WristScan

Hi everyone, Since this week is being dominated by the thrill of seeing the new models from SIHH, I thought it would be fun to see what everyone would wear if they were attending the watch show. Wristscan will officially start Friday 0000 local Singapore ...  

Rogi, Actually twice. Once in Shanghai: on the Bund, a man in a trench coat solicited my attention and revealed a bunch of watches underneath. It was like a cartoon! Mostly Lolexes and surprising to me...Ohmegas. Later, I found out Omega is no.1 brand in ... 

First time I visited Hong Kong, some 20 years ago. Was wandering along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront and a chap showed me the inside of his trenchcoat with watches hanging off it - must have been custom-made. He also had a leather briefcase which he opened... 

And we were in the church hall lined up for donuts and coffee. His name was Milan and he was a watchmaker. He honestly wore the coat every night and on weekends to keep his “repair” watches going. Back then, about 40-45 years ago, I think this was easier ...