I wrote a small book in 2007 and have never had time to update it. Now that 2020 has arrived along with a lockdown that time has come. It is not watch related, but I hope you enjoy it anyway…. Read More ›
Articles
Apple support isn’t what it used to be
All of a sudden yesterday I started to see the above message when playing any song in Apple Music and when accessing Settings I had the ‘Join Apple Music’ option available. I tapped it and the above message just came… Read More ›
The Nadir of Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Reverso
Although today’s Jaeger-LeCoultre marketing would have you believe that the Reverso model has been the signature of the brand for nearly 90 years, nothing could be further from the truth. Sure, the Reverso was quite popular in the 1930s, but… Read More ›
The Buren MinStop
Speaking both to my longstanding love of quirky charm and my problematic and ever-worsening proclivity for gold watches, this gorgeous little Buren really hit a bullseye when I got it in January of last year. At 37mm wide, 42mm lug… Read More ›
The early days of home computing
There were no design conventions for the earliest home computers, no rules for how they’d look,” says Alex Wiltshire, author of Home Computers, a new book that explores the rapidly changing face of the household machine between its birth in… Read More ›
What Is ‘Time Blindness’?
Time blindness is a term coined by doctors who treat people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Dr. Ari Tuckman, a Pennsylvania-based psychologist who specializes in ADHD, said adults typically develop an innate awareness of time and an ability to track… Read More ›
The Apple Watch Solar Face
The Solar Dial consists of a 24-hour dial with 12 (noon) at the top and 24 (midnight) at the bottom. An hour hand moves once around the dial per day, and attached to the hour hand is miniature representation of… Read More ›
The Effect Of Gerald Genta
The Royal Oak was a marine-themed luxury lifestyle watch inspired by Genta’s lifelong fascination with boats. What made boat design interesting to a generation of European-educated creatives such as Genta was their dual focus on utility and aesthetics. To be… Read More ›
The Untold Story of the N95 Mask
Going back even further — long before we understood that bacteria and viruses could float through the air and make us sick — people improvised masks to cover their faces, says Christos Lynteris. Lynteris is a senior lecturer at the… Read More ›
Monitor your collection for (almost) free
You can log the details of your watch collection for free using Apple Notes, if you have already spent a fortune on an Apple product of course. It took me no time at all to build a template and to… Read More ›
