When do the clocks go forward in 2016?
It occurs twice annually, but there is the same old confusion and kerfuffle when it comes to the time when the clocks should actually change.
It occurs twice annually, but there is the same old confusion and kerfuffle when it comes to the time when the clocks should actually change.
Instagram is a wonderful melting pot of all things from food, to art, funny images and sport. But when we discovered all of the fine pocket watches that were being uploaded we felt we had to share them a we were simply too impressed with them not to! 
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The watch you decide to wear on your wrist isn’t quite as sensitive to seasonal changes in fashion as what you wear on the rest of your body – but it does still change.
So while we all know there are classic watches will never go out of fashion, it is still good to know which of those classic watches is the most appropriate to wear with current trends.
So with that in mind we thought we’d take a look at some of the trends which are set to be big in the coming year. Continue reading “Watch trends for 2016”
Any man with an ounce of style will comprehend the notion that a timepiece, worn well, represents far more than its sole purpose; to tell time. A watch, whether it be sports watches, antique wrist watches, or vintage pocket watches UK antiques dealers have to choose from, these movements highlight the wearer’s personality.
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There’s always been something about the way it feels when other men, successful men, men who clearly have style, notice and admire your fine timepiece. It’s as if for men who have a passion for movements have a sort of secret handshake that only those in the know would ever understand.
Continue reading “Is there still a hunger for the status watch today?”
Swiss company Vacheron Constantin have spent nearly a decade designing and engineering a fabulous timepiece for a secret buyer, quickly becoming the world’s most complicated pocket watch.
Continue reading “The World’s Most Complicated Watch Is Finally Here”
New Jersey based artist Susan Beatrice has created miniature sculptures and jewellery out of recycled vintage watch parts.
Her incredible artwork aims to inspire and attract followers of the 19th century industrial era, and carefully combines her imagination with her love for nature to create beautifully, intricate pieces.
We must say that we aren’t surprised, but, for those who may be thinking of starting a collection, it has been announced that the market for vintage watches is continuing to produce strong price bids for collectible antique wrist watches and pocket watches among other styles.
Continue reading “Vintage watches continue to produce improved fees at auction”
September 2014, and the Apple chief designer Jony Ivemade some clear and incisive remarks about his company’s debut wearable device (The Apple Watch) to declare that the Swiss watch industry was ‘in trouble’. He’s not the first to make these kinds of remarks, or statements of intent. Swiss horologists have remained defiant in previous situations of extinction, and it can be done again.
We can thank the surge in popularity of the mobile phone and the tablet for the fact that watches being worn by individuals has somewhat decreased for people under the age of 50. We can argue that the smartwatch is striving to counteract that notion though. You invariably see someone wearing an inexpensive digital watch, but for the most part, men’s wrists are naked today.
