I met Jonathan Toumi six years ago, after what my kids had picked up in the garden thinking it was an interesting rock turned out to be a chunk of asbestos-cement. I subsequently developed a phobia of asbestos and other hidden enemies of our constructions, such as lead and radon. While he could have leveraged […]
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Comparing a relationship with a watch to a relationship with a human is completely insane from a normal person’s perspective. But, if you’re one of us, you know what I’m talking about. There’s a thing or two in common between falling in love and buying a watch. First, our eye is caught by something new. […]
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When the first variants of the Swatch x Blancpain collaboration were released, I waited in line to get one. I stood for hours outside in the very early morning, with my foldable chair and thermos. Not so much for the watch itself—this wasn’t like the first MoonSwatch where we had no idea if we’d ever […]
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My boss is on the American West Coast, 9 hours behind. I travel fairly frequently for work, to his timezone, and others. I have a bit of a watch obsession and the GMT complication is fun and pretty fascinating. Basically, a perfect storm to own at least one such piece. But while I tried a […]
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I know most of you come to this blog for watch-related content. Of the 99 articles I published before this one, watches, a personal passion / obsession, is largely what I’ve been writing about. And I realize that if I don’t want to lose most of you as readers, that’s largely what the next 99 […]
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My favorite places where watches are made all have something in common. They’re timeless. Whether that’s ironic or on the contrary to the point is up for debate. Either way, Stila SA, at the heart of La Chaux-de-Fonds, itself at the heart of Swiss watchmaking, is exactly that. Tradition and modernity under the same roof with […]
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A selection of the best local watchmaking sites you can visit.
Themed itineraries for those who love one brand in particular or watches in general.
