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• The blue marble

  By Shaun on February 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  After 3 months of work and probably more than 500 fails, I’m happy to present you my best video ever. Since magnets and marbles I’ve always wanted to make a big chain reaction in one take with this 2D style… Read More ›

• The Big Watch Book 2017

  By Shaun on February 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Big Watch Book magazine from Esquire UK – the ultimate guide to stylish timekeeping and a celebration of the very best that the world’s preeminent watch brands have to offer. Whereas the vast majority of stand-alone watch titles tend… Read More ›

• Citizen BN0100-51E Promaster Sea review

  By Shaun on February 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Any watch that comes in below £150 could be considered to be at the low-end of the spectrum for those who have a passion for timepieces. There are, however, some brands that offer consistency and quality in important areas at… Read More ›

• Why watches?

  By Shaun on February 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  I am often asked why I have such a fascination with mechanical watches and it is a difficult question to answer. It’s not like I am adversed to modern technology, as you well know, but there is something about a… Read More ›

• A middleclass shlub like me

  By Shaun on February 10, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Related link I’ve always been a bit of a technophile, I have a below average sense of privacy, and I’m pretty lazy – but I just don’t get the smart home dream. The reality seems so, so far from that… Read More ›

• Is the flip side loneliness?

  By Shaun on February 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Not sure that everyone needs attention, but certainly most people do to some degree. The question really depends on how you define attention. Is the flip side loneliness? Most people feel lonely if there’s no one in their lives. However,… Read More ›

• Things become accepted

  By Shaun on February 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  When was the last time you got excited about a car? Or something new in your car? Are you excited by the new features in your refrigerator? I think that over time, we get used to a particular type of… Read More ›

• My grail watch: a Bulova Accutron Snorkel 666 feet

  By Shaun on February 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  A grail watch is considered to be the one that an individual desires for many years and I have almost got mine now. There is a reason why it is ‘almost’ my grail watch, but it is not quite because… Read More ›

• Authentic, Older Than Me And Technically Brilliant

  By Shaun on February 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Technology today is quite wonderful and it always has been. We are getting used to letting computers do things for us and are starting to trust the internet and the companies that dominate it with our data. It is all… Read More ›

• Oris Aquis Date Review

  By Shaun on February 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  If there is one watch brand that has always fascinated me, it is Oris. The company has made watches for more than 100 years, but has strangely only moved to producing high-end pieces in recent years. This would normally be… Read More ›