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Currently, the Vendée Globe is in full swing. It is the world's toughest sailing race, going around the world by yourself non-stop in a fast sailboat.
This 'Everest of the Seas' has been sailed since 1989 but there was one Briton who accomplished it much earlier. That was the eccentric Sir Francis Chichester. Typical Briton of his time: stoic, determined, single-minded. A man who belonged to the same outer category of pioneers and explorers as, for example, Ernest Shackleton, George Mallory and Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

After years of working in Haute Horlogerie, Alexander Wijt's entrepreneurial fire was ignited. Timepieces are not just watches, time can be read in different ways. Thus was born Hourlux, the company in niche timepiece products and design objects that he set up with his wife. With eyes set on growth, inspired by a quote from his grandmother: "Those who cannot share will never be able to multiply."

Colouring outside the lines while being driven by perfectionism. And, of course, passion for his craft. Chef and co-owner of restaurants Daalder and Edel in Amsterdam, Dennis Huwaë, sets the bar high for himself. When the Corona virus temporarily crippled the hospitality industry, Dennis and his team switched to a Take-away concept: "I had to take ten days out for it

Fresh from his Oscar-winning role as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek moves on to the next iconic role. That of Bond villain in No Time to Die. Gentlemen's Watch flew to New York and spoke exclusively to the 38-year-old actor.

Monday, 30 March 2020, Oscar Abolafia passed away. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, he photographed just about everyone who mattered. Countless world stars posed in front of his camera. Many more were immortalised by it without really being aware of it.

British-Dutch photographer Jimmy Nelson (1967) enjoys international acclaim for his iconic books 'Before They Pass Away' (2013) and 'Homage to Humanity' (2018).

"No man strives to make ugly things, but with me functionality prevails, a building has to be perfect..."

"When you're lying on your back looking at the stars, or one of those little circles of the moon... Man, go...

Few living Hollywood legends have achieved as much as Clint Eastwood. He has starred in 72 films and series, directed 37 of them, won four Oscars and received countless other awards. His latest is the crime drama The Mule. His latest or is there more in the pipeline? Gentlemen's Watch takes stock with the 88-year-old Eastwood.