OK, time for another scout around the web to see if we can find some tempting January Sale prices. ROCKING MODS WATCHES We love the Seiko Batman in blue and black, which features the trusty NH35 movement, 40mm case, Merc hands plus big cyclops magnifier. At £235, down from £320 this one is a decent buy. Also at £255 there’s a rose gold and two-tone … Continue reading Watch Sales Round Up: Best Online Deals We Spotted
Plenty of choice online now that Christmas is over, so let’s get into it. TORGOEN The T9 Blackbird GMT model is back in the line up, and it’s reduced from £200 to £160. The 42mm black and orange sporty number has a mineral glass crystal, silicone strap and 100m of water resistance. Torgoen claim the lume is bright enough to last for up to 8 … Continue reading Best of The New Year Watch Sales, Discounts & Deals
Not as woke as the Oscars. Not as amusing as the Golden Globes and mercifully shorter than thanking your agent speeches at the BAFTAS, we present our very first NWC magazine Tickety Boo Awards. If you’re from another culture, Tickety Boo is English slang for `everything is doing nicely’ so there y’go. We don’t have any budget for trophies, plaques or little statues, but we … Continue reading It’s The Northern Watch Co Magazine’s Tickety Boo Awards 2022!
NWC mag is predicting a tough year in 2023 for secondhand watch resellers and falling prices on luxury Swiss, German, Japanese and British brand Bremont too. The online sector is going to be hit very hard. There are several reasons why, but first here’s a quick round up of where we are in the overhead heavy and overstocked, pre-owned Swiss watch market. CONSOLIDATION, LAYOFFS AND … Continue reading The Pre-Owned Watch Market Still Has A Way to Fall
Watchmaking is part vocation, part job. Ask most watchmakers why they do it and they’ll tell you it’s a fascination with engineering, fixing things, solving problems, plus creating something unique and analog in a digital world. So it’s great to see SINN investing in training the next generation. Here’s the word; Sinn Spezialuhren welcomes two apprentices as 1st year watchmakers. At the Frankfurt-based watch manufacturer, … Continue reading SINN Invests in The Future With Apprenticeships
The recent burglary of Raheem Sterling’s house, where a reported jewellery and watches haul worth 300K retail was pinched highlights how footballers are an easy target for watch thieves in the UK. Sterling was playing in the World Cup and his family were reportedly at home when the raid took place, with thieves using weapons to intimidate his partner and children – reports the Mirror … Continue reading Footballers Are Magnets For Watch Thieves, Here’s Why
Rolex has announced the launch of its own pre-owned Certified watch programme, via the AD network. The system will check on the authenticity of Rolex watches and offer a two year guarantee on them, which means the watches will have to be serviced with replacement hands, dials, straps etc to bring them up to a particular spec. Good as new basically. If that all sounds … Continue reading Rolex Pre-Owned Certificate; Authentic? Yes. Digital ID Reqd? Probably
Every now and then NWC likes to scout about the press to examine the watch thieves at work. Mainly to alert you watch enthusiasts out there to the latest risks and tactics used. Keep safe this Christmas and be careful about showing off expensive watches on social media, unless you can afford lots of home and personal security. WILTSHIRE ROBBERS CAUGHT The news from Wiltshire … Continue reading Latest Wristwatch Theft & Robbery Techniques
