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Rob English, who lives in my town, is one of the preeminent steel frame builders, arguably in the world. We're very lucky to have him in our town. He makes some splendid cycling machines.

Non Chronometer: And for the comparison, the Chronometer version. It must be my favorite vintage Zenith movement. Enjoy, Nicolas

I'm used to AD's promptly removing stickers and other trinkets that come with the watch, but to my surprise my Tissot AD 'let me walk' without removing any of the stickers! I was surprised, shocked even-- so much so that I had to double check if the watch

Cellphone shots of the Moon these past two nights .... (Google Pixel 8 Pro)

The Cartier Pasha Meridian GMT 2377 I have been thinking about this watch for several years now. I was off-put by comments made by my watchmaker who said "if you buy that watch nobody will be able to service it but Cartier". I took his advice but didn't l

For the next three weeks I will only be wearing this one. It just sort of became my own little summer tradition over the years to wear it while following the Tour de France cycling race. Today was the first stage. 20 more days to go. I love the monumental

… working on their veredicts which will be announced today in this same thread. They will disclose their veredicts along the day considering their different Time Zones. Thanks a lot to all participants for their wonderful entries answering our Theme. I wi

The one, the first... Best, Nicolas

The first generation Toric watches have a charm to them that is captivating. I am fortunate to have found three of these Gen 1 watches - the Toric Tourbillon, Chronograph, and Automatic. Thanks for looking and enjoy this Toric Tuesday. M4