If there is one watch that has been firmly at the centre of attention these past few years or so, it’s the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. While the Daytona began its life as a bit of a sleeper, gaining traction only...

As the dust settles after Baselworld 2018, we all have a new selection of wants and needs from our favourite brands. The long awaited release of the steel Rolex GMT Master II 'Pepsi' and the Patek Philippe Nautilus perpetual have...

In an industry which is typically resistant to dramatic change, Jean-Claude Biver has been on a mission to build brands that embrace change and disruption. Beginning his career with Audemars Piguet, Mr. Biver went onto develop brands like Blancpain, Hublot...

There are a number of different approaches and personalities in the world of collecting: some pursue items as pure unemotional investment, some as investment with a touch of enjoyment along the way, and those who collect because they must. Our latest subject...

The name Arthur Touchot should be very familiar to our readers, having become known in the community for his editorial contributions to Haute Time and Hodinkee to name but two. Following his recent departure from his role as European editor...

One topic which comes to mind time and time again, when discussing independent watchmaking, is the hand-finishing which graces the bridges of a movement. This time-consuming process, called anglage, takes years, even decades to master and must be done by...

The race to space during the 1950s and ‘60s between Russia and the United States, created a period of technological advancement like no other. What began as a program to develop long-range nuclear missiles, carrying with them the capability of...

For the latest edition of My Watch, we sat down with Michael Hickcox; a watch collector who has truly been involved with horology for as long as he can remember. His tastes range from independents like Philippe Dufour, Kari Voutilainen...

  Watch journalism has experienced something of a rapid growth over the past four to five years, with new websites and publications catering to a thirst amongst collectors for fresh stories and perspectives on all things horology. However, it isn't...

The deeply-rooted connection between watches and cigars is no great secret; with many watch collectors meeting up regularly to enjoy a smoke and a whisky, while discussing the topics of the day and, of course, what’s on each-other’s wrists. For...

As the watch-world descends on Geneva for SIHH, and every new novelty captures our attention, we wanted to take a break from it and speak to a man whose expert eye, has seen it all. William Massena, Managing Director of...

Let’s begin 2018 as we mean to go on: For our first interview of the year, we flew out to Bienne, Switzerland to meet up with the President and CEO of Omega, Raynald Aeschlimann. Omega has gone through a degree...

To continue our series of interviews about collectors’ watches that they could never part with, we feature Gary G; a collector of all things independent, unusual and classic. Not only does Gary collect, but he also writes articles for Quill...

There are very few people who, at such a young age, have amassed such a breadth of knowledge and experience as SJX, the founder and editor of SJX Watches; an online platform which delivers articles about independent watchmaking. Being avid...

The name John Goldberger should be familiar to many of our readers, either for his highly celebrated books on Longines, Rolex, Patek Philippe and Omega, or for his now notorious feature on Hodinkee’s "Talking Watches", opening a million dollar Rolex with...

The business of watch collecting is largely based around having an extensive knowledge of condition and originality, with many newcomers getting burnt by incorrect watches. One face that has been at the centre of guiding the community as to what truly...

The rise of the Heuer Autavia over the past few years has been an interesting phenomenon to watch unfold. What was once an affordable and readily available watch has become dramatically more expensive and sought after by collectors. For the...

True originality is something of a scarce notion in the modern watch world, with copycat brands, regularly borrowing from the successes of others. One brand that can quite comfortably be described as ‘original’ is MB&F, with their weird and wonderful...

The term ‘influential’ is something that gets thrown around a lot these days, largely due to the birth of the ‘internet influencer’, with disproportionately large collections of followers being the reason for the attributed ‘influence’, however, there are very few...

Watch design is a subject of great discussion and debate among collectors, who love to over-analyse each minute detail of a case or dial. The real challenge, these days, is designing something both aesthetically pleasing, while not resembling anything else...

The topic of the Omega Speedmaster has evolved a great deal over the past ten years or so, going from being something that collectors wouldn’t have considered acquiring, to being the hot, new, must-have piece. One duo, which have been...

Over the past five to ten years or so, there have been many watches which have gone from relative obscurity, to becoming the ‘must-have’ piece for any serious collector. Watches from the likes of Universal Genève and Heuer have piqued collectors'...

Of all the horological literature out there, many texts can be unapproachable for your average collector, with terms and theories so complex, that they may as well be written in Chinese. One enthusiast, named Ryan Schmidt, noticed this issue, and...

Of all the watch brands out there, few have quite as many major affiliations as Omega. From being the official time-keeper of the Olympics for close to 100 years, to adorning the wrists of the astronauts who walked on the...

Hunting for vintage watches can be, in some respects, similar to an old English saying; you wait ages for a bus, and suddenly three come along at once. The search for the perfect piece, in original condition can be a...

There are very few pieces on the face of the earth, that are truly deserving of the term "holy-grail-watch"; something, for the most part, that varies from collector to collector depending on personal taste. There are, however, a handful of watches out there...

At first glance, understanding the mechanics of a watch movement can seem a daunting task, with the sheer volume of rotating wheels on multiple levels, having the tendency to make it appear more complex than it really is. Naturally, there are...

Independent watchmaking has always been at the core of our interests here at A Collected Man. The much romanticised notion of the lone genius watchmaker, working away at mechanical excellence with nothing but his or her hands, is all too...

So often, in the watch collecting community, there are stories which go almost entirely untold. Lost artefacts which are miraculously found in impossibly perfect condition. This is very true of the story of this week's edition of My Watch, with...

The watch industry is littered with self-proclaimed experts, specialists and historians with only a handful of those actually worthy of such titles. One such individual who has certainly earned his stripes, after quitting a steady job, is Alex Ghotbi; a...

Here at A Collected Man, we often obsess over the stories behind watches, be it a connection to space, racing, or in this case, aviation, there are intriguing tales to be uncovered. Since the arrival of air-travel, the watch has...

For collectors of near enough anything, there is often one special piece that they could never part with, even when offered irrational sums of cash. Be it for sentimental reasons or otherwise, these pieces come with stories which are rarely...

During the 1960s, tensions between the United States and Russia were at their highest point in history. The threat of nuclear attack seemed all too possible, with highly advanced long-range rockets being developed, carrying with them the capability to devastate...

Rexhep Rexhepi is a name in the watchmaking-world which some may be unfamiliar with, however he is fast becoming one of the break-through greats. Having started his career at the ripe-old-age of 14, he has quickly climbed the ranks, working...

Following on from our recent conversation with Mr. François-Paul Journe, we decided to take a closer look at three particularly early F.P. Journe watches: the Chonometre A Resonance, Octa Calendrier and the Octa Lune. Each of these pieces feature a...

Introducing a man as well known in the watch community as François-Paul Journe, of his eponymous brand F.P. Journe, seems rather ludicrous. In brief, Monsieur Journe is in some respects the torchbearer to the legacy of Abraham-Louis Breguet, widely deemed...

Among the watch collecting community, the subject of presidential watches is a topic which frequently arrises. Even the very first President of the United States, George Washington, had a pocket-watch which has become a very important part of his legacy....

The Laurent Ferrier brand-name has become known for producing watches of such a high quality, both aesthetically and technically, that they have become commonplace in the minds of collectors and enthusiasts, however, there are many fascinating details of Mr. Ferrier's...

The Longines brand has a mixed history that tends to polarise its fans into two categories. The first of which, for its modern persona, as an exceptionally successful, manufacturer of wristwatches at a multitude of price points. The second being...

With auction season behind us, stories of lots, performances and what it all means ruminates in the minds of collectors. One such collector, Mike Tay, has been present in the industry since the late 90s, making his mark as the...

We at A Collected Man would assume our readers would be very familiar with the Laurent Ferrier brand by now. However, for the handful that may not be, Laurent Ferrier is an independent watchmaker with history at Patek Philippe and...

It might seem odd that wristwatches with such names as Daytona, Speedmaster, Autavia or Submariner should acquire nicknames, but they do. Not only do they pick up nicknames, but many of these watches are concreted into history as a result...

As auction season rolls around again in Geneva, with impressive lots from all of the major auction houses, we thought we would take a look a handful of pieces included in the Phillips Geneva Watch Auction: Five, more specifically six predictions...

In the afterglow of this year’s Baselworld, it would be naive not to address the elephant in the room; though it’s a topic which comes with both positives, and negatives. It’s no secret that new watch sales have been in...

Stephen Bayley is a very highly regarded author, critic, columnist, broadcaster, consultant, debater and curator. Perhaps his most influential achievement was the opening of the Boilerhouse Project with Terence Conran in the basement of the Victoria & Albert Museum in...