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Tudor Black Bay 36 review
To tell the time, you’ll have to read a set of Tudor’s iconic “snowflake” hands. The easiest way to describe the hour hand is that it looks like a standard stick hand swallowed a diamond. The minutes hand is straight… Read More ›
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The Anordain Model 1
Anordain is based in Glasgow, Scotland, and was founded with a pretty simple mantra: “the appeal of a good mechanical watch lies in its ability to operate independently of the modern world.” With that in mind though, Anordain’s watches don’t… Read More ›
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Farewell then, iTunes
Last Monday, at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company’s head of software engineering, Craig Federighi, announced that it was terminating iTunes. In one way, the only surprising thing was that Apple had taken so long to reach that decision. It’s… Read More ›
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Bulova Thermatron Watch Hands-On
Thermatron has little likelihood of coming back as it was originally intended, as a watch powered by changes in temperature. Some of the product’s most pressing technical challenges were never really overcome. I do, however, think the design of the… Read More ›
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iPhone Fold concept
The problem with concepts is that they are… mere concepts.
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Apple’s stand
MSI shared an ad on Twitter for its 5K Prestige Monitor that takes a page from Apple’s popular “I’m a Mac” campaign from several years back and mocks Apple’s $1,000 Pro Display XDR stand… More here. Apple could have done… Read More ›
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The Ideal Watch Size Survey Report
I started this survey because I wanted to find out if there are any clear preferences for the size of a watch. The question of “what is the ideal size for a watch” has been thrown around for as long… Read More ›
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The Straight Pride Parade
He nailed it apart from the last seven words. There are many straight white people who somehow get offended when minorities are protected, which is silly, but I’m not sure they are necessarily homophobic. Many people get upset when a… Read More ›
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Can I buy a future-proof laptop to last 10 years?
There are three classes of laptop to consider. First are the business machines aimed mainly at large enterprises. The leading brands are Lenovo ThinkPads (originally, an IBM brand), Dell Latitude laptops and HP EliteBooks. Second, you could choose a mobile… Read More ›
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The One Watch Collection
It is a dream. To own one watch and to enjoy it every day, and to not consider replacing it. Welcome to my world. HAHAHAHAHA! When watches become a ‘thing’ to you it is all too easy to go on… Read More ›
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The Remarkable Paper Pro Move
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The Ugly Game
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Kobo mini (13 years later…)
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A travel-sized review of the James O’Brien Mystery Hour Travel Game
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TCL NXTPAPER 60 Ultra review (part three)
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TCL NXTPAPER 60 Ultra review (part two)
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What is the MoonSwatch?
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Omega Genève Dynamic
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The DW-5600JV-7 Joshua Vides collaboration
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Orient Bambino (RA-AC0020G10B) review
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The Citizen Stiletto
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The Fidget Spinner Watch
January 27, 2026
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Don’t buy a Tissot PRX, buy an Omega instead
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NOTO OGGIN Water Watch review (0% bullshit)
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IX&DAO Engineer – probably the best value watch I have ever seen
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The SEA-GULL 1963 International Edition (in pictures)
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