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This Month

(L-R) Chefs Andreas Caminada, Clare Smyth, Anne-Sophie Pic, Eneko Atxa, and Yannick Alléno attend Hublot Big Bang Night at Geneva Arena on April 02, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Inside the Big Bang watch party in Geneva

There’s supposedly an industry downturn and tariffs could worsen it. But head-turning new timepieces from Rolex and Grand Seiko were among the surprises.

Stephen Graham stars in A Thousand Blows, which is about illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London.

How to lift your way to a longer life

Weight training isn’t just for bodybuilders, it’s now viewed as indispensable to healthy ageing for both men and women.

March

Sophia Loren casting a sideways glance at Jayne Mansfield in a 1957 photo that became an international sensation.

How to stop comparing yourself with others

Weighing your life up against peers and strangers can damage your self-esteem. But how do you ditch this potentially corrosive habit?

Drivers make a start after lights out.

The brands splashing cash on the Formula 1 juggernaut

From LVMH heavyweights TAG Heuer and Louis Vuitton to global payment giants American Express and Mastercard, everyone’s eager to align with F1’s burgeoning Australian audience.

If your eye is twitching, this is what your body is trying to tell you

Before you jump to grim conclusions, some simple lifestyle tweaks could be the solution to your twitch.

December 2024

This year changed the watch world. What will 2025 bring?

One upside of the downturn in sales may be a new batch of striking timepieces on the horizon.

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