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[The Bulgari Octo photographed at the Bulgari Hotel Knightsbridge] When I was given the chance to review the Bulgari Octo, their (relatively) new steel watch and bracelet, there were the usual doubts

Arguably, Cartier was the first modern watch designer. Here was a brand that was started with the first modern design based on industrial machinery: the aeroplane and the tank. Both were machines of t

Mayfair was always the place in London for the craftsmen and artisans. And for the sporting gentleman with the racing machines parked outside their London abode. About a century ago this was the area

[The traditional start still applies for the correct era of racing] I should probably warn most that this is a rather picture intensive post! With so many racing legends on the track, it was all too e

you can file under both categories: a watch and a wonder - the RM056-02. A stunning combination of the cable suspension (seen in the RM027-01) with the RM056 sapphire crystal series: a tourbillon susp

[The new Lange 1815 Tourbillon introduced at SIHH 2014. With a second hand stop and zero reset function.] There is something exceedingly reassuring about Lange watches. You just know that the watch wi

Pablo MacDonough, Richard Mille's polo ambassador looked down at his watch, back at me, and simply stated: "Polo is the hardest sport on a watch; more than racing cars, more than tennis or golf, it ju

[A racing machine on the wrist at the racing track: the limited edition RM030 Le Mans Classic: British racing green with white bezels. Eye catching!] The bi-annual festival of past Le Mans racing was

[The Richard Mille sponsored Ligier-Nissan driven by Alex Brundle flies down the finishing straight] It is THE endurance race for cars. It really is! Part of you thinks that its just cars going round

More on this later, with an interview with the Richard Mille brand ambassador: Pablo Macdonough on polo and watches. But for now, some pictures of the watch and polo club: [The new RM030 Polo Club wa

Richard Mille was sponsoring no less than 3 cars in THE endurance race! More on this later: Also on show, on the man himself, the watch designed by Richard Mille, and worn by Sebastian Loeb: Great suc

Fittingly held at Mr. Fogg’s, on Bruton Lane, which for the Londoners among us is just off Berkeley Square in the heart of Mayfair, Stephane Belmont introduced the new Geophysic to the attending press

Richard just released this one: the RM011  Lotus Romain Grosjean in NTPT carbon. (http://news.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-112/pi-6432588/ti-931988/s-0/t-news-central-richard-mille-partners-rom

[The reissued white dial Reverso: Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1948 with its namesake from 1948] Reverso watches never have gone out of style. The watch is a classic of art deco design. It portrays style

Anyone willing to step into the Lion’s Den has to be admired. The man who must carry responsibility for the team that wears three lions on their chest (the insignia of the England football team) has t

It is a quintessentially English sporting event. In the modern world it makes hardly any sense at all: a private duel between two universities that has continued, with the occasional World War interru

here is a very public demonstration of why it is necessary to lock down people wandering around with high resolution cameras who may, or may not, be part of recognized media. It looks like a real one

[James Cook (left) and Parmigiani CEO Jean-Marc Jacot (second from left), and Denis Oswald, FISA President (far right) presenting the Parmigiani Spirit Award} It was a surprise to be invited. Parmigia

(The private dining room at the Arts Club) At one of London’s most prestigious and noted venues, Chopard invited a selection of Purists and collectors to an evening of watches, food, and company. It w

[The more recent RM017 with renewed design, aesthetics, and three-dimensional form to the movement. Note the use of different finishing, beveling, and bridgework that illuminates’ the three-dimensiona