Archive - Thoughts on Watches

Choosing a Bronze Diver

My Ongoing Debate Between the Oris Carl Brashear Bronze 401 and the Yema Superman Heritage Bronze

Jun 25, 2024 •

December 2023

Enjoying the Monta Skyquest

Checking in on six months of wearing my favorite microbrand travel watch.

Dec 2, 2023 •

August 2023

State of the Glycine Airman Collection

The Largest Set of Airmans that I've Owned

Aug 24, 2023 •

March 2023

Why Write About Watches?

With so much engaging video content out there for watch enthusiasts, is there any point in writing about the watch collecting journey?

Mar 4, 2023 •

March 2021

Building a Glycine Airman Collection

I set out to find the perfect Glycine Airman for my collection and ended up with an Airman collection instead.

Mar 13, 2021 •

June 2020

The One Watch I Would Keep

A Sinn 857 UTC TESTAF was my first "big" watch purchase and if forced to only take one watch with me into the future, it's the one I would keep.

Jun 25, 2020 •

April 2020

Choosing my First Mechanical Watch

How buying a watch to commemorate my daughter's birth got me into watches.

Apr 29, 2020 •

My Journey Back to Wearing Watches

How my interest in watches got (re)started.

Apr 28, 2020 •

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