The Bremont MBI is a watch that’s only available by special order for pilots who have ejected from a fighter jet using a Martin-Baker ejector seat
Blogs
Watch Types #1 – Sports Watches
In this short series weβre going to examine the main categories of wristwatch that you will come across on your daily horological journeys and this time itβs the βSports Watchβ.
Watch stories #1 1968 Omega Seamaster 300
This is a 100% original one owner watch with its original bracelet, papers, booklet, box and purchase receipt – it also has an incredible history.
Significant watches through time #7 The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
Those in the watch loving world often rant on about how brilliant the Audemars Piguet (thatβs βOh duh marr piggayβ – or βAPβ for short) Royal Oak is.
Rolex at Baselworld 2019…
The 20th of March 2019 is a long awaited day in the horological calendar because thatβs the day that Rolex announced the new models that they are releasing at Baselworld.
One of the family
If youβre reading this then you probably agree with my assertion that a special watch can become a very important part of a personβs life.
Significant watches through time #6 The Rolex 16760 GMT Master II ‘Sofia Loren’
Sometimes in the process of developing a new model of watch, Rolex have been unable or unwilling to change everything at once.
Significant watches through time #5 The Tudor ‘Big Block’
In 1970 Tudor entered the chronograph market with a watch that was very different from its Rolex Daytona brethren – The two incarnations of the βMonte-Carloβ were bold, bright and colourful and occupied their own place in the Rolex family lineup, as a slightly inferior model to the Daytona.
Significant watches through time #4 The Porsche Design Chronograph 1
After designing the greatest road going car of all time* the Porsche 911 (or 901 as it was back then), in 1972 Ferdinand Alexander (βF.A.β or βButziβ) Porsche, grandson of the companyβs founder, decided he should let someone else have a go and left car design for good to set up the Porsche Design Studio.
Significant watches through time #3 The Heuer Monaco
At the end of the 1960’s while discussing designs for new motor sport related watches, Heuer decided to build a less traditional timepiece that Jack Heuer described as βsomething out-of-the-boxβ and “avant-garde”.
Significant watches through time #2 The Cartier Santos
The Cartier Santos undoubtedly deserves a place in this series of blogs as one of the most significant watches through time – definitely one of the watches that changed the world – because it was the first in a long and prestigious line of pilot’s watches.
Significant watches through time #1 The Bulova Accutron
Since the beginning of time (or at least the accurate measurement of it), clocks have been kept running using a balance wheel β a spring for power, an oscillating mass to regulate the movement and some gears (cogs, or βwheelsβ) to connect this all to the hands and to make sense of it all.
Unboxing Video #2 – Rolex 16570 Explorer II
Unboxing Video #1 – Rolex 79160 Lady Datejust
Bremont MBI – one of the most exclusive watches in the world
What’s the best watch in the world then?
One of the questions that Iβm often asked as a member of the luxury watch trading fraternity, normally by the βbloke down the pubβ is this:
βSo then, whatβs the best watch in the world?β
My answer on these occasions is usually circumspect, but today Iβm actually going to answer it properly….
What do we mean by a ‘Full Set’?
What do we mean by a ‘Full Set’?
Now there’s a question which is rarely asked but to which the answer is often assumed.
The September “What’s On My Wrist?” Competition #WOMW
We’ve decided that this September it’s about time we did something to celebrate our wonderful customers and their prized Oakleigh wristwatches by way of a photo competition.
Has it been polished?
“Has it ever been polished?”
Now there are those of you out there who are actually looking for a completely factory fresh, unpolished Rolex 5513 from 1968. You know that this watch will take you years to find and that you may never ever find or own it. You also know that if you do find it you could pay twice as much for it as you would for even the best polished examples out there……
Watches as Investments
As Iβve mentioned here before, despite requiring a fairly large chunk of money to buy one, a luxury watch is not an expensive luxury item compared to other discretionary spending….
Polishing a plexiglass … Not as scary as it sounds
Last week I had a discussion with a customer about a mark that had appeared on the plexiglass plastic lens of his vintage Rolex….
Fitness – A Norwich Resident article
Summer – A Norwich Resident article
The Number Three – A Norwich Resident article
Arty Watches – A Norwich Resident article
Fashion & Taste – A Norwich Resident article
Timeless Style – A Norwich Resident article
Love – A Norwich Resident article
Resolution Not Revolution – A Norwich Resident article
Rare and Limited Run Watches⦠Caveat Emptor
Buying a luxury watch can often be a little nerve racking if only because of the increasing number of high quality ‘replicas’ out there. Fortunately, these are often relatively easy for the experienced eye to spot and so – touch wood – they don’t slip through the net to the customer.
Now Thatβs What I Call A Sea Dweller β Part 2
You will no doubt recall that a while ago we had the Rolex Sea Dweller of a gentleman called Sam who was unfortunate enough to lose it in a marina… you’ll find the full story somewhere below.
The Oakleigh Business Model
Originality In Vintage Rolex Watches
Now Thatβs What I Call A Sea Dweller β Part 1
Sam Brown used to be a diver and after he stopped heβd always hankered after a βproperβ diverβs watch β βTHEβ proper diverβs watch in fact – a Rolex Sea Dweller.
The OW Christmas card competition on Twitter 2015
Twitter is very important to Oakleigh Watches as a way of interacting with our customers and potential customers – our business started through Twitter it will always be a part of us.
Christmas 2015 – A Norwich Resident article
Packaging & Polar Bears
Watches as an art form – A Norwich Resident article
Salon QP 2015 – a Voluptuary’s viewpoint
This weekend The Saatchi Gallery in Londonβs Chelsea hosts the UKβs biggest annual gathering of watch manufacturers, enthusiasts, journalists, sellers, buyers and nerds, and itβs quite an event.
What is it with you guys and Bremont?
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Tudor,no AP no no 300, damn you and your shiny things ππΌπ
300 all day long.
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Now that sharp watch you don’t cut yourself ππΌ
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Watch stories #2 – 2019 Bremont MBI
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The Bremont MBI is a watch that's only available by special order for pilots who have ejected from a fighter jet using a Martin-Baker ejector seatGreat insight into the MB1 and it’s first owner ππΌ
Such a shame to see such an iconic watch be sold by the original owner. Good story in a sad way.