Watch reviews, comment – and more!
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, …
After having disposed of my old Precision and more recent GMT 2 last year, I was determined to have at least one Rolex in my collection. However, as noted in a previous article, I can be very funny about this brand! So, this time I was going to be pretty …
I have a confession: On this occasion I was really not sure how to start this piece! There were a few introductory phrases that competed, but in the end I will just go for it! I have wanted a Lange for quite some time! There! However, I dithered and this …
Since I disposed of my Rolex GMT 2 some six months ago, I had a nagging feeling that I should have at least one GMT in the cupboard for when life is normalised and I go “foreign” crazy. However, I determined that any replacement would be, well, unusual, a little …
Well, we are still mired in this seemingly interminable virtual imprisonment. Our usual social activities of; meeting friends, attending various events, eating out and holidays are curtailed. Hit hard are single people, and I make no apology for admitting that I am finding it very difficult. With such confinement, having …
Whilst I was aware of Chronoswiss, I was not that au fait with the brand. They appeared to be a smallish relatively inexpensive brand, and from what I could see of most of their watches, they were a little quirky with an over-sized onion crown. As these traits did not …
People who know me realise that it takes more than a “name” to impress. I have extreme antipathy to fashionistas who have to have the next expensive (overpriced) fad item just to flash about in the misguided belief that it somehow bestows respect and admiration. Sorry, in the real world …
There is nothing quite like a nice foulard – pocket square/hank, to compliment one’s jacket. Peeking out of the breast pocket, it is so much nicer than a selection of pens, a spectacle case or worse, nothing! I do recall first witnessing such a sartorial display. In the late Sixties …
