How a frustrated master watchmaker’s invention ended up in millions of watches, and why. One of the first brands you hear about when you get interested in watches for the first time is Omega, and one of the first things you hear about Omega is that the brand is the sole user of the co-axial...

The Moonwatch was never meant to go into space, but it did. Here’s how Omega’s kept it up to date – and why, for a Mars mission, a mechanical Speedy might be the way to go. The Omega Speedmaster Professional was launched in 1957 and although today, it’s known around the world as the Moonwatch,...

One of the world’s great classic luxury watches steps out in midnight blue sodalite. The Piaget Polo was originally released in 1979 and it was intended from the outset to be an exercise in deliberate conspicuous consumption, with the price at launch a then-astronomical CHF 3000 (according to Piaget CEO Benjamin Comar). In 2024, Piaget...

From accessible elegance to high complication, a look at what defines IWC across its catalog. Welcome back to another installment of High and Low, the column where we explore the full range of a brand’s catalog, from its most accessible to its most aspirational pieces, across both our pre-owned and new collections. International Watch Company,...

Two blasts from the medium-distant past. Having drunk deeply from the well of luxury and fine watchmaking during the aftermath of LVMH Watch Week, I’d like to take the opportunity now to spend a little time with two watches which represent what used to be not only a well established niche in mechanical horology, but...

Traditional watchmaking values defined luxury watches – but today, the definition is evolving rapidly. The question of what makes a watch a luxury watch is an interesting one for several reasons, not the least of which is that for much of the history of watchmaking, pretty much any watch could have been defined as a...