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Every high-end car marque from Aston Martin to Lamborghini, from McLaren to Ferrari and from Porsche to Jaguar is represented by an equally high-end watch partner. But what about the…

Editor Simon de Burton   In this season's issue • Richard Mille's Mayfair boutique • Bell & Ross's Formula 1 flyer •  Swiss Army style from Doxa • Maurice Lacroix’s…

Precision, Winter 2022 It’s a fact that a Richard Mille wristwatch has become a calling card of the rich person’s club: the ‘entry level’ model, the RM016 Extra Flat, will…

Precision, Winter 2022 When it comes to dive watches, the Rolex Submariner and the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms have been around the longest, both having made their debuts in 1953. But…

Precision, Winter 2022 Bell & Ross has primarily been known as a maker of aviation-inspired watches since the introduction in 2005 of its instantly recognisable BR-01, an horological behemoth measuring…

Precision, Winter 2022 Maurice Lacroix might be among the big names in Swiss watchmaking, but it’s a relatively young one having only been founded in 1975 by Zürich-based Desco von…

Precision, Winter 2022 Just as adverts for managed funds and savings accounts are obliged to warn us that “the value of investments can go down as well as up”, so…

Precision, Winter 2022 The world had to say goodbye to one of the great designers of the past century when Sir Terence Conran died a little more than two years…

Precision, Winter 2022 In last year’s Precision watch special we brought you news of the rapid progress happening at British brand Bremont’s then recently opened, 35,000 sq ft manufacturing and…

Rolex Watch websites were awash with speculation about what mighty Rolex would release at this year’s Watches and Wonders show but even the top pundits failed to predict that the…

Precision, Winter 2022 There was never any denying Omologato founder Shami Kalra’s passion for motor sport, but he’s now reinforced it with the creation of a limited edition chronograph that…

The original Land Rover Defender might have been axed in 2016, but enthusiasm for the so-called ‘best 4x4 by far’ appears to continue unabated – as evinced by the premium…

On the basis that high-end watch brand Richard Mille was only halfway into a 10-year deal as the official watch partner of McLaren, it was intriguing to discover in the…

Horological historians will know that Abraham-Louis Breguet is best associated with the development of the tourbillon – and since he died in 1823, they will also know that the great…

Having announced its new role as the official timing partner of Formula 1 team Williams in 2021, British brand Bremont has now unveiled the first fruit of the collaboration in…

Fans of souped-up Mercedes-Benz cars will be familiar with Bodo Buschmann, who was just 22 when he teamed up with friend Klaus Brackmann 45 years ago to establish tuning house…

Watch brands are not quite so keen on forming long-term partnerships with motorcycle companies as they are with car marques, largely because they tend to be less successful. But a…