Watches

The Swatch Museum

It’s free to the public, sharing the same building as Omega’s museum. Covering a broad range of models since the brand’s inception in 1983, the Swatch museum has so much to see that I went twice during my time in… Read More ›

£40 and 60 years old

I went to an antiques fair a while back and picked up a couple of watches. The above watch, a Seiko 7625-1990 if you must know, is from 1965 and cost me £40. It runs very well and looks stunning… Read More ›

YACHTINGRAFF SECONDE / SECONDE

Meet the Yachtingraff (yeah, with two F’s because rules are made to be sprayed over). A historic 1960s sailing chronograph turned canvas for the most charming watch vandal in the game… More here. There is something about this dial and… Read More ›

CW&T Solid State Watch

This project begins as a celebration of the Casio F-91W wristwatch. Initially released and unchanged since 1989, this affordable, reliable and accurate timepiece is a beautiful feat of engineering. You seriously can’t find another piece of technology that’s so ubiquitous… Read More ›

Analogue Apple Watch Alternatives

With a rounded tonneau case reminiscent of the Patek Philippe Ellipse, the Noah x Timex Lighthouse Watch combines the modern horological trend for slim understatement, with throwback cool. The quartz ticker features a compact, rounded 31mm x 35mm case with… Read More ›

Alexanian’s Golden Vision

Despite being in the eyewear business, Alexanian is fundamentally a watch enthusiast. When he found himself seated next to a Geneva-based watchmaker at a Paris jewelry show several years ago, he began to see compelling parallels between the two crafts…. Read More ›

The Vetra Orbit One

The conceptual ‘Vetra Orbit One’ smartwatch has been designed by Vladimir Dubrovin as a minimalist take on wearable devices that aims to provide users with all the essential capabilities in a decidedly subtle way. The wearable puts an E-Ink display… Read More ›