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Meet Team Laings - Sales Consultant Ronnie Sinclair

Welcome to our meet the team feature where you can get to know the people that help make Laings of Glasgow what it is today.

 

Today we speak with sales consultant Ronnie who works in our flagship Laings store in the Argyll Arcade – he has a sunny personality, a knack for making everybody feel welcome and as a brand ambassador for Cartier, Jaeger LeCoultre and TAG Heuer he has an unrivaled wealth of knowledge about watches and luxury brands.

We wanted to find out what it is about watches he find so fascinating and what has kept him loyal to the industry for a staggering 42 years:

What is your favourite watch that you own?

The one I have on right now actually, which is a Rolex Date-Just that I purchased in 1989 - many people comment on how the watch still looks current even though it's 25 years old which I believe is a testimony of the consistent quality and timeless appeal of Rolex.

Rolex Date Just

What watch would you aspire to own?

Very difficult, but if I had my pick it would be a Jaeger LeCoultre Master Callender, although at first glance the dial looks complicated and has many functions its actually easy to read which makes is  practical and very pleasing to the eye. Having said that though, if my lottery numbers came up I would have to go for a Patek Philippe Complications watch!

patek complications

Which famous person would you most like to meet?

I think it would be Sean Connery because he is world renowned, passionately Scottish and is still the best James Bond there has ever been!

 


sean connery

You are a brand ambassador for Jaeger LeCoultre, can you tell us a little known fact about the brand?

Jaeger Le Coultre is the only luxury brand that we stock that makes clocks as well as wristwatches, they are manufactured in very small numbers and are fabulously exclusive but we are lucky enough to keep a couple in stock at all times.

 

In your opinion what is the best buy available in your store? 

I would say the Rolex stainless steel sub-date £5700 is the best value watch you can get, you can wear it anywhere and everywhere, from the office to the beach, during sports and everything in between. It has world wide classic appeal, representing status and appreciation of quality, it also retains its value better than almost anything else.