Archives: Watches

Black Watches

  If the actual Black Watch – as in “the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland” – doesn’t have its own wristwatch, it is a crying shame. Black timepieces are about as hot as they get, and that … Continue reading

Ralph Lauren Automobile Watch

Ralph Lauren’s new Automobile Watch was presented to the watch community as a by-product of his love for cars. As is well-known, he owns around 70 magnificent vehicles, which inspire him through their details and their execution. Such is their … Continue reading

The Ones That Got Away: MHR

One day, a book will be written about the brave brands that kept the faith during the years between the arrival of quartz and the revival of mechanical watches. If you weren’t a watch enthusiast 15 or 20 years ago, … Continue reading

Parmigiani Fleurier’s Bugatti Watches

(photo by Ken Kessler)   With its radical Type 370 wristwatch for Bugatti soon to end production, Parmigiani Fleurier has produced the final two as pair of engine-turned one-offs to bid farewell to the model. In a flurry of productivity, … Continue reading

Diving Watches: Who’s Afraid of a Little Water?

  Ken Kessler discusses watches that aren’t afraid to get wet   Along with severe shocks and magnetism, nothing can ruin a wristwatch like water. And resistance to the stuff was a design priority from the beginning: once watches left … Continue reading

No Time Like The Right Time: Dress Watches

No Time Like the Right Time   Ken Kessler looks at watches for the well-dressed man   Whole volumes have been written about formal attire for men: Which shoes/socks/tie to wear. Appropriate colours. Trouser cuffs or not. Cuff links or … Continue reading