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My birth year was the year that we lost Buster Keaton and gained Salma Hayek. Kwame Nkrumah lost control of Ghana. The Black Panthers were founded. The Flintstones left the air. Walt Disney died just before the first Kwanzaa. This was the year that we first saw It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! and How… Continue reading Birth Year, you are bringing me down…
Those who know me know that I used to be a Batman fanboy. Used to be? Still am, I suppose. Anything Batman-related on Youtube still makes me stop to pay attention. But that passion has petered out quite dramatically over the past couple of years. I used to be quite obsessive. I knew everything about… Continue reading On Finding my Batman Watch
This is the Fossil Belmar three-hand date black stainless steel watch. It's the very first watch I ever bought, believe it or not, at the not-so-tender age of 42. I didn't know anything about watches. I had a general idea of specific brands like Omega, Rolex, and TAG Heuer but I wasn't interested in getting… Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Buying–or Remembrance of (Bought) Things Past
I like the forgotten and the overlooked and today Wyler has those very qualities in excess. It was a major player once, from the 1930’s to the 1970’s. Wyler made watches that were tougher than the average Swiss brand, but were affordable, and maybe a little stylish. Wyler has had a couple of relaunches in… Continue reading I swear I thought she was older…
In today's post I explain why Nico Leonard is actually the Antichrist Superstar, how an undercover sting operation runs most of watch Reddit, and why making a young lady pregnant is the ultimate step in watch collecting.
This is how my mind operates. I casually troll auction sites and vintage online retailers. I am committed to not buying anything. I see a 1940’s military style watch from a brand that I don’t know. It is a 1940’s automatic so I assume a Felsa or an A. Schild lurks inside. I have been… Continue reading Cheap watches, cheap history
You're at a cocktail party. You've got a neat suit/dress on and you're having a great time. Then you remember that your stew is still going in the slow cooker at home. Uh oh, you need to tell the time! You decided to be all vintage and elegant so decided to wear a pocket watch.… Continue reading Picture this…
It’s that time of year again… top 10s and best/worst of the year. December is a good time for a retrospective, but I think it might be time for a different sort of reflection. I bought a couple of “new” watches this year - within reason. I am a voracious consumer of the antique and… Continue reading Critical mass?
What could be more intimate than a watch lovers' connection with the straps, bracelets, and bands that attach their beloved time piece to their wrist. In this new publication from TER, noted author and philanthropist, D. Bater, explores the tactile and intimate relationship that we all have for these methods of embracing our watches. He… Continue reading Just in time for the holidays…
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?
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