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I had this very same problem several years ago, and it was expertly addressed by Paul Walker (walkerwek1958 of this parish).

My model was the midsize version and I recall Paul saying that the...

I always felt that the English brothers had a strong whiff of the Del Boy about them and the whole Wright Flyer / in-house movement debacle did nothing to persuade me otherwise. While it was nice to...

I saw their rather snazzy kickstarter campaign back in 2020 and signed up for the Neil Armstrong edition. It's a nicely finished watch - mine has one of those mechaquartz movements that takes a...

I hear you, but if I said 'typical bloody English' on here I'm sure I'd have half the forum calling me on it. There's really no need.

SGR

At the risk of sounding defensive, I still think you should remove the final comment. Having lived in Scotland, England, France and Spain, I'd suggest we'd be better off without the lazy national...

I'm half French and comments like this have no place on the forum. Please edit the post. Sharp practice is precisely that, and is hardly the exclusive preserve of any nationality.

SGR

While I have generally always been a subscriber to the 'buy what you want and to hell with conventional wisdom' school of thought, I also have a great respect for HM of this parish and the collective...

I have one of the very early Trident GMTs. You can't call the design anything other than derivative but it's an incredibly reliable lump of a thing, and it's usually the watch of choice for holidays...

I bought one of the first ETA-powered burgundy Black Bays in the UK years ago. I like it - handsome watch, enjoy wearing it and I have a sneaky suspicion it might go up in value in future. Perhaps...

I'd second this - I saw a Zenith I liked on Chrono24 and the watch was described in A+ condition. I bought it and paid the money into their escrow but when the watch was delivered to me it was...

I've always thought that Cartier is unfairly dismissed as a jewellery brand when they clearly have a very strong pedigree and history in watchmaking. I owned a SS Tank Francaise years ago and it was...

Hesalite or Sapphire?

*runs away quickly*

SGR

In a similar vein, I recently commented on a LinkedIn post that was submitted to a watch group by someone who works in after-sales for Rolex. The post highlighted US designer Tom Ford's love of Rolex...

I'm going to go out on a (controversial) limb here, and suggest Bremont's limited edition Wright Flyer model:
https://www.bremont.com/products/wf-ss

My experience of the good people of this...

I'm still not sure I understand all the fuss about dealing with an AD. OK, if you go to a grey dealer, e.g. Chronext or Iconic, your warranty resides with them rather than the manufacturer, and I...

Yes, I got one of their original Worldtimer watches that ran as a Kickstarter campaign. It's a Mechaquartz which runs very reliably and the overall level of finishing is pretty good. Case doesn't...

I'd also throw Gavox into the mix. I've had a few email chats with Michael the owner and he's a great enthusiast - I got one of their limited edition Roads models a few years back and it's very well...

I've always had a soft spot for the Monaco, partly because I lived there throughout the 90s and because I was bought one as a wedding present by my wife (at the time) who grew up there and knew I...

I'm French and 'white bread' is 'pain blanc' but I'm being pedantic.

I've always struggled with this brand - http://en.marvinwatches.com/

What time is it? 42.

SGR

I agree with this in part, but it's certainly a lot easier to spaff a not-insignificant amount of money on something if you feel some reassurance that you won't lose on it and it'll be...

I'm extremely surprised by this - I've bought 3 Omegas in 2002, 2012 and 2018 brand new from ADs and have never had an issue negotiating at least 10% off.

SGR

Horses for courses, and personal preference as always: I've picked up a few microbrands over the years and have almost universally enjoyed what I've purchased. Haven't flipped one yet. Jason @ Halios...

Here is mine.

https://i.imgur.com/3daEkPZ.jpg

Like a few examples on here this is a Frankenstein model made from various elements of the parts bin that I liked. Damasko were quite happy to...

+1 from me for Halios. I have one of their last gen divers, and Jason is clearly a very passionate and knowledgeable guy who is great fun to deal with. Numbers are limited and so hard to get, but...

At the risk of sounding argumentative, I've never had an issue getting a discount from a High St chain and I imagine they'll be even more receptive to this kind of discussion given the current...