down as heirlooms ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/gentleman/10-magnificent-mens-watches-good-enough-pass-heirlooms-177784 vgepJoqxLozPx2X1TpJ4t Mon, 14 May 2018 13:00:23 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ How military watches have come from First World War necessity to 21st century icon ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/style/military-watches-come-first-world-war-necessity-21st-century-icon-169720 wrKKuBVipJY9VFzaJVLn7J Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:00:55 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A watch experiences your life in its entirety': Patek Philippe's MD on life and timepieces ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/style/managing-director-of-patek-philippe-153509 r15bAPzEDmnADU48K1C4v5 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 07:18:48 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hublot producing 70th anniversary Ferrari watch ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/style/hublot-producing-ferrari-watch-limited-just-70-153055 uD6rQquBznqSpnp5hFd2tv Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:08:17 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five smartwatches that are as elegant as they are technically clever ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/style/five-smartwatches-that-are-as-elegant-as-they-are-technically-clever-152718 e8fgsvbpDm7vULH4nQWWk3 Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:37:21 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ The best watches from SIHH ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/style/the-best-watches-from-sihh-82488 kTxb4UdW3dMqd8A3oNbmQL Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:47:37 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watches for each stage of life ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/watch-brands-for-life-79451 pLaNoj2HS8KaHUWmdiS2n2 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 09:40:06 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ A watch for every budget ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/a-watch-for-every-budget-79555 oZsJ3WenTDSg44vSQPQrYS Sun, 15 Nov 2015 15:00:56 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch jargon translated ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/gentleman/watch-jargon-translated-79553 8TUSZtakcv9mbfrRemdHRZ Thu, 12 Nov 2015 12:00:18 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Top watches showcase comes to London ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/top-watches-showcase-comes-to-london-78632 9Jkuphj7zjkwmBTLM9w752 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:14:57 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Beautiful shoes and watches; update your winter wardrobe ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/luxury-news-round-up-2-77767 hHKxJT9HAciALvzBYZFdz5 Sun, 04 Oct 2015 06:31:50 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Breitling Chronomat Airborne ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/luxury/breitling-chronomat-airborne-1606 sKWTqnmRNQf33Vt1aFpJDA Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:57:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Summer luxuries for him ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/summer-luxuries-for-him-7437 4SVyfH64W8kq1ghdriGffN Fri, 31 May 2013 07:51:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:06:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ The hottest A/W trends to watch out for ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/the-hottest-aw-trends-to-watch-out-for-11439 iSXoMvxBtF9wqfF1SFVWar Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:59:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:24 +0000