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I am in the UK to attend my sister's wedding and was pleasantly surprised when my UK AD informed me that my 5212A had arrived. It was scheduled for December but lately Patek have been late at deliveri

In typical Sham fashion, I tend to stalk a watch I like for many years (just to be 100% sure that the watch still appeals to me over time) before pulling the trigger and sometimes I am just too late l

I have been in London to attend a Patek event and came across a watch that caught my eye from a brand that would not normally catch my eye. I must confess I have never been a great fan of Rolex partly

I am in London for a few days to attend a Patek event and took the opportunity this morning to drop by at the newly launched Philips' watch boutique called Perpetual based at 30 Berkeley Square. I had

Sometimes we are faced with an interesting dilemma where either outcome is not such a bad thing. Every time I consider a chronograph and no matter which ones I do try be it the MontBlanc Heritage, the

I would have thought it could be classified as a unisex watch. It measures 37mm x 28.6mm with a height of 8.4mm. It has been made with the input from Romain Gauthier who was also responsible for Chane

This is a rare stainless steel UJ 1140 ie it is in 40mm and spots the proprietary P4 movement. Limited to only fifty pieces, the UJ1140 had previously only been produced in precious metals so this sta

This year I have been impressed with two watches launched by the under rated Glashutte brand, Moritz Grossmann. Both are 41mm in diameter and share a similar case but that is as far as the similaritie

Yesterday, I accidentally dropped by at a Grand Seiko dealer and was pleasantly surprised after trying on the SBGW031. I am not sure if it was the simplicity of the cream dial, the manual winding move

Over the last few years there has been a tendency for collectors to prefer stainless steel over the precious metals, perhaps platinum being the exception. Perhaps collectors prefer to pay for the move

Some of us may forget that two decades ago before the Royal Oak became so popular, Audemars Piguet were making some astonishing dress watches. Fortunately for me, these watches now offer excellent val

I had the privilege to try on a Jacob & Co Astronomia watch which also happened to be a piece unique. Quite a sight to behold with so much going on in the 50mm case which was also 25mm high. The w

When talking about watches, we tend to focus our attention to Europe where some of the most famous brands appear from Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Until the last decad

I have always been partial to simple two handed or three handed watches and had heard of Christian Klings but have never really seen any of his watches. I believe since he started making watches in 19

Last week was a bit hectic even by my standards. Monday I arrived in London from Kuala Lumpur. Tuesday I flew off to Geneva for the SIHH courtesy of Cartier who show me the new Tonneau watch. It looke