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Friday saw the beginning of the end of my high-school career. It's funny how, for ten months now, I have been expecting and looking forward to this moment. I am still a high-schooler until November 25th; thereafter, I am changing my name, address and frankly anything else tying me to the last eighteen years of… Continue reading Amidst ink and blood
Don't give away time, you may never get it back. I can't help but think about this statement today. I just came back from a wake where I spent an entire day lamenting death. There was a death in the family and I am thoughtful. The wife of my step-uncle passed away on Tuesday night.… Continue reading Memento Mori
For the first time ever, I think, I have been blown away with a new watch release. In an earlier post, I almost vowed to never buy a new watch again. This watch would make me look right proper stupid, if it wasn't for one thing. This is a step in the right direction for… Continue reading Ryan follows the herd and talks about a new watch release: Tissot Stylist
Tell me the most underrated watch… No. Try again. Nope; not that one. Definitely not that one. I’ll stop you, because the question is complete bollocks. Pet peeve time: this, and similar watch-related questions that involve perception are just not helpful to the narrative. One cannot know every model of every brand, and microbrand, and… Continue reading Rating the rated
On 31 May, 1961, the Union of South Africa left the crown and changed its name to the Republic of South Africa. They scraped Queen Elizabeth and George VI off of the coins and replaced them with Jan van Riebeeck. Along with this came the change to decimal currency. No more shillings and pence, just… Continue reading Horological Heritage Part One: Union Special
I recently purchased two lighters from an auction platform I'm quite active on. They're old Colibri things, one is a Colibri Jetric that looks quite stylish; I don't care for the other one as unfortunately it does not work. I think it's a faulty piezo. Anyway, you're here for watches, so I'll add that with… Continue reading On the workbench part four: what part of “disposable” don’t you understand?
I am not looking a gift horse in the mouth here. This is another goodie from the box I scored from my beloved watchmaker. This is an Omega cocktail watch, the only sort of Omega (apart from donor movements) that struggle to sell for more than a hundred USD. Why? No one cares for them… Continue reading On the workbench part three: the only time getting an Omega for free makes me feel indifferent
I got an amazing box of goodies from the watchmaker today. He was cleaning out a shelf and found some boxes. One was a former mouse colony, which he put on a street corner and ran away from. The box disappeared when he returned the next day, likely being taken by a homeless person. I… Continue reading On the workbench part two: size matters, it matters a lot.
Here I am once again. I am lying in my bed, writing heaps of nonsense. I feel alone. I just turned eighteen a few days ago, so I have a little bit more freedom in that I can buy alcohol and gamble. I lost my liquor store virginity to a bottle of cheap whiskey aperitif.… Continue reading Mayonnaise, cheese and booze (preparation for my creative writing exam)
This post is heavily inspired by Greg's post Inflation hits the Dollar (Watch), which you should take a few moments to read sometime for a broader perspective on the phenomenon I'm discussing. Greg spoke about dollar watches, watches meant to be sold for a dollar way back in the day. Westclox, Timex and Kienzle did… Continue reading Should you buy a pin-pallet?
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