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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
This is perhaps one of the restorations I am most proud of. All it took me was a day to get it from a watch even the seller said was in "bad shape" to a beautiful and rare watch with a special connection to my hometown. Now, how did I get this watch? After I… Continue reading On the workbench part six: 24 hours with Ryan
(Written May 2025) I collect/hoard vintage watches. Very few people keep the box of a product for fifty years. Hell, few people keep the box for more than a week. This means that when you buy a vintage watch, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, you get the watch, no more, no less. That being… Continue reading The joy of a box and papers
I wanted to watch an Austin Powers film the other day. My mother has Apple TV, which is the only streaming service that has the Austin Powers series. I don't know how the payment system for Apple TV works, but if you want to see Mike Myers say "shag" while stuffing your face with popcorn,… Continue reading Why pay when you can go outside?
Watch content has been a circlejerk for a while now, we all know that. I grew tired of hearing about the latest and greatest best value Miyota- or Seiko-powered micro brand "disrupting the industry" many, many moons ago. I've been tired of hearing about people whining about Seiko QC and questionable moves like killing the… Continue reading Sick and tired (yelling at clouds)
A period of time I've found myself having overwhelming nostalgia for is orientation week at university. This was the first week, where for five days you would be taken on a tour around campus and shown the ropes of the various aspects of "student life." Feeling the wrath of my current schedule, I so wish… Continue reading “I’m just like him”
Thunder rumbled off in the distance. Lightning had gone to bed, tired of bombarding the Earth with its energy. The night was hot and sticky, like every night in December. I lay atop my bed, pillows and bedspread a tangled mess. I couldn't sleep. I had many reasons not to: a sudoku game, the unbearable… Continue reading A post about cockroaches
I still believe that my Nivada Antarctic was the watch that sealed my fate. It was the final nail in my coffin. A deal like the one I got doesn't come around every day, maybe once every few years. Hopefully it's not once every lifetime. Those who have read some of my posts in late… Continue reading Falling in love again
It started in January 2024. I bought a rectangular Camy watch that was a little on the smaller side. I was doubtful at first, even if only for a minute. That watch was 20mm by 40mm, roughly the same size as a small Cartier Tank Americaine. It fits me well. I wear it regularly. In… Continue reading The next step is lace
I can endure no more. Today, I buckled. James Bond is one of the most iconic characters in pop-culture. There's plenty reason to love him. He dresses well, he's nonchalant, yet charismatic, and he exudes effortless cool on the silver screen... or so I am told. That's because I've never watched a single Bond film… Continue reading “Bond, J—” Oh piss off
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