The Bamford Watch Department is The Daddy of all watch customisation houses!
There are a few companies out there blackening Rolexes watches and I could get in to who does what but it's pretty simple, The AMG of the Rolex world is The Bamford Watch Department!
This company has created some beautiful watches from the slick black Deepsea to a Milgauss with stunning honeycomb dial which harks back to the original 1950's Milgauss watch. The BWD GMT Master II is the watch of choice for Nigo, the founder and owner of Bathing Ape who was written up in my earlier article.
I've been in touch with the BWD to try and find out who they sell to and they said, "our clients are our best kept secret." These guys are so cool that they have watches on the wrists of so many great people but wouldn't tell us - I love that.
Take a look at their website and you can customise a number of watches. It's like Nike ID, how cool but this is not the only thing, when chatting to them I found out that this is just tip of the iceberg. You just need to phone them up and you can run through so many different options to create that unique watch that the other houses don't offer.
So they are at the forefront of developing the best of the best watches for you and I.
Now pricing between these four brands are very similar but taking a quote from JP Morgan, "if you have to ask how much it costs,you can't afford it". That is harsh but if I could buy any one of the brands I would go for the BWD watches. Having started seven years ago they have kept ahead of the competition with constant development and new launches.
If you want to see one in the flesh, head to the uber shops like Colette (Paris) or Dover Street Market (London) to name but a few.
It's obvious that I'm in love with BWD but to take some great words from a great man, "I am easily satisfied with the very best." Winston Churchill.
