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Is it just us, or are there more square-shaped watches than normal? We’re not complaining, these distinctively different angular designs are shaking up an industry saturated with timelessly round cases. But where has this trend...

I’ve come across so many “trends” in the watch world. Some have quickly come and gone, others have stuck around for years at time. Of them all though, none has got me quite as excited...

As a diver, the chance to review a relatively new diving watch is always exciting, and first impressions of the NODUS Sector Deep 500 are good. As the name implies, the 'Deep 500' on the...

Now pay attention, watch fans .. Swatch has (in)famously certainly been at the forefront of watch industry headlines over the last year or so, with the launch of the controversially ‘Marmite’ MoonSwatch (a very clever Omega x Swatch...

A couple of weeks ago, we announced the launch of the Christopher Ward The Twelve 36 collection, a range of 36mm integrated sports watches which followed on from the British watchmaker’s well-received 40mm variations. It...

Back in March, my colleague George reviewed a fascinating field watch which took the accepted design parameters of the genre and thoroughly modernised it – the watch was the Circula ProTrail. Circula is a relatively...

Last week, my colleague George Redgrave reviewed the Escudo Seacrest Chocolate Bronze 300M dive watch. As stated in his feature, Escudo gave us two watches to review, and whilst they were technically similar, they were...

It is 1989, and I find myself stationed on a desert island off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. I am waiting for a beige camouflage Lockheed C130 to land, carrying a crucial...

Human exploration and time have always been linked and measured together, from a Speedmaster on the Moon to an Explorer at the top of Everest. This connection is as old as wristwatches; however, the journey...

Fortis Watches have an impressive pedigree. They have equipped pilots and divers for decades and have the accolade of making one of the few professional space-flown watches – the B-42 Cosmonaut. The famous image of...

A while ago, we took a quick look at the Bremont Broadsword, and concluded in our 60-second review that “if names could kill, the Bremont Broadsword Jet would take no prisoners.” So, having spent some...