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David Duggan featured in Watch Pro Magazine's Big Interview

Tracey Llewellyn, from Watch Pro Magazine was so keen to interview David about the boom in collecting.

David Duggan is actively looking to buy watches from the public.

Around 99% of the watches sold by David Duggan are purchased from members of the Public.

Four vintage watches that rocked the June auctions

Despite financial uncertainty surrounding the global pandemic, the vintage watch market is on the rise. David Duggan takes a look at four classic timepieces that recently fetched staggering sums at auction

Our Favourite Watch Hands

For some watch collectors it is the hands that sets one timepiece apart from another. If you want to know your Breguet from your Snowflake, consult David Duggan's expert guide.

Watches with Hollywood Nicknames and Why We Love Them

What makes the special relationship between Hollywood and luxury watches so enduringly appealing? David Duggan and Tony Gedalovitch reflect on the joys of watches with Hollywood connections.

The Art of Ageing: A Guide to Vintage Watch Patina

Should you preserve patina on your vintage watch? David Duggan discusses the pros and cons of this natural ageing phenomenon.

Why vintage watches are a sound investment for 2020

One to Watch explores why the vintage luxury watch market is booming despite Covid-19, with advice on how to make a solid investment in these uncertain times.

Why oversized watches for women are here to stay

David Duggan explores the trend for women’s oversized watches, plus the female celebrities choosing oversized Patek Philippe, Rolex and Cartier models

Smart Versus Mechanical Watch: There's a Place for Both

Can the mechanical timepiece survive the rise of the smartwatch? One to Watch takes a look at how the smartwatch has evolved, what it can do, and what this means for the mechanical watch market.

In profile: Rolex Explorer

The Rolex Explorer is one of Rolex’s most popular and iconic models. Rolex expert, David Duggan, takes an in-depth look at exactly what makes this watch so special and enduringly popular.

At your service - how to keep your watch in mint condition

David Duggan Watches is one of the few locations in the UK with a fully approved Rolex servicing centre. Get advice on what to expect from a watch service from Service Manager, Tony Gedalovitch.

In profile: Rolex Cosmograph

With actor and race car driver Paul Newman as its poster boy, it’s no wonder the Rolex Cosmograph became an icon of both the horological and motor sport worlds. And, it’s just as popular today. Find out more in our in-depth profile.

In profile: Patek Philippe Nautilus

Now, more than ever, the Patek Philippe Nautilus is considered the world’s most prestigious and desirable luxury sports watch. One To Watch takes a closer look at this iconic timepiece and finds out what makes it so popular and why it has become such a sound investment.

In Profile: Rolex Submariner

Vintage Rolex specialist, David Duggan Watches, explores the history, features and functions of the iconic Submariner. Read the article and explore David's current list of pre-owned Rolex watches here.

A Guide to: the Moonphase Complication

The moonphase may not be the world’s most accurate complication, but it is certainly one of the most collectable. David Duggan explores the history and craftsmanship of the moonphase in his latest in depth article.

Meteorite dials: a watch that’s out of this world

Since the dawn of time, people have looked to the heavens in wonder. And then, on 20 July 1969, we stopped wondering and landed two men on the moon. It was an extraordinary feat of human endeavour – the technology in the average car today is greater than that in Apollo 1. Fifty years on, the achievement remains a source of fascination, particularly as commercial space travel could soon be reality.

From Blackburn to Burlington

Find out how David’s career started on with pocket watches and old coins before becoming one of London's best-known watch dealers, in the first part of the David Duggan Story.

A guide to: Alarm Complications

We discover how the fully functioning mechanical alarm watch was developed by watchmakers Vulcain in 1947 and what the complication has developed into.

A guide to: The Chronograph Complication

One to Watch continues its series of in-depth guides to some of David Duggan’s favourite complications, with one of the earliest and simplest movements: the chronograph.

How to start your watch collection: your first five Rolexes

For more than a century, Rolex has consistently produced timepieces that people love to wear and collect. With its practical focus on sport and tools, the brand is also an ideal place to start if you’re thinking of embarking on a collecting career. We asked David Duggan for his top Rolex watches.

One of my best…tips for investing in chronographs

In the first in our ‘One of my best…’ series David shares his advice on investing in chronographs.

David Duggan features in Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair has produced a beautiful space edition of its biannual watch magazine On Time in which we’re thrilled to say our very own David Duggan features.

Baselworld 2019 – The Expert View

As ever, David Duggan travelled to the Swiss city of Basel to take a look at the very latest in horological innovation. Here, he shares a few of his highlights.

A Guide to: Triple Date and Annual Calendar Watch Complications

After looking at the legacy of the Day-Date complication, in the second instalment of our One To Watch series on horological complications, we explore the world of triple date and annual calendars.

8 of the most Romantic Gestures in Watch History

Throughout history, famous people, from royalty to presidents, pop stars to Hollywood heavyweights, have pledged their enduring devotion with a timepiece. Here are some of our favourites…

A Guide to: The Day-Date Complication

To celebrate the 35th year of David Duggan Watches, One To Watch will spend the coming months exploring the origins of some of the most fascinating and sought after complications. This month, we look at one of the most useful – the day-date.

David Duggan announces newly-renovated, official Rolex Service Centre

Is your Rolex watch in need of a little love? Our new Rolex Repair Centre is fitted with dustproof glass in the upper level, to ensure an optimum environment for cleaning, repairing and restoring watches as well as a new Lapping machine, able to grain and polish a watch back to immaculate, original factory state.