Blog posts from Ben Williams
Deutsches Uhrenmuseum – One museum you want to make time for.
Think of the Black Forest and you’d be forgiven for thinking primarily of gateau and (despite Orson Welles erroneously attributing its creation to the Swiss in The Third Man) the cuckoo clock. However, whilst the cuckoo clock did not originate in the Black Forest (there are references to these kinds of clocks that predate the […]
The Hamilton X-Wind Auto Chrono Limited Edition – Pointing a New Direction For Pilot Watches
Ah, the thrill of flying. Since the earliest days of human civilisation man has drempt of taking to the skies, to fly high and free like a bird. To many, flying is seen as the ultimate expression of freedom, a way of unchaining ourselves from our earthly shackles and to let our minds and our […]
Ben’s Ultimate Top Five Christmas Wristwatches – 2013
We here at Beckertime have been tasked with the authoring of our ultimate top five Christmas wish list and, during my rigorous process of elimination, I have discovered that I have something of a penchant for chronographs. Scouring the internet for pictures has left me genuinely salivating – so much so that I have decided […]
British “C” Power – The Hoptroff No. 10 Atomic Pocket Watch
It won’t be long before 10 Downing Street will no longer be the only famous “No. 10” in Great Britain as London-based scientist and entrepreneur, Dr. Richard Hoptroff, will soon be unveiling his first ever watch – the Hoptroff No. 10 – at SalonQP this November. With the unveiling of this pocket watch, Hoptroff looks […]