I’m passionate about a lot of things but especially cars, food, wine, film – and watches.
As a writer and PR consultant, I’m lucky enough to travel the world and find inspiration from all sorts of amazing places. Sometimes I’m on my own and sometimes with others, but my timepiece is my constant companion.
With a name like Spinnaker, you might expect this nautically-inspired company to produce a range of watches specifically designed for sailing. Instead, the Hong Kong-based brand produces watches that actually take in a wide variety...
Australian watch firm Second Hour has recently burst onto our radar with an eclectic range of watches that effectively showcase the sheer variety of styles out there, and having recently had a chance to look...
Crafter Blue isn’t a name that I knew much about before, so it was a pleasant surprise to open the presentation box of the Mechanic Ocean MkII and be confronted with a rather good looking...
The Omega Speedmaster – one of the most iconic watches ever made – is also one of the most versatile timepieces in history. With its initial origins as a racing watch, it eventually hit the...
If you make a list of the great watchmaking nations of the world, chances are Australia would figure nowhere near the top of it. But there’s one company looking to change that perception. In fairness,...
The star-studded night is finally over – the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) – which is the watch industry’s equivalent of the Oscars. Every year, prizes are handed out in a variety of...
There are ‘new’ watch brands, ‘old’ watch brands, ‘revival’ watch brands, and then a few others we could call ‘phoenix’ watch brands. These are brands that were always there, but have somehow risen spectacularly from...
Three years ago, the paint was barely dry and the crisp cotton sheets freshly ordered in what was then the brand-new five-star Londoner Hotel, right in the heart of the capital in Leicester Square. Since...
There’s one word that unites Porsche, TAG Heuer, and Mexico – and that’s Carrera. It’s the name that Porsche has tacked on to some of their most famous sports cars (think of the 911 Carrera)...
We all, of course, walk in the shadows of those who came before us – which is just one reason why watches – which measure the inexorable passage of time – mean so much to...
We all know the story behind the Heuer Carrera, and how the name was originally taken from one of the toughest road races in the world: the Carrera Panamericana, which was essentially a flat-out dash...
What’s the oldest international competition operating in any sport? It’s nothing to do with football, cricket, rugby, or motorsport. Instead, it’s the America’s Cup yacht race, which was first held in 1851. A bit like...
