Know Your Watches is a new series which explores and explains the many different types of watches available on the…
Category: Vintage watches
Vintage Watch Wednesday: 70’s watches
The 70’s was a time when men were men and money was money. But it heralded a time of immense…
Cor Blimey Friday: Gilbert James Bond 007 Spy Watch
It’s been a while since we dipped into the always fascinating vaults of vintage watch expert Derek Dier’s WatchesToBuy.com. If…
Vintage Watch Wednesday: Gruen Veri-Thin
In the 1940s, a Gruen Veri-Thin was the watch to own in America. It adorned the wrists of countless movie…
Know Your Watches: Mechanical Watches
Know Your Watches is a new series which explores and explains the many different types of watches available on the market,…
Vintage watch Wednesday: George Daniels, A Master Watchmaker & His Art
A watchmaker of the calibre of George Daniels comes along maybe once in half a dozen generations, and even though…
Vintage Watch Wednesday: Rolex Milsub 5513 Vintage Submariner
No doubt when the sober Royal Navy procurement officers ordered some 1,200 Rolex Submariners models 5513 and 5517 for their…
Vintage watch Wednesday: Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref 96 18k gold
If someone wants to put this watch under my Christmas tree, they are most welcome. Not that it’s going to…
Vintage watch Wednesday: Patek Philippe 18k Yellow Gold Ref 1588
Think of Patek Philippe and you usually think of exceedingly rare models selling for well over a million dollars at…
Vintage watch Wednesday: Fellows watch auction, November 29th
Ever been to a watch auction? Contrary to what you see in James Bond movies you definitely don’t have to…