Robin Swithinbank Robin Swithinbank is a journalist specialising in luxury who has written for the New York Times, The FT, The Times, The Telegraph, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Conde Nast Traveller. How many of today's best watches are inspired by the great watches of the past Retro-inspired wristwatches will endure says Robin Swithinbank, as he charts the timepieces looking both backwards and forwards.