playswiththelight

David
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Downsizing: enlightened thinking or trendy rehtoric?

Downsizing, meaning consolidating your collection into a more concentrated form seems to be a very hot topic in the watch community currently. If I had to cull my collection down to say 3 watches thes...
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Tudor IS a poor man’s Rolex

…and there’s nothing wrong with that. First off let me say the phrase “poor man’s Rolex” is (most likely) a phrase used by watch snobs to make themsel...
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It’s really that simple…

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5 things I learned this year as a watch collector:

You can’t compete with people who have more money than you but you can compete with your own imagination You can’t judge a person by their watch (but...
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Limited Edition Done Right - A Review

Having had this watch long term, I decided to give my thoughts! To celebrate the release of the 36mm Sealanders, Christopher Ward did a limited releas...

Christopher Ward C63 Sealander 36mm ‘oxygen’

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The watch that got me TikTok famous

So this happened a couple years ago. At the time I was traveling between NYC and Florida for work. Im in NYC and had a couple hours to kill so I’m lik...
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What is the ultimate tool watch?

For the last year, I’ve come to love this idea of buying one tool watch for the rest of my life. This for two main reason: Prevent collection bloat: O...
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Makes sense to me 🤷

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Grails that never were

Over the years some of my ‘grails’ have changed. These are the three I use to idolize. However, I ended up having a change of heart before I got the c...
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What type of homage watch would you buy?

I use to be very anti-homage watch, of any kind. This was one of my first attempts at chasing unicorns. However, the more you look, the more you realize that there is almost nothing came from nothing....
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