Journal

  • What Makes a Watch Collectible?

    What Makes a Watch Collectible?

    While browsing through the latest WatchTime magazine late the other evening I came across a Q&A with a fellow named Patrik Hoffman, current EVP of WatchBox. He was asked the following question, "What makes a watch collectible to you?" If...

  • Fit, Style and Comfort - All-New Watch Straps On The Way

    Fit, Style and Comfort - All-New Watch Straps On The Way

    Having seen them around Instagram, read about their versatility and now handled them a few times up close the style of strap like Erika’s Originals deserves a spot in the arsenal.  This was not always the case, an elastic type...

  • Fine Timepiece Solutions Launches American Watch Movement Manufacturing

    Earlier this month I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a day listening and learning about a new watchmaking facility bringing the opportunity for American watch brands to realize the benefits of working domestically.  Today its not uncommon for American...

  • Cannot Believe We Paid Archie Luxury For a Review

    Cannot Believe We Paid Archie Luxury For a Review

    Are paid reviews and the exchange of money or products for a glowing critique something we do as a brand? Absolutely now, well, perhaps just this once. After a year of watching the “Pontiff” Archie Luxury, or Paul Pluta, I...

  • SEALS On The Block Chain

    SEALS On The Block Chain

    I’ve heard a lot about blockchains and some of the different problems they’re attempting to solve. A couple of months ago, I was approached by a company called SOMA, and, after hearing their pitch, decided that it made a lot...