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• Mind the Gap

  By Shaun on December 12, 2019 • ( 1 )

  Just before Christmas 2012, staff at Embankment Tube station were approached by a woman who was very upset. She kept asking them where the voice had gone. They weren’t sure what she meant. The Voice? The voice, she said. The… Read More ›

• A new iPhone Pro concept

  By Shaun on December 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  To facilitate folding, the iPhone Pro ditches the glass back for the padded fabric used in the iPad’s smart cases. I’d guess that the fabric still retains the iPhone Pro’s ability to wirelessly charge. The iPhone Pro’s biggest sell (apart… Read More ›

• When $1.22 Million is a bargain

  By Shaun on December 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Amongst watch people, the idea of a “one watch guy” or “one watch girl” is almost mythology. There’s something so alluring about the idea of having one totemic watch to those of us who are timepiece-obsessed. Nicklaus was very much… Read More ›

• Misinformation

  By Shaun on December 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  This thread goes some way to explaining why we have Brexit and Trump. There are enough gullible people out there to believe everything they read, and in particular if it aligns with their world view (their tiny ignorant world view).

• The Laco Flieger Limited – Topper Edition Watch

  By Shaun on December 10, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The word that comes to mind while examining this piece is “elegance.” That’s a rare word in the flieger watch vocabulary, but here it’s surprisingly apt. While the crisp, legible forms of the classic A-Uhr flieger dial are still present… Read More ›

• Elon Musk wins the ‘Pedo Guy’ case

  By Shaun on December 8, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  The Brit’s lawyers talked darkly of the impact of the verdict on the future legal recourse individuals may have to insults posted on social media. And the first major defamation trial to focus on a tweet may indeed set a… Read More ›

• The counter-statement of Bill Gates’ watch

  By Shaun on December 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Bill Gates, the man who inadvertently invented dad style, famously wears a succession of inexpensive Casio watches. His arch-nemesis, the late Steve Jobs, also wore a cheap watch: a simple 33mm Seiko with a circular black case and white face…. Read More ›

• Dad Recreates the ‘Back to the Future’ DeLorean

  By Shaun on December 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  A dad in the U.K. might be raising eyebrows for spending a fortune to turn a car into a time machine, but his ride is also the envy of fellow Back to the Future fans around the globe. James Napier,… Read More ›

• Every Omega James Bond Watch

  By Shaun on December 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• The Worst Designed Products of 2019

  By Shaun on December 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Heinz and Cadbury weren’t the only ones to launch a highly mockable product. For your reading pleasure, we’ve rounded up a shortlist of this year’s worst design fails. In no particular order, here are the products that most invite the… Read More ›

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