Magazine - Anthony Peacock

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I’m passionate about a lot of things but especially cars, food, wine, film – and watches.

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March 24, 2024

Five watch brands that died…and five that survived

Time is enduring, but watches – and their makers – come and go. One of the biggest threats to their existence was the well-publicised ‘quartz crisis of the 1970s’, when new technology almost made the...

On the Road 2: A Regular Column about Watches and Motoring

Industry News

March 18, 2024

On the Road 2: A Regular Column about Watches and Motoring

Last week was all about Goodwood: the ancestral home of Charles Gordon-Lennox – also known as Lord March – who hosts a series of motorsport events throughout the year including the Goodwood Revival in the...

On the Road 1: A Regular Column about Watches and Motoring

Industry News

March 12, 2024

On the Road 1: A Regular Column about Watches and Motoring

The last few weeks have certainly been exciting ones in the world of Formula 1. Lewis Hamilton has decided that he looks good in red, having signed for Ferrari from next year onwards, while Christian...

The watch I will never sell: Rolex Oyster Perpetual

Reviews

January 22, 2024

The watch I will never sell: Rolex Oyster Perpetual

One thing I learned very early on in life is that pretty much everything is for sale. I enjoyed driving around in a classic car until relatively recently, when the brother of a famous footballer...

Reviews

January 20, 2024

Seamaster to Switzerland

Being one of the 14 landlocked countries in Europe, Switzerland isn’t perhaps an obvious destination to take a Seamaster. But you don’t need a sea to be a master mariner – because Switzerland was actually...

Reviews

November 29, 2023

WatchGecko meets Jean-Claude Biver

They say you should never meet your heroes. But there and again, only a few hundred years ago (and still now, in certain corners of the world) they were also saying that the earth was...

New Releases

November 20, 2023

Neo Bridges Aston Martin Edition

It’s not just IWC that has been making the most of their Formula 1 connections recently, as Girard-Perregaux also unveiled a grand prix-inspired watch at the Dubai Watch Week: the Aston Martin Neo Bridges. Neo...

With Dubai Watch Week about to Start - Hunting Watches in the Middle East Everything to Know

Industry News

November 14, 2023

With Dubai Watch Week about to Start - Hunting Watches in the Middle East Everything to Know

When it comes to watches, the Middle East is a region that’s perpetually associated with Rolexes and bling – and the place takes a lot of stick for both. For many people all over the...

New Releases

October 19, 2023

TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph

Only those living a very sheltered existence could have failed to notice that TAG Heuer is celebrating a very important milestone this year, with the company’s iconic Carrera model celebrating its 60th birthday. TAG Heuer...

New Releases

September 19, 2023

Oris, Divers Sixty-Five Chronograph

The classic divers’ watch is now as synonymous with the 1960s as Austin Powers, with Oris releasing a particularly charming throwback in the form of the latest Divers Sixty Five Chronograph. The irony is that...

No underwater alarms, but 35 coats of lacquer

New Releases

September 4, 2023

No underwater alarms, but 35 coats of lacquer

Jaeger Le Coultre New Polaris Chronograph - Credit Jaeger Le Coultre Jaeger Le Coultre will of course always be associated with the Reverso, but underlining the fact that there’s so much more to the brand...