The grail under my nose
If you have been reading my blog, you will have noticed that I have been on an endless quest to find my "grail". In watch collecting terms, a "grail" is that one elusive watch that would spell the end of
The importance of brand for watch collectors
How important is the brand in your choice of a timepiece? How honest are you? How much of your timepiece choice involves your own aesthetic preferences and how much involves the image you would like to project? Oh, we are
TimeCaptain’s biggest regret
I have owned dozens of luxury timepieces in the past 8 years of collecting. I only own ten today- the rest have been sold, flipped and traded. Trading watches has become my hobby. With my contacts and our partner forum,
Entry Level Luxury
My dad, Jack, is 72 and he just retired last month. Like many of us, my dad always dreamed of having a real premium luxury car. So he went out and bought himself a brand new Cadillac ATS turbo. I
Collecting Dilemmas
Time Captain has weighed in on how to build a collection and offered sound advice to those of you who have fallen in love with watches. Above all, buy what inspires you. Get that foundation piece. Purchase another, but in