Horological Meandering

Here is an overview of the Royal Oak pocket watches that I have been able to identify . They fall into two generations : the first from the 1980s , the second from the 1990s . Enjoy and thanks for looking! Best, Emmanuel I. FIRST GENERATION OF ROYAL OAK POCKET WATCHES - 1980s The first generation ,

at an awesome venue with awesome watches to admire... just awesome 😂

Wildlife is much different in an urban setting.

For some reason I think it looks better with the Chronograph running which is luckily not an issue with this watch

The original Jumbo and the latest 16202 Extra-Thin look almost identical, but I found that the 5402, with its flat case back, is actually thinner. This photo was taken at a store in Milan. I came across a specimen in excellent condition right from the start and almost bought it. However, there was n

If not I hope you can enjoy this colorful shot. Happy hump day!

Friends, Marc Michel-Amadry (MMA), the Managing Director (MD) of Girard-Perregaux came over to our house in Singapore for dinner last night. It was a pleasure to meet him with my family in a casual environment. My mother prepared local delights which we were thrilled to see he enjoyed. Otak Otak (gr

Burgundy short strap will only be available in August. Many thanks to Boutique Supervisor Ms. Cheng from the AD at MBS for the wonderful service and help me to secure the last piece in Singapore.

Op-Ed: Quartz saved the Swiss watch industry ... Yes, the humble swatch quartz watch that many of us grew up with helped spur a revival of an ailing Swiss watch industry. Lebanese-born Nicholas Hayek Senior was the CEO of the SWATCH Group and he realized that the Swiss watch industry needed to conne

An interesting article from SJX https://watchesbysjx.com/2026/05/audemars-piguet-etablisseur-editorial.html photos taken from SJX