By Leonard A common theme among watch people is to share stories of one’s and others’ mistakes when buying, owning, and selling watches. The more money involved, the rarer the piece or the higher the stupidity, the more interesting the conversation goes. Here’s a brief post on five common and generic mistakes, and how to…
Musings: Group Think in Our Online Watch Communities and How Best to Avoid It.
By Asim What are you wearing today? I love “What are you wearing today?” threads. Seeing varied wrist shots and clever watch placementsare really fun and inform upon my wider perception of brands. It also gives me a chance to see how arandom watch looks like in the wild. Heck, I may even start obsessing…
The Big Post on Sinn U1
By Leonard Some people collect stuff: stamps, cars, vintage lawnmowers, etc. Some people collect watches. I’m not one of them. In fact, I desperately avoid hoarding anything. Yet I happen to have a collection of something as usual as four different Sinn U1’s. Here’s a story about an original contemporary watch and what I think…
Meistersinger Metris: The Anti-Speedmaster
By Andreas Timing a 15 second manual burn was a matter of life and death for the crew of the Apollo 13. However, getting to your meeting on time is about preparation and hitting basic timing milestones, not watching the clock. Cooking at home, you know the steak is done when it looks and feels…
Vaer D5 Pacific: An Homage Mashup
By Andreas My introduction to Vaer came through their ads. Every day, outdoor-fashion-catalogue-style photos of men doing sporty, sometimes shirtless, outdoor activities popped up in my browser. Often, the watches were small props within the frame. I was completely put off by this style-over-substance marketing. Clearly, their watches would reflect this: attractive and rugged at…
Display case backs: yea or nay?
By Leonard Watches & Wonders seems to have come as a let down for many this year. While the Explorer II probably wins for the most underwhelming “new” release, a bit of a small sensation has not gone unnoticed with the crown’s second brand. Of all possible discussions since the Watches & Wonders, the display…
A Boy and His Watch: Joining Joe & Watches
By Andreas Many of us have read “A Man and His Watch.” It has become essential reading for the watch enthusiast, as its memoir format eloquently captures our deeply personal fascination with watches. However, it leaves the lasting impression that one must be male, famous, successful, or a noteworthy person in the world of watches…
Tudor Black Bay – The new Submariner?
In a few days, one of the most exciting releases will take place. Both Rolex and Tudor are will announce news on Wednesday 7th April and speculations are running wild. A new Explorer II seems most likely for the crown, whereas for Tudor, well, I could think of adding a nice chrono to the line-up…
New watch releases in March 2021: Blancpain, Omega, Sinn and Microbrands
In case you haven’t managed to keep up with all the various releases over the last month, here’s a summary of the new watch releases in March 2021 to note. Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms No Rad Reference: 5008D-1130-B644 RRP: CHF 13 200 (EUR 13 180, USD 14 100) Limited to 500 pcs Diameter: 40.3 mm Matte, deep…
Buying Expensive Watches: The 200K WTB (want-to-buy) request
Watch communities: the best place to receive validation on taking decisions that are likely to ruin your personal finances. Also watch communities: loads of entertainment. Better managed communities have higher degrees of sophistication in terms of members and discussion. On occasion, there’s still a bunch of fun to be had. And stuff to learn. This…