Watch reviews, comment – and more!
Firstly, a quick comment on this new section. I decided that I needed another category in order to report on any topics that did not fit into existing titles, plus, any updates on previously covered watches or items. On the latter, I could have just tagged on a P.S. to …
I collect quite a few things but pens is not one of them. Sure, I had to write with a fountain pen at school but to be honest it was a real pain in the behind. My pen – a Parker of some sort (I still have somewhere) was scratchy …
I swear to God that I cannot quite recall how I came across this watch. I think I was investigating something else on Chrono 24, but the dealer had other pieces on the site so I may have just gravitated to these. Anyway, I was frankly blown away by the …
I will be be honest: I am not an overly enthusiastic New Year’s eve reveller. The older one becomes, the passing of another year is, well, somewhat deflating rather than inflating. As such, I decided some years ago to do exactly what I wanted over this period, in a bid …
I confess I have a fondness for Tissot watches. This fact is built mainly on nostalgia, as I was given a quartz PR100 in 1978 by my mother when I was about to join the Royal Navy. I suppose it was my first “grown up” watch and I really liked …
One of my more pleasant past-times is to mooch around antique shops/centres, and, calling into one near me the other day, I noticed a few watches in a glass cabinet. Of particular interest was an Avia chronograph of probably mid-sixties vintage. I was particularly drawn to the very appealing dial, …
I have said before that I am no watch snob, and this is evidenced by some of the cheaper (affordable) watches I have in my collection. In the main, these either have an interesting story to tell or an innovation that appeals. So, over the past year or so I …
A couple of months ago I was in York and passed the window front of one of the larger watch/jewellery retailers. As usual, my pace slowed and my eyes automatically scanned the window for anything interesting. On this occasion my orbits were arrested by two things; a flash of gold …
As readers may have noticed, I have been at sixes and sevens of late abode-wise. This has caused a major hiatus in various ways – including neglecting Watchlogic matters. Whilst I am not yet in my “forever” lodgings, I am now at least in the place I want to be …
Where is The Writer I hear you ask? Has he expired, or maybe hired to do greater things elsewhere? Well, no to both. The truth is more mundane, albeit challenging, being to do with abode change matters. About two months ago I decided to put the homestead on the market, …
