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Timothy Barber is a Spear’s contributing editor, and a features writer specialised in watches, culture, luxury and technology. His writing appears regularly in Wired, the Telegraph, Mr Porter, QP, WatchPro, Rolls Royce Whispers and many more publications.
From four-storey superstores to private social spaces, luxury watch brands are finding a range of new ways to reach Mayfair’s well-heeled shoppers
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The property, which has been in the same family for 900 years, inspired Evelyn Waugh. Today its owners are…
In just over two decades, Richard Mille has gone from zero to a billion euros in revenue, becoming the…
After a long, tentative courtship, the watch industry looks to have succumbed to the lightweight charms of carbon fibre
Watch companies are old hands at collaborating with other brands – but occasionally these alliances result in something memorable
Two classic sports watches, the Aquanaut and the Nautilus, are given spectacular makeovers
Smaller, independent watchmakers are enjoying a rise in popularity, helped in part by the Instagram effect
Seventy years ago, Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms dive watch made history. Now its heritage is inspiring bold new iterations
