If you missed my post Thursday, Jack Forster is doing a series on why NOT to buy a mechanical watch.  I’m commenting here.  Today is part 2: Watch designers have painted themselves into a corner and run out of things to say. Well isn’t this a meaty topic.  I will direct the conversation by first modifying the premise: *SOME* watch […]

For those of you who do not know Jack, he is truly one of the most eloquent and deep thinking watch writers in the world.  He has just posted a new series on Revolution Online to play devil’s advocate.  Five Days, Five Reasons to NOT Buy A Mechanical Watch. I like this idea a lot.  I’m going to follow his […]

Ok it’s not as cool as a usual Steve Jobs “one more thing…” but I do have one more feature for you.  I have set up a classifieds section.  I think my readership is pretty high end, so you may have some luck there.  I’m going to post a few pieces soon. As always, if you have any other suggestions […]

In case you missed my post this morning, please look here to find out about all the changes to the site and visit the new forums! For those of you who are not familiar, Beat Haldimann is one of the most incredible watchmakers in the world.  He is one of these guys who crafts nearly everything by hand.  His first […]

If you are reading this post on the site, you’ll see that I’ve made some major changes.  It is still a work in progress.  I am doing this all myself and learning as I go, so please forgive me for using you as my beta testers. So what’s new?  Well, aside from aesthetics, the biggest change is that I have […]

My friend Gary made a great post on PuristSPro detailing the pieces that he has added and subtracted from his collection recently.  Not only is the collection fantastic and the photography top notch, but the notes and introspection add a glimpse into the true power of watch collecting. Recently I had a somewhat tongue-in-cheek twitter discussion with Jack Forster about the […]

Yesterday, the results of the 2011 Concours International de Chronométrie were announced.  This is a competition where brands submit their pieces to be tested under numerous conditions and shocks to see which keeps the best time.  Unfortunately, my subject line will be the only of its kind in the industry, because really, who cares? This is one of many cases where […]

Last time I wrote in, the US Dollar (USD) was crashing with respect to the Swiss Franc (CHF), or perhaps more accurately: the CHF was surging against the USD.  Most major world currencies right now have a severe risk of inflation, as central banks are printing money to try to get out of their debt.  At some point, this money […]

Here we go again… After a long hiatus, I’ve decided to return to the blog.  I can’t promise a post every day, but I will try to post at least a few times/week.  If there are any topics you’d particularly like me to cover, please tell me in the comments or by email. And here….we…..go….