CONTENTS
SPRING SUMMER 2012 2 Showcase
NEWS, VIEWS AND THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FOR SPRING SUMMER 2012 FROM CHRISTOPHER WARD
7 Opera for the people 14 Retro racing
START YOUR ENGINES! THE SPIRIT OF THE 1950’S LIVES ON IN THE HISTORIC RACING DRIVERS CLUB
20 Cut from a different cloth
THE FIRST LADY OF SAVILE ROW, KATHRYN SARGENT IS OBSESSED WITH THE CRAFT OF HAND-TAILORING
27 007 reaches 50
WE EXAMINE THE EARLY WATCH CHOICES OF AGENT 007. DID HE REALLY BORROW HIS ROLEX SUBMARINER?
32 The changing
face of time WHY SOME ELEMENTS OF THE WATCH INDUSTRY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE SUPPLY OF MOVEMENTS
BY GETTING RID OF ALL THE USUAL ELITISM, JAMES CLUTTON HAS HELPED MAKE OPERA HOLLAND PARK AN AWARD- WINNING ATTRACTION
36 A hard day’s flight
LONG-HAUL AIRLINE PILOT SIMON DAVIS GIVES US A PERSONAL TRAVELOGUE FOR HIMSELF AND HIS NEW C60 TRIDENT GMT
40 Vintage watches - a modern trend
WITH THE TREND FOR VINTAGE WATCHES STRONGER THAN EVER, WE PICK OUR FAVOURITE ICONIC STYLES FROM THE PAST 90 YEARS
45 Online for
some time LOGIN DETAILS PLEASE: WE SALUTE OUR FAVOURITE WATCH-OBSESSED BLOGS THAT WE CANNOT DO WITHOUT
46 The case of the C11
THE ELEGANT AND UNUSUAL CASE OF OUR NEW AVIATOR STYLE MERITED A WHOLE UPGRADE OF OUR CASE PRODUCTION
48 Time traveller
CW SALUTES THE LATE GEORGE DANIELS, THE GREATEST BRITISH WATCHMAKER OF THE PAST TWO CENTURIES
Front cover; C8 PILOT MKII VINTAGE EDITION £365. Christopher Ward (London) Limited
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Front cover photo; Ken Copsey
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