How the Reverso Flipped its Script

How the Reverso Flipped its Script

By A Collected Man

We take a look at how this iconic model turned its fortunes around and speak to the collectors digging into its past...

August 2021 • 15 Min Read
The Rise of Neo-Vintage Watches

The Rise of Neo-Vintage Watches

By A Collected Man

Long discarded by collectors, neo-vintage watches are now having their moment in the sun...

July 2021 • 19 Min Read
The Balance of Symmetry and Asymmetry in Dial Design

The Balance of Symmetry and Asymmetry in Dial Design

By Felix Scholz

Felix Scholz discusses how balance in design can be found in both symmetry and asymmetry...

June 2021 • 8 Min Read
Obsessions: Contemporary Culture with Kevin Poon

Obsessions: Contemporary Culture with Kevin Poon

By Randy Lai

A gallerist, restaurateur and a bit of a watch collector, Kevin Poon exists in an interesting cross roads of culture and taste...

June 2021 • 21 Min Read
The Life and Career of Günter Blümlein

The Life and Career of Günter Blümlein

By Simon de Burton

We take a look back at a man who resurrected three of the, now, most established names in watchmaking...

May 2021 • 8 Min Read
A film with watchmakers Petermann Bédat

A film with watchmakers Petermann Bédat

By A Collected Man

We travelled to the workshop of young Petermann Bédat to discover how they went from students to GPHG nominees...

November 2020 • 6 Min Read
From the Bench - shaping car design into an art form with Benedict Radcliffe

From the Bench - shaping car design into an art form with Benedict Radcliffe

By A Collected Man

Historically, artists have crafted their work from all sorts of materials, be it paint, marble or gold. A contrarian by nature, Benedict Radcliffe chose a different path instead...

April 2020 • 4 Min Read
Between the Hours of - Ted Gushue

Between the Hours of - Ted Gushue

By A Collected Man

Ted Gushue is an editor, writer and photographer, focusing on the automotive world. He is the current Editor of Type 7, Porsche’s Instagram-only magazine, and has recently released a book on Bentley Continentals from ...

June 2019 • 3 Min Read
OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 5: The Ex-SAS soldier and his Seamaster.
OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 5: The Ex-SAS soldier and his Seamaster.

OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 5: The Ex-SAS soldier and his Seamaster.

By A Collected Man

Explore the arduous, rough terrain of the Brecon Beacons with ex-SAS member and author “James Deegan”. Join him as he reflects on what it means to serve in an elite military regiment and details the significance of hi...

April 2019 • 3 Min Read
OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 4: The Rower and his Seamaster
OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 4: The Rower and his Seamaster

OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 4: The Rower and his Seamaster

By A Collected Man

Head out on the river with Olympic rower and Royal Navy officer Pete Reed OBE in this film, our fourth in collaboration with OMEGA. After a few false starts to his sporting career, Pete went on to become a triple gold...

January 2019
OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 3: The Diver and his Seamaster

OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 3: The Diver and his Seamaster

By A Collected Man

Based on the Orkney Islands in Scotland, offshore diver Craig Muir would rather be 007 than shackled 9 to 5. Suit up for a day beneath the waves with Craig and his 2006 Seamaster Planet Ocean.

December 2018
OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 2: The Watchmaker and his Seamaster

OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 2: The Watchmaker and his Seamaster

By A Collected Man

Roger W. Smith was the apprentice to the late George Daniels, inventor of OMEGA's famous Co-Axial escapement. Join Roger for a spin in his classic Mini with his Seamaster Chronograph Calibre 321 produced in 1968, on t...

November 2018
OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 1: The Clothier and his Seamaster

OMEGA Seamaster 70th Anniversary - Episode 1: The Clothier and his Seamaster

By A Collected Man

Michael Hill, Clothier and Creative Director of renowned gentlemen’s' outfitters Drakes, reflects on the synergy between textiles and his beloved 1965 Omega Seamaster 300. Find out why Michael believes rules can be br...

October 2018 • 3 Min Read
Between the Hours Of - Interview with Stephen Bayley
Between the Hours Of - Interview with Stephen Bayley

Between the Hours Of - Interview with Stephen Bayley

By A Collected Man

Stephen Bayley is a very highly regarded author, critic, columnist, broadcaster, consultant, debater and curator. Perhaps his most influential achievement was the opening of the Boilerhouse Project with Terence Conra...

February 2018 • 3 Min Read