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• The most amazing facades in London

  By Shaun on August 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  As if London’s shopping scene wasn’t appealing enough, the city is full of establishments with strikingly beautiful façades – some of which date back hundreds of years. Whether they belong to artisan cheesemongers, historic perfumers or independent bookshops, these are… Read More ›

• Orient Ray II initial thoughts

  By Shaun on August 25, 2019 • ( 2 )

  This is a watch that I have pondered for some time now and I’m not sure why. The Orient brand is well known in the watch collector community and to some it represents the absolute best value of all automatic… Read More ›

• iPhone Pros?

  By Shaun on August 23, 2019 • ( 4 )

  The report claims that the two Pro iPhones — which will reportedly replace the company’s existing iPhone XS and XS Max — will be announced next month alongside a third model that’s set to replace last year’s iPhone XR. A… Read More ›

• The Hybrid Dive Watch from ‘Predator’ and ‘Commando’

  By Shaun on August 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  The 1980s were filled with all kinds of things we like to call back to this day. There were plenty of great inventions during that decade that we look back on fondly now, but one of the most influential it… Read More ›

• Apple cards, leather and jeans

  By Shaun on August 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Apple has advised owners of its new credit card to keep it away from leather and denim. Keeping the card in a leather wallet or in the pocket of a pair of jeans could cause “permanent discolouration”. The Apple Card… Read More ›

• MVMT Documentary

  By Shaun on August 19, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Over the last several years, there has been a watch brand that has come center stage. It came about swiftly, through the domino effect of google ads, influencers, and capitalizing on the perfect storm of social media. Yet, with their… Read More ›

• The George Daniels Space Traveller in the flesh

  By Shaun on August 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  I got to view the George Daniels Space Traveller over the weekend in the Science Museum and it is simply beautiful. It feels impossible that one man could make it, all of it.

• 1/6 WATCH ISSEY MIYAKE

  By Shaun on August 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  Using our hands to operate tools and measure objects, we have studied the world around us and made countless discoveries, But now, many of our tools have been digitized and we can obtain the information we need in the blink… Read More ›

• iOS 13 thoughts

  By Shaun on August 10, 2019 • ( 1 )

  I have been trying iOS 13 for a week or so and overall I am quite impressed. Forget the occasional crash or slow down, this is a beta and that’s what betas do. It is all about the new features… Read More ›

• Has Rolex gone too far?

  By Shaun on August 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  It would appear that the negative thoughts aimed at Rolex are growing and it is hard to know if this is justified or simply born from the frustration of not being able to buy the models we want to buy…. Read More ›