One of the major concerns I've seen on WPS is who and where will our Independent, Vintage and Startup Brands watches be serviced especially if the Principal moves on. On the Direction of my Sensei Nicolas I am initiating this post which hopefully becomes
I do love the blue of this Doxa dial, but it’s challenging to capture it in a photo…with my lame photography skills! Doxa Ltd 300B Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons
The predicament I'm in with my current two watch collection, a Moritz Grossmann Tefnut and a Parmigiani Kalpa...As much as I'd like to add a third, I'm having a difficult time imagining that I would get enough enjoyment out of any others to justify the ex
After 60 years of R&D, analog quartz consumes only 1 or 2 microwatts. (vs Apple Watch 10,000 microwatts idle and dark). This is a 30 times efficiency gain. This insane efficiency in turn allows modern solar quartz to deliver an energy surplus of about
In their recent excellent video discussing the Watches and Wonders 2026 both Tim Mosso and Jack Forster had an interesting discussion about how they didn't see any real innovation, things felt repetitive and prices overall have become too expensive. The s
Discovery of the unknown is one of the defining aspects of any hobby that involves collecting. Whilst my wife and I were pondering diversifying some of our savings, I chanced upon the watch below being offered at Watches of Knightsbridge in December of la
It’s fascinating: ever since this Breitling perpetual calendar entered my collection about one month ago, it has completely hijacked my wrist time. Every morning I look at the watch box, glance at a few pieces that are objectively more prestigious, more e
I'm enjoying this M42s vintage style (with admittedly, Omega Seamaster 300-esque homage hands), wearable size (41mm) and a sufficient power reserve of ca. 50 hours. Lume on the hands and markers is quick to brightness, and winding on the wrist is surprisi