BBC Top Gear Magazine

HIP TO BE SQUARE

hat do three of Hollywood’s best known Toms – Cruise, Hiddleston and Holland – have in common with late celebrity trio Muhammad Ali, Andy Warhol and Lady Di? All are lovers of the square watch. And if you assume an angular case is a fancy take on the OG round watch, think again. Square got there first, and it was all thanks to

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