The Independents

Best Chronographs Under £2,000: What's Worth Bu...

Chronographs are the most contested category in watchmaking. Every brand from Casio to Patek Philippe makes one. The result is more options under £2,000 than any reasonable person can sort...

Best Chronographs Under £2,000: What's Worth Bu...

Chronographs are the most contested category in watchmaking. Every brand from Casio to Patek Philippe makes one. The result is more options under £2,000 than any reasonable person can sort...

Best Field Watches Under £1,000: Every Option W...

Field watches are the least complicated category in watchmaking. Small-to-medium case. Legible dial. Arabic numerals or clean indices. Enough water resistance to not worry about rain. A strap or bracelet...

Best Field Watches Under £1,000: Every Option W...

Field watches are the least complicated category in watchmaking. Small-to-medium case. Legible dial. Arabic numerals or clean indices. Enough water resistance to not worry about rain. A strap or bracelet...

Best Dress Watches Under £2,000: What's Worth B...

A dress watch should do one thing well: tell the time without shouting about it. Thin case, clean dial, leather strap, and proportions that disappear under a shirt cuff. The...

Best Dress Watches Under £2,000: What's Worth B...

A dress watch should do one thing well: tell the time without shouting about it. Thin case, clean dial, leather strap, and proportions that disappear under a shirt cuff. The...

Farer vs Nomos: Colour vs Bauhaus

Farer and Nomos don't compete on specs. They compete on taste. Both are design-led brands with loyal followings. Both prioritise how a watch looks over how much it can endure....

Farer vs Nomos: Colour vs Bauhaus

Farer and Nomos don't compete on specs. They compete on taste. Both are design-led brands with loyal followings. Both prioritise how a watch looks over how much it can endure....

Sinn vs Tudor: German Engineering vs Swiss Heri...

This is the comparison people land on when they've narrowed their budget to £1,500–£3,500 and want a serious watch from a brand with substance. Tudor has the Rolex connection, the...

Sinn vs Tudor: German Engineering vs Swiss Heri...

This is the comparison people land on when they've narrowed their budget to £1,500–£3,500 and want a serious watch from a brand with substance. Tudor has the Rolex connection, the...

Unimatic vs Zelos: Two Microbrands That Couldn'...

Unimatic and Zelos both make sub-£1,000 tool watches with limited production runs, Japanese movements, and cult followings. On paper, they compete directly. In practice, they're opposites.

Unimatic vs Zelos: Two Microbrands That Couldn'...

Unimatic and Zelos both make sub-£1,000 tool watches with limited production runs, Japanese movements, and cult followings. On paper, they compete directly. In practice, they're opposites.