Introducing the HYT Skull
Just imagine the AC DC tune ‘Back in Black’ blaring out at you in your ultra high tech basement / workshop. You are the billionaire philanthropist and genius named Tony Stark. Inventor of the Iron Man suit and pretty much everything else in the modern age. Hot rod red and gold is a great colour […]
Interview with Ollie Millroy Ambassador for JEANRICHARD
Back in November of last year, during the now annual watch show in London that is SalonQP, I was able to meet the young and talented Ollie Millroy. Ollie had recently joined JEANRICHARD as a brand ambassador and I was keen to pick his brains on what inspired him and why JR among lots of […]
Investing in HULK – Rolex LV
Investing in watches are a risky business, though less risky than possibly investing in other luxury goods like pens for example. As I am sure you are aware the type and brand of watch weighs heavily on the potential growth of any given piece. Rolex and Patek Philippe are the two biggest brands that ‘hold […]
Oysters, Perpetually, Part 2
Last week we started exploring the backstory behind the Oyster Perpetual label. We looked at the Oyster case as conceived by Rolex. This post delves into the perpetual side of the equation. So if oyster is the case, perpetual must come from the movement. Rolex patented a self-winding mechanism in 1931. This mechanism wound the […]