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The limited edition watch is a tactic used by watch brands that is receiving increasing numbers of eye-rolls as dozens are churned out each year. But where many brands simply change a dial colour and limit production to 200 pieces, Bremont has been making limited editions with a difference. Cutting through the noise of endless small production runs that are small because a marketing department suggested it, Bremont limited editions are limited for good reasons, such as the Bremont H-4 Hercules having an original piece of the H-4 “Spruce Goose” inlaid in the rotor, or the Bremont Supersonic containing a piece of Heathrow’s last remaining Concorde. In their latest limited edition, they have worked with Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood on the eponymous Bremont Ronnie Wood “1947 Collection”. While Wood is known around the world for his part in one of the most successful musical acts of all time, he is also a talented visual artist, even being featured as a child on a BBC program after winning a sketching contest. He studied at the Ealing Art College when he was a young man, which was the same school that Freddie Mercury and Queen also studied art. In his latest project…

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Let’s be honest, Antiques Roadshow isn’t always the most enthralling of television shows – it’s not going to goad you into teetering on the edge of your seat, hanging off every last word of the inevitably gingham-clad, stodgy presenter. However, sporadically, there are some complete gems that come up on the show for peeps like you and me who adore all things watches. A classic example of this infrequent brilliance is the time that a chap from the States brought in his 1963 Rolex GMT-Master “Pepsi”. It’s not just any old Pepsi either – this steel professional timepiece has got more than a few rarities adorned on its heavily patina’d dial. For a start, it was sold new at Tiffany & Co. in New York, and that of course means that its dial is “Tiffany-signed”, which is a huge boon. Additionally, the faded gilt dial (another paucity) has the rarified underlined “Officially Certified” text. This gives the GMT an unquestionable one-two knockout combo for collectors. What’s even cooler about the watch is that the owner has worn it every single day for the last 40 years, and rather amusingly, to drive home that fact, the video cuts to the gent’s…

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NOTE: The problem is that some people just don’t get it. They don’t understand how important, nay, how essential, your next watch is. Not just to your happiness, but also to your sense of purpose, your ability to be a complete person. Against the blockers in your life, we have a new weapon. The Enabler. He is here to flex advanced levels of sophistry in debating to validate your next or latest acquisition. Over to you, Enabler. But first a warning. This defence, should you ever call on it, requires genuine bravery and brings with it a high level of risk. Be bold out there, but be careful.  In a recent interview, Rod Stewart shared the best piece of advice he’d ever got from his father. “To be properly contented, son,” he was told, “a man needs three things: a job, a sport and a hobby.” “So in my case,” Rod continued, “my job is singer, my sport is football, my hobby is model railroading.” Gloss over the weird decision to play with toy trains past the age of six and this is all sound advice. But Stewart Snr omitted one vital piece of the contentment puzzle. Having a job, a sport and…

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