Horological Meandering

I love the sunburst dial on this Elka

After 60 years of R&D, analog quartz consumes only 1 or 2 microwatts. (vs Apple Watch 10,000 microwatts idle and dark). This is a 30 times efficiency gain. This insane efficiency in turn allows modern solar quartz to deliver an energy surplus of about

The predicament I'm in with my current two watch collection, a Moritz Grossmann Tefnut and a Parmigiani Kalpa...As much as I'd like to add a third, I'm having a difficult time imagining that I would get enough enjoyment out of any others to justify the ex

Before the rain. Happy Monday!

It’s fascinating: ever since this Breitling perpetual calendar entered my collection about one month ago, it has completely hijacked my wrist time. Every morning I look at the watch box, glance at a few pieces that are objectively more prestigious, more e

Discovery of the unknown is one of the defining aspects of any hobby that involves collecting. Whilst my wife and I were pondering diversifying some of our savings, I chanced upon the watch below being offered at Watches of Knightsbridge in December of la

I'm enjoying this M42s vintage style (with admittedly, Omega Seamaster 300-esque homage hands), wearable size (41mm) and a sufficient power reserve of ca. 50 hours. Lume on the hands and markers is quick to brightness, and winding on the wrist is surprisi

A few days ago, I got the battery on my TAG Heuer F1 from 1989 changed. Once I returned home, I placed it in the left slot of my black leather two-watch case. I had not intended too, it just happened, as if a sign from a higher power. The right slot house

Really cool 43mm tool watch with very interesting complications I will never use, but who cares? The tegimented steel I suppose really isn’t a gimmick in terms of added durability, and it gives off a really special gunmetal color and texture. And with the

The rotating bezel is engineered to be easily operated with heavy tactical gloves. It features scales for different stages of rescue operations (such as CSA and LPA) to safely time oxygen usage. I hopefully won’t be using it for this purpose, but it is a