Benjamin Judkins
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Good Design and the Perception of Time
“ I will request that you don’t write this, but I do not like watches! For me, watches are the antithesis of liberty. I am an artist, a painter, I hat...
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Reviewing the “Grey Birch” Captain Willard - SPB237
What do Seiko and Rolex have in common? On the surface precious little, except for a shared talent for marketing their aggressive vertical integratio...
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Field Notes - Beverly Hills Watch Crawl
Last week I had an opportunity to visit family in Los Angeles whom I had not seen since before COVID. So, like anyone with normal priorities, I set a...
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Salmon Guilloche Perfection
I just receive this watch two days ago. It has been quite a wait. I got a spot on the allocation list in October, after having registered my interest...
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Battle of the Post-War Pilots Chronos!
Thanks to TGV, I recently I found myself looking at the upcoming Airain Type 20 (39.5mm by 15mm, $2.9k USD) and the Hanhart 417 ES Flyback (39mm or 42mm by 13.6, $2.4k USD). Obviously these two watche...
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The Integrated Sports Watch Will Never Die
I should preface this with two points so you know where I am coming from. First off, I don’t particularly like integrated sports watches. The rough...
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Reviewing "The Business of Time" by Pierre-Yves Donze
Pierre-Yves Donze. 2022. The Business of Time: A Global History of the Watch Industry. Manchester University Press. 216 pages. $85 USD (Hardcover). A...
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Saying Goodbye to Tudor's Heritage Chronograph
Tudor has dominated much of the discussion coming out of Watches and Wonder 2023. Yet for all of the digital ink that is being spilled on the slimmed...
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Reviewing the Pelagos FXD and Modern Tudor
Most new watch releases make a splash but are quietly forgotten as the year moves on. Tudor’s marketing department is second to none when it comes t...
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