Ever since it came out, The Clock has been inspiring people to make timekeepers that, like Marclay’s, play with the notion that a clock’s usefulness, or value, is one-dimensional. In 2011, staff at The Guardian crowdsourced literary quotes for every… Read More ›
Watches
Seiko Presage SRPC99J1 Cocktail Time review
I wrote a while back about my lessening fascination with watches and it has stuck. There is a glimmer of interest remaining, however, and so when I was offered the chance to take a look at this particular Seiko Presage… Read More ›
When a watch wants to look like a smartwatch. The Verax 420 V01.01 Meca-Quartz Chronograph
It’s black. Normally I don’t like black watches, but this thing gets a pass on that front because it is an accessory. The rose gold-colored IP-plated case back is very nicely done and one component I wouldn’t change in a… Read More ›
You have to create a dream
It wears a familiar face. Take a product, typically one that we don’t need, add a collaboration, limit it and then amplify it at launch – the “drop” – on social media. You can’t hype a banana but, we now… Read More ›
The Patek Philippe Advanced Research 5750 Minute Repeater
Usually, amplification of the sound does rely on a flexible diaphragm which like the skin of a drum is attached along its periphery. But here, Patek Philippe created something different… Instead of a membrane, the system for which Patek Philippe… Read More ›
BENYAR Elegant watch review
The BENYAR Elegant is without doubt a homage to the Rolex Oyster Perpetual which you can see below. This is something that the brand does, a brand that also appears to go by the name of PAGRNE DESIGN and potentially… Read More ›
The $100,000 Supreme
Spring/Summer 2013 collection, Supreme decided to customize a small handful of Rolex watches and gift them to a select group of friends and family members of the company. The watch that was selected to be customized was the reference 114060… Read More ›
A recovered watch obsessive
For some time now I have been fascinated by watches, those tiny little objects that do nothing more than let you know where you are in the day, and like for so many others that fascination quickly turned into something… Read More ›
The CZ Smart Hybrid
Introducing a genius timepiece like you’ve never seen before – the new CZ Smart Hybrid has all the style of iconic Citizen design combined with the best-tech functions of a smartwatch. The impressive 15-day battery keeps up with your busy… Read More ›
Quartz is being squeezed and Fossil is truly f*cked
Excuse the language in the title, but I liked the alliteration. Fossil is at the height of the modern watch industry demise because of the brands it is responsible for. Currently Fossil builds watches under the Fossil, Relic, Michele Watch,… Read More ›