Blog posts from Andy Callan

I recently entered into one of those calm, well-reasoned and grammatically flawless debates at which the internet excels concerning which timepiece brand offers the best value for money. And while names such as Hamilton, Seiko, Longines and Christopher Ward (all excellent marques) featured heavily and garnered some typically vociferous support, by and large, there was […]

For the majority of people, and especially those not actively engaged in the field, the word most synonymous with watch collecting is ‘expensive’. It is a fair point. Spending thousands, or even multiples of thousands, on something which doesn’t tell the time as well as the phone in your pocket can seem like a frivolous […]

Sometimes I like to start an article with something that doesn’t make any sense. So, here’s one for you: for the last few years, during a period many of us spent much of our lives either in lockdown or at least working from home, sales of dress watches have been rising dramatically. That’s right, watches […]

The subject of travelling with luxury watches—how many, which ones, whether you should at all—can be a bit thorny. Some people, generally the overly cautious type, steer clear of the whole debacle altogether, slap on a G-Shock at most and jet off into the sunset. For others, the idea of not introducing their beloved timepieces […]