Latest articles by James Gurney
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Are ‘jump hour’ watches the most enjoyable trend to come out of Watches and Wonders?
Watches and Wonders 2025 saw new jump hour watches from Bremont, Cartier, Gerald Charles, Hautlence, Svend Andersen and others
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The new Louis Vuitton Tambour turns a sports dress watch on its head
Louis Vuitton's latest watch puts a modern spin on a historical inspiration
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LVMH watch week 2025: everything we know so far
Our guide to LVMH Watch Week 2025, taking place in New York and Paris, starting 21 January; keep an eye out for our updates
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The future of British watchmaking is looking brighter than ever, and it's about time
Brands like Studio Underd0g and Bremont are bringing some fizz back into British watchmaking
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Independent watch brands to look out for now
Independent watch brands including Singer, Artya, MB&F and Beauregard are rewriting the horological rules
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Discover the new Patek Philippe Cubitus watch collection
The Patek Philippe Cubitus has arrived in three forms: the 5821A in steel, the 5821AR in steel and gold and the 5822P Grand Date platinum
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Inside Bulgari and Fender’s unexpected watch collaboration
The Bulgari Aluminium GMT x Fender Limited Edition watch nods to the designs of the luxury house and the guitar brand, and is accompanied by a Stratocaster
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Off to the races: H Moser & C's partnership with Formula One
H. Moser & Cie is the latest watch brand to join the F1 family, becoming fast friends with Alpine Racing
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The British watch brands to know now: from intriguing innovators to heritage revivals
British watch brands are in the ascendant – discover some of the most exciting names and their timepieces
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Why are watch designers so drawn to brutalism?
Watch brands looking for ways to break the conservative mould look to brutalist architecture and 1970s design codes
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Seiko shines a light on conceptual Japanese watch design
Seiko’s Power Design Project 2024 at Japan House London explores watchmaking potential with seven ‘incredibly specialised watches’
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Time to go pop: TAG Heuer and Kith's Formula 1 watch collaboration
The TAG Heuer Formula 1 Kith watch embraces a rainbow of bright colours
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The best independent watch brands at Watches and Wonders 2024
Watches and Wonders 2024 organisers are keen to open their platform to a more diverse array of makers. Here are our top independent brands to look out for
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Watches and Wonders 2024: the solar eclipse puts the race to unify Moon time in the spotlight
NASA has been tasked to create standard Moon time by 2026, but could SpaceOne's seriously affordable lunar watch eclipse its efforts at this week's global watch fair?
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The Japanese watch brands to know now
Grand Seiko, Citizen and Casio are just some of the Japanese watch brands to keep an eye on
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Schofield unveils its Light watch, typical of its cool, subtle design
British watch brand Schofield unveils the Light watch in two iterations, each with monochrome contrast dials
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Jeff Koons’ art has landed on the moon with Odysseus
‘Jeff Koons: Moon Phases’ is on the Odysseus lunar lander and due to make a giant NFT leap for the artist, having landed on Thursday 22 February 2024
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New Zenith watches see heritage and modernity collide
These new Zenith watches see Julien Tornare pay tribute to the past in his last collection as CEO
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How Debauve et Gallais and Marie Antoinette sparked a chocolate revolution
Paris chocolatier Debauve et Gallais is built on a sweet legacy, involving a chocolate coin designed to cure Marie Antoinette of her distaste for medicine
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Tag Heuer rethinks a classic with teal green Carrera Glassbox watch
Tag Heuer Carrera collection gets an update with a ‘Dato’-style chronograph and a tourbillon, both in teal green
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Omega explores the dark side of the moon with a stellar new watch
Omega unveils the Speedmaster Dark Side Of The Moon Apollo 8 watch
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Hublot and Takashi Murakami push the boundaries of watch design
The Hublot MP-15 Takashi Murakami Tourbillon Sapphire is a conceptual and technical triumph
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Dubai Watch Week gave an exciting preview of watchmaking in 2024
The recent Dubai Watch Week buzzed with creative energy and gave us a hint of what watchmaking in 2024 will bring
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Comic book watches: from Mickey Mouse to Spiderman
Comic book watches, from brands such as Audemars Piguet, Oris, Ulysse Nardin and Reservoir, come with a ‘Pow!’ factor
