Snowflakes & Shields

Recent Posts - page 2

• TRIBUTE TO 6536 BROWN

  By Shaun on October 2, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Designed in the 1950’s for the pioneers of the underwater exploration, coveted for its unmatched technical characteristics, the Submariner has greatly flourished after being immortalized by the legendary Sean Connery embodying the notorious James Bond… More here. Oh my word… Read More ›

• TRUE THINLINE LES COULEURS™ by RADO

  By Shaun on October 1, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The TRUE THINLINE LES COULEURS™ collection is unusual indeed from RADO and the watches fall between looking like a Swatch and only being for those ‘in the know’ about the quality of the components and design ethics. I suspect, however,… Read More ›

• A Woman Found a Rare $250,000 Rolex Beneath the Cushions of Her Couch

  By Shaun on September 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  As a watch collector, and the founder and CEO of Bob’s Watches, I often get inquiries from people stumbling upon timepieces that once belonged to a family member. A few months back, I received a call from a woman in… Read More ›

• Why I Want but Will Never Own…

  By Shaun on September 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The deeper fantasy, though, underneath all the daydreams about the manly adventures that would never be possible with a less expensive time piece, is that if I had an Explorer, then that would mean that I was the kind of… Read More ›

• The Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date

  By Shaun on September 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The new Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date watch is ready to adorn the wrists of urban adventurers. In blue and stainless steel, its design ensures the perfect readability of its functions – hours, minutes, seconds, and a date aperture at 3 o’clock…. Read More ›

• Is a one watch collection possible?

  By Shaun on September 29, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  It probably isn’t if you have gone down the rabbit hole of understanding and enjoying watches. To truly enjoy just one watch one of two things needs to have happened- either it was handed down to you and as such… Read More ›

• Citizen PRT AW7031-54A review

  By Shaun on September 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Now and again I see a watch that stands out to me in a shop window and I’m not quite sure why. I saw the PRT in a local jewellers a couple of months ago and saw it again yesterday… Read More ›

• Decimal: a vintage watch font

  By Shaun on September 27, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Instead of trying to reproduce the anarchic (and sometimes impractical) letters from actual watches, Decimal dissects the style into discrete themes, reassembling them in a different but more useful order. In the Breitling watch above, each model of letter G… Read More ›

• New NOMOS sports watches

  By Shaun on September 26, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s easy to categorise NOMOS as one type of watch, but these are fabulous. Not cheap, but a real surprise. The three watches we have here today are the Tangente Sport Neomatik 42 Date, the Tangente Sport Neomatik 42 Date… Read More ›

• Born to dare?

  By Shaun on September 24, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Great video. So, why would Tudor not use these two instead of David Beckham and Lady GaGa? They seem to be more daring to me…

• ‹ Older Entries
• Newer Entries ›