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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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The watch maketh the man: What your watch says about youWe hate to stereotype, but it has become apparent that certain timepieces ally with certain traits. Nick Foulkes delves into what else ‘turns the dial’ for each of these watch-loving gents.
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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.
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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'The chronograph watch is quite at home throughout the Season, from clocking the fastest at the finishing line to tottering through Champagne-drenched enclosures.
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'The watch is Head Boy of men’s accessorising': Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey and Tom Chamberlin's Summer Season style secretsWhen it comes to dressing for the Season, accessories will transform an outfit. Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey and Tom Chamberlin, both stylish summer-party veterans, offer some sage advice.
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Materials, textures, construction, expression: A Brutalist watch on your wristLuxury watchmakers are seeking to bridge the gap between two contrasting styles, with exciting results.
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Jumping hours, guichets and visual theatre: The biggest trend from Watches and Wonders explainedMiniature window displays replaced traditional watch hands at this year's Watches and Wonders fair.
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Horology with horsepower: Girard-Perregaux unveils new watch in collaboration with Aston MartinThe Girard-Perregaux Laureato Chronograph Aston Martin Edition is covered in 15 ultra-fine layers of automotive paint.
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Right on time: Our Luxury Editor’s favourites from LVMH Watch WeekDoesn’t time go by so fast? LVMH Watch Week is back for its sixth iteration and there are plenty of new and old faces to marvel at, says Hetty Lintell.
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The £20,000 watch made from the wing of a Spitfire shot down in the Second World WarThe ultimate enthusiast's timepiece?
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Jonathan Self: My 146-year-old timepiece is the antithesis of the smartwatches — and it's all the better for itHow lovely to have a beautiful watch to order your life, says Jonathan Self; but how much better to have no need of one at all.
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