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Please Be Careful Out There.

Please Be Careful Out There.

Over the past few weeks we have been receiving emails, and negative reviews (sigh) because our company name is very close to that of a new company ...

Hublot Introduces the Big Bang E Smartwatch.

In 2018, Hublot released its first smartwatch, the The Big Bang Referee 2018 World Cup Russia, which was produced specifically for the event and wo...

The Early History Of Rolex 1905-1950

Rolex was founded in 1905 by Hans Wilsdorf when he was 24 years old. He was working in conjunction with his brother-in-law Alfred Davis and they op...

History Of Panerai. Part 1 – Vintage and Pre-Vendome

In 1936, Panerai received a request from the Regia Marina to build watches for their divers which were visible in the low light conditions of the w...

Patek Philippe Takes Worlds Most Expensive Watch Record With The Grandmaster Chime 6300A-001

Patek Philippe Takes Worlds Most Expensive Watch Record With The Grandmaster Chime 6300A-001 Patek Philippe’s Grandmaster Chime 6300A-001 has just...

History Of The Patek Philippe Nautilus Part 2. The 5711/1A

Since the 3700 was discontinued in 1990, the Nautilus range had been without a large and uncomplicated variant. The midsize reference 3800 existed ...

The Radium Girls

Curie was known to have carried test tubes full of radioactive isotopes around in her pocket, and when storing them in her desk had remarked that t...

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak – The Watch That Saved The Brand

The watch that was expected to sound the death toll for Audemars Piguet was singlehandedly responsible for its resurrection.

History Of The Patek Philippe Nautilus. Part 1, 3700 “Jumbo”

It would be fair to say that the Patek Philippe Nautilus is *the* most sought after steel sports watch of my lifetime. It has reigned supreme for t...

Deep Divers – A New World Record.

If you listen in the wind hard enough you can probably still hear the screams coming out of Geneva.

Frequently Asked Questions

Here at Official, we receive a lot of enquires. Some questions come up repeatedly so we thought it would be a great idea to create a FAQ page about...

The Worst Piece Of Advice We Have Ever Seen.

Don’t do this. Ever. Please.

Bezels, And How To Use Them

Dive watches, chronograph watches, GMT’s… Modern horology has a range of watches competing for buyers attention. Many sports or “professional” wat...