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Hip to be Square (or Rectangular)
If you follow my daily WRUW posts, you'll notice that I'm a bit of a rectangular watch freak. I just love the aesthetics of non-circular watches. I ho...
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Escapement Room Round Table No. 12: Save One
I don't know what I was smoking but I volunteered to take care of the Escapement Room's newest Round Table. I suggested Sophie's choice as a topic. Th...
Save One: Round Table No. 12
Sherwin: It’s been a while since the last round table. Let’s get to it: What’s the watch you will save if you ever get to a scorched earth situation?...
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Franken So What?
I was watching this video on the restoration of a toy Ferrari. Not sure if the toy is vintage or how old it is but at the start of the video it was qu...
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Escapement Room No. 5: Collecting as Therapy
Here I talk about autism more than watches . But I managed to connect the two, I think.
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Return of the King
I won't repeat here what happened to my Omega Seamaster Professional 300M. You can find the story here if you're interested. Suffice it to say, it was...
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Things I Don't Like about Vintage
Do I still need a disclaimer that I'm not actually hating on vintage watches? I hope not. You only need to look at my gallery to see I love vintage. B...
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The Escapement Room #4: On Building a Relationship with a Vintage Watch Dealer
If you want to know how to get into vintage the right, sane way, @Porthole has a comprehensive guide to vintage watch collecting . If you want to know...
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Cognitive Dissonance in Watch Collecting
So, for the unfamiliar, cognitive dissonance is the mental conflict one undergoes when their action does not match their belief or ethos. Sort of like...
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Fascinating Story about How They Used to Con Unsuspecting Watch Buyers in the 70s
So, I've been binge watching this one particular Youtube channel on blatant, cavalier selling of fake watches in Recto--one of the seedier parts of Ol...
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