In a world full of flashy gadgets and overpriced trends, there's something refreshing about a watch that just gets the job done right. Tissot has been cranking out solid timepieces for years, from ...

The watch world is full of highly technical, often highly French terms that any normal person, reasonably, doesn’t know. Welcome, then, to Horology in a Hurry, a semi-regular column where we’ll break ...

Back in 1994, Tissot launched the Ballade. Conceived as a unisex “day to night” watch, the original quartz-powered Ballade featured a two-tone design with a multi-link bracelet, a knurled bezel and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The term “chronometer” dates back more than 150 years, and originally referred to marine clocks whose accuracy ...

For years, the title of ‘world’s thinnest mechanical watch' largely yoyoed between Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo Ultra and the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept. So, when Richard Mille and Ferrari’s RM ...

Italian jewellery company Bulgari has reclaimed the record for making the world's thinnest mechanical watch with the release of its Octo Finissimo Ultra Cosc, which has a thickness of just 1.7 ...

For years, the title of “world’s thinnest mechanical watch” largely yo-yoed between Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo Ultra and the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept. So, when Richard Mille and Ferrari’s RM UP ...