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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
Watch content is hard. There are a couple of reasons for that which are right on the surface of every watch review. Once you get past the specifications you are in the land of subjectivity: do I like its looks or not? Everything else is a superficial gloss of objectivity and buzz words (clichés). There… Continue reading The 5000 Word Limit
(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?
Chris: Greg had an idea for a vintage round table… How about, vintage desires and vintage regrets? Why you have or have not dipped your toes in? Todd: My vintage regret is a birth year Timex. I thought I wanted a birth year watch, but after receiving one and wearing it a few times, it… Continue reading Round table #18 – vintage trifles
In one of the most convoluted myths of the ancient world, Theseus traveled to Crete, slew the Minotaur, and returned the children of Athens to their home. Along the way he seduced and abandoned Ariadne, who gave him valuable assistance. According to Plutarch and others, the Athenians kept and repaired the ship and sailed it… Continue reading The Watch of Theseus
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.
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