Watch News, Reviews & Features With A Flavour of Scotland
In the world of watches the quest for the “perfect” material is a voyage that’s as long as the history of watchmaking itself. The goal of this ages–long struggle is to find something that is at the same time attractive, easy to work with, robust yet light, resistant to scratches and cost effective. Leaving aside the movement, I struggle to think of a substance that…
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The Oxford dictionary definition of a hobby states: “(a hobby is) an activity done regularly in one’s free time for pleasure”. The keywords here are “regularly”, “free time” and “pleasure”. Take out any one of those words and the hobby turns into a project, an endeavor, a job or even…
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Scottish Watches Podcast #118 : Baselworld Rolex Predictions, Corona Virus Industry Impact and More with Jenni Elle Visit Jenni on YouTube at – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4TLvsSDZQb-TBrhDID3jPg
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Since I’ve started collecting watches, I’ve seen so many videos speaking of Seiko and their SKX line as the quintessential first watch for someone beginning to get into watch collecting. It is described as having perfect dimensions, a dial and bezel that are easily adaptable to most dress codes, with…
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For those of you who know me, you will not be surprised to not really see product reviews but more of industry news and analysis. I just don’t get excited going over press releases of watches that most likely I won’t get my hands on and give an opinion…
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Ex-Christies Patek expert John Reardon is going on a deep dive into vintage Patek, and he’s taking us with him. Does Patek Philippe even *need* a marketing division anymore? In the internet era, the venerable brand’s many diehard collectors really are the best advertising Thierry Stern could wish for. Indeed,…
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For our second edition of The Tock Show we sit down with Mr RedBar UK, Dave Sharp as he showcases just a handful of his eclectic watch collection including limited edition Omega Speedmasters, Tudor, Ming and much more. So sit back and check out the video and be sure to…
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Was that your phone ringing? Was that “the call?” No? Still, waiting on that steel sports model from Geneva? Good. Let me give you something to think about while waiting by the phone. While you are waiting for “the call” there is no reason why you should not enjoy another…
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There are women, then there are Queens. Sophy Rinder is an all-around badass. Along with being the head of RedBar Miami and the professed Watch Queen, she is also the Co-Founder of Tockr Watches. Founded in 2017, Tockr has managed to create a nice niche’ in the aviation aficionados of watch collecting with their…
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This little gem popped up in out Facebook advert links just the other day from the gang at Mr Porter (and by gang we mean the company owned by Richemont Group that own this lot) and so it got at least one of us thinking what are 5 entry-level starter…
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Scottish Watches Podcast #117 : Start Of The Week Watch Chat