I bought an SRP775 when it was first released and ended up flipping it for a PADI version which was then flipped for something else and so the familiar tale of loving watches continued until I ended up back with… Read More ›
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Avoiding the rabbit hole of a rotation
Despite having bought numerous watches over the past few years, and almost always selling them on, I have somehow managed to avoid going down the rabbit hole of a rotation. I like to wear one watch for longer periods if… Read More ›
Seiko’s continuing quality control problem
Revenue: ¥296.7 billion (FY2015, consolidated) Employees: 13,437 (March 31, 2016, consolidated) Seiko is a huge corporation which makes millions of watches in every section of the industry. From simple quartz watches to the Grand Seiko, the brand is well-loved and respected… Read More ›
The race to space during the 1950s and ‘60s between Russia and the United States…
The pictured Speedmaster would accompany Stafford on a number of missions including Gemini 6A & 9, as well as Apollo 10. Project Gemini was NASA’s second program of human spaceflight, and was intended to assist with developing the agency’s methods… Read More ›
Digital Alarm Clock History
The year that the Joseph Henry, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, invented what’s widely considered the first electric doorbell, which used a tightly coiled electromagnet to create a ringing noise by forcing a magnet to swing at a… Read More ›
An Homage to the Tudor Heritage Black Bay
The Invicta bracelet is similar in style to that of the Black Bay, except that the former has polised centre links, whereas the latter is fully brushed. There’s also yet another “Invicta” logo and emblem that has to go. One… Read More ›
A little song and dance for every feature
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 ›
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 ›
