Interview: Marc Montagne, Author of “Invest in Watches: the Art of Watch Collecting”

September 4, 2023

While Marc Montagne has become a close friend over the years, I am first and foremost a fan of his (although please don't tell him). We met in 2015 after I reached out as a reader of his fantastic Quora contributions and as

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Watch Hunting: A Perpetual Quest

June 2, 2023

Earlier this week I polled on Instagram about what should be the next blog post and, by a very short margin, "Thoughts on watch hunting (why it never stops)" emerged as the winner. So here we go. The intense sensations in watch hunting

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My Journey Writing a Novel About Watch Collecting

May 25, 2023

Earlier this year, I published an ebook about watch collecting (paper version coming in a few months). While watch-related books are not uncommon, the particularity here is that it’s fiction. The novel is about a watch collector, Herbert, who finds his grail watch

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Everyday Watches: Triple Wristing with the Artworth Brothers

September 12, 2022

You may have already stumbled upon the Artworth Brothers on Instagram. The 3 young men from Bienne have a following equivalent to 4 times the population of our city! Their content is always very suave, mixing watches with cars

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The mind of a watch addict

Republishing Brian Ehrmantraut’s “Descent Into Hell” 25 Years Later

August 27, 2022

When I started getting into watches, and realized the passion was turning into an obsession, I wanted to learn more. Not just to manage my own tendencies, but also out of deep curiosity for the phenomenon: what is it about watches that captures

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