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• Fifteenth month of falling exports

  By Shaun on October 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  All the price segments were affected by the reduction reported in September but to varying extents. Watches priced between 200 and 500 francs (export price) showed the steepest fall, while the 500 to 3,000 francs range was down very slightly…. Read More ›

• Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge explodes- it happens

  By Shaun on October 25, 2016 • ( 0 )

  One of our loyal PhoneArena readers, who works for one of the big U.S. wireless carriers, just sent us an email pertaining to one of his company’s subscribers. The source, who asked for anonymity, says that a customer just came… Read More ›

• The Grand Seiko SBGA029 is perfect

  By Shaun on October 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I think I have found the perfect watch. Seriously, I can see nothing wrong here at all. From the beautifully simple design to the over large hands to the amazingly clear lume. To the movement to the power reserve to… Read More ›

• Woman sues KFC for £16,000,000 because her bargain bucket was not full

  By Shaun on October 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  A FURIOUS chicken-lover is suing KFC after claiming their family buckets are only half full. Anna Wurtzburger has now accused the chain of false advertising, saying her $20 bucket of chicken was not even close to the over-flowing bucket shown… Read More ›

• Wildlife Pictures of the Year

  By Shaun on October 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  These photos are amazing, they really are. Makes me feel awfully inadequate when it comes to photography skills. 

• Arctic

  By Shaun on October 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  What an amazing video. Unbelievable lighting. 

• Nuisance call bosses to face £500,000 fines

  By Shaun on October 24, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Company directors could be fined up to £500,000 if their business is behind nuisance phone calls, under government moves to clamp down on the problem. The law is to be changed in Spring 2017 to make directors personally liable for… Read More ›

• Visiting the Casio G-Shock Watch Headquarters

  By Shaun on October 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  If you have any interest in the watches of Casio, this article from A Blog To Watch will make for a compelling read. Amazing how much work goes into a mainstream product. The brilliance of G-Shock wasn’t apparent at the… Read More ›

• The distance and calm of paper

  By Shaun on October 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I have been using a paper notebook more and more recently and find myself just as organised as when using my phone to note down every task, buzz me with a reminder and generally organise me to oblivion. It has… Read More ›

• The Blancpain X Fathoms: bonkers!

  By Shaun on October 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  What can you say about the Blancpain X Fathoms apart from the fact that it is a 100% mechanical mega-dive watch, it costs $38,700 and still feels like a bargain. Hodinkee has covered it well here and you can watch… Read More ›