Watch reviews, comment – and more!
As people may know, I have a fairly disparate collection of watches! Although many are quite expensive, the cheapies also get a fair look-in. This aspect has again come to the fore towards the end of last year, after I took a punt on a couple of watch lots at …
I will get the Update out of the way first. As mentioned in earlier posts, I made the decision last November to reduce my watch collection. Three reasons for doing so: Firstly, with in excess of 50 pieces in my collection, I was never going to be able to wear …
This will be a pretty short article. Why? Well, when I acquired this Dunhill watch last November, I had no intention of publicising it as, a) it wasn’t important/interesting enough, and b) it was kind of a “fashion” watch – something I have an aversion to. All that said, I …
Let me be clear – I was certainly not expecting to be doing another CYS review quite so soon after the last one! How so? Well, you will recall from the end of the earlier review, I mentioned this interesting model, plus, that I could be persuaded to buy. However, …
As a keen crossword doer – general knowledge, not cryptic (I do not have the brain for the latter), I utilise a pencil. Hitherto, my particular weapon of choice has been a cheap and cheerful plastic Paper Mate propelling job, with a useful eraser on the end. It does the …
Until quite recently (last November), I had not been to London since before Covid struck. There were various reasons for this – obviously and firstly the Covid restrictions – but other personal issues intervened. As such I was keen to remedy this, and one catalyst was to attend the WATCHPRO …
If you are not a Spanish speaker, it takes a few goes to actually pronounce the brand name! In addition, if one is not a watch nut you may not even be aware of the brand – the genesis of which occurred when one Ramon Cuervo left Spain and set …
Before recently acquiring this De Ville at auction (kind of), I only had two Omegas. One is my reduced size Speedmaster Triple Date, and the other is an old early sixties Constellation chronometer. This watch in fact came up recently on my radar a little unexpectedly, when an auction house …
Readers may recall that I wrote a fairly in-depth article on this watch back in 2019. This covered some history of the model and it’s near sibling, a Rolex, that bears the same name. Readers will also recall that after I bought the watch at a Bonham’s auction, I took …
To my mind all serious watch collectors/enthusiasts need to possess a Breguet. Why? Well, because this very old and venerable brand – along with it’s founder, pioneered so many important horological features that it would simply be be remiss not to. Yes, other brands, in the end, offer much the …
