Posts by Garrick

Dear All, I am looking to have my favourite, but now much-battered and worn linen jacket (bought off the peg) copied exactly by a tailor somewhere where I can post the jacket to them, they would make the copy/ies and then send the lot...

Dear All, Thanks to my lurking on this site, I've decided that I simply cannot do without a pair of double monks. There are hundreds of posts and threads here, many with drool-worthy photos of various examples of these shoes, so what I...

Yep, according to their site, they are in KL - I have a friend there so I guess I could ask him to go and check them out, although I'd hate to intrude on his time like that! Their policies do seem better than most other sites of a...

Has anyone got any feedback about using www.orolus.com to purchase a watch? I'm planning to get an Omega soon and their prices (like most online retailers) are far better than what I've been quoted in Omega dealers (particularly in...

Talking of shoes for slush, rain, snow and generally horrid weather conditions, I'm a Brit (hold off with your jokes about our weather for just a minute!) and I'm working and living in Russia at the moment - land of bears, $2 a bottle...

Last time I was home in The UK, I noticed an advert for these in a magazine (I forget which) and it caught my attention - 2 pairs of reputedly goodyear welted shoes for £100... unfortunately, I was on my way to the airport at the time...

Thanks for the reply, sysdoc. I'm interested as a cigar smoker - one of the features I like about the ranges are that there is actually a specific 'burner' available for cigars! What cubans do you smoke at present?? I'm a huge...

Does anyone here own a lighter made by Dupont?? (I'm considering the Gatsby range). Are they worth the money over-and-above the brand name value?? Anyone bought one from ebay?? There are a load on there - mostly fakes?? Is...

On which wrist do you gents wear your watches?? I'm right-handed but have always worn my watch on my right wrist, something of which, recently I have become quite conscious because obviously, this isn't the 'norm'. A friend of mine...