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Make A Splash: Five New Dive Watches With Real Character

The dive watch, despite relying on some tightly standardised attributes, has proved over the last 70-plus years to be the most malleable template for watch design. Today, if you want a watch that’s water-resistant, sturdy, luminous when called upon and blessed with an overall character of adventure, your choice is well and truly spoilt. Here are five that bring a huge dose of colour, texture, shape and personality to the role.

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5 MINUTE READ

A Good Time Had By All: How Watch Collecting Discovered Its Community Spirit

It can be easy to think the world of watches is all about money and hype. Which celeb has been spotted with a Tiffany Nautilus? How much – how much?­ – did that Rolex fetch at auction? A world of waiting lists and cold, quiet boutiques can feel intimidating for outsiders and depressing to those operating on a real-world budget, but spend any time with watch enthusiasts in real life or on social media and you soon realise the reality is very different. A shared interest in watches is the foundation for a real sense of community, and a much more egalitarian and charitable approach than you might at first expect from the world of luxury goods.

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4 MINUTE READ

The Debate: Is A Lightweight Titanium Watch Truly Luxurious?

At Watches and Wonders in Geneva this April, a couple of watches dominated discussion. One was the Vacheron Constantin revival of the reference 222, the watch that most agreed stole the show. But the other was a very different beast: the latest Odysseus from A. Lange & Söhne. The Odysseus is highly sought after thanks to its tiny production volumes, but since its launch in 2019, hadn’t really won over hearts and minds until now. What was new for 2022? An icy-blue dial colour, but taking most of the credit for this change in opinion is a new case material: titanium. The ultra-conservative brand producing a watch in this most forward-thinking of metals has raised eyebrows, but it’s joining a growing cast of high-luxury watchmakers opting for lightness over the traditional heft of gold or platinum. Is this the future? Can titanium really take the place of precious metals?

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5 MINUTE READ

My Three-Watch Wardrobe: Design Museum CEO And Director Mr Tim Marlow

In our My Three-Watch Wardrobe series, we challenge collectors to pick their three dream watches from MR PORTER, money no object. Fresh from hosting the Oak Collection – arguably the biggest and best collection of rare watches ever seen – we welcome Mr Tim Marlow, formerly director of the Royal Academy of Arts, and now heading up the Design Museum in London.

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4 MINUTE READ

Rated For Stage Diving: Why A Mechanical Watch Is Actually A Festival Essential

Glasto is back. It’s been three unintentionally fallow years (just imagine how lush that grass beneath your groundsheet will be), but much to the Worthy Farm cows’ chagrin, it’s finally time to reunite with 202,999 other delirious revellers and churn up a mud pit to the merry sounds of Ms Billie Eilish, Mr Kendrick Lamar and Fontaines DC. Which means digging out that crumpled packing list from your beloved Eastpak and reminding yourself of the unlikely essentials.

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3 MINUTE READ

Make A Splash: Five New Dive Watches With Real Character

The dive watch, despite relying on some tightly standardised attributes, has proved over the last 70-plus years to be the most malleable template for watch design. Today, if you want a watch that’s water-resistant, sturdy, luminous when called upon and blessed with an overall character of adventure, your choice is well and truly spoilt. Here are five that bring a huge dose of colour, texture, shape and personality to the role.

Continue Reading

5 MINUTE READ

A Good Time Had By All: How Watch Collecting Discovered Its Community Spirit

It can be easy to think the world of watches is all about money and hype. Which celeb has been spotted with a Tiffany Nautilus? How much – how much?­ – did that Rolex fetch at auction? A world of waiting lists and cold, quiet boutiques can feel intimidating for outsiders and depressing to those operating on a real-world budget, but spend any time with watch enthusiasts in real life or on social media and you soon realise the reality is very different. A shared interest in watches is the foundation for a real sense of community, and a much more egalitarian and charitable approach than you might at first expect from the world of luxury goods.

Continue Reading

4 MINUTE READ

The Debate: Is A Lightweight Titanium Watch Truly Luxurious?

At Watches and Wonders in Geneva this April, a couple of watches dominated discussion. One was the Vacheron Constantin revival of the reference 222, the watch that most agreed stole the show. But the other was a very different beast: the latest Odysseus from A. Lange & Söhne. The Odysseus is highly sought after thanks to its tiny production volumes, but since its launch in 2019, hadn’t really won over hearts and minds until now. What was new for 2022? An icy-blue dial colour, but taking most of the credit for this change in opinion is a new case material: titanium. The ultra-conservative brand producing a watch in this most forward-thinking of metals has raised eyebrows, but it’s joining a growing cast of high-luxury watchmakers opting for lightness over the traditional heft of gold or platinum. Is this the future? Can titanium really take the place of precious metals?

Continue Reading

5 MINUTE READ

My Three-Watch Wardrobe: Design Museum CEO And Director Mr Tim Marlow

In our My Three-Watch Wardrobe series, we challenge collectors to pick their three dream watches from MR PORTER, money no object. Fresh from hosting the Oak Collection – arguably the biggest and best collection of rare watches ever seen – we welcome Mr Tim Marlow, formerly director of the Royal Academy of Arts, and now heading up the Design Museum in London.

Continue Reading

4 MINUTE READ

Rated For Stage Diving: Why A Mechanical Watch Is Actually A Festival Essential

Glasto is back. It’s been three unintentionally fallow years (just imagine how lush that grass beneath your groundsheet will be), but much to the Worthy Farm cows’ chagrin, it’s finally time to reunite with 202,999 other delirious revellers and churn up a mud pit to the merry sounds of Ms Billie Eilish, Mr Kendrick Lamar and Fontaines DC. Which means digging out that crumpled packing list from your beloved Eastpak and reminding yourself of the unlikely essentials.

Continue Reading

3 MINUTE READ

Make A Splash: Five New Dive Watches With Real Character

The dive watch, despite relying on some tightly standardised attributes, has proved over the last 70-plus years to be the most malleable template for watch design. Today, if you want a watch that’s water-resistant, sturdy, luminous when called upon and blessed with an overall character of adventure, your choice is well and truly spoilt. Here are five that bring a huge dose of colour, texture, shape and personality to the role.

Continue Reading

5 MINUTE READ

A Good Time Had By All: How Watch Collecting Discovered Its Community Spirit

It can be easy to think the world of watches is all about money and hype. Which celeb has been spotted with a Tiffany Nautilus? How much – how much?­ – did that Rolex fetch at auction? A world of waiting lists and cold, quiet boutiques can feel intimidating for outsiders and depressing to those operating on a real-world budget, but spend any time with watch enthusiasts in real life or on social media and you soon realise the reality is very different. A shared interest in watches is the foundation for a real sense of community, and a much more egalitarian and charitable approach than you might at first expect from the world of luxury goods.

Continue Reading

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