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When I was about fifteen, God got up abruptly, and left by the back door. As the door shut quietly, he said, “I’ll be back soon enough, carry on for now.” It certainly took something away from Christmas and Easter in the short term. Rituals became shallow and lost meaning. The direction and purpose that… Continue reading Leave the seat down: a search for a vintage watch collecting philosophy
Chris: I suppose a lot of this will be down to personal preference, but it is tiring seeing a constant stream of “What should I buy?” or “is this a good watch?” I could list 100 watches, or 10 watches, of various sizes and budgets, but it’s subjective. Esquire’s “best watches for under £2000” they… Continue reading Round table time again: Watches you like but you shouldn’t?
Kaysia has written convincingly about what burlesque performers, drug addicts, and fictional vampire hunters and serial killers can teach us about watch collecting. (I learned once not to take a cigarette from a woman who was performing on stage and that I can, or could, inhale an entire Virginia Slims Menthol in one breath. But… Continue reading A Greek philosopher explains watch collecting
Greg: So, I will roll this your way: If you had malicious intent, what would be the worst watch advice you could give? I have seen this advice given and seen this applied by collectors to themselves: only have one watch per manufacturer in a collection. Why would we ever limit ourselves thusly? Why would… Continue reading Round Table No. 7: More Ed Anger than Dear Abby
The concept of the wristwatch is older than the concept of the weekend. Abraham-Louis Breguet probably made the first wristwatch for the Queen of Naples in 1810. Sixty-nine years later, in 1879, the British magazine Notes and Queries first used the term “week-end” to describe the comings and goings of workers. (The weekend is only… Continue reading Everybody’s working for the weekend…
The other day I described the “slow twitch” way of purchasing a watch. On the other end of the spectrum is the “fast twitch” mode of operating. Having a quick trigger is relatively easy with new watches. You have a good idea what quality you will receive. The watch will tell time, it is just… Continue reading The Fast Twitch Gamble
Sounds like a Harry Potter book doesn’t it… Despite the recent Seiko acquisition, and whatever else I’ve been moaning about, I did also start re-wearing this lovely little Fluva. This is a little sweety, powered by a Felsa 690 Bidynator. Fluva is a brand trademarked in Geneva, 1949, by J. D. Klopmann. Klopmann also registered… Continue reading Fluva Genève, and the Felsa Bidynator
Type I muscle fibers are sometimes called “slow twitch” muscles. They expand and contract more slowly and allow us to do mundane tasks such as standing and sitting. They are also required for long-distance runners or swimmers. They use less oxygen than the other muscle fibers, the Type II “fast twitch” muscle fibers. Fast twitch… Continue reading Are You a Slow Twitch or Fast Twitch Collector?
On day one of a trial, with a jury very much in the mix, I opted for a blue suit, brown shoes, and a gold watch. I do mostly criminal trials where "my jurors", the ones that will agree with me, want to see symbols of success. I can't drive a fancy car into the… Continue reading The One Jeweled Wonder
<This article first appeared on WatchCrunch, but has since gained a life and infamy on its own as it formed the basis for a WatchCrunch YouTube video. It’s 100% made up of my ramblings, and so is only fitting it finds a home here in “The Room”. I hope you enjoy it’s raw, unfiltered flavour…>… Continue reading The perils of vintage #94 – or – so you want to buy a vintage watch? The vintage guide none of you asked for…
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