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Buy the product, not the idea
“Ad Maiora is an automatic watch integrated with a number of superb smart functions suitable for day-to-day life.” If you pre-order the Ad Maiora you will pay €539 with the future retail price quoted as €1100. It is an intriguing… Read More ›
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Don’t ever buy an Apple Watch strap again
I own many watch straps, far too many, and they tend to either have 20mm or 22mm lug widths. This is standard in the watch industry with a few anomalies which can be annoying, but most people who own a… Read More ›
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AmazFit Neo review
The AmazFit Neo costs £29.99 (using a £10 Amazon discount) and comes with a surprising set of specifications for the price- Up to 37 days of battery life (37!)Always on displayAll day heart rate monitoringSleep trackingBacklight50m water resistanceNotificationsStep counts and… Read More ›
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How good is the iPad Air?
I have owned the new iPad Air for a couple of weeks and have been more than a little impressed by the way it works. The design is sweet enough with modern sharp edges and it feels good in the… Read More ›
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The Vintage Rolex Datejust: think big
My son will be 21 soon which is of course an important milestone and so we wanted to buy him something that he could keep forever. The problem is that he bought a Tudor Black Bay 58 3 years ago… Read More ›
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The Casio Calculator Watch: a ‘huge’ dose of nostalgia
If you want to purchase a new product today to experience a genuine hit of nostalgia from your youth (if you are around 50 years of age in my case) it is very hard to do because so few products… Read More ›
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Why people do not move from the iPhone?
If you go to this link on your iPhone you can experience what a Samsung Android smartphone feels like to use. It is a clever interactive website that attempts to offer a representation of how it would feel if you… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 61 (Royalty, psychopaths and God)
A quick chat with Alice about- The Royal Family Megan and Diana Black + white does not = black God A new beginning Psychopaths Music by Tom Munch.
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How we are taught to measure success is so wrong
I was struck by the above image in this tweet. This is something I have been hoodwinked by my whole life. I have always measured success by my job title and the associated salary, and with this the material objects… Read More ›
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The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Quadriptyque: this is why analogue trumps digital
It is not easy for many of us to appreciate luxury objects and to understand why they cost so much. We look at expensive watches, jewellery and branded clothing and perceive that it is just the branding and a whole… Read More ›
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