What is it about the James Bond watch that stirs such passions? For many, I suspect it’s the implied promise of making fantasy real. Consider the following. Unless you’re Steven Spielberg, who has, in fact, publicly attributed his ownership of an Aston Martin to personal affinity for Our Man and the film Goldfinger, said iconic… [Read more…]
5 August 2010
What is it about @Noodlefish? This is the second time in a week that the man has kicked-off a post for us. So, yesterday we were chewing the fat with him about Omega and their uncanny ability to repackage essentially the same product and keep selling it to the same people. He wrote: Re Omegas,… [Read more…]
26 July 2010
The inaugural Prodigal Meetup took place in Paris just over a week ago. Predictably, it was a slightly shambolic and very drunken affair. So, what follows is our best – if not totally accurate – recollection of a day which was surprising, enlightening and fun in equal measures. We arrived at Paris’ Gare du Nord… [Read more…]
21 May 2010
There is a country. In this country is a city. And in this city is a small unassuming store called Atelier du Bracelet Parisien, or ABP. And it may just be where us horological fanatics can buy the world’s finest watch straps. We’re heading over there today to order a special something for Straight-Six’s vintage Rolex 6536-1,… [Read more…]
27 January 2010
I have long battled with The Prodigal Fool about the merits and appeal of Omega’s vintage Speedmaster. The historical significance and pedigree of the only watch to have ever gone to the moon and back (before being lost in the US mail, if you can believe it…) is beyond question, as is its functionality and very… [Read more…]
25 November 2009
Just because we woke this morning to an email from our friend – and all too occasional commenter on this site – Matt raving about it, we thought we’d share the IWC Aquatimer Automatic 2000 with you. In his email, after calling it “lovely” Matt goes on to say finally, one that will stand the… [Read more…]
4 November 2009
Those of us who are nuts about movies and watches can debate the relationship between Bond and Rolex for days. These two greats of their respective worlds first met in the 50s and have been seeing each other off and on ever since. Of late, Bond has been seen out in public with another: Omega.… [Read more…]
23 October 2009
In April 2007, Antiquorum put on the ‘Omegamania’ sale in Geneva. The sale of vintage Omega achieved two things. Firstly, it brought in an impressive CHF 6.5m – that’s more than three times the pre-sale estimate. Secondly, and far more importantly, it set the scene for an incredible renaissance of the Omega brand that continues… [Read more…]
5 February 2009
Nowadays, spending a few thousand on a so-called ‘luxury’ watch is all too easy. No one here at The Guide would complain about that. We’re all for diversity, choice and a lot of self-indulgence. But when it comes to our own money – and yours – the inherent allure of the classics is always in… [Read more…]
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