The Independents
The Quiet Revolution in British Watchmaking (An...
In November 2018, Christopher Ward CEO Mike France bumped into Dr Roger W. Smith OBE — one of the most respected independent watchmakers alive — at a half-empty Salon QP...
The Quiet Revolution in British Watchmaking (An...
In November 2018, Christopher Ward CEO Mike France bumped into Dr Roger W. Smith OBE — one of the most respected independent watchmakers alive — at a half-empty Salon QP...
The Last Affordable Handcraft: Why a £500 Watch...
A modern Toyota rolls off the line having been touched by roughly a thousand robotic arms. Welding, painting, assembly, inspection — machines handle the majority of the process with human...
The Last Affordable Handcraft: Why a £500 Watch...
A modern Toyota rolls off the line having been touched by roughly a thousand robotic arms. Welding, painting, assembly, inspection — machines handle the majority of the process with human...
What "Chronometer" Actually Means on a Watch Di...
For fifty years, the word "chronometer" on a watch dial has meant exactly one thing: the movement inside passed a specific set of accuracy tests run by an independent Swiss...
What "Chronometer" Actually Means on a Watch Di...
For fifty years, the word "chronometer" on a watch dial has meant exactly one thing: the movement inside passed a specific set of accuracy tests run by an independent Swiss...
Why 36mm Won: The Case Against Oversized Watches
The watch industry spent 20 years selling you diameter. Independent brands were selling proportion instead.Somewhere around 2005, the watch industry decided wrists were billboards. Cases ballooned to 42, 44, 46mm....
Why 36mm Won: The Case Against Oversized Watches
The watch industry spent 20 years selling you diameter. Independent brands were selling proportion instead.Somewhere around 2005, the watch industry decided wrists were billboards. Cases ballooned to 42, 44, 46mm....
Luxury Watch Brands Are Lazy (And Independents ...
Pick any major Swiss watch brand and look at what they released in the last five years. Not what they marketed. Not what they teased on Instagram. What they actually...
Luxury Watch Brands Are Lazy (And Independents ...
Pick any major Swiss watch brand and look at what they released in the last five years. Not what they marketed. Not what they teased on Instagram. What they actually...
Gen Z Doesn't Want a Rolex — The Industry Isn't...
Here's a number that should terrify every authorised dealer in the country: among Gen Z watch buyers on Chrono24, Cartier's market share has quadrupled in seven years — from 1.7%...
Gen Z Doesn't Want a Rolex — The Industry Isn't...
Here's a number that should terrify every authorised dealer in the country: among Gen Z watch buyers on Chrono24, Cartier's market share has quadrupled in seven years — from 1.7%...