Horological Meandering

Yesterday I was sitting in the garden on a glorius spring day: blue skies, cotton wool clouds, gentle breeze and just about warm enough, smoking a fine cigar, looking at my watches and thinking about how lucky we all are. On a whim I decided to take some ...  

Thanks for sharing your watch journey with us!

and sometimes I think I know what I want but later find out I was wrong! But these four give me deep satisfaction. Kind regards Antony

they all are excellent and the DR included! Enjoy

Each to his own, and these are my own. I am pleased that you also like the DR. Kind regards, Antony

appeals to many for sound financial reasons. On the other hand I have followed my instincts, I am pleased that you like the DR and the Steel Wings. Kind regards, Antony

...and I agree that the Roth is a fantastic watch. I have always loved 'different' case shapes and Roth had one of the best along with the Dubuis Sympathie. One reason why I regard the Patek 5020 so highly...now if only I could find some $ in my couch cus... 

We all need the dosh,, it's hard to make and easy to spend. Kind regards Antony

...is under-appreciated and therefore reasonably affordable as far as these things go. I can swing a Roth or two...the 5020 not so much.

looked at dispassionately Daniel Roth was the equal of any but somehow the reputation isn't where it ought to be. A friend bought an exquisite two dial chrono so cheaply that I thought he was joking,, but it was true. In every respect a huge amount of wat... 

and how diverse they were. But in the end I am pleased with what I have, thanks for liking them. I suspect that my losses on resale/PX would have bought the Lange & Sohne by themselves. Ah well!! No use worrying about my past mistakes and search for trans... 

Thanks for sharing your collection with us, I've very much enjoyed your posts on your watch journey over the years. Want to take a trip down memory lane? Remember this old bad boy? You sold me your De Bethune DB22 in June of 2010. I had to twist your arm ...  

And that's not bad at my age. It is a beautiful watch and I am pleased that you still love it. You've enjoyed my journey? Thanks. It has had many pleasures but the lingering lesson to me was my impulsiveness when I should have cooled my heels and thought,... 

No-one has a perfectly upward trajectory on either watches or life, LOL. It’s the foibles and missteps and impulse buys that add color and character to the ride. Sounds like you’ve landed at a great destination, and it was only the route you took that got... 

somehow I missed your posting. There is no doubt that whatever journey you went on it resulted in where you are today. Given the myriad of stupid mistakes I have made in life as well as watches I conclude that I have been extraordinairily lucky to end up ... 

As you correctly stated, terribly undervalued and I may be about to venture into an new old stock piece that I have managed to locate Enjoy that cigar and the British spring!

from a gentleman of your taste and refinement? I am pleased that you share my taste. Please tell me which one you are looking at,,,by PM or email. Today is another perfect spring day and I am about to light up a Trinidad! Stay well Kindest regards to you ... 

But in a medium size and grey dial.

This one looks very nice: www.chrono24.com

but it is the large size. I prefer the medium size version. You know me and small watches

I have all the time in the world to gaze at these beautiful watches,,, and it is a lovely day. This always a bright side! Stay well, Kind regards Antony

And one that I have often asked myself. Whilst I will not contemplate spending more than a certain amount on a watch, that amount keeps increasing over time and, if I hadn’t bought the watches that I have, I could instead have bought one absolutely incred...