Your Taste is Not Your Taste: A Savage Journey to the Heart of Horological Development I never understood what John Mayer meant when he said that he regretted buying his first ten or twelve watches. The first time I saw his episode of Talking Watches, I began to really, thoroughly think about my own collecting,…
Artillery, Infantry and Bayonets: A wristwatch’s role in World War One An officer from the 29th Division stands in a frontline trench, focused on the sweeping hand of his watch. He is poised to signal the start of his unit’s infantry attack at the precise moment his watch reads Zero Hour. The infantrymen on the fire…
We’ve Created a Forum… I know a lot of us utilize forums to conduct buys, sells, and trades. Many of us talk watches on the forums, and I have e-met several of you from a forum transaction or interaction. I believe forums play an important role in the life of a WIS. Don’t worry –…
How Far Can $1,500 Take You? Comparing Price Point Options from Switzerland, Germany, and Japan There’s a lot of debate in the watch world about what the best bang per buck at certain price points is. A lot of this is subjective, of course, based entirely on personal taste and what you’re looking to get…
Swift, Silent, Deadly: The Context of Time in Amphibious Raids In its 1996 concept document Operational Maneuver from the Sea, The United States Marine Corps defined the littorals as: “Those areas characterized by great cities, well-populated coasts, and the intersection of trade routes where land and sea meet. While representing a relatively small portion of the…
The Time Hack:Lessons learned from a bad watch mod experience When my favorite Marathon TSAR is not getting wrist time, I wear a modified Seiko SKX007 that is a truly one-off piece. I do not possess the patience or dexterity to try my hand at modding a watch, so I sent it out to a custom,…
The Time Hack: A king, a special ops helo pilot, and issued watches In the run-up to the start of this series, a member at the PW Facebook group asked a salient question. Would we be talking about mil-spec watches or military-issued watches? It was a good question, because those are indeed two different terms. With the former,…
A Lilac Dream: The H. Moser & Cie Purple Haze H. Moser & Cie is one of the most thought provoking brands that has come across my desk, and it shatters the barriers of the hum drum sports Rolexes we see so often. Moser is a brand that “real” horology enthusiasts respect and admire; likely…
Kickstarter Watches: The Virus the Watch Industry can’t shake… This is a follow up on my Fashion Watch Epidemic blog to some extent. I asked the Properly Wound Group for some insight on another hot topic, and this was certainly a popular topic. Fashion watches are an epidemic, but Kickstarter watches are a disgusting virus…
The Time Hack: A Series on the Military, and Watches – by Jon Custis Nearly 50 years ago, during the North Vietnamese Armyʼs 1972 Easter offensive, 33 year old Marine Captain John Ripley accomplished a staggering feat of valor and blunted an offensive surging into South Vietnam, while serving as an advisor to the 3rd Battalion of…