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The Tudor Black Bay 58. Perfect?
I bought a Black Bay 58 in January 2009 on a leather strap and found it to be too small and somewhat lost on my wrist. It was hard to describe exactly, but something didn’t worth right for me. My… Read More ›
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Panerai: I just don’t get it
Celebrating the anniversary of its most iconic line, the Luminor, Panerai has introduced a range of new models with interesting materials and features. With a dark case and bright Super-LumiNova, the themes and concepts of the new collection are represented… Read More ›
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STAY HOME!
“If this virus were a physical assailant, an unexpected and invisible mugger – which I can tell you from personal experience, it is – then this is the moment when we have begun together to wrestle it to the floor…. Read More ›
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NHS rejects Apple-Google coronavirus app plan
As an incentive, Apple will let compliant products carry out Bluetooth-based “handshakes” in the background without hindrance. The US company does not oppose the NHSX’s own effort – and has supported the British team – but still believes its own… Read More ›
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Are the problems in the watch industry by design?
Many watch collectors and fanatics feel discouraged about different aspects of the contemporary watch culture and community. There’s the enthusiast who prefers forums over Instagram, the fanatic with nostalgia for the “glory days”, the collector who loathes the secondary market… Read More ›
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The Baume & Mercier Clifton Moon-Phase Date
For a watch clearly positioned as something quite cosmopolitan in overall design, I happen to think it to be far more versatile than that. The dial is a stark white, which the brand says is done in a porcelain-like finish…. Read More ›
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Getting through lockdown with a 2006 iPod Nano
I take the Nano out with me during my government-sanctioned daily walk through my neighbourhood. My husband occasionally joins me but we usually take separate trips so that we each get some alone time. I’m also quite content to leave… Read More ›
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Does the city need to change?
The trend represents a bright spot in an otherwise grinding news cycle ― and it may also offer a glimpse of a post-pandemic future in which cities are healthier, safer and more sustainable. “It’s a scary time, but it’s also… Read More ›
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5 years of the Apple Watch
Things have changed a lot in the past half-decade and arguably the Apple Watch is the product that had a bigger impact on more people than any other over that time. I may love traditional watches, but I cannot deny… Read More ›
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A Rolex Flower Vase
“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time” That’s the line from this Instagram post. Look at the photo closely, an amazing effect and in theory you could change the colour of the dial with different flowers every other… Read More ›
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