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Last week I saw a forum post from a guy asking if people would rather wear a fashion watch or no watch at all. His story: My nephew, 29 years old, asked me to replace his quartz watch battery. I was surprised to see that, although he generally dresses pretty well and has good taste… Continue reading What type of watch enthusiast asshole are you?
Ugo Boncompagni* was elected Pope in 1572. Before his ascension he had been a lawyer and papal legate. He is better known to us as Gregory XIII. He was a reformer and is responsible for what became known as the Gregorian Calendar. In this regard he is sometimes confused with the sixth century Pope Gregory… Continue reading The lessons that history teaches
Kaysia has written convincingly about what burlesque performers, drug addicts, and fictional vampire hunters and serial killers can teach us about watch collecting. (I learned once not to take a cigarette from a woman who was performing on stage and that I can, or could, inhale an entire Virginia Slims Menthol in one breath. But… Continue reading A Greek philosopher explains watch collecting
Burlesque dancing has been around since the 1500's and started its life as slap-stick and mockery shows, poking fun at more serious works and themes, similar to the pantomime shows we enjoy at Christmas. It was popularised in America by the British ladies burlesque group "The British Blondes" in the 1860's and gradually the genera… Continue reading What burlesque taught me about watch collecting.
Greg: So, I will roll this your way: If you had malicious intent, what would be the worst watch advice you could give? I have seen this advice given and seen this applied by collectors to themselves: only have one watch per manufacturer in a collection. Why would we ever limit ourselves thusly? Why would… Continue reading Round Table No. 7: More Ed Anger than Dear Abby
Is there more of a divisive question in the watch community than 'Are homage watches ok?'In my experience so far, this has been the question that elicits the most heated arguments from enthusiasts, and while the latest collection of homage/anti-homage posts have been circulating I have taken the opportunity to ponder why... Why is it,… Continue reading Why the ‘homage’ argument rages on….
Am I ahead of a fashion trend, or way behind? I will let you decide. I think that I am behind. Maybe the watch world is not fashion after all. According to the fashion industry consultants Heuritech, the fashion industry experience cycles in roughly twenty-year increments. First there is the “introduction” of the trend,… Continue reading Old man fashion
Gonna take a sentimental journeyGonna set my heart at easeGonna make a sentimental journeyTo renew old memories. -“Sentimental Journey" (music by Les Brown and Ben Homer, lyrics by Bud Green) In sixth grade (more or less when I was twelve) I had a stern teacher who was known for his discipline and his… Continue reading Gonna take a sentimental journey
I've been half-heartedly trying to convince myself I need a GMT for the past couple of months and as a result have spent an embarrassing amount of time trawling through countless articles on '5 best GMTs!'. I initially started on YouTube, but I don't want to hear all the other fluff they chat about to… Continue reading 5 Best GMTs for when you’re bored of seeing the same old options.
He looked again at the flyer in his hand. Thursday's. 10:30pm. Community Library Main Hall. Free drinks and snacks!He'd sat in his car, engine off, lights off, and watched while the ladies from Over 60's Yoga had finished filtering out through the library doors, most of them heading straight into The Dog and Duck next… Continue reading The Meeting: Daniel and John
The Escapement Room 