The Escapement Room

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 →

Ever wondered what I actually sound like? Well now you can experience the male version of me in the form of the latest video from HorologyBiology! Top 10 Reasons Wearing Watches Elevates Your Sexy Game Words taken from one of our previous TER articles, What Makes Watch People Just So Damn Sexy?, and put into… Continue reading The Escapement Room on YouTube! →

Kaysia: So I recently wrote elsewhere about various watches I have been eyeing for some time and finally decided to admit that I'm just never going to actually reach the point of clicking the 'Buy it now' button.  One watch I mentioned that I am very torn about is this lovely Tara vintage skin diver.… Continue reading Round Table #6: Watches sent to torment us… →

Has anyone else noticed how difficult trolling on watch forums has become? Gone are the days when trolls could tell people to 'save up for a proper watch', casually remark that homages are fake watches for fake people, or drop comments that Tudor owners secretly wished they could get a Rolex. Try that most places… Continue reading The Watch-Lovers Guide to Being an Internet Troll: The Subtle Art of Punching Up. →

I lurked for a few years before I ever made my first comment on a watch forum. I wasn’t sure that, even anonymously, I wanted to be outed as a watch nerd. Now I comment all of the time and even include enough biographical information that you could find me and punch me in the… Continue reading The mask slips →

This weekend was finally time to celebrate getting to the end of two crazy weeks at work. It's always the case that when extra shifts need covering I'll generally be eager to volunteer, thinking "Ooo... imagine the watches I could buy with the extra cash!" but no watch has been worth the multiple 12 hour… Continue reading Dear diary: What internet dating and sexy lingerie taught me about watch collecting. →