Metal of the gods

We round up four key players in the world of watches to up your wrist game

A good watch is about more than telling the time, creating intrigue with unusual design and impressing with mechanical prowess. Whether you flex a rugged, tech-heavy chronograph or a classic, slimline dress watch, your timepiece says a lot about you. Here are some top choices

Smooth and seamless in their design, integrated bracelets are a growing trend you need to get behind

THE 1950s WAS QUITE A DECADE. There was plenty to worry about, like the Suez crisis, Korean war and the threat of nuclear apocalypse. But the postwar tech boom also brought passenger jets, power steer

It’s time for an upgrade… so Chris Rowlands clocks in with a selection of top tickers for counting the hours in style

Measuring time using the Earth’s rotation was always an imprecise business, so now we do it using the ‘tick’ of an atom