Bell & Ross Bellytankers

Some 10 years plus ago, and before I really got more seriously into watches, I knew very little about B&R. If I am being honest, at one point I thought they were an also-ran US make! My education however has mercifully since improved! So, in fact the company is actually …

Churchill’s Slip-On Subterfuge

I had known about George Cleverley & Co Ltd, the London bespoke shoemaker, for some time. However I had thought that their wares would really be beyond my fiscal means. Last year though I had read some articles about them in a couple of “lifestyle” magazines, piquing my interest. This …

Extreme Cigar Protection

Cigars, and in particular those of Cuban origin, can be expensive. This pearl of information is not of course seismic news to those who indulge, however, just how expensive may not be widely known. In this regard one needs to look no further than last October when  Phillips auctioned  a …