A luxury watch I see at boutiques is Chopard, this warranted further investigation as I really didn’t know much about the brand and wanted to know more. It took me ages to wander into one of their boutiques – I’m glad I did.

These are high end timepieces with luxury price tags, but a little reconnaissance never hurt. I walked out of the boutique in Makati with their catalogue that not only lists models but the history of the brand as well. Whilst these are well finished products, I have to ask if the style is for me? They have motoring timepieces such as the Milne Miglia, that is an especially attractive piece named after the road race.

Some of their dress watches are a little flashy for me, the style just doesn’t suit me but I always ask if the style issue is me. I am a member of a number of Facebook watch forums and silently question some of the styles people choose. This I believe is a personal issue/problem and always question if I am missing something. I guess I am nouveau rich without actually being that rich, I believe less is more and certainly don’t like garish and overstated tastes. That being said, Chopard is a serious manufacturer of high-end timepieces and well worth considering.