I’ve always felt that the greatest lie we tell ourselves about the internet is that we’re somehow immune to being deceived. We like to imagine that experience equals invulnerability, that years of trawling listings and watching auctions have sharpened us into something like a hunter with a sixth sense. But …
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The psychology of watches is something we rarely discuss openly, but many of us feel it instinctively. A watch is never just a timekeeping device. It’s an anchor, a mirror, a monument, sometimes even a mask. When we look down at the piece on our wrist, what we see isn’t …
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There’s a quiet magic in the idea that light—something so universal, so omnipresent, so taken for granted—can power the heartbeat of a wristwatch. Not in the way of the ticking quartz or the sweeping mechanical balance wheel, but in a manner that bridges science and simplicity, sustainability and sophistication. The …
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This ones for the everyday watch-wearer, the collector, the mechanic, the diver, the enthusiast… and yes, even the know-it-alls among us. No slight meant to anyone involved in a recent post about steam, but let’s be honest—it gets a bit worrying when the facts around vapour and watches get tangled …
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There’s a peculiar sort of magic in the world of watchmaking—a craft so often reduced to precision parts and silent mechanisms, yet alive with stories, personalities, and the patience only a human can possess. As I sit down to reflect on Peter Speake and the ripple he’s made in this …
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I remember when the rhythm of collecting watches was defined by silence. It wasn’t silence in the literal sense—you could always hear the tick of a balance wheel, the click of a crown winding—but silence in the social sense. Collecting was, more often than not, a solitary pursuit. You could …
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For all the attention lavished on the front of a watch—the dial, the hands, the indices, the complications—there’s a quiet, often overlooked component that carries both the burden and the soul of the timepiece. The caseback, that unassuming surface pressed against the wrist, holds the final word in engineering, the …
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There are moments in horological history where progress doesn’t arrive in a flourish of invention or artistry, but in something altogether quieter. The rise of electric clocks—specifically the synchronous type—is one of those stories. No dazzling complications, no sapphire casebacks, and no Geneva stripes. Just practicality, reliability, and a low, …
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If you’ve spent any time exploring the upper reaches of independent watchmaking, then the name F.P. Journe will already echo with reverence. And if it doesn’t, it should. In a world filled with homage, heritage, and a fair few hollow gestures, François-Paul Journe stands among the very few who didn’t …
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When we talk about the defining characteristics of a wristwatch, we tend to focus on the dial, the hands, the movement—and rightly so. But there’s a component that quietly frames the entire experience, both visually and functionally. That component is the bezel. While it may seem decorative or peripheral at …
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Just About Watches
