Brilliant. You probably found that which every watch collector seeks (then some try finding again and again, heh). Funny how it has relegated the 2 Swiss. I have the Hydroconquest and lume is definitely not a box which that watch… Read More ›
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The Citizen 51-2273
As always, though, the dial and hands are what ultimately sell the watch and with the Citizen 51-2273 diver, I’m a huge fan. Many vintage Citizen divers aped Rolex with the use of Mercedes hands. There’s nothing wrong with that… Read More ›
What Life Will Look Like in Twenty Years
It seems that each day brings with it a revolution in artificial intelligence, space travel, and DNA, which is the building block of life itself. Though these developments are inspiring, the rapid pace at which science and technology are advancing… Read More ›
Why watches?
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
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?
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
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 ›
Look at me
Everyone needs attention, like we need to eat. This is not controversial, nor is it hard to understand. But the idea must be slippery, because it will not stick. If we could keep in mind that people need attention, it… Read More ›
Technology done
This is a subject I keep coming back to, but I have reached a point where I can finally say that new technology is not doing it for me these days. It could be an age thing, a growing up… Read More ›
One of America’s Last Pencil Factories
Such radical simplicity is surprisingly complicated to produce. Since 1889, the General Pencil Company has been converting huge quantities of raw materials (wax, paint, cedar planks, graphite) into products you can find, neatly boxed and labeled, in art and office-supply… Read More ›
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