The Best Watch Museums in Switzerland
As Watches & Wonders kicks off on Tuesday, professionals and enthusiasts from around the world will converge around the industry’s latest novelties. Living in a city where thousands of folks depend on the global watch market to make ends meet, I certainly respect
Understanding the Paradigm Shift in International Aid – A Conversation with Stéphanie Simpson of Terre des Hommes
As regular readers of this blog know, I try to modestly support an NGO close to my heart, Terre des hommes, the leading Swiss organization for children’s rights. If you remember the charity watch sale a few of us organized at the end
The Best Investment You Can Make In A Watch? Time.
Watches are like human faces. They all share the same basic features and yet come in an infinity of variations. From the enthusiast’s perspective, that makes them both wonderful and equally frustrating. You can love them all but not own them all. And
WristTrack, the App for Watch Nerds You Didn’t Know You Needed
As someone who works in “tech” and is obsessed with watches, the Instagram Story Robert-Jan Broer posted about the WristTrack app last month immediately caught my attention. The notion that other people are both down the watch rabbit hole and geeky enough to
“Cheap” Watch Thrills
Winning the Champions League with Real Madrid is impressive. Clinching a third division title with the second smallest budget can be even more of an achievement. It’s the same with watches. I love it when brands defeat strict cost constraints in design, materials
Five Years Ago, Covid Changed the Watch Game
As always, when I write about watches, it’s meant as a break. For myself and hopefully for you. I was reflecting this morning, after hearing horrible news about Gaza, about how my mind seems to go back to watches as a refuge, a
We Have the Watches, We Don’t Have the Time
Today is not about watches, just about time. While I’d love to take credit for the header, most of you are probably already familiar with the original “You have watches, we have the time.” The quote is often attributed to the Taliban during
A Walk Through Humanity at the Red Cross Museum in Geneva
In a few weeks, folks from around the world will be heading to Geneva for Watches & Wonders, the trade’s most anticipated annual event. Beyond just watches, the city of Geneva is often associated with luxury and wealth. That’s why I’ve always found
