This was the first test flight of the prototype for what would become the Boeing 707, an aircraft that would change the world. Four years later, it was put into service by Pan American World Airways, more commonly known as… Read More ›
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Avoiding the big boys
The main reason being I can buy more of them. Rather than save up for one standout timepiece, I can buy more affordable watches instead. This means I can have models of different sizes, colours, and materials so I can… Read More ›
Apple News editors…
The service has around 11 million users a month in the UK, according to Comscore data, and the number of people receiving its notifications is even larger, offering a level of direct access that even the BBC struggles to compete… Read More ›
Every Omega James Bond Watch
This rather came out of leftfield for even the most seasoned Bond-ologists: a limited edition Seamaster 300M, produced to mark the half-century since George Lazenby picked up a Walther PPK (and a beige cardigan) for his only outing as 007…. Read More ›
One man’s 1,648-page quest
In 1988, Friedberg, then an attorney in his mid-40s, found a new thing to collect. He was in Washington, D.C., on business, and during a stroll down Wisconsin Avenue, a vintage watch shop caught his eye. “I didn’t know stores… Read More ›
Why Apple News+ isn’t working (for me)
Apple News+ just isn’t working for me and it doesn’t feel as if it ever will. For someone who has read eBooks for the past decade over traditional books this should be the perfect substitution for paper magazines, but it… Read More ›
Wrist Game or Crying Shame
Waaaaay back in 1984 – the year Mary Lou Retton tore up the Olympics in L.A. – Heuer was still a thing and they plopped a dive watch into its catalog called the Super Professional. From a brand that had… Read More ›
The New York subway map
This is a perfect example of how you can display a topic on the web. Brilliant.
A lesson learned
I was on holiday recently and visited a vintage watch shop that I had been very impressed with. The range of stock is hugely impressive and diverse, and the owner is exactly what you would want from anyone who run… Read More ›
Guns were on everyone’s mind…
Susan Wolfe, a resident of the affluent Lakeview neighborhood, had a .38 Smith & Wesson blue steel snub-nose five-shot revolver. A medical student at Louisiana State University, Wolfe came home on the afternoon of April 28, 1987, to find her… Read More ›
