Also: Trump's tariffs and the desperate search for mainstream value| chrisjameshall.substack.com
10 watches that have taken up permanent residence in my head.| The Fourth Wheel
Plus, the controversial allegations that Hans Wilsdorf was a Nazi sympathiser| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Tariff trouble: What happens next? Plus, thoughts on meritocracy in watchmaking| The Fourth Wheel
30 things you can catch up on from your sun lounger| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Revolution at Bremont, plus the best industry gossip and my favourite new watches of the fair| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Exclusive interview: Roger Smith on British watchmaking, the growing Alliance and the brands that are 'conning' customers| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Review: Baltic Hermetique Tourer, plus TAG Heuer's revived Formula 1| chrisjameshall.substack.com
News about the future of the Fourth Wheel, plus the AMA: vintage Rolex, auction fatigue, good design, sustainability and Hodinkee's ups and downs.| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Leaked Harrods Tudor Black Bay limited edition confirmed, plus the best 20 watches of the last three months| chrisjameshall.substack.com
First thoughts on the Patek Philippe Cubitus, and the problems with trying to be honest| chrisjameshall.substack.com
The truth about water-resistance; charity auctions; the Patek Philippe Cubitus rumour-mill and double-dating with Nomos| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Brings new meaning to the phrase "being given the finger"| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Why SalonQP failed, and what's holding WatchPro Salon back| chrisjameshall.substack.com
When Ozzy Osbourne died, I found myself thinking about his Cartier| The Fourth Wheel
People say LUC is underrated. I think it's more complicated than that.| The Fourth Wheel
Exclusive details from COSC's CEO on how and why it is making big changes after half a century of chronometer certification| chrisjameshall.substack.com
What to expect in 2024, plus the answers to the Christmas Quiz| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Is the watch industry too focussed on having a good time? Your correspondent takes up both sides of the argument| The Fourth Wheel
Who buys Frederique Constant? Why didn't everyone copy the MoonSwatch? Which indies should the big groups snap up? And why is the media so unimaginative?| chrisjameshall.substack.com
We're halfway through the year: what gems have you missed?| The Fourth Wheel
AP's pop song; Urban Jurgensen's launch party; Chrono24's rebrand; Blancpain's Swatchification| The Fourth Wheel
Why the 'beautiful game' struggles to produce beautiful watches| chrisjameshall.substack.com
A world-first analysis of the indie sector with data from 81 brands| The Fourth Wheel
The "constructivist investor" proposal is searingly critical, if you read it carefully. No surprise it was rejected. But is it fair, or even remotely achievable?| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Why does no-one want to make a good scientists' watch any more?| The Fourth Wheel
Plus: Interviewing Tudor's CEO for the FT, conflicts of interest 101, and how not to have a 250th birthday| The Fourth Wheel
The Watch Enquiry Series One has landed| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Whether it will or not is another question. An essay on brand value, credibility and design| The Fourth Wheel
The future of James Bond watches; Why brands stick with slow-selling models; What's wrong with the PRX; Grail chronographs; Positive surprises at W&W and much more...| chrisjameshall.substack.com
The key brands rated, the real trends and my top five watches| The Fourth Wheel
Also: Trump's tariffs and the desperate search for mainstream value| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Only Watch: new first-hand information, plus the facts, the mistakes and the bad takes| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Rapid-fire reactions: verdicts on 10 new watches from IWC, anOrdain, Richard Mille, Minerva x Collective Horology and more. Plus, scrutiny lands on OnlyWatch's financial accounts| chrisjameshall.substack.com
My take on what's up with the big brands, the indies, the retailers, the pre-owned market and the media all in ONE SINGLE EMAIL!| chrisjameshall.substack.com
The Pelagos travel-timer under the loupe, plus some thoughts on Tudor as a brand| chrisjameshall.substack.com
From possibly-defamatory insults to the reversible bucket hat, plus Rolex's new store, AI-worthy copywriting and a new British watch you didn't see at BWD| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Consumer advice for the 0.01%, including my hands-on reaction to Audemars Piguet's new Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar. No paywall this week!| chrisjameshall.substack.com
And five things that have improved in the last 15 years| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Rolex: great. Cartier: great. Pretty much everyone else: Panic!| chrisjameshall.substack.com
A literary parody for our times, in which our lovestruck hero encounters hope, loss and waiting lists| chrisjameshall.substack.com
The future of geezer watches; why yellow gold is so niche; what makes a good watch review and the best Rolex nicknames| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Are the age-old bonds between cars and watches being stretched to breaking point by technological differences?| chrisjameshall.substack.com
How does a runaway hit brand keep the momentum up?| chrisjameshall.substack.com
You always fall in love just when you've convinced yourself it's never going to happen| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Crime, bankruptcy, lawsuits and massive profits - and my thoughts on the year ahead| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Have you been watching carefully?| chrisjameshall.substack.com
The most interesting - and unusual - things I saw at the home of Heuer| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Shaped movements, recognition for designers and avoiding social media| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Can this watch end a decade-long search for 'the one'? Welcome to my Speedmaster therapy session| chrisjameshall.substack.com
How influential are podcasts? Should posh quartz be 'a thing'? Could a brand ever just start over again? Plus AP x KAWS, a real use for moonphase watches and more| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Your questions answered: The most important horological development of the last century; recycling watches; diminishing returns and what current trend will one day make us cringe.| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Gossip and comment on the LVMH and Richemont CEO changes, plus the new TAG Heuer, Piaget and Lederer watches that were just 'announced' by the GPHG| chrisjameshall.substack.com
The myth of the quartz crisis, gender politics in watch marketing, a slippery slope for prestige brands and one very silly limerick| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Reports of the round watch's demise had been greatly exaggerated| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Chronometer status anxiety, ambassador controversies and... watch poetry!| chrisjameshall.substack.com
The rarest and most fantastic Ressence watches ever made| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Breitling's titanium Chronomat reviewed, and is the mirror watch the trend no-one saw coming?| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Hacks, flak and backroom deals: the latest chapter in Only Watch and Christie's woes| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Exclusive interview with Chronode founder Jean-Francois Mojon, plus: bad taste and the Met Gala, and why Sylvester Stallone is the Donald Trump of watch collecting| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Only Watch: The Route To Rehabilitation. Is the charity auction ready to return?| chrisjameshall.substack.com
The Piaget Polo 79 arrives, and we ask: where are the risk-takers?| chrisjameshall.substack.com
What was the greatest era of chronograph watchmaking?| chrisjameshall.substack.com
The best and worst watch brand websites| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Rolex fined €91m in France, and the highs and lows of 2023.| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Yet another auction plot twist! And my review of the watch I wore most in 2023| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Zooming with Jean-Claude Biver, and how to improve the GPHG| chrisjameshall.substack.com
Only Watch postponed; The lazy side of watch art; A mysterious Tudor...| chrisjameshall.substack.com