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It has been too long since I had this one on my wrist. Way too long. It is starting to call from the safebox.....150 miles away....but i can hear it. When I bought this 9 years ago, the dial was almost black.....maybe the vaguest hint of brown. But now, it is turning more and more brown. A deep even

Wearing this one for the first time in weeks. Not had much chance to rotate my watches of late due to heavy traveling. Paired with Camille Fournet brown straps and a GS pin buckle here. It feels more casual. The watch is simple, classic, but not boring at all. Ken

The Dark Ages of modern horology - i.e. the period from 1980 to 2000. Many of the traditional brands were in dire straits during the era and some temporarily disappeared. But as so often the phoenix did rise from the ashes... So looking forward to Piaget Polos, the golden era of quartz, and the resu

Hi All Recently realised that I have more blue dialed watches than ones with a black dial. That and it seems everyone has been celebrating/ sharing their blue dials - thought I'd do the same. It starts with a brace of blue dialed Seikos - the ever ubiquitous five and a rather nice diver. Both classi

Good in a suit or with jeans! Alfred

Whenever I am in Singapore, I always try to visit one of my favourite shops, the L'Atelier by the Hour Glass in Ion which was a wonderful selection of Independent brands. I am trying to get my Dad to buy an indie brand for his first nice watch and we saw the beautiful steel version of the Parmigiani

Over the past month I have been introducing the Credor line of timepieces. The first two posts presented the higher-priced Credor men's and ladies' lines of watches, and I showed a few of the Credors that I have owned. In this post I propose to acquaint our community with the movements used in Credo

New class of students at the “Alfred Helwig” School of Watchmaking Fresh talent for a centuries-old craftsmanship For them, a new way to think about time: Last week, fifteen newly arrived apprentices took up their studies at Glashütte Original's “Alfred Helwig” School of Watchmaking. They will focus