We are a group of watch enthusiasts brought together by a love of watches and a desire to create alternative, unfiltered and entertaining content. This blog is for those who want to escape the world of clickbait videos and the same tame, watered-down takes, and perhaps read something a little different to the usual endless… Continue reading Welcome to The Escapement Room. The NSFW watch blog.
The perils of vintage #94 – or – so you want to buy a vintage watch? The vintage guide none of you asked for…
<This article first appeared on WatchCrunch, but has since gained a life and infamy on its own as it formed the basis for a WatchCrunch YouTube video. It’s 100% made up of my ramblings, and so is only fitting it finds a home here in “The Room”. I hope you enjoy it’s raw, unfiltered flavour…>… Continue reading The perils of vintage #94 – or – so you want to buy a vintage watch? The vintage guide none of you asked for…
The Purposeful Wanderer (not a SOTC)
I don’t read many “State of the Collection” (SOTC) posts or watch those videos. When one plays on my YouTube feed it is usually because I dozed off watching a video on the history of the Lakota Sioux, the Seleucids, or Appalachian geography. (If I ever get to run this simulation again, I might wind… Continue reading The Purposeful Wanderer (not a SOTC)
I remember what I love about watches. Seiko Lord Matic review
I have been dealing with a wave of ennui for the last eleven months. Every time something gets resolved, a new issue arises. I have been as interested as ever with watches, but I've grown to be more and more of a cynic. My tastes in watches have changed. I've been exploring more complicated stuff… Continue reading I remember what I love about watches. Seiko Lord Matic review
Uncharted territory: a review of my first Chinese watch, the Addiesdive 1000m.
I have never been a fan of AliExpress watches. I've always found their designs to be a bit... unoriginal, broadly speaking. There are Chinese watches with original designs, like the Sea-Gull 1963 chronograph and Merkur, which, as a brand, has some very nice original designs. I have been tempted by those many times in the… Continue reading Uncharted territory: a review of my first Chinese watch, the Addiesdive 1000m.
The Five Vintage Watches That You Must Own
You have decided to dip your toe into vintage watch collecting. Like a certain potato chip (crisp for those of you that eat beans on toast), you can never have just one. There are certain categories that you should/must have in your collection. These are the Jungian archetypes of vintage watches that will bring pleasure… Continue reading The Five Vintage Watches That You Must Own
My Knowledge Problem
I knew that there was a saying that something “was the thief of joy.” I have been feeling a bit joyless in the collecting part of watch collecting recently. I looked it up and it was “comparison”. Well, that covers FOMO pretty much. It is a very stoic way of looking at the world. Teddy… Continue reading My Knowledge Problem
The Dunning-Kruger effect in watch collecting spaces
This is a rant. Indulge me if you wish. I was recently on Reddit and happened across a post in some watch-related subreddit I joined years ago. It revolved around some guy taking a watch to a watchmaker to have the acrylic crystal polished and SHOCK HORROR the watchmaker didn't know what Polywatch was. I… Continue reading The Dunning-Kruger effect in watch collecting spaces
The fragility of life
This blog post is going to be shorter than my usual works and for good reason. Like quite a handful of my posts now, watches are only related tangentially. It was the afternoon of Friday, 3 October. I had just finished writing my numerical analysis practical and my friends and I were going to treat… Continue reading The fragility of life
Bulova and other American watch ramblings
Bulova is a watch company with a storied history. I'm sure Greg has written more about Bulova than I can or should, but I know a fair bit of their history regardless. New York, 150-odd years, Accutron (see: "things that Ryan loves that are guaranteed to hurt him,") giant space chronograph, et cetera. Bulova wasn't… Continue reading Bulova and other American watch ramblings
The End Is Near
I consider myself quite an amicable person. It's honestly not difficult to get along with a wide variety of people so long as you're open-minded and keep your ego in check. Whenever I spot those who have their differences from me, be it a difference in religion, or difference in opinion on whether pineapple belongs… Continue reading The End Is Near
Is this acceptable? I know what you did last Summer, and the Watchbros(tm) are appalled…
No… you are not seeing things, that is a watch. A gaudy looking streetwear drop right? Wrong? It is the product of a sick mind. (Calm down son - Ed). No, but it is something I rescued from the box of bits. A 1970s Delta Computer that had a broken EB something (not checking, it… Continue reading Is this acceptable? I know what you did last Summer, and the Watchbros(tm) are appalled…
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