Yes, the watch that told me I had too many breath mints and puked a techinoclor rainbow. What is the time, a guppy egg past a cyst?

Hoglund and Sons, an American micro brand that uses the Seagull 1901 for their chronograph, a mechanical movement.

White privilege? White dials are great because they are somewhat unique and optically pleasing to look at. They tend to stand out in that everyone has seen a watch with a black or blue (and lately green) face but white? Not so much and that’s a good thing.

The value of any object is only what people are willing to pay for it. If you really want that Rolex you will pay $15k for it, if you don’t you wouldn’t pay $100 for it. Is Rolex, Omega, Breitling et al worth the asking price? Only you can answer that.

Let’s be clear, I’m a certified Horologist with no horse in the race. I’m an American and I know what the end game is for the Chinese they want to control the World economy and that gallon of milk you bought today for $3 will be $19 when China controls it. Watches, that’s why we are here. And I’ve been sent hundreds of replicas from the factories in China. Why? Because they know I won’t sell them and know watches and am honest. Do I want them to succeed? Hell no. Do I advocate buying from them? Never! But there is an elephant in the room, we appreciate the craftsmanship and heritage of fine watch making but we are in the minority. And some things never change.

The Chinese can produce a super clone $10k watch with EXACT same specs, sapphire, 316L stainless steel, automatic movement etc for $500. How? Those multimillion dollar machines, equipment, tooling CAD computers that Rolex, Omega etc use? The Chinese have cloned those too, fake watches on fake equipment. Scary times.

I have the genuine (Rolex, Omega etc) but will wear a homage when going downtown Atlanta or the Park. Less likely to be John Wayne and get killed by fighting back over some thug stealing your $15k watch then you are over a $200 homage. And you get to laught knowing the thug will go straight to the pawnshop and be told “No I won’t give you $10k for it but I’ll give you $10 dollars.”