Category Archives: Introduction

What to Expect for 2021

It is time to get back to writing about watches. College has taken much of my energy, but now that it is winter break, its time for the watch writing to begin again.

Aspirational Pronouncement: Audemars Piguet [RE]MASTER01

Recently I was going through some of my late grandfathers pictures and found one of him in the Pacific Theater in WW2 with a small, gold, unknown brand, dress watch on his wrist. The little gold watch looked great and did not seem out of place in a war zone despite the fact that itContinue reading “Aspirational Pronouncement: Audemars Piguet [RE]MASTER01”

Summer Side-By-Side Initial Review of the Grand Seiko SBGV245

I will be starting out the Summer Side-By-Side review with the Grand Seiko SBGV245 9F quartz watch. This watch was my first journey into the world of Grand Seiko as well as my first high-end quartz watch.

Crown and Buckle Chevron Strap Initial Impressions

Watch straps are a far more in depth piece of equipment than I originally thought. They are a product that should be straight forward in both their conception and their use; they are a piece or pieces of material that are designed and manufactured to do one thing, keep a watch on the wearers wrist.

The Watches and Story Behind Summer Side-By-Side

The idea for the Summer Side-by-Side series of reviews came from my struggle to find my watch identity over the last year; a struggle that was happening alongside my journey to discover who I was in the world. Watches play a pivotal role in my day-to-day life. What I wear on my wrist reflects the stage of the journey I am currently on in life, and without a watch that fits this time in life, I feel lost.