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Everything you need, nothing you don’t – the best two-handed watches of 2018

Lists

23.07.19

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Everything you need, nothing you don’t – the best two-handed watches of 2018

There comes a time in the journey of every watch collector when the pursuit of the most complicated watch loses its shine, as you start…

These are 6 of the best quartz watches of 2018

Lists

29.06.19

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These are 6 of the best quartz watches of 2018

Quartz often gets a bad rap as the ugly duckling of the watch world. With pejoratives such as “soulless”, and “the quartz watch is entirely…

What makes a “good value” watch at $1000, $5000 and $10,000?

Opinion

16.05.19

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What makes a “good value” watch at $1000, $5000 and $10,000?

The question of what watches represent good value usually comes from younger people taking their first steps in the industry. They’ve heard somewhere that luxury…

LIST: The watches we bought because someone told us to

Lists

19.10.18

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LIST: The watches we bought because someone told us to

Humans are, by and large, social creatures. We thrive in communities, and derive strength, support and inspiration from others. At least, that’s the view if…

News

14.11.17

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NEWS: The New York Museum of Modern Art thinks these are the most iconic watches of the 20th century

New York’s Museum of Modern Art is showcasing a collection of the 111 items of clothing and accessories that impacted the 20th and 21st centuries…

LIST: 11 classic ’80s watches, just in time for Stranger Things

Lists

20.10.17

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LIST: 11 classic ’80s watches, just in time for Stranger Things

The ’80s were Nerd City, peppered with popped polo shirts and pie-crust collars, Slime, The Breakfast Club, pommes noisettes, Pop Rocks candy and brine shrimp…

HANDS-ON: The Swatch Sistem51 Irony – perfect for the Christmas stocking

Watch Reviews

15.12.16

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HANDS-ON: The Swatch Sistem51 Irony – perfect for the Christmas stocking

Back in 2014, Swatch made waves with the original Sistem51, an innovative and affordable robot-assembled automatic watch. Much like the original Swatch, the Sistem51 was…

WATCHSPOTTING: Comic legend John Cleese on his silly little watch and ‘unbelievable’ watch prices

Pop Culture

12.08.16

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WATCHSPOTTING: Comic legend John Cleese on his silly little watch and ‘unbelievable’ watch prices

Last night one of the elder statesman of comedy, John Cleese, appeared on Channel Ten’s prime-time news panel show The Project. Ostensibly Cleese was there…

Friday Wind Down

05.08.16

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 5th August, 2016 – Manga, irony and a suspiciously familiar dial

For some reason we’ve been humming ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ this week and exhibiting a far greater than usual interest in the sports of fencing…

Friday Wind Down

29.07.16

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FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 29th July, 2016

To paraphrase Stipe et al – it’s the end of the week as we know it. We started off the week watching highlights of Juventus’s…

FEATURE: How the humble Swatch saved Switzerland (and the Swiss watch industry)

Opinion

12.10.14

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FEATURE: How the humble Swatch saved Switzerland (and the Swiss watch industry)

It was April 2013 at Baselworld Watch Fair and Nick Hayek was sitting with a panel at the launch of the Swatch Sistem51. He took…

News

04.09.14

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Win a new Swatch Sistem51 RED

On Tuesday we showed you the new Swatch Sistem51 blending in perfectly with the streetscape of Melbourne’s Hosier Lane. And today to celebrate the Australian…

Watch Reviews

02.09.14

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Australian launch of the brand new, all mechanical Swatch Sistem51 BLUE

Sliding the Swatch Sistem51 out of its box and strapping the black and blue watch onto my wrist was a pretty intensely nostalgic experience for…