I have a six-watch box that was a gift from my wife when I started “collecting” watches, which I suppose was when I had more than 3. When she gave it to me, she said I need to keep my collection to 6, and while I’m sure I could push back on this, I actually find it useful to limit my collections, and for watches, I find 6 to ba a good number. Even with 6, there tends to be one that doesn’t get worn very often, and for me if I am not using a thing, I believe it should be passed on to someone…
Continue readingPrices of Chinese watches shipped to USA
Spinnaker watch website has not changed their prices yet. A big surpise considering these come from China. Unless I am missing something, I put a watch in the cart just to see and it did not indicate any change in price . including shipping to USA. …
Continue readingto regulate or not to regulate
Questioning whether to regulate my nicer limited edition vostok which runs about +20s daily and questioning because since it is on the nicer and pricier side, is it worth the risk of exposing the internals to dust, accidentally breaking something etc. …
Continue readingChase Durer unboxing
Well, I was so excited to get this watch. A Chase Durer quartz chronograph. Awesome green dial in steel on a mesh bracelet. Yup, I couldn’t click that button fast enough…not even to check everything out!
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Great packaging, so excited!
And look, they threw in a crazy cool keychain lanyard!
All wrapped up in sticky…
San Martin Throws Down The Gauntlet With SN0144-GX
With San Martin’s continued slow and steady push upmarket past the $300 mark, and their increasing output of original (more or less) designs, I’ve been curious when they would finally go after brands like Traska, Tuseno, or Dryden – the $500-700 class where the 9015 replaces the NH35, and you get a significant jump in quality over the likes of Phoibos or Spinnaker (or other Ali-X stuff).
Continue readingWell, they’ve done that. They know they can make cases and dials as good as those $500-700 micros, they…
New PP Cubitus
Nice watch. Certainly more wearable size.
Patek Philippe Doubles Down on the Cubitus With Smaller 40mm Case
Perhaps the biggest news out of the watch world in 2024 was …
Continue readingWatch accuracy meter
Just trying this watch timgrapher app.
I realise these devices give you a snapshot over about 30 seconds, and this watch over 24 hours gains about two seconds, but still close enough and good fun
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Continue readingLove my Tudor P01
Bit of a story with this one.
I was looking for a watch to mark my retirement and towards the end of a tiring afternoon looking at pretty much everything in my budget, I saw this and absolutely fell for it
Continue readingI was looking for a watch to mark my retirement and towards the end of a tiring afternoon looking at pretty much everything in my budget, I saw this and absolutely fell for it
Then I went for a Costa and started doing some research, and found it wasn’t going down well with enthusiasts.
And so rather stupidly I let the internet make my decision and didn’t buy it.
Fast forward three years and I see it again in an AD a month ago, with a pretty huge £1000…
Elgin wathes aboard Titanic?
Where there any Elgin pocket wathes in the pockets of the rich on Titanic?
Continue readingNew Zenith Release
Nice read on a beautiful watch & it’s history. Waaay outside my price range but nice to see.
Zenith Reimagines Its Caliber 135 For The 21st Century
Zenith celebrate…
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