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Rolex’s most complicated sailing watch is back on deckThe Yacht-Master II returns after a two-year-long hiatus.
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Why don't more people know about the Bodmin-born horologist who helped put Britain — quite literally — on the map?Robin Swithinbank remembers John Arnold on the 225th anniversary of his greatest creation.
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Time well spent: The watch adverts from the Country Life Archive that chart 130 years of styleRosie Paterson uncovers 11 outstanding watch adverts from the Country Life Archive.
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Plutocrats, presidents and pioneers: The watch maketh the man — or is it the other way round?The greatest watches ever made were often worn by the greatest men in history — but did the wearers bestow greatness upon the timepiece or vice versa?
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Britain's gold rush is very bad news for vintage and luxury watchesThe high price of gold is melting horological history, finds Amie Elizabeth White.
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Why a watch should be anything but roundA clock is often round, but a wristwatch can be many different silhouettes.
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In The Dogh0use: Would you pay extra to build your own luxury watch?Studio Underd0g's new seven-figure facility is a dream come true for wannabe watchmakers.
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Is it worth queueing around the street for a pocket watch? The answer, of course, is yesAmie Elizabeth White and Rosie Paterson reveal the very new trend for a very old accessory.
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It’s a race to the auction house — Steve McQueen’s most storied watch is up for grabs at Sotheby'sBidders, start your engines. The Heuer Monaco watch worn by the effortlessly cool actor in the 1971 film ‘Le Mans’ is about to go on sale.
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When is a watch not just a watch? When it's also a piece of high jewelleryFelix Bischof selects his favourite timepieces from this year's Watches and Wonders that also double as beautifully pieces of jewellery.
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From five-figure sensations to fashion-forward timepieces, there’s a watch for everyone this Christmas, says Country Life’s expertHave you left your Christmas shopping to the last minute? Not sure what to buy your fickle teenage son? Panic not, says Chris Hall, who has found a watch for everyone.
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This machine is what happens when the Rolls-Royce of motorbikes and the most innovative of watchmakers join forcesBrough Superior and Richard Mille, two brands renowned for perfection, have created something that is exactly that.
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The tourbillon watch is a masterpiece of order born out of tumult and disarrayWhat is it that makes the tourbillon — one the most beguiling instruments in watchmaking — tick?
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This watch was worn by the first woman to swim the English Channel, changing the horological world forever. Now it's going under the hammerThe early Rolex Oyster was worn by pioneering cross-Channel swimmer Mercedes Gleitze in 1927.
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If I could turn back time: Is your vintage timepiece the real deal? Yes — if you buy it directly from this watch brandIWC's new Curated collection takes the hassle out of vintage watch buying.
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Out of this world: The watches made from million-year-old space rockThe meteorite fragments used in luxury watches are likely from one of two rare space rocks.
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‘To buy vintage is to buy something with history, that’s lived a life’: Everything you need to know about the heritage watch worldCollecting and wearing vintages watches has never been cooler.
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You can’t always rely on the Great British summer — but you can rely on its watchesBritish watchmakers have excelled themselves in recent months — releasing bright and beautiful timepieces that you'll want on your wrist through summer, and beyond.
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‘I get all twitchy when I see people wearing something that really doesn’t belong’: A watch for every summer occasionThere’s a watch for every social summer occasion, from the Mediterranean to muddy festivals. Chris Hall selects some of his favourites.
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Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Timepiece: Are men really wearing smaller watches?Chris Hall questions whether the so-called-fashion for tiny tickers is as clear cut as it seems.
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The Swatch ScubAqua collection is ‘a Woolworths pick-and-mix counter for your wrist’The 1990s wasn't horology’s most glittering decade, but with the decade firmly back in style, watchmakers are keen to give it all another go.
