• Dazzling meets capable in the latest Fleuss 40 collaboration with The Dial Artist

    Dazzling meets capable in the latest Fleuss 40 collaboration with The Dial Artist

    The words razzle dazzle might not necessarily be something you would associate with naval engineering but here we are. At the height of WW1, German U-boats have been devastating the Allied supply lines in…

  • Snoopy goes 24-Hours with the new AVI-8 Flying Ace line

    Snoopy goes 24-Hours with the new AVI-8 Flying Ace line

    If you ever ask me which cartoon or comic book characters have close ties to horology, it should not come as a surprise that my first answer would be Snoopy. His many alter egos…

  • The Legend Behind The Zenith El Primero

    The Legend Behind The Zenith El Primero

    This was a pilgrimage to the site where one man’s convictions, rebellion and sheer will shaped the future of Swiss watchmaking. We were on our way, up towards “the attic”.

  • Into the heart of watchmaking – the Zenith Manufacture Tour

    Into the heart of watchmaking – the Zenith Manufacture Tour

    It was a clear, crisp Monday morning in Neuchatel. I was about to have my first manufacture visit, to a brand I have always admired. We weave up towards the Jura Mountains, emerging in…

  • Anemoic & the Versailles – A Conversation with Magnus Swann

    Anemoic & the Versailles – A Conversation with Magnus Swann

    I first met Magnus Swann at a Yorkshire Watch Folks meet-up before it officially became Redbar Leeds. Having to rush to the train station for the last trips back, I ask where he’s off…

  • Watches and Wonders – A Photographer’s Retrospective

    Watches and Wonders – A Photographer’s Retrospective

    Watches and Wonders 2025 seems like a lifetime away now. But here is my retrospective. Not of this year’s novelties but my thoughts on the experience from a photographer’s perspective. This year, I had…

  • Bright spark at Paulin

    Bright spark at Paulin

    Scotland. A land of dramatic landscapes, rich culture & history and a strong sense of identity. The birthplace of whisky, bagpipes and if the movie Skyfall has something to say about it – James…

  • British Watchmakers Day 2025

    British Watchmakers Day 2025

    Picking up where it left off from its inaugural event, British Watchmakers Day saw watch brands and watch lovers converge into London to see this year’s offerings. Indeed, demand was very high with tickets…

  • Encounters at the Time⨥Tide Discovery Studio

    Encounters at the Time⨥Tide Discovery Studio

    I emerged from Oxford Circus Tube station full of excitement and anticipation. It had been a 3 and half hour journey by this point. I whipped the phone out, and straight to Google Maps…