Watch reviews, comment – and more!
Whilst most of my watches are somewhat conservatively styled, I can on occasions be seduced into the unusual – both in terms of design and manufacture. At this point I make no apology for saying that usually I am unimpressed with new(ish) independent brands. At the lower end, many seem …
There are a few adjectives one can use when describing watch lugs, from; flowing, angular, modest, industrial, long, short and so on. In my experience – certainly with my watches, I have not really been able to say “beautiful” – until now! Let me set the scene: Some time ago …
About a month ago I was pondering what I could add to the “luxury” section of the site – bearing in mind that the last item revealed had been my Mother’s vintage Conway Stewart pen. To be frank, when I first set up the section I was only envisioning really …
Like most sane and humane observers, I always knew that Vladimir Putin was a cruel dictator, but up and till now he had usually shown some semblance of rationale and control. – albeit for warped reasons. However, he has of course now plumbed the depths of depravity with his invasion …
Out of the three watches I was able to recently study at Berrys in York, this is the final and probably the most remarkable one! Firstly, a little on Breguet – and I mean little, as, in a comparatively short article it is impossible to go into much detail on …
This was another watch I was able to study at a friendly watch retailer recently and, as a sucker for nice chronographs, they will always “command” (oh dear! Ed) a little more attention! Blancpain is an interesting brand as its origins are very old – going way back to 1735! …
I was recently in a national jewellery/watch store in order to catch up on with acquaintances and any new/current models. As usual, I asked if they could select – say three watches, so I could take pictures and then maybe write about them. One of these was the above-noted. Now, …
The Avia I obtained a few months ago was the oldest chronograph I possessed – being early 60’s. Although still desirable, I still hankered after something even more “vintage”. It was therefore after I stumbled across a watch emporium entitled Olde Timers (from Hernhill in Kent), that this yearning came …
At the outset I wish to set some parameters! Ebel is an interesting brand with a great history and, in their heyday – I suppose the 1980’s-1990’s, they had several popular watch ranges with numerous models in a variety of metals – stainless steel, bi-metal and all-gold. Gents and ladies …
As indicated elsewhere, I really do not buy peculiar/quirky watches. However, on a fairly recent trip to an antiques market I noticed a real oddity which shrieked 60s/70s style in spades. In the cabinet there was also a useful information sheet and this imparted a story that I was frankly …
