So I’m getting old. My nephew turns 18 soon, and the wife suggests we buy him a watch. He doesn’t wear a watch… at least he doesn’t wear the G-Shocks, Casios, or mods I’ve built him over the years. He’s surgically attached to his phone, and is constantly late to everything, therefore paradoxically in need… Continue reading Generational musings
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A guide to the spirits of the watch dealing forest
The longer I've sold watches the harder it has become. It's a good business. It makes a healthy bit of money for a student and it's something I'm infinitely passionate about... However, I don't know if I'd be able to do it as my 9-5, at least as things are right now. I sell watches… Continue reading A guide to the spirits of the watch dealing forest
That Nagging Feeling
As parents, we frequently find ourselves telling our kids "No" A LOT and a good chunk of those "No's" are delivered with no real reason behind it besides, "I said No". We can't articulate why the answer is no, we just know it is. For me, some watch purchase decisions are in this category. On… Continue reading That Nagging Feeling
First there is a watch…
When I was sixteen, right at the start of summer, I did something profoundly stupid. It involved alcohol and paramedics. My parents rightly punished me. The original idea was to ground me for the whole summer. I would be relegated to mowing the lawn and watching television by myself without my friends, going nowhere. This… Continue reading First there is a watch…
The Escapement Room 