In the midst of the rise of independent watchmaking, largely dominated by Swiss/European watchmakers, on the other side of the Europe in Japan, Mr.Naoya Hida, has been producing some of the highest quality watches in...

Another May and another auction season has arrived, where collectors, dealers, and auction houses gather in one place and compete on who sleeps the least, drinks the most, and of course shows off the most...

When we are talking about complications, grand complications, so called ‘haute horlogerie’, Breguet cannot be missed out on the conversation. The world knows the work of Abraham-Louis Breguet, who I believe is one of the...

Started the week in beautiful Saint Paul de Vence. Different type of nature to what people usually think of South of France as which is refreshing, and the art culture this place provides is pretty...

The English Premier league is without a question, the biggest domestic football in the world by numbers and popularity, and last weekend, Liverpool won their 20th premier league title. Liverpool fans know how much winning...

Another busy week has passed. Started the week off in snowy St.Moritz, finished the week off in sunny Monaco. Had to get a lot of work done prior to Monaco auction weekend as the auction...

Vacheron Constantin Les Historiques Chronograph reference 47101. This piece has been lingering in my head even before I started properly handling watches. When I first saw the watch in 2023, I fell in love with...

Another productive week. Slowly getting into the routine of life in Zurich. Got busy a couple weeks ahead with auctions coming up, so I’ve got to catch up on some work before heading off.  Took...

Patek Philippe, officer case, retrograde perpetual calendar, center seconds. Fancy names, fancy features, but rather under the radar watch. The 5059 (and 5050) is the first revival of the center seconds perpetual calendar after their...