I spotted the Omega Speedmaster 326.30.40.50.02.001 in a store window yesterday for the princely sum of £2,800. That is actually priced about right for what it is, with box and papers, and I continued to stare for some time. It… Read More ›
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inner-me vs inner-child vs inner-dog
As a child I developed a heightened sense of rationality – I would someday have to justify myself, via words and logic, to a righteous God who might choose to send my soul to burn forever in hell. So what… Read More ›
Why Amazon knows so much about you
Clicking on another file reveals 2,670 product searches I had carried out within its store since 2017. There are more than 60 supplementary columns for each one, containing information such as what device I’d been using, how many items I… Read More ›
The Longines HydroConquest Ceramic
So why an earth did Longines use ceramic to make a diver watch that has to withstand the rigors of being bashed on reefs? I had the opportunity to play around with one so let’s find out… More here. Looks… Read More ›
People Born Blind Are Mysteriously Protected From Schizophrenia
As time goes on, larger data sets have emerged: In 2018, a study led by a researcher named Vera Morgan at the University of Western Australia looked at nearly half a million children born between 1980 and 2001 and strengthened… Read More ›
Swiss Watchmakings Biggest Rivals
There’s a reason you don’t hear the term “Asian watchmaking” often: watchmaking in the East, though powerful, is most easily grouped into Japanese, Chinese, and other country-focused categories. Studying these markets together is like lumping together British, Swiss, and German… Read More ›
Do we get the flippers we deserve?
I posted the above image with the words ‘And here come the scummy flippers’ watch.you.up.to then responded and so the conversation continued- watch.you.up.toIf people had an ounce of patience then this scummy flippers (well said my friend) wouldn’t be able… Read More ›
It Only Took Apple 5 Years to Dominate this 265-Year-Old Industry
Watches had been around for a long time before we started wearing Apple’s version, but it only took a few years for the Apple Watch to become the most popular wearable timepiece on earth. That’s according to a new report… Read More ›
A Call For Transparency
I get it, you are immensely proud to have created your very own watch brand. You are an entrepreneur, you might have lived out of your car and slept on the office floor for months. You invested your own money,… Read More ›
Coming out…
A popular TV presenter in the UK, Phillip Schofield, came out as gay today. For those of you who do not know him, he is hugely popular in the UK and the go to guy for new shows of a… Read More ›
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