sham1

Moritz Grossmann was founded in 2008 and celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The company has decided to issue 24 piece uniques of various models including some with brand new movements. Twenty

I think you will all agree with me that the Gronefeld Remontoire has been one of those watches that many of us would like to own. Even those among us who are unsure about the long term stability and t

Two years ago I decided to place an order and leave a deposit on a RW Smith Series 2 and managed to secure the last 38mm rose gold case. Roger had decided in 2015 to focus on 40mm cases which were too

This year has seen a major setback to my finances no thanks to all the temptations on offer and my remarkably weak self discipline. As a result, I have ended up doing reckless things like leaving a de

All so different with three things in common: 1. They are all Pateks 2. The are terribly elegant 3. They are all mine!!! Well, the last point is not quite true, not yet anyway. Here I am in the UK on

Not my words but those of Leonardo Da Vinci which I fully subscribe to. I have always been partial to time only watches and the industry has never been flooded with more choices than there is today. T

On one of my late night/early morning incursions into the used market on the internet, I came across this lovely vintage ref 2482 from 1955 in rose gold and in quite excellent condition. It measures 3

I had the opportunity to visit Charles Frodsham during my recent trip to London and had the pleasure of having a very long chat with Philip Whyte and Richard Stenning, the owners of the company. To th

you had 40k to 55k CHF to spend on one watch and it had to be chosen from one of these independents and one outsider. Your criteria would be a watch with exemplary finishing, highly accurate and relia

as it is only February and I have bought three watches with a fourth on its way. For some of you, that may be nothing spectacular but when one started the year with only two watches and suddenly one h

While waiting for my 3878J (the pretty skeleton which I have been tormenting all of you on this forum), I thought I might amuse myself with this under rated 5099RG. The watch came with its original bo

On my third visit to try on this gem of a watch, I finally remembered to have a wrist shot taken. Although measuring only 31mm, my fellow purist buddy, John who knows me like an open book and who has

I am at Frankfurt airport after having flown here to view a Patek 3969R which I had left a deposit on. Lovely watch which fits my small wrist well but while examining the watch with a loop, I noticed

Yesterday was my third ever visit to the SIHH and arguably my shortest at three and a half hours but I did manage to have a quick lunch with Alkiro and Watchonthewrist before heading off to my Cartier