I’ve been into watches since I was a kid. In my early teens I somehow became aware of Tudor watches, Rolex quality cases and bracelets with economical movements intrigued me. I had a number of vintage watches, things I found at yard sales and antique stores, but nothing spectacularly cool. I recall eyeing V&C’s and Patek’s at a jewelry shop in downtown Santa Barbara while attending UCSB, getting watch mailers from watch shops in San Francisco, but I was a poor college student. When I…

In praise of the Miyota 9039