Horological Meandering

A quick look at my dive watch line-up. I like to build collections. I’m not really academic about it, but rather focused on what captures my imagination. For the first time I’m actually ready to sell some watches, starting with that big IWC Aquatimer. In ...  

I’ve been back and forth on getting a WMT for a few years, initially one of their “Daytonas” and then some others. Have not pulled the trigger yet.

They’re not expensive, but still cost more than a high-end Moon Swatch. I bought them as gifts for the young guns on my team. They 22 year old finance bros have been told (by me) that fakes and homages are not acceptable, but if they want to emulate the l... 

They are cartoonish, intentionally, and any brand that wants to enforce against that is just silly to me. And it’s this cartoonish take on the classics is what is appealing (to me at least). I am not n favour of high end replicas, like you. But these are ... 

These are a super fun true “homage” in the original sense of the word. They touch on the original, but make it entirely their own. I love that their Speedmaster version even has the dot over the 90 wmtwatches.com

What is the UN Diver Air like to live with in terms of legibility? It looks OK from your picture. All the best, Jon

Obviously it’s not as perfect as a Fifty Fathoms because it’s skeletonized but you quickly learn to see it correctly. It’s weird to compare it to a Richard Mille, I’m doing so because of the ultra low weight and transparent architecture, but in that compa... 

Scrolling through the images the Rolex comes off almost bland though it is a serious divers and tool watch. Thanks for sharing all the details.

Thanks for sharing!

You’ve got some serious hitters, many that are interesting and some that are playful! Good job.