17/05/2026
Some of my favourite things I didn't buy today at the Birmingham watch fair. For me the Vacheron Constantine was hands down the finest watch there, I did get to try it on but always knew it was a pipedream. Thanks to Christian for letting me try it on anyway. Congratulations to whoever got it.
The Memovox is a model I've wanted for years and it was nice to see just how cool it is IRL. The NOS Doxa is a deliberately bad photo because I don't want anyone else to have it 😆
It's actually available from Alex who I met for the first time today and I have to say he's a lovely chap with great taste and like me is a collector first and a seller second only he's got a better budget than me, his account is frankly dangerous. That final pic shows you don't have to spend much to get a really funky watch that stands out from the crowd. Yeah it's rough but what a great shape.
Not showing you anything from JoJo but the guy's a dude it's always great to bump into. You probably already know but he's got an insane range of menswear and watches in a real bricks and mortar shop, well worth a pilgrimage to Sheffield.
I did spend more than I planned on more watches than I planned, as a wise man once said, everyone has a plan until you get punched in the face by lovely watches.
I'll be showing my purchases over the next week or so, need to decide if and what I'm keeping first. As for the one's that got away...
