New watches: Our favourite colourful chronos to beat the winter blues October 23, 2025 From London Time, three colourful chronograph watches to beat the winter blues BELL & ROSS BR-X3 NIGHT VISION Looking like something Neo would wear in The Matrix, Paris’s military watchmaker has instead been inspired by head-up displays (HUD) from the cockpits of the Rafale fighter jets, whose pilots they supply. A stealthy case in ‘LUM-CAMO’ [...]
Vacheron Constantin’s 270-year journey pulls up to Harrods October 23, 2025 If you go down to Knightsbridge today, you’re sure of a big surprise. And it doesn’t end with the soaring takeover of Harrods’ entire facsia with all manner of perpetual calendars and tourbillons looming as you emerge from the Sloane Street exit. Vacheron Constantin – AKA Switzerland’s most venerable horological name, in continuous production for [...]
From Hublot to Bulgari, why watch collabs are so hot right now October 23, 2025 Watch collabs are so hot right now, fit for a Bond Street gallery as well as boutique Unless you count Andy Warhol’s love of his stopped Cartier, the ‘watch as canvas’ trend was arguably coined by ‘watch as fast fashion’ brand Swatch. Back in the 1980s, the plastic-fantastic pioneer got its palette and oils out [...]
St Paul’s on bringing art into the Cathedral: ‘It was Marmite. Some worshippers said they’d leave’ October 22, 2025 This evening earmarks the inaugural Toast the City awards – the first ever ceremony celebrating Square Mile culture – and as Morning Wire staffers bunk off work to smarten up, the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral is bestowing us with his good wishes. The Cathedral has been nominated in our Best Coffee and Best Cultural [...]
Toast the City finalists: Who will win Best Members Experience? October 22, 2025 The Toast the City Awards are here to celebrate the very best in hospitality of placemaking in the Square Mile. On the eve of the big night, we are highlighting each of the 138 finalists who have beaten off competition from more than 2,000 entrants. Next up is the Best Members Experience category. To find [...]
Toast the City finalists: Who will win best Late Night Venue? October 22, 2025 The Toast the City Awards are here to celebrate the very best in hospitality of placemaking in the Square Mile. On the eve of the big night, we are highlighting each of the 138 finalists who have beaten off competition from more than 2,000 entrants. Next up is the Best Late Night venue category, a [...]
Toast the City finalists: Who will win the Best Fitness Experience? October 22, 2025 The Toast the City Awards are here to celebrate the very best in hospitality of placemaking in the Square Mile. On the eve of the big night, we are highlighting each of the 138 finalists who have beaten off competition from more than 2,000 entrants. Next up is the Best Fitness Experience category. To find [...]
Toast the City: What is the Square Mile’s Best Overnight Stay? October 22, 2025 The Toast the City Awards are here to celebrate the very best in hospitality of placemaking in the Square Mile. On the eve of the big night, we are highlighting each of the 138 finalists who have beaten off competition from more than 2,000 entrants. Luxury hotels have cropped up all over the City over [...]
Toast the City finalists: Who will win the Best Sandwich category? October 22, 2025 The Toast the City Awards are here to celebrate the very best in hospitality of placemaking in the Square Mile. On the eve of the big night, we are highlighting each of the 138 finalists who have beaten off competition from more than 2,000 entrants. Next up is the Best Sandwich category. To find out [...]
Toast the City: What’s the Best Green Space in the Square Mile? October 22, 2025 The Toast the City Awards are here to celebrate the very best in hospitality of placemaking in the Square Mile. On the eve of the big night, we are highlighting each of the 138 finalists who have beaten off competition from more than 2,000 entrants. Home to dozens of church gardens, pocket squares and public [...]