you are trapped in here with us
Greg: Let me throw one out: what watch did you come close to buying, but did not, and do you think that you have made the right decision? Vario Trench 1918 Vario came to my attention when it released the Empire model several years ago. By the time that I found them that watch was… Continue reading Round Table 19: Now With More Roundness!
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
As parents, we frequently find ourselves telling our kids "No" A LOT and a good chunk of those "No's" are delivered with no real reason behind it besides, "I said No". We can't articulate why the answer is no, we just know it is. For me, some watch purchase decisions are in this category. On… Continue reading That Nagging Feeling
I haven't thought of watches in a while. I have not even worn a watch regularly. From waking up everyday thinking what watch to wear to not being bothered with it. It's a lucky day if I get to wear a watch once in a week nowadays. I just... stopped. I don't know that I… Continue reading Rekindling
From remarks given on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the Housing Authority of Charleston: Nostalgia is an odd phenomenon. We now see it as a wistful feeling for times past, perhaps better or simpler times. That was not how it was originally intended. The term was coined in the 17th Century to describe… Continue reading Bold, persistent experimentation…
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
(Apologies to my Escapement Room co-conspirators. This was meant to be a Round Table discussion, but it got long, and it would be unfair to expect others to write such a disquisition on what was supposed to concise.) During the Pandemic (remember that?), with time on my hands, I settled into watching an unhealthy amount… Continue reading A microbrand is voted off the island…
I assisted a younger attorney with her first trial a couple of weeks ago and did something that I usually don’t do. I wore steel cased watches and wrote notes with a steel nib pen. (Yes, I often match even these metals.) I have switched sides again in the world of criminal law as I… Continue reading ennui
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
The Escapement Room 