Luxury pens, watches and clocks
Some time ago I bought the inventory of a deceased watchmaker, it took me about three days to sort everything out into different categories like tools, parts (watches, pocket watches, …
HowTo: Service a Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos clock (official manual) Read More
Occasionally people run into an issue where they have a vintage Montblanc ballpoint pen that originally came with a “Giant Refill” filling aka “Riesenmiene”. The thing is that at some …
HowTo – Create a spacer to be able to use modern fillings in a vintage Montblanc ballpoint pen Read More
I already wrote an article about how to request information about several brands of watches, but that trick works on all kinds of things. Some while ago I bought a …
HowTo – Request information about your British Royal Navy timepiece Read More
Sometimes you really want to dig into the history of that watch you just found. For some brands you can easily get in contact with the brand and ask for …
HowTo – Determine the age of your Jaeger LeCoultre watch Read More
Do you own a watch for which you lost or never had the papers? Did you know that a lot of brands actually provide a service where you can request …
HowTo – Request information about your watch for free, straight from their archive Read More
When I was getting interested in vintage watches I decided I was going to some local flea markets to see if I was able to find them there for the …
HowTo – 12 expert tips to buy treasures at the flea market Read More