Anyone thinking of mechanical watches from Japan thinks first of all of Seiko. But there is another major Japanese brand, which, despite having been around for 70 years, is not yet very well known in the Netherlands. A brand that stands for excellent quality coupled with a very friendly price tag. Its name: Orient.

Squale, in collaboration with Amsterdam Watch Company, is launching a limited edition of 180 watches in new old stock cases by Blancpain. A unique fusion of vintage and modern...

The range of electric scooters and mopeds is growing rapidly. More brands, more versions. And this is definitely one of the nicest models we have come across so far: the Brekr Model B, conceived and built in the Dutch Achterhoek region

It is not the first name you might think of when thinking of diving watches, but the 'Grande Maison' Jaeger-Lecoultre also has a long and special history in that field. It dates back to the 1950s, when diving was still a very risky and mostly military activity. In 1959, Jaeger-LeCoultre devised a unique feature to enhance diving safety: a self-winding Memovox timepiece that gave an audible warning when it was time to return to the surface.

A year ago, we were already very excited about the televisions Philips TV unveiled at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London. This year, we discover that it can all be even more beautiful...

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.