Watch Collecting

Dress watches are often seen as the “fancy” watch you can only wear when you are all dressed up. For a large number of men that means weddings and funerals. I’m at the age where everyone I know is married and well, I hope I won’t be going to any funerals any time soon.   This […]

When you buy a new watch you probably quickly take it out of the packaging and push the box aside. The box inevitably gets put somewhere out the way and eventually gets forgotten about or even lost. It is often asked what you should actually do with the box, do you really need it? Well,

We’ve all heard about Swiss watches and I am sure some of you have looked up the prices and been absolutely flabbergasted. Even the “cheapest” options are pretty pricey. If you are new to watch collecting, or do not really know much about watches it can seem a little strange that you can pick up

Getting a new watch is always exciting, but is there a certain time when you should buy a new one? Really you can buy a watch at any time. However, sometimes it is better to wait for the right moment to buy it. There are no real rules, it’s your watch collection and you can

Buying a new watch is a great feeling and filled with lots of excitement and it’s very easy to get addicted to this feeling. However, buying a new watch every day isn’t exactly sustainable, so how often should we buy one? Honestly, there is no real answer to this. Everyone will be different. You just

People will often say that watch collecting is just buying watches and that this is not a hobby. If you think that this is all there is to watch collecting, you really have no idea about what this hobby actually is. There is so much more than goes into watch collecting and it certainly is

Wearing a watch all the time is generally totally safe and there is no reason why you cannot do it.  Most people find their watch can get a little uncomfortable after a while, so they usually take it off at some point, but if yours is not bothering you, then feel free to wear it

Wearing a watch can certainly add to your over all look and give you more confidence, but it cannot make you more attractive. A watch is just something you wear and while it may be a conversation starter or reflect your style, it is not you. You are what is attractive, what you do and

When you think of a typical watch collector, it can be hard to visualise what this sort of person actulaly looks like. This is because really any one can become a watch collector and it is a hobby that is really open to everyone from anywhere. I will go through some of the sorts of

When you get deep into watch collecting and wondering if you are addicted, you might ask yourself if you should become a watchmaker. This way you can play with watches all day and get paid for it, but is it worth doing this? Well, it can be, but really it totally depends on your individual