Illustrious, prestigious, refined… there’s no end to the glowing adjectives that get dropped into any discussion around Patek Philippe. Worn by everyone from the Shah of Iran to the Dalai Lama...

In the 1930s, as international travel grew and global communications were developing at a rapid pace, Patek Philippe saw a golden opportunity to add a new watch to its line-up: a world timer...

So, you think you know all about Omega? So did we until we looked a little closer for our Omega In Focus week. As well as what you’ll learn here today, there’s plenty more to discover right here...

When it comes to popularity, it turns out the bronze medal goes to none other than good, old Omega. It may have come in third, but you’re about to hear three good reasons why it’s tops. And if...

You can’t blame Omega for bigging up the Speedmaster like a proud parent whose child has just scored a double first at Oxford University, won a gold medal at the Olympics and jumped into a frozen...

Omega is a watch brand with some incredible anecdotes and stories to tell. From the moon landings to the Olympics to Bond, the brand sells itself with its effortless charm. It makes sense, then...

When actor Timothy Dalton walked away from the James Bond role in the early 90s after just two films, the franchise had become untethered from its horological moorings. Bond may have been cinema’s...

For the second in our Audemars Piguet section of our In Focus series, we aren’t going to mention the Royal Oak even once … starting from now. We’ve got three more incredible facts about watchmaking’s...

So of course you’ll have guessed by now that the fourth most popular brand and the subject of this week’s In Focus series is luxury giant Audemars Piguet. For better or worse, Audemars Piguet...

There’s something about Audemars Piguet’s watches that invite embellishment of the sparkling kind. Maybe it’s the brand’s long association with glamour, or maybe it’s the size of its watches...

Think Audemars Piguet and you’ll probably envisage the Royal Oak or its closest sister, the Royal Oak Offshore, and who could blame you? Both are classics that successfully disrupted the watchmaking...

Audemars Piguet is one of the most prestigious watchmakers in the world, producing some ground-breaking watches such as the Royal Oak, designed by the legendary Gerald Genta. It’s no wonder...