Two of my favourite watches are the original Royal Oak from Audemars Piguet, which I love for its slimness and lack of a seconds hand (it frees me from the tyranny of the BBC “pips”) and the Rolex ...

If Rolex is the ultimate symbol of prestige within watchmaking, quartz models exist at the opposite end of the spectrum. At least, that’s a perception common among many lay consumers and sophisticated ...

So you thought the Crown only made mechanical watches? If Rolex is the ultimate symbol of prestige within watchmaking, quartz models exist at the opposite end of the spectrum. At least, that’s a ...

Though once poo-pooed, watch collectors are waking up to quartz. It’s increasingly appreciated for all the reasons that made the technology successful in the first place: accuracy, robustness and cost ...

This is an edition of the newsletter Box + Papers, Cam Wolf’s weekly deep dive into the world of watches. Sign up here. Rolex is famously known as one of the most conservative watch brands in the ...

This story is from an installment of In the Loupe, our weekly insider newsletter about the best of the watch world. Sign up here. What makes the 2025 rumors so compelling, however, is that a few of ...

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