Well, after about 3 months, my pocket watch is back in my hands! PJ's in Frederick, MD did a FANTASTIC job of servicing the watch. It required a new winding arbor (or whatever the arbor for the mainspring is) and a healthy deep cleaning – as it …
Continue readingFall 2025 SOTC – because it’s been a heck of a year.
Well, I figured it's time to update the State of The Collection. I periodically do this, but this year in particular, it's been an interesting watch collecting year: I won two of the A Blog To Watch giveaways – almost back to back… Which…..
Continue readingFirst Impressions: Rosenbusch Watches “The Quest” RB200
Well, I was the lucky winner of the ABlogToWatch giveaway the other month for a Rosenbusch Watches "The Quest" (Rosenbusch Watches). I've had it for a couple days now, and wanted to give my first impressions of what is just a lovely int…
Continue readingVortic CEO had a stroke – Update from his wife.
I just got this in my inbox, and thought I'd share with my fellow watch hounds:
Dear Vortic Community,
On June 30, my husband and Vortic’s founder, R.T. Custer, suffered a massive stroke while on a business trip to Detroit, Michigan. …
Continue readingFinally! A watch you can eat!
Nothing to see here, just an all chocolate watch…
Continue readingNeed an inspiring watch for $500-1000…
Folks, I’m not really in the market for a new watch – I mean my collection is largely complete from any logical standpoint. I’ve got about a round dozen watches, decent mix of quartz/auto/Dive/Travel/etc…
Continue readingBut I kinda want a statement piece.
I really haven’t been able to find ANYTHING that really has inspired me to want to spend any money on a watch. The last one I picked up was a Magrette Moana GMT – which has really filled out my collection nicely – and really satisfied my urge to buy…
Periodic Poll: Watch Types We’re Suckers For (Summer 2025)
Just felt like posting a poll I feel like I ask occasionally: What are the types of watches we’re absolutely suckers for. Just can’t seem to have enough of them in our collection?
Continue readingFor me, it turns out I’m a sucker for GMT/Worldtimer watches. Caller, traveler, true world timer, dual time bezel, doesn’t much matter. Just love being able to have 2-3 timezones on my watch.
It used to be Moonphase (although I’ve never owned one) – but I was absolutely gaga over them for a year or two…
Watch brands to “get in on now before they…”
OK, so I remember hearing tales of old soldiers buying Rolexes at the PX for a fraction of what they cost today, or Omegas, etc.
We've ALL heard the stories.
So my question to you is: What are the brands we all know today that are in that "…
Continue readingStemwinding – what technique do you use?
This is a bit of an odd duck question – but I remember growing up in the 1980s and my dad still had a mechanical watch at one point – and I remember how he (and many other men) used to wind their watches.
They’d open the crown, and the wind back and f…
Continue readingSOTC 2025 – It’s been quite a year…here’s where I’m at now…
Well, folks, it’s been an eventful year in watch collecting. Out of my dozen watches, I’ve gotten rid of 5, broke 1 (through my own stupidity), and added 4…
Continue readingWhat’s out?
- Seiko 5 SNK601 (Was lovely, but I didn’t love it on my fat wrists. Again.)
- Seiko Skyliner (After getting my birthday watch, this one just didn’t get wrist time)
- Glashütte Spezimatic (Just didn’t get enough wrist time)
- Tsao Baltimore Constellation (Again, no wrist time, and fully lumed dials bug…
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