As a young man, I was introduced to the idea of tool watches through the pages of National Geographic. There was something romantic about them—the idea that a particular watch could accompany someone into the world as they performed difficult or dangerous tasks. The watch became part of the story. From there, I went throughContinue reading “Confessions Of A Double-Wrister: Why My Real Tool Watch Is A Garmin”
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We Are Back!
I have been away from the watch world for a while. Between finishing my master’s degree and pursuing my anthropological research, my family also moved from Idaho to Alaska about a year and a half ago. We have been busy exploring activities like ice climbing, mountaineering, AT skiing, snowshoeing, bear baiting (dressing up like aContinue reading “We Are Back!”
Summer 2024 Side-By-Side-By-Side: Fitness/Navigation Watches
It feels good to be back writing about watches after nearly a year away. It has been a busy year of building a non-profit, finishing my undergrad and starting my graduate degree program, studying human rights and genocides, and learning about mining, archeology, and anthropology. It has been a lot of work. Fortunately, watches areContinue reading “Summer 2024 Side-By-Side-By-Side: Fitness/Navigation Watches”
The Tudor Pelagos FXD: What More Could One Want From A Watch?
Around October last year, my friend and salesperson Kara asked me if I was interested in a Tudor FXD at Hal Davis Jewelers in Boise. Of all the watches released in the last couple of years, the FXD was the most intriguing. I loved the fixed lugs, the change in the color of the blueContinue reading “The Tudor Pelagos FXD: What More Could One Want From A Watch?”
Grand Seiko-A Month on the Wrist (And then four days a week afterward)
Over the past few months, my direction in life has changed substantially. I am now a homeowner (debt slave?), soon to graduate from part one of my two-part college degree programs, the CEO of an archaeology non-profit, and living back home in Idaho (I must go back to the Boston area to finish my collegeContinue reading “Grand Seiko-A Month on the Wrist (And then four days a week afterward)”
A Year in the Watch Box: The IWC Mark XVIII.
In the past, I have made no secret of the enjoyment I receive from IWC pilot’s watches. I appreciate their aesthetic, lack of flash (mostly), and ability to fly under the radar (pun intended); they are well-made and beautiful in their unique way. IWC is often a great choice when choosing a watch: no hype,Continue reading “A Year in the Watch Box: The IWC Mark XVIII.”
Material Origins, Sustainability, and Watches
As the world’s human population recently surpassed the 8 billion mark, I felt it was a good time to post part of a project I have been working on that concerned the material origins of the components used in mechanical watches. There are a lot of us on the planet, and we consume a lotContinue reading “Material Origins, Sustainability, and Watches”
Tudor Black Bay P01: A Heavy Beast of a Watch
I wanted to save this piece on the Tudor P01 for a time when the vitriol caused by its release had been directed toward other watches. This watch causes divisive feelings and emotional reactions in many enthusiasts when they see it, and I figured it was worth the wait if it meant a few moreContinue reading “Tudor Black Bay P01: A Heavy Beast of a Watch”
Looking Good and Performing Well Are Two Different Things: The Omega Seamaster 300 “No Time to Die.”
For much of my life, reality was not enough; I always wanted to find a life that was better than what I was being presented with. I wanted a fictional existence, one that fit what I believed life should be and who I could be. Stories helped bridge the gap between what I felt insideContinue reading “Looking Good and Performing Well Are Two Different Things: The Omega Seamaster 300 “No Time to Die.””
IWC Top Gun Chronograph: One Year Later
It was a snowy and wet Saturday morning in April when I got the news: my venture into mining would have to stop. I had placed my claim on a developer’s (unmarked and unlocated on any maps) private land. It was an easy mistake to make. The area is surrounded by Bureau of Land ManagementContinue reading “IWC Top Gun Chronograph: One Year Later”
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