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Limited Edition Watches

Limited edition watches – when exclusive just isn’t exclusive enough…

Why do people buy luxury timepieces? It is a question that many people will ask, but nobody can truly reply with one answer.
Is it to tell the time? – highly unlikely.
Is it a status symbol? – possibly.
Is it to stand out from the crowd? Again, quite possibly.

Coining it in: How a routine valuation unearthed a six-figure valuation

Coining it in: How a Routine Valuation Unearthed a Six-Figure Treasure

A recent discovery by one of our experienced valuers, Alastair Meiklejon during a Walk-Through Valuation,  led to an exceptional financial opportunity for our client, highlighting the crucial importance of the need for everyone to have a valuation and greater understanding of their assets. The item, part of an inherited collection, had never been insured and [...]

Getting to the root of it – woods in furniture

Wood is one of the greatest resources that mother nature has ever given us, from buildings, ships, cars, paper, its uses are pretty much universal. There is nothing involved in our everyday lives that doesn’t involve wood, and that may well be a unique quality. In our world, and fairly low on the food chain […]

Montblanc – Elegance in writing through a digital age

If anyone has watched the recent interpretation of The Talented Mr Ripley on Netflix, the originally titled ‘Ripley’, you will have seen such a plethora of stylish items, from Salvatore Ferragamo shoes to Alfa Romeos, and one of the most focused items appears to be Dickie Greenleaf’s pen. The Montblanc Meisterstuck 149 almost playing a […]

Swatch – When the 80s were good, they were very good

In the watch world, Swatch holds one of the most unique positions possible, not only do they manufacture some of the coolest affordable watches that you can buy, causing worldwide pandemonium for the latest model, but they still are a watch maker first and foremost still forging ahead with technology and creating new visions in […]

The Watch Market in 2024

The ups and downs, smiles and frowns It’s April, and whilst the majority of us are looking forward to spring flowers and slightly milder days, a large portion of the country are looking forward to another yearly event – The annual bonus. But if you thought that bargains were available in the post-Christmas sales on […]