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• Northwest Africa 5000 Lunar Meteorite Slice

  By Shaun on April 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Originally, the complete NWA 5000 mass weighed an impressive 11,528 grams, and before cutting, it was dimensionally larger than any sample in the NASA Apollo collection. The celestial masterpiece lay undisturbed for centuries deep in the world’s largest and hottest… Read More ›

• My Digital Generation

  By Shaun on April 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I wrote a small book in 2007 and have never had time to update it. Now that 2020 has arrived along with a lockdown that time has come. It is not watch related, but I hope you enjoy it anyway…. Read More ›

• The Bulova A-15 Pilot Watch (a good Bulova)

  By Shaun on April 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The case dimensions of the Bulova A-15 Pilot are deceptive. By the numbers, this stainless steel case measures in at 42mm, but the extremely narrow bezel leads to an “all dial” appearance that reads visually more like a 44mm case…. Read More ›

• Apple support isn’t what it used to be

  By Shaun on April 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  All of a sudden yesterday I started to see the above message when playing any song in Apple Music and when accessing Settings I had the ‘Join Apple Music’ option available. I tapped it and the above message just came… Read More ›

• The 1954 Dodge Firearrow II concept car

  By Shaun on April 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  This is the 1954 Dodge Firearrow II concept car, a design by Virgil Exner, the legendary design chief of the Chrysler Corporation. The 1950s were one of the most critical decades in the history of automobile design and many of… Read More ›

• The Nadir of Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Reverso

  By Shaun on April 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Although today’s Jaeger-LeCoultre marketing would have you believe that the Reverso model has been the signature of the brand for nearly 90 years, nothing could be further from the truth. Sure, the Reverso was quite popular in the 1930s, but… Read More ›

• Baselworld is done…

  By Shaun on April 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The decision by five leading watch brands to pull out of the Baselworld tradeshow, which had been rescheduled for January 2021 due to Covid-19, can be seen as a stark warning about the need for all stakeholders to work closely… Read More ›

• Apple accessories

  By Shaun on April 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Love it, hate it, but you can’t really ignore Apple! With the work from home situation taking a toll on our work setups now is the need, more than ever for multi-functional designs. Also what this hour needs are designs… Read More ›

• The iPhone SE is back

  By Shaun on April 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The show must go on. So iPhone SE lets you watch up to 13 hours of video on a single charge.2 When you do need to power up, just set it down on a wireless charger. Or connect to an… Read More ›

• The Buren MinStop

  By Shaun on April 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Speaking both to my longstanding love of quirky charm and my problematic and ever-worsening proclivity for gold watches, this gorgeous little Buren really hit a bullseye when I got it in January of last year. At 37mm wide, 42mm lug… Read More ›

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