Two-tone watches have never been a look I’ve found attractive. They remind me of cheap gold-plated watches you find at the mall for twenty bucks (with inflation, they are now $49.99). They carry the weight of countless wearers who are either stock market criminals or hairy and obese arms dealers who wear speedos while sunbathingContinue reading “Introducing the Rolex Two-Tone Daytona-It’s Nice to Get Away from the Steel Watch Hype.”
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The Rolex OP 36: A Year Later
I have spent the past year oscillating between two extreme ways of living: wanting to give up on conventional life in favor of building a yurt in the mountains or getting a job that pays the most amount of money possible, regardless of the cost to my soul. Could I renounce possessions and live offContinue reading “The Rolex OP 36: A Year Later”
Purposeful Life, Purposeful Watches
I haven’t taken the time to write a post for some time due to my class load this fall term; the work has been more challenging than I had anticipated. It has caused me to question myself and my place in the world for the second time this last decade. I see now there isContinue reading “Purposeful Life, Purposeful Watches”
Retrospective Review: The Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial
For five years the Omega Seamaster 300 Master- Co-axial was the watch I wanted to purchase more than another watch available on the market. I first saw its look-a-like presented with the release of the movie Spectre, and I fell in love with the idea it presented. Considering the Neo-vintage vibe it presented and itsContinue reading “Retrospective Review: The Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial”
Everest Strap for Tudor Heritage Black Bay Review
Even in the expensive world of luxury watches, being expected to spend $230 for a rubber strap is rather ridiculous. How can a company justify, with any serious validity, a price such as this on two simple pieces of rubber and a couple pieces of stainless steel?
‘This is My Watch’ with Don Nocito
“If you get into aviation you are going to deal with two things: numbers and time, and I enjoy both.” There was a time in the not so distant past where relying on a wrist watch when flying a plane was essential. It was required to for making sure one could track the four essentialContinue reading “‘This is My Watch’ with Don Nocito”
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