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Ex-Royal Marine Aldo Kane and Bremont joined forces on a collection.

What’s with the army watch look?

Military enrolments are down, yet watches made for battle are still finding their target.

  • Luke Benedictus

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While most watch designers remain gripped by nostalgia, some are dialling it up

In an industry fixated by heritage reissues and anniversary special editions, a few plucky brands are attempting to look to the future.

  • Luke Benedictus
The new Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Skeleton watch.

24 hours wearing the best new Swiss-made watch

The latest high-tech watch from Rado is a worthy wearable for modern explorers.

  • Staff Writer
“That watch cost more than your car”:  Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glen Ross.

From gangster gauche to loud ’n proud: return of the gold watch

The wristwear making a comeback – an antidote, perhaps, to the snobbery of stealth-wealth.

  • Luke Benedictus

Will Ferrell’s red-carpet tricks for showing off your (sponsored) watch

Loosen that sleeve, touch your head: celebrity product placement 101.

  • Luke Benedictus
Right on time: A guest outside the Dior show in Paris brandishing her luxury watch in a sea of accessories.

Right on time: How watches became a recession-proof luxury item

Watch brands are at the forefront of many fashion conglomerates’ financial growth in tough times.

  • Damien Woolnough
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The watch wind-up putting a smile on dials

The watch world is giving long-suffering lefties a break.

  • Luke Benedictus
Canadian singer The Weeknd with his diamond-encrusted “ladies’” Piaget watch at Cannes.

Calling time on gendered watches

Women have long appropriated men’s watches. Now there’s a new shift.

  • Luke Benedictus

Is a $US20m watch a sign of moral decline?

Inside a world of harrowing excess.

  • Luke Benedictus

Mark Wahlberg rises at 2.30am to seize the day. He doesn’t know what he’s missing

For those seeking an antidote to the frenzied cult of self-optimisation, try a manually-wound watch.

  • Luke Benedictus

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