It’s hard to imagine life before we were able to know the time in a glance. But for most of human history, this is how it was. Only recently, during the medieval period, did clocks begin to have an impact on how we live and how society functions. It all [...]
When you think about how many wrists and watches have been seen on the big screen, it’s surprising that only a small handful have made an impact on the wider landscapes of fashion and culture. This begs the question: what’s special about the ones that did? Is it because they [...]
We watch the hands go around a circular clock face as if the two have gone together since time first began. But the clock is a very recent invention, and long before we had smartwatches and Rolexes, there were many different — and what we would now see as down [...]
Books about watches general fall into two categories: hardcore manuals filled with esoteric lexicon and intricate specifications, and artistic collections of stunning visuals and watch porn. If you’re a normal person with a general interest in vintage watches, ideally, you want something that falls in between the two. You want [...]
With demand and prices spiking, the level of risk that comes with buying a vintage watch online is greater than ever. No matter if you’re a first time buyer or an established collector, then, if you’re not extra extra careful, you may just end up with a genuine fake or [...]
There are many reasons a man may want to wear a little jewellery on his wrists. The first reason that may come to mind is to look good — or, more accurately, to display status and wealth. This definitely plays a role in the choice, but there’s far more going [...]
You’d think the interest in vintage watches would have finally begun to die down or at least waver a little. But as sales of luxury vintage watch brands show, interest is growing — and there’s no signs its slowing down. Safe to say, then, vintage watches are not a fleeting [...]
Time has been around for billions of years — ever since the beginning of the universe and everything came into existence. But we only began measuring it, at least in the modern era, some eight hundred years ago. In 1275, first came the mechanical clock, proudly invented in England. In the [...]
We’re sold youth as though it’s always better than seniority. The latest fashion, the most cutting-edge technology, the freshest hit singles; although they may well be admirable in their own right, their principal selling point is that they're new — or in other words, not old. Rather than being grounded [...]
The dream of every vintage watch enthusiast is to come across a watch in pristine condition, as if it has never been worn or out of its box. However, good condition, rather than the be all and end all of vintage watches, is more like an added bonus. What’s really [...]
Many people buy vintage or second-hand watches with the sole intent to resell them sometime in the future and turn a profit. But whereas it may be true that there is money to be made on such watches, the real value of owning them comes from the joy and pleasure [...]
As the market of vintage watches is so hot right now, the line between what’s good and what’s not so good is getting blurrier every day. But when you strip away dishonest traders trying to make a quick sale on market newbies, the markers and standards used to assess the [...]
