Caribbean food with a twist
The last year has certainly shaken us all out of our comfort zone. Small businesses have struggled, many almost to a point of ruin, forced quarantine has put family dynamics under scrutiny, and the constant tier changes and uncertainty of when this will all end definitely tested our sanity. At the risk of tempting fate, […]
A tale of two Breguet’s
Best of times and worst of timesIt was a time of conflict. The Napoleonic war had already been in force for five years when on 29th June 1808, Abraham Louis Breguet sent watch no. 1297 to Recordon (his agent in London) for King George III of Great Britain. Given the state of relations between the […]
British National Sculpture Prize 2021
Aimed at supporting emerging sculptors, the British National Sculpture competition returns for the 11th year with a prize purse tripled to £45,000. In 2009, Rinus and Aniet van de Sande founded the British National Sculpture Prize (NSP) to inspire, motivate and support emerging artists living in the UK. More than a decade on, the prize continues to […]
Confessions of a baffled fund manager
For those wondering what is likely to happen in the financial markets this year the “bet” seems pretty simple. There was $9.2 trillion of stimulus in 2020, three times the size of 2008 when the world almost toppled. With the Democratic sweep, there will be yet more stimulus, perhaps higher than 2020 itself. The excess […]
A family adventure on your doorstep
Home to the best safari experience in the UK, Port Lympne Reserve offers a family escapade like no other. From hand-feeding giraffes to spending the night in a luxurious lodge just inches away from a pride of lions, the whole experience is absolutely hypnotic. Set in over 600 acres of beautiful Kent landscape, Port Lympne […]
Wear it like a royal
The historical drama The Crown has become a global sensation, with some reports claiming that 29 million people watched the latest season, released on November 16th. Created and written by Peter Morgan, and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix, the series, which take us through the reign of Queen Elizabeth […]
How to buy the watch of your dreams
It might seem a simple enough proposition. Buying a watch should be a matter of walking into a retailer, selecting the one that captures your eye and meets your budget, and handing over your credit card. However, there are questions that may arise during this supposedly simple process depending on what you want it for. […]
Clock-Tale hour
Time looked likely to have passed clocks by almost entirely. What were Clock & Watch departments at the auction houses, dropped the clock from the title years ago as antiquarian interest in the likes of Frodsham or Dent gave way to super-heated frenzies over the latest rare Daytona to be winkled out by the likes […]
On James Bond’s horological service
With the latest outing for the evergreen British secret agent just a few months away in No Time to Die, it seems a suitable moment to look at his wrist wear during the past decades. Over the course of 25 films there are three basic items that Bond always seems to collect from the Quartermaster […]
The rise of the designer
The watch world can come across as all about brands and watchmakers with designers rarely getting a namecheck and only as an afterthought. That makes sense when it’s the industrial heft of Rolex that guarantees the brand’s quality and the heritage of Patek Philippe that drives demand for watches that haven’t even been seen in […]
