Chronicles of chronology have proved to be both challenging and charming

Although he was born in the sunny southernmost Caribbean island of Trinidad, a tropical paradise until 1962 part of the British Empire, Stephen Urquhart didn't spend much time enjoying the fantastic scenery of his hometown.

He studied abroad for much of his childhood and started his career as a marketing officer at Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Omega SA at the age of 22 after completing a degree in industrial management at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland.