The longer I've sold watches the harder it has become. It's a good business. It makes a healthy bit of money for a student and it's something I'm infinitely passionate about... However, I don't know if I'd be able to do it as my 9-5, at least as things are right now. I sell watches… Continue reading A guide to the spirits of the watch dealing forest
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Looking for the Value of Value, Or Tool Watches Should Be Affordable, Heirloom Watches Should Not Be Cheap
On my bed side table is a copy of James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake. I've had it for three months, thereabouts, and in that time I was able to go through two pages. Go through two pages, doesn't mean I understood anything. I keep reading and rereading it and keep getting lost after every other word.… Continue reading Looking for the Value of Value, Or Tool Watches Should Be Affordable, Heirloom Watches Should Not Be Cheap
Dream It All Up Again
Since this year's Watches and Wonders, I find myself actually caring about watches again. Not in any metaphorical way, no, I'm actually fanboying again. After maybe two years of jaded, spent, "I've seen this before" cynicsm towards the latest and the brightest, I cannot ignore the chubby in my pants over one of the releases.… Continue reading Dream It All Up Again
My first time being a hipster.
I had long hair. It wasn't styled into a man bun or braided or anything, it was just some hair that happened to be on my head. I was very different from my former self once I moved to Pretoria for university. Some political views changed, some remained. My faith did a full 180° rotation.… Continue reading My first time being a hipster.
What a kidney infection taught me about watch collecting
It was a hot summer day in Brooklyn, not the one in New York, but Brooklyn, Pretoria. I had my first and likely only meal of the day on account of a 21-day fast at the time: a flapjack at my friend's place next door. My friend, Kat, and myself had been spending a lot… Continue reading What a kidney infection taught me about watch collecting
Why you should and shouldn’t buy a Jaeger-LeCoultre Club
I recently bought my first Jaeger-LeCoultre. It's a manually wound Club model from the '60s or '70s. When I started collecting watches as a high-school student three years ago or so, I never would have thought I'd wear a JLC before I graduated university and started working a well-paying job. If there's one thing 2025… Continue reading Why you should and shouldn’t buy a Jaeger-LeCoultre Club
It’s a mug’s game
There are various definitions of “a mug's game” such as “an activity that will not make you happy or successful” and “a foolish, useless, or ill advised venture.” Watches are, for want of a better opener, a mug’s game. At least, it has reached that point for me. It’s tough to remain interested in 2026.… Continue reading It’s a mug’s game
I remember what I love about watches. Seiko Lord Matic review
I have been dealing with a wave of ennui for the last eleven months. Every time something gets resolved, a new issue arises. I have been as interested as ever with watches, but I've grown to be more and more of a cynic. My tastes in watches have changed. I've been exploring more complicated stuff… Continue reading I remember what I love about watches. Seiko Lord Matic review
Uncharted territory: a review of my first Chinese watch, the Addiesdive 1000m.
I have never been a fan of AliExpress watches. I've always found their designs to be a bit... unoriginal, broadly speaking. There are Chinese watches with original designs, like the Sea-Gull 1963 chronograph and Merkur, which, as a brand, has some very nice original designs. I have been tempted by those many times in the… Continue reading Uncharted territory: a review of my first Chinese watch, the Addiesdive 1000m.
The Dunning-Kruger effect in watch collecting spaces
This is a rant. Indulge me if you wish. I was recently on Reddit and happened across a post in some watch-related subreddit I joined years ago. It revolved around some guy taking a watch to a watchmaker to have the acrylic crystal polished and SHOCK HORROR the watchmaker didn't know what Polywatch was. I… Continue reading The Dunning-Kruger effect in watch collecting spaces
The Escapement Room 