Meet Cody Lee
Grand Seiko SBGW 231
Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial
Confessions Of A Double-Wrister: Why My Real Tool Watch Is A Garmin
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 through…
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 a…
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 are…
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 blue…
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 college…
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,…
The Garmin Instinct Tactical Solar Edition
The prices of mechanical watches have always been high, but there was always a certain amount of value that I could find in them. Now, though, prices have been rising, far outpacing inflation, and this seems to reflect the change in how people view them. They are becoming another tool for the wealthy to display…
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 lot…
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 more…
Rolex Explorer 214270
This watch has been reviewed by many different people over the years, and my favorite review was done by James Stacey for HODINKEE. If you have not seen it, I suggest you take a look. They have all done a great job covering the watch’s technical details, and I will not do so here. I…
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