I have a couple of favourite watches: one is a Rolex Steel Daytona style which I bought at Geneva airport in 1971 when we got paid in real money for a gig (I didn’t see any more money until 1973)…
Rolex Explorer 1016
The Rolex Explorer reference 1016 is considered one of the best entry-level Rolex watches for collectors. This vintage watch is more readily available than other Explorers, such as the rare reference 6610 which immediately preceded it. Experts conclude that for every...
Watch how the world’s most complicated watch are built
The amount of meticulous detail and genius craftsmanship and microscopic precision that goes into one of these Patandmaster Chime 5175R is ridiculous. Just watching the little pieces fit together is like seeing the most beautiful puzzle ever get completed. It better...
Is that watch real?
Luxury watches are popular and valuable, but there are dishonest vendors who market fakes as genuine. You can protect your investment by taking proper precautions. We recommend the following: Look for a reasonable offer. Compare the product to known genuine items....
Girard Perregaux
Girard Perregaux has over 220 years of watchmaking history, starting in 1791 when goldsmith and watchmaker Jean-François Bautte gathered professionals in every phase of watchmaking in a single entity. Therein Geneva, for the first time he produced an array of jewelry...
Time = Distance, or Where You Are is When It Is.
Traveling history of investment-quality timepieces. Remember geography lessons mentioning latitude and longitude as minutes and seconds and wondering how the calculation of longitude requires knowing the difference between local time and Greenwich Mean Time and how...
Passion & Money: Your Best Investment 2014 Fits on Your Wrist
Passion & Money: Your Best Investment 2014 Fits on Your Wrist Coutts Index reveals passion investments have risen 77% since 2005, outperforming shares Classic cars rise 257% Classic watches up 176% Billionaire property doubles in value Passion investments...