In the 1950s, success was celebrated by treating yourself to an elegant, diamond-set watch. One of the most precious offerings of those days was the Signet, made by Longines, which was itself a symbol of the great success the brand enjoyed.
Once a flagship of TAG Heuer’s late-’90s lineup, the Kirium Automatic Chronograph blended forward-looking design with everyday wearability — a quietly modern sports watch that remains underrated today.
A closer look at the Gérald Genta Retro Sport, a watch that reflects its creator’s most personal ideas, from jump hours and retrograde minutes to a design language rooted in technical daring rather than nostalgia.
From its 1975 quartz debut to today’s 38-mm automatic, the Girard-Perregaux Laureato has matured into a confident player in the luxury sport watch arena. In this magazine close-up, we examine its origins, evolution and whether it truly earns its place among the genre’s modern benchmarks.
A quirky and little-known neo-vintage gem, the Jean Marcel Tonneau Mystery pairs a stepped tonneau case with wandering hours, a floating seconds arrow, and a vivid world-map dial. Created with master watchmaker Vincent Calabrese, it remains one of the strangest sleepers of the 1990s.
Saved just one week before closure, Sinclair Harding has become one of Britain’s most remarkable clock manufactures. This profile from the magazine explores Robert Bray’s unlikely 1995 takeover, the brand’s obsessive in-house craft, and creations inspired by John Harrison, from fusee chains to the La Colonne du Temps.
From Philip Van Horn Weems’s second-setting innovation to Charles Lindbergh’s Hour Angle watch, Longines helped aviation pioneers master navigation in the sky. This feature explores the watches that guided early flight, including the Majetek, the Avigation BigEye, and more.
