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Unpopular opinion: things a watch collector should know (without having to go to the watchmaker)

Do you know how to take care of your vintage watches yourself?

[Short and Sweet] New Watch Alert: Dan Henry 1975

There’s a new divers watch in town, and you’ll want more than one of it.

Unpopular Opinion: Watches that get too much hype

I was working out my thumbs on IG and scrolling through Stories when I chanced upon this survey of vintage watches by Goldammer (check...

Social Media - are you buying the watch you really want?

When I take Grab rides (Singapore Uber) I always make it a point to peek at the driver's wrist - a nice wrist watch can make for good...

COVID-19 and the end of the dress watch

The sports watch became the better watch of choice for my new lifestyle. Bezels, lume and 22mm lugs were commonplace in my rotation.

Chiming In: Watches and "Value"

Value to me is an equation (not that I'm good at math though) - the perceived cost of a watch over what you paid for it. Simple as that.

Chiming In: My pet peeves when it comes to vintage watch collecting

I was listening to the latest Casual Walk Talk's podcast and they gave me an idea for a list article - straight out knock-off for this one a

5 lessons I learnt about buying from eBay

Oh, the bargain bin. Don't we all love a good barn find - that exquisite watch that's hidden behind cracked glass, stored away from the...

Collecting watches: how in the world did I ended up with 135 of them?!

So I hit 5,000 followers on Instagram. That to me is quite the milestone. I've never really been a fan of being active on the platform...

COVID-19 and the watch collection

At the time of writing, I have a bunch of straps from Cheapest Nato Straps incoming (more than a month on), one custom order of straps...

When Rolex becomes an EDC

Well it’s not because people are getting richer, that’s for sure. Coming full circle The Rolex watch was created to be the every man’s...

The day I almost died. And got a Seiko.

Seiko. Good brand. Good watches. Good price. And when these guys throw out a collab they go all out. Or the fans do anyway. Scalpers,...

Common watch marketing terms and what they really mean

Oh boy how the collector’s world has changed. I was talking to a few seasoned veterans over the weekend and they were reminiscing about...

Four kinds of vintage watch collectors

This came out from a pretty neat discussion I had this evening with a collector buddy of mine. We were talking about a recent sale on an...

Your watch - is it tool or luxury?

Because it sure isn't an investment. That leads me to today's topic - why do you buy or collect watches? I hope this post provokes some...

To fix or not to fix? Would you want your vintage watch to look NOS?

This came up during one of the chats I had with a potential buyer. Would you? I guess there’s not really a straight yes or no, and I’m...

Is there a right time to buy vintage?

I suppose the short answer is "not when everyone else is buying the same thing," but I'm going to make an intelligent attempt at shedding...

How I like to start my automatic watches.

Just a quick sharing before I head out about how I like to start up my automatic watches. I used to wind up the automatic watches, or...

Vintage watches: Would you even adjust the time on them?

I was late for work today. Waking up the room was bright from the morning sun. My throat dry, muscles sore from the sleep. Fast forward...

That sinking feeling (when I lose a watch)

“But you wanted to sell them didn’t you?” Those word flew across table like shrapnel, and it made me think - back to the day when I was...

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