Obsessions: Contemporary Culture with Kevin Poon

Obsessions: Contemporary Culture with Kevin Poon

By Randy Lai

A gallerist, restaurateur and a bit of a watch collector, Kevin Poon exists in an interesting cross roads of culture and taste...

June 2021 • 21 Min Read
Swatch - The Last Great Innovation in Horology?

Swatch - The Last Great Innovation in Horology?

By A Collected Man

From prototypes worth thousands to accessible artist collaborations. Delve into the colourful history of the collectable plastic and rubber timepieces...

September 2020 • 22 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
Can And Should Watches be Investments ?

Can And Should Watches be Investments ?

By A Collected Man

We explore the relationship between collecting and investing, the meteoric rise and supposed ongoing fall of certain “hyped-up” pieces over the past few months, and ultimately, who determines value when it comes to wa...

June 2022 • 18 Min Read
Interview: Jason Jules

Interview: Jason Jules

By Daniel Penny

Having grown up steeped in and intrigued by fashion as well as jazz, it's no surprise that Jason Jules's work has come to explore the creative process, revealing the role of marginalised aspects of African-American cu...

February 2022 • 7 Min Read
Independent Watchmakers Reinventing the Future

Independent Watchmakers Reinventing the Future

By A Collected Man

Independent watchmaking is arguably where some of the most exciting research and development is happening - we take a look at the watchmakers who are reinventing how we make watches and think about time... 

February 2022
Borgel – The Master Casemaker You Haven’t Heard Of

Borgel – The Master Casemaker You Haven’t Heard Of

By Tony Traina

A pioneer in water-proofing watches, François Borgel had a bigger part to play in creating the category of sports watches than many give him credit for...

July 2021 • 7 Min Read
The Art of Enamel Dials

The Art of Enamel Dials

By A Collected Man

We speak to the experts on enamel dials about their history, the different types and how they're made today...

June 2021 • 18 Min Read
Five Ways Watchmakers Chase Accuracy
Five Ways Watchmakers Chase Accuracy

Five Ways Watchmakers Chase Accuracy

By Josh Sims

Josh Sims takes a look at everything watchmakers use to increase accuracy...

June 2021 • 10 Min Read
What Makes a Transitional Watch?
What Makes a Transitional Watch?

What Makes a Transitional Watch?

By A Collected Man

We take a look at three watches that illustrate the industry's move from vintage to modern...

June 2021 • 9 Min Read
Four Patents that Changed the Face of Watchmaking

Four Patents that Changed the Face of Watchmaking

By A Collected Man

Patents have long been seen as a necessity in watchmaking, so we took a look at some of the most important ones in history...

April 2021 • 11 Min Read
Is There Still a Divide Between In-House and Ébauche?

Is There Still a Divide Between In-House and Ébauche?

By Felix Scholz

Brands have pushed for fully integrated movement production for years now, but does it still matter?

April 2021 • 9 Min Read
Where did all the complications go?

Where did all the complications go?

By Josh Sims

Not every function on a watch has made it into the 21st century, we look at a few we've lost along the way...

April 2021 • 10 Min Read
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Restoration
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Restoration

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Restoration

By A Collected Man

We take a look at what it takes to bring watches back to life and where the controversy around this topic comes from...

March 2021 • 16 Min Read
A New Watch From the Promising Young Talent Cyril Brivet-Naudot
A New Watch From the Promising Young Talent Cyril Brivet-Naudot

A New Watch From the Promising Young Talent Cyril Brivet-Naudot

By A Collected Man

Discover the young watchmaker who is making a name for himself by crafting watches entirely by hand...

March 2021 • 10 Min Read
Telling Time Differently with Jump Hour Watches

Telling Time Differently with Jump Hour Watches

By A Collected Man

Swapping hands for discs has been practiced in watchmaking for centuries, so why has it taken so long for it to become widely adopted, as it is today?

March 2021 • 15 Min Read
The Battle for the World's Thinnest Watch

The Battle for the World's Thinnest Watch

By Simon de Burton

Simon de Burton slices through the history of the world's slimmest watches...

February 2021 • 8 Min Read
Five Movements that changed the World – Part I

Five Movements that changed the World – Part I

By A Collected Man

We look at some of the most important movements in the world of horology...

February 2021 • 18 Min Read