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Lume on watches can be a contentious topic. Some folks really value it, while others fall into ambivalence. At the end of the day, lume is entirely a personal preference for watches. My preference is to have good lume (or a backlight) on my watch. While watches are glorified jewelry, I find the value of… Continue reading Does Lume Matter On A Watch?
A few months back, my good buddy Tim Johnson gave me his Seiko Kinetic watch. The Kinetic line was Seiko's attempt at a Quartz watch that wouldn't need a battery change every few years. However, it entered the market at a weird time, and has all of the issues of a mechanical watch combined with… Continue reading The Seiko Kinetic Movement – How it works, and why does it exist?
I'm a picky watch enthusiast, and as such, I've found a few brands that I would not buy. This isn't going to be the generic "name a bunch of crappy fashion watch brands and toss Hublot in too" list, as these are the real watch brands that I avoid. As a forward, everything that I'm… Continue reading 4 Watch Brands I’d Never Buy
I do not buy many watches. At time of writing, my last watch purchase was in December of 2024. With enjoying a small collection, I tend to play around with different ways to wear my watches. In this short article, I'll be covering my favorite straps for my watches. I did a full article on… Continue reading Strap Up! – How I Get the Most Out of My Watches
The phrase "Grail Watch" gets thrown around quite often by watch collectors. It's a name that calls back to the Holy Grail of Arthurian lore. The Holy Grail would grant the drinker healing powers, immortality, or some other mystical feat. It was greatly sought out by man, and we've adapted the phrase to mean something… Continue reading What is a “Grail Watch” Anyway?
As watch enthusiasts, there's often this feeling that we should care more about mechanical watches than quartz ones. We're told that mechanical watches "have soul", and that "quartz is boring". Well, I'm a watch enthusiast, and I love both quartz and mechanical watches. What is The Quartz Crisis of 2025? The Quartz Crisis of the… Continue reading The Quartz Crisis of 2025
Most watch media is trying to push you to buy something. It could be a "review" that is thinly veiled advertising, or someone who is banking on you unknowingly buying via their affiliate link. It grinds my gears that it's not more transparent, but I think it exposes a deeper issue. Do you really need the… Continue reading No, you do not need the new thing.
The "watch journey". It's a phrase that gets used often, but the meaning behind it varies from person to person. Hell, I've probably used it at some point, but I don't even know what it means to me. All that I know is what I like in watches, and the number of them that I… Continue reading How Little is Too Much?
I've been pulled into The Escapement Room! Is it flagellation for buying an Omega because of the Bond marketing? Maybe it's payback for wearing my watch into the shower? Either way, I'm trapped in The Escapement Room. How about some background on me? I like Piña coladas, and every so often I get caught in… Continue reading Confined Within The Escapement Room…
The Escapement Room 