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Need a last minute gift to treat yourself? Want to get a cool clock for the office (potential tax write off)? Got an empty bookshelf and a clock would go well on it? Well... Here are some great ideas!

I truly believe the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Timepiece is tone of the best timepieces in existence today and my top pick for anyone considering a watch around 10,000 Euros. It has got a sporty

Here are the winners of the GPHG 2022! Big congrats to the winners! And below, we have a photo of the winner of the GPHG from last year! What are your thoughts? Are you pleased with the results?

Klings is a watchmaker whom is constantly out of the lime light. In his entire career, he’s only made about three dozen or so watches. Compared to Picasso who made over 30,000 artworks or Monet who ma

Ok. Let's admit it. When there's a long queue out of a restaurant... We assume the food must be reasonably good, right? Same thing with watches... It seems for most people, the longer the wait-list or

Lange has "updated" the Zeitwerk movement. But this is more than a small update, this is a whole redesign of the original movement. I found the original Zeitwerk to be super cool. But it was also diff

Green dials... It's no secret, green dials have become popular. Nearly every brand from A to Z has done a green dial. Even Patek Philippe has dressed up one of its iconic references in green. But who

Chrono 24 and WatchFinder have both lost copious amounts of consumer information both due to security breeches. A lot of this information is quite extensive, featuring full names, addresses, email add

What would you rather own? A collection of 2-3 very expensive watches that total a specific dollar/Euro/unit amount or a collection of 20 watches that total the same dollar amount? There are two train

In America, we have a little game called "Fantasy Football" and basically it goes like this... You predict which team will win the National Football League. Some people even go deeper, choosing their

"Rolex Robbers" is the new term I'm using to denote watch thieves. And while Rolex watches aren't the exclusive watches being stolen, it is probably one of the more popular ones being stolen. Foster C

Woke up to a beautiful day with a beautiful blue sky. Air is good today! And now, you can apparently see a beautiful sky blue on the new MB&F Legacy Machine Split Escapement EVO model. The latest mode

Saw this during Monterey Car Week at the local Patek Philippe dealer... Oh no! Assuming that this mishap was caused by a jewelry store employee (can't imagine a customer can open the display case), it

I want to write about music. Actually I really want to write about the best watch someone can buy in the 10,000 Euro range, but let’s talk about music first. Music produced by bands today are often “m

MING Watches is celebrating its 5th year Anniversary! And they're celebrating by giving back to their clients with gifts. There will be a random drawing of 120 winners! Some of them will win straps an

“Category defining” is an attribute we only bestow upon those who are true artists. Enter Miki Eleta, an artist who has been making mechanical devices and clocks for about 20 years. But despite his ma

Here's an interesting story that I found on today. Synopsis: Two Swiss Tourists in Naples were held up at gunpoint and a Richard Mille was stolen. Seven minutes later, an accomplice of the thief cam

More bad news... Stay safe folks! FYI, Walnut Creek is adjacent to Danville, where I posted another watch robbery incident that happened earlier this month! And Walnut Creek and Danville are both cons

The internet is all about unboxings right? Here's an unboxing of the highly anticipated M.A.D. 1 Red! A cool sleeve holds the packaging together. The packaging is clever, functional, and probably envi

Danville is a nice town in Northern California. An upper middle-class town, Danville is known for its good schools, warmer weather, and The Blackhawk Museum - a very famous classic car museum. The ave