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• Watches feed a guy’s sense of security/superiority

  By Shaun on August 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  To parse another thing that guys do: they see a watch all over social media, read about it in all the magazines … it quickly becomes the It-Watch, which they also start obsessively wanting. “Everyone who is anyone has X,… Read More ›

• $1 trillion and counting

  By Shaun on August 3, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s a lot of money and not really $1 trillion because of how the markets work, but it is a significant milestone that only a select few organisations had a chance of breaching. The reaction has been predictable in many… Read More ›

• Market Caps

  By Shaun on July 22, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  The market cap of the top 5 S&P 500 companies: $4,095,058,706,432 The market cap of the bottom 282 S&P 500 companies: $4,092,769,755,136 Just in case you wondered where the money and the power really is. Tweeted by Michael Batnick.

• Is the Oris Divers Sixty Five perfect?

  By Shaun on July 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Probably. Well, it seems to be perfect for me or as perfect as any watch can get. Perfection is an unachievable aim and one that we would likely not want to attain even if we could. The opposite sex, or… Read More ›

• IKEPOD on the way back

  By Shaun on July 14, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Ikepod watches were brilliant but expensive. Our watches are still designed, developed and rationalized in Switzerland, now proudly made in Hong Kong by the best premium and luxury watches workshop. We had rationalized conception to offer you an affordable price…… Read More ›

• Are smartwatches dumb?

  By Shaun on July 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Discussing watches, adventure, travel, diving, cars and gear. Hosts Jason Heaton and James Stacey break down their love for adventure, their addiction to watches, and the many forms both can take. The Grey Nato is one of my favourite podcasts… Read More ›

• Use Instapaper in Europe today

  By Shaun on July 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The ongoing debacle that is Instapaper’s handling of the new GDPR rules doesn’t look likely to be resolved soon. It has been made worse by the complete lack of information from the developers and the late notice in pulling the… Read More ›

• Stuff

  By Shaun on June 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Versa Felt it right to update my thoughts on the Fitbit Versa and the company in general. The Versa has gone now because of multiple problems and more specifically because of the way Fitbit deals with its loyal customers. For… Read More ›

• WSD-F20A: a 2018 watch with a 2016 feature

  By Shaun on June 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Powered by the Wear OS by Google operating system, the collection allows adventurers to tap into low-power GPS with full-color maps with navigation even when the watch is off line. The wearer can download maps ahead of time either via… Read More ›

• Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Panorama Date

  By Shaun on June 5, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s easy with any brand’s new release catalogue to get swept up with the drama and complexity of the halo pieces. In the case of Glashütte Original that glory goes to the flashy green of the Sixties Panorama Date, or… Read More ›