Watch reviews, comment – and more!
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 …
Although having sold my Patek perpetual calendar (5035) last year, I was still keen to obtain an all-gold watch – but one that would be rather less complicated and expensive. Initially I attempted to obtain an early-eighties Ebel El Primero-powered chronograph – as per Crocket’s watch in Miami Vice, or …
First of all, due the coincidental timing, I just wish to register my profound grief at the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Like many others, I have not known any other British monarch. Like many others, I did not have the good fortune to ever meet her, but had I …
I say from the outset that this will probably be one of the shortest reviews of an actual watch to date! Why? Well, quite simply, the first portion deals with some initial issues that occurred, then the later screed deals with the watch proper. The latter is short – simply …
Depressingly, I sometimes have to start some articles with an apology! As readers may know, I have been pledging to reduce my collection of watches as I simply have too many languishing in the safe. Yes, I was enthusiastic when I first bought them, but after a few months (or …
As readers may recall, early last year I relinquished two Pateks (5036 & 6006). The former as it was too nice to wear (and a bit of a pain to keep all the complications up to date – even on a winder!) and the latter, in the end, just did …
Having owned a number of classic cars in the past, I retain a keen interest in such things. As such, when news reached me that there was to be a classic car show at Castle Howard on Father’s Day, I duly earmarked in the diary. Also, at the back of …
I shall not go into all the history of S-M again here, as I covered most salient points in the recent Serpent Calendar article. That said, the information offered then mainly covered up to when Peter Speake and Daniele Marin left the business in or around 2017. Since then, under …
