Nicholas Barrie Anton Foulkes (born December 1964) is a British historian, author, and journalist. He has written extensively about 19th-century social history as well as the history of luxury goods. Robb Report included his book, The Impossible Collection of Watches, in a list of "5 Books Every Watch Collector Should Own," and his book, Swans â Legends of the Jet Society, was optioned for production as a TV series.
Foulkes attended Christ's Hospital and Hertford College, Oxford at the University of Oxford, where he graduated in 1983.
In 2007, Foulkes was named Havana Man of the Year (Habano Hombre del Año) in the Communications category.
In 2021, Foulkes was named president of the jury for the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, intended to highlight and annually reward the excellence of the watchmaking art.
One of Nicholasâ sons, Max Foulkes, works with the Sahakians at Davidoff of London. Nicholas, Max and Freddie, his other son, started their own father and son Youtube channel, Foulkes & Sons, where they share and discuss cigars. He is married to Alexandra Foulkes.