There’s an almost magnetic quality about Rolex, the kind of presence that makes even the most indifferent observer stop and notice. Whether you’re an investor, a collector, or simply someone who appreciates the artistry of fine watchmaking, the question keeps resurfacing every few years: Is Rolex still a good investment …

For most people, the strap is simply the thing that keeps a watch attached to the wrist. It’s background, functional, sometimes interchangeable—an accessory to the main event. But if you’ve spent serious time around watches, you’ll know that straps are far more than fasteners. They carry their history, heritage, controversies, …

We are, almost by design, trained to read the surface of things. Our brains crave instant recognition, pattern, and familiarity. A flicker of symmetry, the gleam of a crown, the flash of wings etched onto a dial—we absorb logos before we even glance at the hands. Often, we don’t even …

It’s odd to think that there was ever a time when noon didn’t mean the same thing everywhere. Back before trains, when the fastest thing on land was a galloping horse and towns were content to march to the beat of their sundial, local time ruled. If it was noon …

The psychology of watches is something we rarely discuss openly, but many of us feel it instinctively. A watch is never just a timekeeping device. It’s an anchor, a mirror, a monument, sometimes even a mask. When we look down at the piece on our wrist, what we see isn’t …

There’s a peculiar sort of magic in the world of watchmaking—a craft so often reduced to precision parts and silent mechanisms, yet alive with stories, personalities, and the patience only a human can possess. As I sit down to reflect on Peter Speake and the ripple he’s made in this …

  Before we built instruments, before wheels turned or springs were coiled, time was written above us—in moonlight, in star patterns, in the angle of the sun as it dragged shadows across the earth. Our earliest ancestors weren’t keeping time because they needed a sense of time. They were trying …