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It is that time of year again: there are two paths in the wood and we get to choose whether we buy a watch for a man in your life or whether that man takes advantage of deals and buys himself one and hides it so that the timing doesn’t look suspect.* Holiday buying guides… Continue reading 2026 Affordable Watch Buying Guide (a family tradition)
I recently did something that for many collectors would seem to be old hat, something not to be noted. I placed my PayPal information into AliExpress and had an inexpensive Chinese homage watch shipped to me. I have been reticent to use the AliExpress platform because I only have so much money and time to… Continue reading China my China (experience collecting Chinese watches)
Lazlo Delgrande… …Citizen’s global Everyman from the 1980s. Women love him, men want to be him. He had the slimmest, sleekest quartz dress watches adorning his wrist whilst he powered through lunch and coffee, securing the deals and charming the clientele. I do feel that Citizen keep him in mind when they drop new watches.… Continue reading Lazlo would be proud…
I recently celebrated a birthday. There comes a time when the novelty of circling the sun for another year loses its mystique. This should have been a “big” one, but it wasn’t. I look the same. I feel the same. I can’t pretend to be young, or even “youngish”. My face has earned its lines… Continue reading Birthday Gratitude
So I’m getting old. My nephew turns 18 soon, and the wife suggests we buy him a watch. He doesn’t wear a watch… at least he doesn’t wear the G-Shocks, Casios, or mods I’ve built him over the years. He’s surgically attached to his phone, and is constantly late to everything, therefore paradoxically in need… Continue reading Generational musings
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
Greg We haven’t had one of these in a while. We haven’t had much in a while. To be frank, my desire to write anything watch related is in remission. I really don’t care what Rolex and Tudor released at Watches and Wonders. I also don’t care that Longines made their signature dive watch less… Continue reading Round Table No. 20: Where y’at?
TGV has become unwatchable. He has always been smug. I have been called arrogant in my life (I prefer “confident” and “assertive”) and I own it to a degree. So, I think that I know when having an “edge” becomes tiring. Game recognizes game. But he hasn’t had an original thought about the watch industry… Continue reading Simple notions
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
One of the problems with having opinions about everything is that sometimes you have to express that opinion, even when you should not. And having expressed this opinion about a trivial matter, such that it would not cross most people’s minds, you end up with a vintage watch that you did not intend to buy.… Continue reading Alive with pleasure
