Showing posts from category: watches
Tuesday, 6 June 2023

Military Wristwatches - Collecting Vintage Style

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[Note: My apologies that I haven't posted for some weeks. security issues with the blog have  taken some time to sort out. I hope you en...
Monday, 27 March 2023

Rotary x Protate Cancer UK '1IN4' Wristwatch

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I had no idea until very recently that 1 in 4 black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, and more than 11,500 m...
Sunday, 11 December 2022

Bell & Ross BR V2-92: A Practical and Versatile Watch

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I always enjoy trying a watch brand I haven't worn before. I've known and admired Bell & Ross 's timepieces from afar so was...
Sunday, 4 December 2022

The Barn by Chrono24: A Pre-Owned Watch Partnership

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Buying secondhand and vintage watches can be daunting. Most dealers offer a short warranty, but very few have inspected and, where necessary...
Wednesday, 20 July 2022

Tudor Ranger: A Classic Tool Watch

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Watches come in broadly two types; the tool watch, robust and practical, with looks a secondary consideration to practicality, and dress wat...
Monday, 30 May 2022

Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute: A Watch With a Story

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It's the stories behind some wristwatches that draws enthusiasts. While I no longer collect watches with any great seriousness, it was t...
Wednesday, 4 May 2022

Bremont x Bamford Watch Company - Another British Watch Collaboration

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Two British watch collaborations within one week is a rare event and symptomatic of the steady revival of the once-great British watch indus...
Friday, 29 April 2022

Fears and Garrick Collaborate on a New British Watch

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British watch companies, Fears and Garrick , have collaborated to produce a new watch, launched today. I've known David Brailsford of G...
Thursday, 10 March 2022

Michlmayr: Wristwatch Repair and Servicing

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I recently had one of my watches serviced (at no charge to me, see note below*) by Norwich-based watchmakers, Michlmayr . My wristwatch coll...
Friday, 17 December 2021

Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Calibre 403 Wristwatch

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Although I've never owned an  Oris watch I've featured a few over the years here on the blog. They are well-designed, not unreasonab...
Friday, 22 October 2021

Rotary Watches and Prostate Cancer UK in Collaboration

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In the past 20 years Prostate Cancer UK has spent over £37 million on research into a cancer that will affect 1 in 8 men. For the first tim...
Friday, 13 August 2021

Fears Launches Rectangular Watch to Celebrate 175 Years

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Fears Watches , who are celebrating their 175th anniversary (they have launched a book about the brand - see link below), have introduced a ...
Friday, 30 July 2021

New book: 'Elegantly Understated: 175 years of the Fears Watch Company'

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I've written several times here on the blog about the Fears Watch Company and its revival over four years ago by Nicholas Bowman-Scargi...
Friday, 16 July 2021

Buying Vintage and Pre-Used Watches: A Collaboration with Chrono 24

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I've been an occasional buyer and seller of vintage and pre-loved watches for some twenty years. A well-designed watch is an important p...
Friday, 26 February 2021

Rotary Regent: Affordably Stylish Mechanical Wristwatch

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Rotary have been around as a watch company since 1895. UK-based, their watches are British-designed and made in China, which means that the...
Friday, 4 December 2020

Equus Leather Watch Straps: Russian Reindeer Hide From 1786

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Wearing a watch strap made from 230 year old leather is something of a talking point. In 1786 a ship, the Metta Catharina, sought shelter fr...