Watchville and Hodinkee Merge – Exciting Times!

Watchville and Hodinkee Merge – Exciting Times!

Keeping up to date with the latest in fine watchmaking can easily turn into a bit of an obsession. It can also consume far too much valuable time, if you are passionate about the subject. Fortunate...
Timing is Everything: Precision Chronometers

Timing is Everything: Precision Chronometers

Ramadan is sometimes called “The best of times.” The history and significance of the holy month is inter-woven with the idea of time itself, and with the fast being observed all around the planet,...
Collector’s choice: Vintage or New?

Collector’s choice: Vintage or New?

Collecting fine watches is a trend that is steadily growing in popularity. Before the 1990’s it was more of a specialist hobby; almost a dying art, one might say. Collectors were few and far betwee...
The Joys and Practicalities of Collecting

The Joys and Practicalities of Collecting

  An interesting peculiarity of human nature is that some people collect things. Why this is so is a bit of a mystery. I have collected, studied and - to be honest, am obsessed about vintage watch...
Patek Phillipe – Their Secret to Success

Patek Phillipe – Their Secret to Success

The name Patek Phillipe is associated in our minds with all things beautiful, chic, exclusive and elite. This is a brand that has become synonymous with class, and the name doesn’t need to be shout...
Action Super Watches

Action Super Watches

April saw the Middle East Film & Comic Con get underway in Dubai, turning the social spotlight on to all things related to superheroes, villains and cool powers and futuristic gadgets. We at m...
The Watch That Changed the Way We Tell Time

The Watch That Changed the Way We Tell Time

During the early 1970’s, the world was just starting to get a glimpse of what would soon be possible with advances in electronic technology. In the 1973 blockbuster movie, Live and Let Die, Roger M...
Rolex – The Legend Transcending Time

Rolex – The Legend Transcending Time

Rolex’s Rich History   The story of Rolex, like many exceptional brands, is tied up with a unique and fascinating character – Hans Wilsdorf. His vision and his remarkable insight are an inspirati...
Ambassadors of Time

Ambassadors of Time

As someone passionately involved with vintage watches every day, I have often been asked the question: “What is it that makes a watch truly iconic?”  The truth is that there is no simple answer to...