Critical state watch collecting – what stage are you in?

I suppose we’ve all seen the meme… I’ve even seen some videos on it - I mean it is just a meme, so take it with a pinch of salt. There are others versions of it that basically have Seiko and the end as well, but hey, we cannot always be right 😉 (emojis, really?… Continue reading Critical state watch collecting – what stage are you in?

Speaking Time to Power

May 4, 2024 Johnson City, TN East Tennessee State University has not seen the violent protests and encampments that have embroiled other American college campuses. There have been small demonstrations involving students who are protesting conditions in Gaza, but these have mostly diminished as the time for final exams has come to this small Appalachian… Continue reading Speaking Time to Power

Strepmonsty

‘Twas goldem, and the greytoo titanu       Did toks and tickle in the watbock: All purdee were the timpicos,       And the datwel reed rondat. “Beware the Strepmonst, my son!       The gears that grind, the hands that point! Beware the Gadar bird, and shun       The quartious Chronoportch!” He took his firked tool in hand;       Long time the… Continue reading Strepmonsty

The Escapement Room Interview: Mr. 60%

The following is another in an occasional series of The Escapement Rooms interviews. Tramelan, Switzerland. In a small, prefabricated building at 14 Rue des Sucettes is Doilea, S.A., a small but important part of the Swiss watch industry. Its founder, and today seemingly its only employee, Al Doilea sits behind a large desk in a… Continue reading The Escapement Room Interview: Mr. 60%