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VINTAGE WRIST WATCHES It’s not about the polish or the price tag, it’s about the weight on your wrist that feels like memory. A vintage watch doesn’t announce itself; it settles in. Maybe it was your father’s, passed down with calloused hands and quiet pr

Well, I had sent the same photo to Richard Stenning, one of the co owners of Charles Frodsham who has confirmed that it is a rare Frodsham wristwatch from the 1950s. He had also confirmed that the case maker during that time was Dennison and the movement

Horological Journal October 1953: Rolex retracts the "Finally to the Top" advertisement and gives credit to Smiths. Note: Horological Journal (November 1953) Smiths advertisement (maybe revenge after the Rolex letter in the October 1953 Horological Journa

Smiths congratulated the climbers on June 2nd, while Rolex used the same moment to promote the watch itself. A subtle but powerful difference. That bold move helped Rolex build the Everest myth around their brand, even though it was Smiths on Hillary’s wr

Note: helping a friend document some stuff related to Rolex and Mt. Everest for a book; often Rolex fans see the enclosed advertisements but often their source(s) are not given and it is nice to see the advertisements in situ so-to-speak. Rolex fans have

...but am thinking of the posts by Mohannad. It's a simple watch, but it has impact. I am a fan of Gauthier (I would change his logo, but that's the art director talking) not only for the great finishing, but because he is an original independent, if that

I was in school in Virginia. And a friend proposed that we drive his MG Midget to Panama, Central America. He was 18, I was 16. Nonetheless we each bought a pistol in Alabama for the trip. It was like buying a soda pop. We got some slightly used tires for

Here from the late 60's, for the British Army.

UNDERGROUND MOVIES - The Auteurs SWAMPTHING - The Chameleons RIDERS ON THE STORM - Annabel Lamb CATTLE AND CANE - The Go Betweens SONG TO THE SIREN - This Mortal Coil PEARLY DEW DROPS- Cocteau Twins REEL AROUND THE FOUNTAIN - The Smiths RUBBER RING - The