… but I don’t think I’m going to get it. Comment time, read into this what you wish. I’ve started to notice a recent uptick in focus on micro, and “budget” brands as the “luxury” end of the market is having a downturn, like - more than usual. Perhaps I’m just being a little more… Continue reading I want a change of the narrative…
Onward and Upward
Here's the thing: This week saw me taking my only child to her new home at university. I note that she wasn't wearing the watch I gave her and I didn't ask if she brought it with her. I doubt it. She just doesn't care about watches. I've already written at length about accepting this… Continue reading Onward and Upward
Should you buy a pin-pallet?
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?
Finding joy in the little jobs
Watchmaking is broad. A watchmaker is expected to be in command of the skillsets of the engineer, the jeweller, the businessperson and even the artist. How much a watchmaker is expected to know of each of these facets is determined by his or her customer base as well as his or her willingness. Many watchmakers… Continue reading Finding joy in the little jobs
Quartz Tribulations
Back in the 1980’s, bon vivuer and jet-setter Lazlo Delgrande convinced me that quartz was elegant and timeless, and more importantly, that it was the future of watches. As a “Friend of Lazlo Delgrande” (the FLD is a rag-tag collective of quartz watch wearers spread across six continents mostly clustered around cities with an opera… Continue reading Quartz Tribulations
Am I done with watches?
Obviously not, that would be stupid. That's like saying I'm done with breathing or drinking beer. It won't happen. That being said, I can't help but notice a pattern in my buying and interests. I'm diversifying, not in watch type or function, because dress watches and old everyday watches (watches that did everything, like my… Continue reading Am I done with watches?
On the workbench part one: Zenith Stellina service watch
This isn't my first rodeo. I've worked on other people's watches before, namely two Citizens among others from a professor at North-West University, a Tissot Navigator dive watch and a Tissot PR 516 with an ESA electronic movement from my watchmaker. I've spoken about all of those with varying degrees of detail. Some projects just… Continue reading On the workbench part one: Zenith Stellina service watch
Born to lose
This year I am batting .181, which makes me the Dal Maxvill of online bidding watch idiots. I have only won 18% of the online auctions where I have participated. I lost one this weekend that was deeply frustrating to me and Chris because we discussed that I had found the perfect 1940’s military watch,… Continue reading Born to lose
Perfect is the Enemy of the Good, Or Compromise is not a Dirty Word
I don't have a Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse. I want one. But I don't have the money for something like that. Nor, unless I win the lottery (and what's the probability of that ever happening?), I probably never will. It retails for above 62,000 USD, which is considerably more than what I earn in a… Continue reading Perfect is the Enemy of the Good, Or Compromise is not a Dirty Word
“Entry-level!?”
STOP CALLING ANYTHING MORE THAN $1000 ENTRY-LEVEL YOU ELITIST SNOBS! You know who you are. Anyone can put a watch on their wrist, you do not require an ‘ology to do so. If you can afford it, you can roll into a high-end boutique, put your name on a list, and maybe in a decent… Continue reading “Entry-level!?”
The Escapement Room 