I Must be......

Now as you go through life you try different things, some good some bad, but then you find something you love and think forever... a style, a thing. And when your rich the world is your oyster, nothings impossible, everything is in your reach. But it can come with a cost, that's how many of the rich n famous come a cropper pursuing they're fantasies (that's why they end up upside down in a wardrobe with an orange stuck in their mouth on Bankock). Luckily for us watch nerds there's plenty out there that's not so dramatic (or so life threatening). I've done bezels, a few non bezels,even a fieldy type,so...

With the death of the high Street in UK and Christmas looming ive been trawling the far far-away websites for items, and occasionally you come across that totally defy logic, knock you off your pedestal and blow your socks off.

Jeez, an eyeball busting wedge of horror 😳 a quartz powered copy of something I've totally Diss'd in the past, laughed at,wondered what possessed them to make the thing and who the hell would buy such an affront to all things sane.

Roll on a few sleeps and the shock wears off and seeing as this peice of horological madness is not the eye watering 14 grand price tag and only £23 (and something kept nagging in my head 🤪) and a little lift in life is needed, go on click.. now I know its a hommage of an unpronounceable, unaffordable, unwearable, made by craftsmen who as they where pouring blood sweat n tears a plenty were wondering WTF!!!

Well I did it, took the plunge. Unwrapping it thought joke piece, wear it once put it on Vinted get a price of a bag of crisps for it and put it down to experience.

It's a wierdy alright you get 2 ticks which makes me think 2 movements (the caseback has defied attempts to open it, and especially as my mini pry bars have mysteriously gone missing ((as always😖)) and you get two independent dials so you've got a funny watch and can have funny time, 3 o'clock but 3,30, funny eh. And a tongue that moves with you, now that's a thing (till it falls off) yeah this thing is out there, definitely on the fringes. Not a daily wear. So anyway I took it out today down the cut (canal) to scare the ducks

Not a bit of wildlife to be seen, a strange silence ensued as I ambled through the countryside as though an evil miasma was descending over the area

Now bolsterd with the knowledge that every living thing within 50 yards of this piece of will run away thought what a great travel watch, no sweaty Herbert sat next to you on a train (in fact a carriage all to yourself) queues at supermarkets parting like Moses and getting to the promised land of the till. So armed with the surety of a no waiting evening its off for an early doors drink or two

Oh how wrong could I be, thought I'd be sat in my own but.. Well I've gone out in all sorts of watches ,99% of the time no one notices, nothing longines,seiko, vintage nada. But not tonight, it got more attention and positive attention, 'that's mad', 'what is it?', 'where can I get one?' , 'I love it'. In fact I've ordered 4 more for friends, passed the link to 3 others. Maybe it's the lead n cadmium in our water (alcohol 🤔 as well) but well its fun, look at its little eyes as its gazing lovingly at this fruity IPA

How can you not smile ☺ , its fun,quirky a total gimmicky piece of laugh at yourself,at the world, have fun and wear something not serious. Yep it's hommaging a clever piece of engineering the straps made of dead animals from millions of years ago, it's a bit crap, it will fall apart and you can't for the love of God tell accurate time, but its FUN!!! it's miles of smiles, it makes people notice, people talk to you and the corners of their mouths turn upwards. What better advertisement for wearing a 'watch' is there.

It makes totally sense to me know, and if I was a tech billionaire,celeb or made my millions being a successful utuber I'd have the real thing, but as an unemployed maker of electricity I'll make do with this £23 bit of fun from Temu. Viva the leftfield🤪😆

SMILE you crazy fools

Of course (as usual) someone's not happy, last straw (again)

Off to go and work with Britt Pierce (again) to help with her pronunciation of English, he'll be back.

Enjoy the leftfield,push the boundaries (and not the wallet if you can) and have a bit of fun.

He's back, turns out you can't get very far on a small cheese sandwich and a case full of cheap nylon (can't call them nato's anymore, copyright protected) straps with LNER (London North East Railway) and if you see a collection of individuals wearing these watches look and smile because they will be , now wether its heavy metals in the water, alcohol or just the watch just SMILE. Cheers.