Are There Bubbles in the Watch Market?

Are There Bubbles in the Watch Market?

By A Collected Man

How can you tell when a bubble is about to pop? We explore the rise and fall of watches through history …

October 2021 • 15 Min Read
Interview: Alex Innes – Head of Coach-Build Design for Rolls-Royce

Interview: Alex Innes – Head of Coach-Build Design for Rolls-Royce

By Josh Sims

Leading the bespoke department inside possibly the most luxurious car brands in the world, we wanted to find out how Alex Innes sees the world of automotive design…

November 2021 • 8 Min Read
The Women Behind Cartier

The Women Behind Cartier

By Neha S. Bajpai

From marrying into the aristocracy to some of the company’s most creative minds, the female influence on Cartier over the years cannot be ignored…  

November 2021 • 16 Min Read
How Five Collectors Under-30 Approach Watches

How Five Collectors Under-30 Approach Watches

By Randy Lai

We spoke with the younger generation about their collecting habits, philosophies and desires to see how they're evolving the hobby...

August 2021
The Rise of Neo-Vintage Watches

The Rise of Neo-Vintage Watches

By A Collected Man

Long discarded by collectors, neo-vintage watches are now having their moment in the sun...

July 2021 • 19 Min Read
A Potted History of Japanese Whisky Collecting

A Potted History of Japanese Whisky Collecting

By Randy Lai

From first arriving on Japanese shores in the mid-19th century to a complete Ichiro's Card series selling for £1.1 million just last year, there is more to collecting Japanese whisky than meets the eye...

December 2021 • 10 Min Read
What Is Independent Watchmaking?

What Is Independent Watchmaking?

By A Collected Man

If neither Patek Philippe nor Philippe Dufour are owned by large groups, does that make them both technically independent watchmakers? We puzzle out the technicalities of what truly defines independent watchmaking…

December 2021 • 19 Min Read
Interview: John Pawson – Architect and Designer

Interview: John Pawson – Architect and Designer

By Josh Sims

To architect John Pawson, minimalism is not simply painting the walls white – it takes control and sophistication, a design pared down to the absolute minimum needed to carry out a specific function ... 

November 2021 • 8 Min Read
Has Social Media Been a Force For Good in the Watch World?
Has Social Media Been a Force For Good in the Watch World?

Has Social Media Been a Force For Good in the Watch World?

By A Collected Man

From lightning fast trades between collectors to tongue-in-cheek memes, social media has made the watch space more accessible, but does it have a darker side? 

November 2021 • 14 Min Read
The Women Behind Cartier
The Women Behind Cartier

The Women Behind Cartier

By Neha S. Bajpai

From marrying into the aristocracy to some of the company’s most creative minds, the female influence on Cartier over the years cannot be ignored…  

November 2021 • 16 Min Read
Interview: Alex Innes – Head of Coach-Build Design for Rolls-Royce

Interview: Alex Innes – Head of Coach-Build Design for Rolls-Royce

By Josh Sims

Leading the bespoke department inside possibly the most luxurious car brands in the world, we wanted to find out how Alex Innes sees the world of automotive design…

November 2021 • 8 Min Read
What Came After the Dirty Dozen?

What Came After the Dirty Dozen?

By A Collected Man

From field to divers’ and pilots’ watches, the legacy of the Dirty Dozen changed the face of watchmaking – and created some of the most collectable watches today...

November 2021 • 17 Min Read
Watchmaking Through Time and Space with Vianney Halter

Watchmaking Through Time and Space with Vianney Halter

By A Collected Man

Existing between past and future, reality and fiction, Vianney Halter has created watches that continue to challenge our conceptions of what watchmaking is...

October 2021 • 16 Min Read
The Curious Case of the Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse Lighter
The Curious Case of the Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse Lighter

The Curious Case of the Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse Lighter

By Felix Scholz

From enamelled to engine-turned designs, the Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse lighter remains one of the most elusive and uncommon objects for collectors...

October 2021 • 5 Min Read
Ikepod: Design and the Art of Time
Ikepod: Design and the Art of Time

Ikepod: Design and the Art of Time

By Tony Traina

From a disrupting, design-led brand to folding more than once, Ikepod’s story is about as colourful as the watches themselves…

October 2021 • 12 Min Read
Can We Compare Art and Watches?

Can We Compare Art and Watches?

By A Collected Man

While watches and art may seem completely different, Wes Lang and Todd Levin help us explore if these two worlds are as comparable as they seem...

October 2021 • 9 Min Read
The Hidden Names Behind Movements

The Hidden Names Behind Movements

By A Collected Man

Discovering those watchmakers hidden by the inner workings of the industry, and the impacts they made behind the scenes...

October 2021 • 13 Min Read
Have We Been Too Quick to Dismiss Quartz?

Have We Been Too Quick to Dismiss Quartz?

By Josh Sims

Long considered the enemy of mechanical movements, we ask if we were too hasty in our judgement of quartz technology...

October 2021 • 11 Min Read