Journal

Making the Case for Shaped Watches

People collect watches for a lot of reasons. Some put great value on provenance, others appreciate mechanical complexity. One aspect that I have until very recently failed to fully appreciate...

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The Ultimate Gateway

With the boom of the internet, we are now constantly bombarded by new releases and accessibility to vintage watches has never been easier. But how many of these watches and...

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Rolex and Plum Sauce

My grandfather was never a man of many words. I know for a fact that he had the most interesting stories, like escaping from China during the Cultural Revolution in...

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Grand Seiko SBG, Why?

This is my Grand Seiko SBGY003, a steel-cased centre seconds dress watch running on a hand-wound Spring Drive movement. Coming with a 38.5mm dial diameter and a curvaceous case that...

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The Only Watch I Would Ever Need

Like every superhero/villain has an origin story, us watch nerds all have one that kickstarted this whole ridiculous obsession. If you had told me 5 years ago watches would become...

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