The Origins of Sylvain Pinaud

By Russell Sheldrake

With a refreshingly free-spirited approach to his work, Sylvain Pinaud is not your typical watchmaker.

May 2023 • 8 Min Read

An Afternoon with Raúl Pagès

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

One of the most exciting young watchmakers working today, we discover there is a lot more to Raúl Pagès than his unique form of horology…

June 2022 • 9 Min Read

How Collaborations Shaped the Watch World

By Randy Lai

It's hard to escape them in the watch world, so we wanted to take a look back at the history of collaborations in the watch world and how they have made a difference over the years...

July 2021 • 11 Min Read

Inspirations Behind Today’s Independent Watchmakers

By Kwan Ann Tan

We spoke to seven independent watchmakers who shared stories about the heritage and history that they see their watchmaking as having descended from, and the people that have been important to their journeys today.

April 2023 • 12 Min Read

Read Collector's Guide The Story of early F.P. Journe | Articles & Interviews A Collected Man

A Collector’s Guide: Early F.P. Journe, Chapter One

By Russell Sheldrake

The first chapter in a three-part series on F.P. Journe, we explore the origins of his work and journey to independence, including the highly-coveted early Souscription series…

May 2020 • 22 Min Read

A Closer Look at Collecting in Singapore with Tom Chng

By Randy Lai

Co-founder of Singapore Watch Club and enthusiast when it comes to all things vintage Audemars Piguet, we sit down with Tom Chng to discuss his personal journey and all the organisations he has impacted along the way.

January 2023 • 13 Min Read

Charles Frodsham Double Impulse Chronometer

By Russell Sheldrake

We take a look at what it’s like to live with the first wristwatch with Daniels’s double impulse escapement.

December 2022 • 7 Min Read

Downtime: Nigel Cabourn

By Russell Sheldrake

We chat with fashion designer, Nigel Cabourn about his life in the industry and what he does with his downtime. Escaping work for a round or tennis, or a session of cross fit helps him unplug from his daily work, allo...

December 2022

Read A Collector’s Guide to Parmigiani Fleurier | Articles & Interview A Collected Man

A Collector’s Guide: Parmigiani Fleurier

By Kwan Ann Tan

Distinguished by their classical style and shape, early Parmigiani watches have often been overlooked by collectors. We trace the history of the brand, looking at how Michel Parmigiani transformed his restoration work...

December 2022 • 20 Min Read

The Space Age With Pierre Cardin Watches

By Kwan Ann Tan

Daring and quirky, these Pierre Cardin Espace watches are unlike many of the sleek, polished pieces that we are used to seeing. Created by a trailblazer in fashion, these pieces push boundaries in both design and prod...

November 2022 • 13 Min Read

The Philosophies of Matt Jacobson

By Russell Sheldrake

Employee number seven at Meta, Matt Jacobson has some incredibly interesting and valuable approaches to life, collecting and everything inbetween.

November 2022 • 11 Min Read

Is The Longines 13ZN Still Collectible?

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

While the last decade saw certain references powered by Longines calibre 13ZN become increasingly collectible, we look past the hype and auction prices to see what it is about these watches that makes them so attracti...

November 2022 • 15 Min Read

Looking Closer with Daniel Roth | A Collected Man London | Interview

An Afternoon with Daniel Roth

By Russell Sheldrake

As one of the very first watchmakers to go independent, Daniel Roth has been at the forefront of horology for decades. Now creating as few as three or four watches a year under the Jean Daniel Nicholas banner, we caug...

November 2022 • 10 Min Read

Interview: Jaume Plensa

By Josh Sims

Jaume Plensa is a Spanish artist perhaps most recognised for his large-scale, poetic public works. A familiar fixture in major cities all across the world, his work seeks to translate “the human condition” into physic...

August 2022 • 9 Min Read

Do People Still Care About Pocket Watches?

By Russell Sheldrake

At one point, to be a watch collector meant that you were a pocket-watch collector, rather than a wristwatch collector. We explore the past of pocket watch collecting, as well as the younger generation of collectors c...

August 2022 • 10 Min Read

Rare and unusual – the story of the Patek Philippe Calatrava

A Visual Guide to Rare Patek Philippe Calatravas

By Raj Aditya Chaudhuri

Born in 1932, a significant year for Patek Philippe, it was a watch that marked a different direction for the brand and would, more than 50 years later, come to define the Calatrava line. We take a closer look at rare...

August 2022 • 10 Min Read

The Importance of London Watchmaking

By Russell Sheldrake

Watchmaking in London goes back more than 500 years, with many of the biggest advancements and achievements in the industry taking place in the English capital...

August 2022 • 11 Min Read

Interview: Dafydd Jones

By Daniel Penny

Welsh photographer Dafydd Jones is best known as the society photographer of the new Bright Young Things of the 1980s, capturing the peculiarities of upper-class English life. We spoke to him about the images he captu...

August 2022 • 10 Min Read

Page 3 of 24