Sounds like a Harry Potter book doesn’t it… Despite the recent Smiths lucky find, and whatever else I’ve been moaning about (Black Bay 58 I think, can...
If you are a Porthole fan (and who wouldn’t be, he’s soooo dreamy ❤) you may recall my New Years message . My desire for all of you, whatever you wear...
… this is an Everest. behold the Poster-boy for the Everest: the A408. This was a very, very lucky find. I paid not a lot (sub £100), which for vintag...
As we hurtle at speed towards the heat death of the universe, I always look forward to seeing what nonsense invades my inbox to pass the time until ei...
No intro - straight to business. #10. Let’s roll… I’ve tried to keep a level-head throughout this series. Even when I absolutely detest a watch, I’ve tried to be fair. This time, off the bat, hand on...
Chris is mashing up series now is he? The Porthole/Chronotriggered cinematic universe is in its seventh cycle and just scraping that barrel. Well… you...
I said I might not, but this was already half-typed in a Word document, and my love for this watch surpasses most others. I know I have a type (30mm 1...
It’s sad when a brand you like drops a clanger. Tell me how long it takes for you to spot the two major issues I have with this watch… Edit - answers...
Do you ever feel like you’re done? Mic-drop, up-middle-fingers, walk off stage done? Scorched Earth? You do everything right - you source a decent sel...
And the series keeps rolling on. #8 is a recent memory, and it’s around a 70/30 split in favour of the destruction of the Jacob & Co NFT. I would suggest we destroy it, but it technically doesn’t exis...
I'm working on an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak homages/alternatives article. I thought fellow Watch Crunchies would be interested in what I've found so f...
What are the most iconic, perhaps divisive, perhaps misunderstood, watch design “imperfections”? The first two that come to my mind are the SMP300 hel...
Guess this is serving as my #Welcome post. My first serious watch in a long time happened to be a watch that wasn't on my radar. My wife and I were va...
I just got this on Saturday. My new Rangemaster. I put it on a Barton saddle leather strap. Just not a fan of bracelets, but I think it looks really g...
This is my first automatic watch. I was drawn to its all-black finish, Milanese bracelet, and the black pilot watch dial. Picking up the dead watch, t...
Seiko Alpinist no. 3 (of 4 now) is on duty this weekend in the Italian Alps. Need to get s tropic strap for day time activities- then can swap for a D...