Brunello Cucinelli Cashmere and Silk Deconstructed Blazer, £5,700 Produced in a combination of cashmere and silk to create a distinctive houndstooth design, this deconstructed blazer with metal buttons mixes classic vintage styles with modernity. It has Brunello Cucinelli’s signature sculpted...
Collaborations between watch brands and lifestyle events are frequent, some have become commonplace, and a few feel naturally coherent. Gumball 3000 is one of them. Since its launch in 1999, the 3,000-mile rally has become a moving (quite literally) platform for performance, individuality and...
I can’t help it, but every time I read something about the brand and rally Gumball 3000, I think of the 1981 action-comedy The Cannonball Run, with Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, and, of course, the dazzling Farrah Fawcett. The hilarious movie, which might feel a bit outdated if you...
Without the following two things, I certainly couldn’t (and wouldn’t) have become a watch enthusiast: strong independent watch media, and brands that looked like they wanted to reach out, talk to, and impress watch enthusiasts. Watch media is a matter Ariel has dedicated several articles to, and...
There are so many brands in the world of watches. Consequently, it’s not only hard to keep up sometimes, but it’s even harder to find personal favorites. Sometimes it’s about design, sometimes it’s about name and heritage, and sometimes it’s about pushing technical boundaries. As a young brand,...
Here we go! The Flyback is back! We’ve got some heaters for you this time, with three very different Year of the Horse watches, an attractive MeisterSinger, and a shrunken Bulova. Check them out and let us know in the comments what other recent releases you’ve loved! Vacheron Constantin Métiers...
Since its invention by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1801, the tourbillon has remained one of the most mesmerising mechanisms in watchmaking. Often regarded as a complication in its own right, despite not actually indicating anything most of the time, it is a very complex and extremely precise...
Nothing comes gently on a hard tennis court. Shoes grind against acrylic, strings bite into fluorescent yellow felt, racquets flex and recoil hundreds of times per match. Professional tennis is nothing if not a display of toughness and endurance, and a test of how its players and materials...
Panerai launches its next experience edition. But in a first for the brand, two Radiomir watches come as a set in 47mm bronze and platinum cases. Panerai offers its Experiences Program for collectors who want that extra level in brand relationship. We see this with other watch brands that offer...
