. . . I cannot live without a seconds hand unless a quartz movement. It's a childhood thing ever since my first watch aged 7 (a Newmark) with only two hands and with very loud tick. It died in the shared bath at boarding school! HAGWE! Clive
To underline the unappreciated quality of Movado I share my simple watch being worn today. Calibre 150MN movement with Geneva stripes, adjusted to 4 positions, 3 gold chatons, fancy hands and modified Breguet numbers all contained in a then and still fashionable good sized rectangular, 18ct white go
My late father inherited some money from an aunt in about 1935. This is what he bought. I have always wondered where it went when he sold it. It is a Fiat Tipo 508 Balilla. 995cc engine and 4-speed gearbox. This photo was taken in 1938 after he had spent a holiday touring Germany and witnessed some
This Waltham recovered from the body of John Astor who drowned as the Titanic sunk leaving his wife to survive in a lifeboat. Reputedly the richest man on the voyage. This inherited, restored watch now being sold at auction. What price for the memories? Clive John Astor’s watch