Time and tide: The return of the regatta watch
Nautical nous is once more in demand as a wave of multi-faceted timepieces sets pulses racing
July 17, 2026
Timothy Barber
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.
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Turning the dial: How Piaget is reviving its famed past
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Worldtimers: the world around your wrist
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‘More like joining a private members’ club’: How the experience of buying a luxury watch is changing
From four-storey superstores to private social spaces, luxury watch brands are finding a range of new ways to reach…
March 21, 2025
Square watches are cornering the market
With a nod to history, luxury watchmaking is taking a sharp turn towards square designs
February 9, 2025
Patek Philippe squares up to younger buyers with new Cubitus collection
President Thierry Stern imagines the new line, which takes its cues from the classic Nautilus bracelet watch, on the…
October 18, 2024
Jacob Arabo: Inside the wild world of the jeweller, watchmaker and now property developer
Jacob Arabo's outlandish creative mind has taken him from jewellery and watches to property (as well as prison), and…
October 17, 2024
Richard Mille revs up with its latest limited-edition McLaren collaboration
The RM 65-01 McLaren W1, unveiled this week, is the fourth collaboration in a 10-year deal between Richard Mille…
October 8, 2024
Strike gold with the new raft of bracelet watches
From the magazine: The fortunes of the luxury watch industry have been tarnished by a post-pandemic slowdown, but a…
July 22, 2024
How the owners of Madresfield Court, the home that inspired Brideshead Revisited, are nurturing its renaissance
The property, which has been in the same family for 900 years, inspired Evelyn Waugh. Today its owners are…
July 12, 2024
How Richard Mille became a watch industry juggernaut
In just over two decades, Richard Mille has gone from zero to a billion euros in revenue, becoming the…
April 19, 2024
