Baron - Mr Red

Medical science is fairly clear on the subject. Smoking cigarettes seriously damages one’s health. It is estimated that approximately half of all smokers die from a smoking-related illness. Long-term

I have become increasingly hooked by Patek Calatravas. Officially, this is my first purchase of 2015 and I am truly delighted with it. The watch is almost 50 years old and appears to have hardly ever

This is not my watch, but it has been on my wrist all day. It is a dream to wear. Obviously, it has been posted on a number of occasions and also some excellent reviews. Technically, I cannot add to t

I am a child of the 1970s. My formative years were based around the 1970s. I have this theory about economics that is based on one’s formative years. It goes like this…..during one’s formative years,

In truth, i am not a yellow gold guy. Nor rose gold. I have one or two in my collection, but the majority is white metal - mainly steel. Having said that, th one or two yellow and rose gold watches in

I will start off by stating that I already have a good idea of my intended direction, but I am curious to hear how others view it. Of course, personal taste will vary considerably from one person to a

I have been on a mission over the last 3 years to build a small collection of vintage Calatravas. I have posted small reports on two of the following three in the past, but now I have another to add t

.....on the one hand, we have this superb Milgauss from Arie But then, how can I ignore this DRSD from Bill? And then, we have a new forum member, Manuel, who posted two superb shots including this me

As is standard procedure on the Rolex forum, new members have their post celebrated as the Masthead. Congratulations Timekeeper99 on both Masthead AND Watch of the Week awards!

The world time reference 5110 seems to be an incredibly popular watch on this forum. I think there is a reason for that. Lets not talk about the movement. The style. The case. Nicolas has done a great

This article aims to answer a very simple question; Is the Geiger counter a reliable tool in the evaluation of radiation on a watch dial? It is a very simple question, yet the answer is anything but s

Well, I have an original 165014 (regrettably at service now), but have taken the plunge and placed my order for what I consider to be a truly superlative re-edition. I am at No.9 on the waiting list a

We hear so much about the colourful pepsi and cokes, but much less about the panda. We hear so much about the extroverted glossy dials, but much less about the matt sterile. Yet, popularity has never

A lot of watches get posted on this forum in the course of a week. Each Friday, I will aim to post my favourite from the previous week. Forgive me my biases and value-judgments, but here's what I thin

The Rolex Sea-Dweller Reference 1665 comes in several formats. Over the years I have written about it on a number of occasions. My fondness for the reference is very strong. Seeing Bill post his DRSD

I have to admit, when I bought this watch and "opened the plastic" some 5 years ago or more now, the recognition of having spent more money on a watch than I had ever done before did send a certain fr

A good friend of mine who also happens to be a big collector of watches made an interesting remark to me recently. He said...no watch complication is really that useful. His point was that technology

The picture is courtesy of Kari.... I was just curious how many Patek collectors had considered this reference? It may be just peculiar to me, but when I see it, it makes me think "Patek" immediately.

I was wondering this issue...I want to go out, but I am not sure what I am going to do. I could go swimming. Maybe go hiking. Maybe some lunch. Maybe a meeting in the afternoon. I want a low-key, unde