Archive - The Fourth Wheel

Issue 213: The Best Of The Fourth Wheel (Part 1)

Plus: four hot new watches leaked via the GPHG, and a new podcast episode from The Watch Enquiry featuring Davide Cerrato

Jul 17 • Chris Hall

Issue 212: Are Watch Brand Names Getting Worse?

A linguistic, cultural and occasionally statistical analysis of new watch brand names, from Niton to N3W5

Jul 10 • Chris Hall

Issue 211: Watchmaking's Unsolved Problems

Easter ain't the half of it. How watches could still get better - and the areas in which they might be just about as good as they're going to get

Jul 3 • Chris Hall

June 2026

Issue 210: Ask Me Anything

Who'll buy Ronda's new silicon movement? How can brands beat psychological price barriers? Should you call out CEOs exaggerated claims? And what exactly…

Jun 26 • Chris Hall

Issue 209: Back To Basel We Go...

Will the watch world embrace Basilia, a new trade fair for 2027? Also: why would we assume The Escapement will be watch geek Fyre Festival?

Jun 19 • Chris Hall

Issue 208: Girard-Perregaux Laureato 39mm Review

It's better than the old 38mm, but it had damn well better be for a 50 per cent price rise

Jun 12 • Chris Hall

Issue 207: The Clock That Built An Empire?

The Pragnell Bray Origins Clock, a perfect copy of Harrison's H1, is both a tribute to genius and a remarkable creation in its own right

Jun 5 • Chris Hall

May 2026

Issue 206: $10,000 For A Sellita, Or $10,000 For A Space Watch?

Why it's not always appropriate to fixate on a watch's movement: inside the economics of the Barrelhand Monolith

May 29 • Chris Hall

Issue 205: Has Blancpain Got Its Groove Back?

The Subdial showcase of neo-vintage models is certainly a start. Plus: AstaGuru, the Indian auction house hoping to break into the UK market

May 22 • Chris Hall

Issue 204: The Difference Between The Royal Pop and The MoonSwatch

My full thoughts on Audemars Piguet x Swatch, and eight things I saw this week that are better in every way.

May 15 • Chris Hall

News Of The Week: May 12th 2026

The inevitable thoughts on AP x Swatch, and what it has in common with Baltic x SpaceOne's Seconde Majeure

May 12 • Chris Hall

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Issue 203: Have Watches Gone Beyond Parody?

AP x Swatch? A cheesegrater watch? Steamy penguin caseback action? An essay on the challenging task of mocking an industry that has completely embraced…

May 8 • Chris Hall

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