The Purposeful Wanderer (not a SOTC)

I don’t read many “State of the Collection” (SOTC) posts or watch those videos. When one plays on my YouTube feed it is usually because I dozed off watching a video on the history of the Lakota Sioux, the Seleucids, or Appalachian geography. (If I ever get to run this simulation again, I might wind… Continue reading The Purposeful Wanderer (not a SOTC)

Which Way Watch Collector?

We are cursed to live in interesting times. We imagine that we have unusually bad luck in this regard, and that sometime in the recent or distant past things were better. The sun shone more brightly, gentle breezes kept us cool, and the food tasted better. A few years ago, back when I could call… Continue reading Which Way Watch Collector?

A Sennight of Pondering Chronographs…

I have lots of the same types of watches. I have my rectangular or square 1940’s dress watches. I have more than a few from the 1950’s with dagger indices and dauphine hands. I have elegant three-handers from the 1960’s that are studies in minimalism. I still have a few from the more experimental 1970’s.… Continue reading A Sennight of Pondering Chronographs…