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.
Author: kaysia
Enjoying the lighter side of watch collecting.
5 Great books for watch enthusiasts (that aren’t actually about watches).
Ok, I'm just gonna say it... I would rather re-size a collar and pin bracelet with nothing but my teeth than read most watch books. I have zero interest in the minutiae of which screw does what in a movement, or how many cogs are in a coaxial movement. I do try to be a… Continue reading 5 Great books for watch enthusiasts (that aren’t actually about watches).
What a ex-drug addict wearing a mermaid’s tail taught me about watch collecting.
A huge chunk... I would take a guess at around 80%... of content and conversations in the watch community is about one thing... Reassurance. Either asking for it, or providing it. We watch YouTube reviews, seek advice from watch forums, read through articles.... The more people we can find who agree with our choices, that… Continue reading What a ex-drug addict wearing a mermaid’s tail taught me about watch collecting.
What American Psycho and Patrick Bateman’s business cards can teach you about watch collecting.
American Psycho is a watch collecting fable. In the past many film critics have presumed the story of Patrick Bateman, a super successful Wall Street investment banker and serial killer hobbyist, carried hidden meanings of corporate greed, misogyny and toxic masculinity. Not so. It is, in fact, a metaphor for the doomed watch collector.I shall… Continue reading What American Psycho and Patrick Bateman’s business cards can teach you about watch collecting.
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