I joined the Jewellery trade 25 years ago at Ogdens in Harrogate and it was here that I
developed my passion for watches, in particular wrist watches. After leaving Ogdens, I went on to be manager for Goldsmiths in Harrogate, working with brands such as Rolex and Cartier, and experienced the formative years of Tag Heuer.

From there I moved to York and helped to establish Patek Philipe, Jaeger Le Coultre and IWC
among others. It was at this time I begun to study the Vintage wrist watch market, helped largely by the Members of the National Association of clock and watch makers in America. As I studied and dealt in these older vintage watches I began to notice the wide and varied designs by Heuer before they were taken over by Tag in the early 1980's.

I began to collect examples from the 1960's and 1970's and eventually put together a collection
with the then managing director of Tag Heuer, Neil Duckworth. The collection was auctioned
by Sotheby's in what still is the only ever themed Heuer auction. Record prices were achieved, and as a result Heuer is now taken seriously as a collectable brand the world over.

I now deal in many kind of Vintage watches but still specialise in Heuer. I am a contributor for QP magazine, International Wrist Watch magazine and for BBC Radio Lincolnshire.

I am happy to announce that i have rejoined Ogdens as the manager and can be contacted during office hours on 01423 504123.