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I really have a lot of work to do. I am going to have a rough week wearing gold watches, gray suits, and buttoning the top button of my dress shirts. I have preparation to do to make the show a good one. But of course, I had a better idea: hate watch all six… Continue reading Ancient A-watchalypse
“Invicta causes anthropomorphic climate change and that’s why I wear an eighty-year-old Gruen.” No, that’s not what Sherwin said, and perhaps that is an unfair characterization of his point, but it gets at the general premise. More charitably, “wasteful spending on watches is harmful to our environment”, may be closer to his argument. “Wasteful spending”… Continue reading Sherwin Agonistes
I'm not, by any stretch of the imagination, a tree-hugger. But I'm not a climate change denier either. I have little to no respect for people who don't think climate change exists. I look at them the same way I look at flat-earthers. Sure, they can be nice people but I would be afraid to… Continue reading Tragically–Unsustainable and Selfish
Friday saw the beginning of the end of my high-school career. It's funny how, for ten months now, I have been expecting and looking forward to this moment. I am still a high-schooler until November 25th; thereafter, I am changing my name, address and frankly anything else tying me to the last eighteen years of… Continue reading Amidst ink and blood
Sherwin: What watch-related trend, brand, and/or hype that you hate? And if you were forced to, how would you defend it?" Chris: I’m not sure this is something I could deliver. I find most watch content contrived, and appreciate the irony considering that I do bother to talk shop. I have nothing but disdain for… Continue reading Round Table No. 15 – defending the indefensible, and Chris starts an argument in an empty room…
I played another blinder. Well… I didn’t, a prolific watch consumer on the WatchCrunch platform did, and put many of us onto these. The brand was having a blowout, and the £400 RRP diver from UK-based brand Vaymont was being sold-off at cost via eBay. I bought mine for under £200. Similar to the Matterhorn… Continue reading Talking loud, not saying much (Vaymont Ti Diver review)
I'm on record as saying I don't believe in saving for watches. I've written about this exhaustively in various online fora. But as this is relevant to this post, I'll sum it up really quickly here. How I determine whether or not I can afford a watch is by looking at my overall economic health.… Continue reading Impulsivity and Carpe Diem as Strategy
On 31 May, 1961, the Union of South Africa left the crown and changed its name to the Republic of South Africa. They scraped Queen Elizabeth and George VI off of the coins and replaced them with Jan van Riebeeck. Along with this came the change to decimal currency. No more shillings and pence, just… Continue reading Horological Heritage Part One: Union Special
I’ve been silent haven’t I? In truth, I’ve been busy, and I have had nothing really interesting to say. I’m ok. A little tired. I started a new job recently, and I’ve inherited a little bit of a mess, but I’m good at cleaning up messes. Except my own… but that’s life. There is not… Continue reading All quiet on The Western Front
I feel a bit like Cassandra. It is not so much that no one listens to my prophecies, it is just that they don’t help me much in navigating life. Recently, the Netflix short run series KAOS had a good turn at an updated Cassandra in the person of actress Billie Piper. Ms. Piper has… Continue reading Enjoy Every Sandwich
The Escapement Room 