Xemex Speedway: Watch I Would Wear If Was A Math Teacher

Math teacher is really the first thing that comes to mind when I see the Xemex Speedway. Don’t get me wrong, but the ruler hands and sharp angularity, combined with the clear colors and the compass-like round face all make me think of measuring instruments and time proven formulae. The look is deceptively aesthetic [...]

I Am Not Cool Enough For This Watch, But I Want to Be: Zenith Defy Extreme

Zenith has come a long way from being a maker of fine movements to fine looking watches. Having died for a while some years ago, the brand returned vigilant in its desire to make bold looking watches without counterpart. The Zenith Defy Extreme line is the epitome of that pursuit. Nothing looks quite like it, [...]

The Omega Speedmaster X-33

Say Hi to the Omega Speedmaster X-33. Introduced in 1998, this is one amazing watch. Omega literally flight (and crash) tested it with NASA and military pilots, experimenting with several design iterations before settling on and shipping two commercial versions. It was designed for pilots and space flight, and is rated by NASA for the mission to Mars. Without a doubt, this is one of the coolest and most interesting analog-digital watches ever made.

Blognapping: Often Innocent Copyright Violations

There is often a misconception that content online is either free or up for grabs. Most of us are well skilled in the art of copying and pasting, and we take its functionality for granted. Often times taking other people’s content, we seldom stop to think of the implications. Granted, this is not my personal [...]

P.E.A.R - People Enraged by Apple Relations: The New Word In the Anti-Apple Arsenal and Apple’s New iPhone Sales Policy

I am coining the acronym P.E.A.R (People Enraged by Apple Relations). Not just because Pears make a decent alternative to apples, but because mobilization and group think is an important part of rebelling against an evil empire. I think anti-Apple thinkers aren’t organized because our disdain of their policies and products is usually pretty obvious [...]

Blogging For Self Promotion

Blogging basically started as a way share your digital diary with…, well anyone. The concept seemed a bit “trendy” at first. One of those, “using the power of the internet” to allow the lay person to distribute their ideas. The fear was that legions of untalented, bad writers would flood the net with uninteresting, or [...]

ETA to Cease Making Movements for Outside Watch Makers

Watch forums are a buzz over the fact that ETA will be halting all sales of it’s movements to outside watch makers in 2010. ETA is a quasi government-owned company that designs and manufactures watch movements. Some of these go directly to its brands (such as Swatch), others are made in kit form and are [...]

Review of the Oceanus 5 Motor Tide Graph (OCWM700TDA-1AV)

View the Oceanus OCWM700TDA-1AV Photo Gallery (silver titanium). View the Oceanus OCWM700TBA-1AV Photo Gallery (black titanium). Announced in July 2007, the sleek and professional Oceanus OCWM700TDA-1A is the latest addition to the Oceanus line of classically styled quartz watches with…

Temption CGK203 Watch Review: German Bauhaus Powerhouse

There is a good deal to say about the Temption CGK203, much of which has been said in other reviews. I am going to attempt to discuss what I believe is salient and important to my ownership experience, as I do own one of these. Temption is a small German maker with only one distributor [...]

70’s Retro Done Well: Louis Vuitton Tambour Diver

It is easy to find the style of the 1970s unappealing. Despite the fact that it is “coming back,” (from what I hear) it was an era of too many browns, too much synthetics, and too much hair. One thing however that the 1970s encouraged was large size. Big hair, big cars, big pants, and [...]

Maligned Marketing: Apple Tactics

As a product enthusiast I tend to have very strong opinions regarding how a company presents itself. Marketing and sales tactics, while not necessarily consumer friendly conversation is one of the most important parts of doing business. We have all had good and bad experiences with a company, for no business is perfect. However, when [...]

Affiliate Marketing, Watch Shopping, and Design Knock-Offs

Affiliate marketing in a nut shell is when an site that sells a product pays a site that draws a customer to the product seller’s site. The two entities here are the advertiser (has product to sell), and the publisher (drives traffic). An enormous trend these days is recommendation based affiliate marketing. Essentially when a [...]

Watching Watches

Watch spotting is a really silly hobby, but I cannot help it most of the time. Walking around at events with my eyes at wrist level, sometimes I impress myself by spotting watches. Naming the brand, the model from afar. Is this like bird watching? Probably not as primordial. I spend a good deal of [...]

Inside Basel World San Francisco Dinner Afterthoughts: Weirdo Watch Afficianado Roundup

I felt the need to talk about this event, even though I attended it in June (of 2007). I read WatchTime magazine and learned about a watch dinner (Inside Basel World) that was to be a recap of the events and news of Basel World 2007. For those of you who don’t know, Basel [...]

Getting the Best Watch Deals

I remember back in college when I first started appreciating watches. I began to learn that there were so many watch companies and manufacturers. With prices ranging from $100 to well over $100,000. The watch magazines (like WatchTime or InSync) categorized a “mid to low range” watch at between $1,000-$2000. This is rather steep. And [...]

Domain of your personal name taken? Mine was, but I got it back.

In deciding the name for this blog I briefly played with the idea of titling it arieladams.com. In doing so, I had to make sure that I could register the name domain name “arieladams.com.” Therefore, you go to Network Solution, or any of the other registers and check the availability of the domain name. I [...]

First Watch Post

Being 25 and into watches does not always go together. Watches are inherently very expensive, and the cost of admittance into the hobby can be overwhelming. It is a hobby and passion of appreciation and style. You have to appreciate the beautiful, recognize the handsome, and critique the flawed. Few of us are hands on [...]

Under Construction

So the site has officially started to unfold. I am getting help with everything. But here is a list of what I want to accomplish.
1. Create pages for various topics and areas
2. Choose a good skin for Wordpress
3. Add users with their own pages and accounts.
4. Figure out how to implement Google Analytics
5. Start [...]

The Citizen BM6400 Watches

Sometimes all you want from a watch is the time and date in a nice, readable format. Not too fancy, not too cluttered, not too expensive. Allow me introduce the Citizen BM6400 watches.

Introducing the Watch Report Forums

After three years, the amount of email I get has finally become overwhelming. Rather than give up, I decided to create the Watch Report Forums.

Review of the Tissot Seastar 1000

The Tissot Seastar 1000 is an entry-level Swiss automatic in the diver segment. The most current version dates back to 2004, but the Seastar name has been around for more than 30 years. Currently, the Seastar is offered in the…