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Yes, I made up the word THINTAGE when I realized I had so many thin vintage watches; the kind my father, grandfather, and their friends used to wear. This category includes 36 mm or smaller, round or rectangular cases, conventional or Ana-digital dials, a mandatory bracelet and hopefully gold-tone a

The date window might look clear in pics (and perhaps its my old eyes), but I do sometimes get the date wrong! A less common Offshore Diver, in RG with a titanium bezel (which makes little sense if I'm honest, because this weighs a some and strapping it on requires some focus) with ceramic crowns in

My holiday watch this year couldn't be anything other than an old chronograph. But nevertheless sometimes you need a minimum of water resistance.

It’s hump day, hang in there, Tony

This time with my 16710. I was swimming at our good friend Drek’s neighborhood. Have a good day gents. Enjoy!

A coup de foudre when this watch was released in 2006. It took me some time to see how I could realize my dream, a bit more than one year. The blend of Tradition and modernity, not to say innovation, was the key for me. There is no more traditional complication than a minute repeater, and at the con

Have been struggling recently with both wanting a tourbillon and finding a lot of the ways in which they’re incorporated (visibly from the front, disrupting the dial lay-out) to be… too loud? Not for me - not always but… often. But I still wanted one and still wanted me - if not others - to be able

I guess some might be scandalized and it was not an intended combination from the start. I took the original black strap off to use on another watch (don’t have the full strap assortment with) and to make the watch fit the travel container put this on instead for that purpose alone. Running late tod

This Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers piece unique ref. 80172/000P-B017 was made in 2014 . The white enamel dial features unusual (probably white gold) applied Arabic numerals , hour markers at 3, 9 & 12 and dot minute markers . The case band is hand engraved . The complications include: Minute R