Author Archives
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Are homages completely awful? Yes…
Yes, yes they are. I would go as far as to say that replica watches are more worthy than homage watches. A £10 watch that is what it is has more authenticity than an homage. There is literally no justification… Read More ›
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Trying to avoid Rolex…
Throughout my growing love of watches there has never been a moment when Rolex has figured in my path to enjoying the perfect ‘one watch collection’. There are many reasons for this including the price, the designs which feel too… Read More ›
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La Barrichello
Rubens Barrichello has always had a particular affection for watchmaking and the mechanism lying behind each timepiece. If we had to pick one word to reflect this design, it would be “technique”. It was an extraordinary challenge to reimagine this… Read More ›
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Vintage watches in Brussels
My wife and I visited Belgium last week and of course it would not be me if I didn’t take he opportunity to check out some watches I may not get to see otherwise. The plan was to visit just… Read More ›
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Poketo x CASETiFY 2019 Collection
High culture, LA-based lifestyle brand Poketo x CASETiFY tech collection embodies Poketo’s “Art For Your Everyday” philosophy, debuting their Apple Watch band design with matching cases to pair. Poketo x CASETiFY features bold, fun, modern art that you can rep… Read More ›
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Introducing iPhone XI
One of the better concepts I have seen.
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Tudor Black Bay 36 review
To tell the time, you’ll have to read a set of Tudor’s iconic “snowflake” hands. The easiest way to describe the hour hand is that it looks like a standard stick hand swallowed a diamond. The minutes hand is straight… Read More ›
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The Anordain Model 1
Anordain is based in Glasgow, Scotland, and was founded with a pretty simple mantra: “the appeal of a good mechanical watch lies in its ability to operate independently of the modern world.” With that in mind though, Anordain’s watches don’t… Read More ›
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Farewell then, iTunes
Last Monday, at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company’s head of software engineering, Craig Federighi, announced that it was terminating iTunes. In one way, the only surprising thing was that Apple had taken so long to reach that decision. It’s… Read More ›
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Bulova Thermatron Watch Hands-On
Thermatron has little likelihood of coming back as it was originally intended, as a watch powered by changes in temperature. Some of the product’s most pressing technical challenges were never really overcome. I do, however, think the design of the… Read More ›
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