Ready to wear: BACK TO REALITY

Three years ago I wondered into Cobra & Bellamy and saw a quite beautiful watch which I fell in love with. It was simple, stunning and expensive (pounds 495). The owners of the shop explained to me how difficult it had been to make, because the glass was bevelled without creating any ridges. I dreamed of this watch. Then one day this autumn I went back to have another wistful look, and saw that C&B had made an almost identical version, for pounds 49. What was once gold and silver is now chrome, but to look at, it is the same. When you find something this good, for so little, it is tempting to keep the news to yourself, but I guess Christmas is a time for sharing. AB

Chrome Cobra & Bellamy watch, pounds 49, from 149, Sloane Street, London SW1 and Cobra & Bellamy at Fenwick, 63 New Bond Street, London W1. Tel: 0171- 730 9993.