Robin started his obsession with watches back in 2000 when he bought his first prestige watch, an Omega Speedmaster Automatic.
"More purchases soon followed and it became quickly apparent that if I was to avoid financial ruin I would need to sell watches in order to raise the money to sustain the habit. Madaboutwatches.co.uk was hence born at a time when there were less than a handful of sites trading secondhand watches. There are now hundreds. In a few years we had grown large enough to establish a formal business and created the spin off site Poshtime.com."
The watch sales business was closed in November 2021 to concentrate solely on servicing and repairs and Robin's second career as professional musician and producer. Although formally trained as an engineer and not a watchmaker, Robin has spent 22 years learning how watches tick, through self teaching and practical experience. He adapted his engineering skills to dealing with mechanical wrist watches from the 1940s to present day, and now specialises in vintage Omega watches.
