Horology has always been an interest but is now an engaging hobby. I've a soft spot for most things Omega, and especially a keen supporter of microbrands who are passionate about creating something original, innovative...
As a big fan of quality yet affordable microbrands, I’d say that this debut model from Melbourne, Australia’s newcomer, ‘Ocean to Orbit’ is going to be pretty hard to match. So, who is Ocean To...
When most watch fans are contemplating their next timepiece it’s likely they’ll tend to research brands that typically herald from the likes of Switzerland, Japan, China, Singapore, Germany, Australia ... wait; Australia?! - since when...
Of the brands I follow and own nowadays, most tend to be microbrands, but every now and again something from the bigger stables will catch my eye, especially when it looks so good, has a...
As a keen follower of quality, independent microbrands I am always on the lookout for what’s new. I follow a number of microbrand groups across social media and here you often see promoted up and...
Now pay attention, watch fans .. Swatch has (in)famously certainly been at the forefront of watch industry headlines over the last year or so, with the launch of the controversially ‘Marmite’ MoonSwatch (a very clever Omega x Swatch...
A very brief history of the Chronograph Chronographs – sometimes referred to as chronoscopes - have been around since 1816, when French watchmaker, Louis Moinet released the first chronograph (inside a pocket-watch casing) to the...
Since wrist watches succeeded their predecessor, the pocket watch, there has always been a plethora of options as to how to attach the watch body to the wrist. There are generally at least four main...
A Brief History of the Farer Brand Farer first came to my attention in 2017, two years after this UK-based company was launched. Heralded as a luxury, British watch brand utilising Swiss-made parts and movements, were...
Whilst flipping through TV channels recently, I caught a few minutes of the Tom Hanks blockbuster classic, ‘Cast Away’. If you’re a watch fan, you, like me, are probably often lured into the strange, horological phenomenon...
I have been fortunate to have had two significant and unusually spontaneous watch-purchase occasions in recent years and this is my account of the second one. You may have seen a blog I wrote a...
