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Citizen Eco-Drive Photon hands on – celebrating 50 years of powering watches with light

The brand celebrates a major birthday with a killer, modern sports watch.

T3 · Mar 19

7 more British watch brands you don't know about – but you should

With the British Watchmaker's Day returning, here are some of my favourite brands from the home nations.

T3 · Mar 7

5 best instant cameras for Mother's Day – treat Mum to the gifts of retro photography and memory making

It's one of the best gifts I've ever given, and any of these retro instant cameras will light up Mum's life.

T3 · Mar 6

The Fujifilm X Half finally made sense once I stopped treating it like a camera

This compact camera is far more capable than it gets credit for – you just have to use it in the right way.

T3 · Jan 17

When radioactive tritium won't do, Marathon turns to this proprietary material to see in the dark

Marathon's MaraGlo is what helps military users see in the dark.

T3 · Jan 17

TAG Heuer Carrera Astronomer hands-on – a unique take on the moon phase complication

This Carrera is an exercise in Lunar-cy...

T3 · Jan 13

I used the Leica M-EV1 – Leica's most modern camera brings the M-Series squarely into the 21st century

For the first time ever, an M-Series camera with an EVF arrives – and we've put it to the test.

T3 · Dec 28, 2025

A Week on the Wrist with the Paulin Mara dive watch – a quirky take on a classic form

This Scottish dive watch is playful, but still very capable.

T3 · Dec 27, 2025

A Year on the Wrist – the best watches we've seen in 2025, including Grand Seiko, TAG Heuer, Leica and more

The best watches released in 2025, hand-selected by T3's in-house watch expert.

T3 · Dec 25, 2025

Zenith Chronomaster Original Lapis Lazuli hands on – beautiful, brilliant, blue

Zenith's blue obsession gets another blast with this stunning chronograph.

T3 · Dec 14, 2025