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If you pay attention to what I wear (why would you, that would be weird), you might think that I rarely wear quartz watches, that every movement in my watch collection derives from the mind of Adolf Schild and Abraham-Louis Breguet before him. Not quite true. At night and on weekends I am just as… Continue reading Do Quartz Watches Have “Soul”?
Lume on watches can be a contentious topic. Some folks really value it, while others fall into ambivalence. At the end of the day, lume is entirely a personal preference for watches. My preference is to have good lume (or a backlight) on my watch. While watches are glorified jewelry, I find the value of… Continue reading Does Lume Matter On A Watch?
Greg: Let me throw one out: what watch did you come close to buying, but did not, and do you think that you have made the right decision? Vario Trench 1918 Vario came to my attention when it released the Empire model several years ago. By the time that I found them that watch was… Continue reading Round Table 19: Now With More Roundness!
From remarks given on the occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the Housing Authority of Charleston: Nostalgia is an odd phenomenon. We now see it as a wistful feeling for times past, perhaps better or simpler times. That was not how it was originally intended. The term was coined in the 17th Century to describe… Continue reading Bold, persistent experimentation…
I do not buy many watches. At time of writing, my last watch purchase was in December of 2024. With enjoying a small collection, I tend to play around with different ways to wear my watches. In this short article, I'll be covering my favorite straps for my watches. I did a full article on… Continue reading Strap Up! – How I Get the Most Out of My Watches
I assisted a younger attorney with her first trial a couple of weeks ago and did something that I usually don’t do. I wore steel cased watches and wrote notes with a steel nib pen. (Yes, I often match even these metals.) I have switched sides again in the world of criminal law as I… Continue reading ennui
The phrase "Grail Watch" gets thrown around quite often by watch collectors. It's a name that calls back to the Holy Grail of Arthurian lore. The Holy Grail would grant the drinker healing powers, immortality, or some other mystical feat. It was greatly sought out by man, and we've adapted the phrase to mean something… Continue reading What is a “Grail Watch” Anyway?
I still believe that my Nivada Antarctic was the watch that sealed my fate. It was the final nail in my coffin. A deal like the one I got doesn't come around every day, maybe once every few years. Hopefully it's not once every lifetime. Those who have read some of my posts in late… Continue reading Falling in love again
As watch enthusiasts, there's often this feeling that we should care more about mechanical watches than quartz ones. We're told that mechanical watches "have soul", and that "quartz is boring". Well, I'm a watch enthusiast, and I love both quartz and mechanical watches. What is The Quartz Crisis of 2025? The Quartz Crisis of the… Continue reading The Quartz Crisis of 2025
Once a year, in preparation for my baseball fantasy draft (this Sunday wish me luck), I have ranked the American watch brands. The criteria for inclusion are a) historical importance, b) cultural importance, c) general popularity, d) scientific innovation, and most importantly, e) how much do I like them. What makes a brand American? Well,… Continue reading The Top 58 American Watch Brands Ranked (Number 8 will Shock You)
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