Our Favorite Watch and Carmaker Tie-Ins
In many ways, wristwatches and automobiles have grown up together. Both really came into their own at the beginning of the 20th century and have since exploded into two of the biggest industries in the world. Moreover, there is often a significant overlap in their two target audiences. Big watch fans are often big car fans […]
The Top 5 Chronographs: The Zenith El Primero A385
Where would we be without the El Primero? One of the first ever self-winding chronograph calibers (arguably the first, hence the name) it not only served inside some iconic watches made by its original inventor, Zenith, it also provided the spark which completely transformed the fortunes of Rolex’s misfiring Daytona and turned it into the legendary symbol […]
The Top 5 Chronographs: The Heuer Monaco 1133B
In our series covering the top 5 chronograph watches of all time, we’ve already taken a detailed look at Zenith’s El Primero A385. This time, we’re going to cover another iconic entry which has a number of factors in common with that ground-breaking piece, Heuer’s brilliant Monaco 1133B. To begin with, both watches were launched […]
The Top 5 Dive Watches: The Rolex Submariner
And so we come to the number one spot on our list of the top 5 dive watches of all time, and the only watch that could ever fill it… There have been other timepieces created throughout history which could be described as influential; Speedmaster, Royal Oak, GMT-Master, etc. But in terms of all-round importance, […]