1 of 10 ‘London Edition’ Urban Jürgensen Big 8
The subtlety of one color can make a watch. I feel, perhaps too strongly, that British racing green may in fact be the…
6150 ‘Pre-Explorer’ Rolex Precision
Many will argue that the ref. 6350 is Rolex’s first Explorer. Yet, the DNA which saw what many would consider the core of…
Value Proposition: 71.1309.70 Wakmann Triple Calendar Chronograph
Interesting and attractive watches can still be found for reasonable prices. Wakmann were, from the 1940s until 1970s, a US importer for Breitling.…
Mk2 Black 7149/0 Tudor Monte Carlo
What defines a great chronograph? Historic significance? Technical sophistication? Beauty? I would argue the Monte Carlo is spectacular chronograph, though it doesn’t excel…
165.024 Omega Seamaster 300
The 165.024 is not a rare watch. Yet, often, the original examples are worn to hell with flaking lume, abused cases, and corrosion…
Cal. 853 Pellaton IWC Calatrava in Yellow Gold
Watches from IWC which predate their major sports lines are a bit under the radar today. This simple three-hander proves the point. Exquisite…
6536-1 Small Crown Rolex Submariner
The classic, iconic (I can actually use that adjective here) small-crown Submariner is ageing remarkably well. Every single Black Bay 58 you see…
3940P Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar
When John Reardon states that ‘for the price, there is arguably no other watch that encapsulates all that defines Patek Philippe’, you listen.…
01.0210.415 ‘Surf’ Zenith El Primero
The El Primero story is lore, not only for its extreme ambition in engineering but equally that the world almost lost the calibre…
2-Liner ‘Commando Hubert’ Prototype Tudor Pelagos FXD
This is, without question, one of the rarest and most shrouded Tudors produced of recent years. And yet, it has received so little…
1 of 25 Anthracite Moritz Grossmann Hamatic Vintage
It’s not often us hardcore watch enthusiasts are treated to an entirely new winding mechanism, much less one created with beauty in mind.…
145.005 ‘Ultraman’ Omega Seamaster 321
I recall very clearly being a young horological padawan, learning the historic contributions of the 321 calibre. I also distinctly remember, three years…
3050 Breguet Classique Perpetual Calendar
Few collections from any manufacture are capable of rivaling the Classique’s height of restrained design sense, traditional finishing, impressive watchmaking, or value. Most…
