Greetings, dear readers; we hope you enjoyed the elongated weekend we just received, and for those who celebrate Easter, we hope you had a wonderful time. I am sitting and typing this wondering if I'll ever want to eat chocolate again, although there's not much hope for that happening as next week the horology world's biggest event of the year gets underway: Watches & Wonders Geneva, where over fifty brands get together at Palexpo in Geneva and show off their latest collections. Swiss hazelnut praline, anyone? Even for the brands that aren't exhibiting there, like Breitling and the entire ..read more

Valentine's Day is nearly upon us, but that hasn't stopped the weather from being cold and wet; at least January is over now, right? On another positive note, it won't be long before spring is here, and lots of flowers in gardens have already started poking through the soil once more.  At the time of writing, LVMH's Watch Week has concluded with some fascinating new releases from TAG Heuer, Hublot, Zenith and more. Further, in a few month's time, we'll be getting brand-new watches from all the big players like Rolex at Watches & Wonders Geneva, and we'll definitely be giving you a run ..read more

The holiday season is well and truly underway, with bustling streets, busy shops, a flurry of snow and last-minute items undoubtedly being forgotten (I always forget clotted cream; I've bought some in advance, so I'm waiting to see what'll be forgotten this time). With these things in mind, perhaps you've not left enough time to find the perfect gift, or maybe said gift hasn't presented itself to you yet. Here are five gift ideas we love and think would make an ideal present to go under the tree this holiday season. For the budding watch enthusiast: Tudor Black Bay Harrods Special Edition Pe ..read more

One might think that the styles and designs of Cartier's watches never truly go out of fashion, but that's actually not true. While certain names, such as the Tank and the Santos, always carry on, the Cartier lineup moves around quite a lot. Does anyone remember the Cartier Clé? How about the Drive de Cartier? They were those funny square or cushion-shaped ones that everyone loved a few years ago and then forgot; they've since gone off sale but will most likely return in a few years. As a high-end fashion house, we naturally expect Cartier to move its collections around frequently, more so tha ..read more

Brescia. Rome. Brescia. A route of (approximately) one thousand miles across Italy and self-titled "The most beautiful race in the world", the Mille Miglia is a historic motor race that continues to this day, and one that Chopard just happens to sponsor. The most popular model in Chopard's lineup of fine watches is undoubtedly the Mille Miglia. It's been around since the 1980s in one form or another and has spawned countless different variants over the years. The version we have for sale at the time of writing is a part of the 'GTS' subdivision within the Mille Miglia range, but more on that l ..read more

How can we pass up the opportunity to review such a piece when one is in our care? We're taking a closer look at one of the most fascinating modern watches we have in our catalogue, designed to stand out, blend in, sparkle, and go unseen. We're talking about Hublot's Spirit of Big Bang Chronograph. But, before that, a little history. Twenty-five years after the launch of the Hublot brand, the Big Bang debuted at Baselworld in 2005. The theme of the Hublot name has always been about fusion, whether that's design elements, materials or mechanics. Hublot's original watches, which now inspire the ..read more

Breitling is renowned the world over for its sports watches, particularly its pilot watches. But you knew that, didn't you? Yes, even if this is your first step into the rabbit hole of wristwatches (and believe us, it most definitely is a rabbit hole), you'll know about Breitling already. How could you not? They position themselves with all the other big names like Rolex, Omega and Tudor. If you see those three in a store, Breitling surely isn't far away. Maybe you've already gone up to the window and admired their watches, glittering in the light that's designed to make them look as attracti ..read more

Coloured dials make watches stand out. There, that was an easy article, wasn't it? But, seriously, some of the best-loved watches are that way because of their dials. Watches like H Moser & Cie's Endeavour, which has no markings at all, only a beautiful blue fumé dial which begins as a really intense blue in the centre before calming down and fading into black at the edges. Things like that get people's hearts going, and we have three that we just can't keep away from at the moment. Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36 - 126000 When Rolex introduced its Oyster watches with colourful dials a few yea ..read more

Now that Watches & Wonders Geneva has been over for a bit and the hype has settled down, let us give you our thoughts on the newest additions. These will be hitting the dealers soon and, knowing Rolex fans, it won’t be long until they start making their way around the pre-owned market.  The classiest: Perpetual 1908 The newest addition to the Rolex lineup replaces the old Cellini, which was a bit of a strange one in the collection. It wanted to be a classy dress watch on the level of Patek Philippe or Breguet, and it was priced like it, but its caseback was closed off to the world ..read more

Watches of Wales are celebrating 10 years in business by signing a two year partnership with Cardiff Airport. A partnership with Route Media and enhanced digital and print presence at Cardiff Airport involves the installation of vinyl wrap signage, a lightbox, posters and digital screens at the airport, raising Watches of Wales' profile at home and on the international stage. Our managing director Paul Hornblow said: “We have worked in partnership with the team at Route Media for some time and this latest series of advertisements at Cardiff Airport has been very beneficial ..read more