Category: Watches
The Antique Watch Company – Clerkenwell Watch loving has introduced me to many pleasures. One is wandering around a city taking photographs of watch and clock repair workshops. These …
My Father’s Tissot Late in my seventeenth summer, my father walked past my open bedroom door while I was on the phone to a friend. I froze. Had my father …
My Travels In Vietnam – The Hanoi Watch Scene What does a true watchie (thank you for the neologism Richard Paige) do after arriving in a city for the …
Why Is A Watch Worth $17,752,500? Since the auction at Phillips in New York last month of the Joanne Woodward/Paul Newman Rolex Daytona, many people have asked me how …
What Bob Frishman Said Tomorrow sees the start of the Horology in Art Symposium sponsored by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) at the Museum of …
Watches and clocks for the Chinese market Introduction I cannot believe that 11 years have passed since I wrote this article about watches made for the Chinese market for the …
Writing About Paul Newman’s Paul Newman This is a story about a legendary actor, fast cars, a boy with a camera, a coincidence, a tree house, a decade-long friendship and …
Buying a watch at auction This is the first article about watches I ever wrote for the Wall Street Journal. It appeared in January 2003. The topic is buying …
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher Published 20 May 2015 From 1991 to 2006 German Michael Schumacher won the Formula 1 drivers’ championship an unprecedented seven …