All New Rolex Releases At Watches & Wonders 2025: The Land-Dweller
The problem with Watches & Wonders Geneva being held at the start of April is there is always the possibility those of us who don’t attend and only get to see new models through press releases might mistake the more off-beat ones for pranks. That was my immediate thought when I saw the first images […]
All New Rolex Releases At Watches & Wonders 2025
If you cast your mind back to the start of January, you’ll remember we published an (admittedly premature) ‘predictions’ article for this year’s Rolex releases at Watches & Wonders. Now, not only was our list one of the earliest posts on the subject to go live it was also, as always, one of the wrongest. […]
A Guide to Watch Hand Types
Every visual component of a watch, no matter how inconsequential they might seem, is key to the overall success or failure of its design. Elements such as the type of bezel, the style of bracelet, even the hour markers all have their roles to play. And another vital ingredient will always be the handset. Obviously […]
Making it Work: The Tourbillon
So far in this mini-series exploring the various components that go into a modern watch movement, we have looked at mainsprings and escapements; two elements without which a wristwatch just could not work. This time we’re going to examine one which is, for all intents and purposes, expensively superfluous—the tourbillon. What is a Tourbillon? If […]