Cyber Monday Watch Sale: 12% Off Coupon At WatchWear.com (Part Of Kenmar Watches)

Today, Black Friday, is the king of retail shopping, but this coming Monday tries to be the king of Internet shopping. You’ll find deals across the board, but I thought it wise to mention that WatchWear.com, a partner of KenmarWatches.com is having a Cyber Monday sale in the form of 12% off and lots of [...]

Slow Going: A Few Days Away From aBlogtoRead.com For The Holiday

The image pictured represents two things. First, the type of traffic environment I will be facing in Los Angeles, and second, that the next few days are going to be slow on aBlogtoRead.com. I will be out of town, and thus pretty busy until December 2nd when I return.
Its possible I might get to post [...]

High End Japanese Citizen Chronomaster Ultra Accurate Watch Available

The main draw of the Japan only Citizen Chronomaster (previously discussed here) is really the movement. The Citizen A660 is a thermoline quartz movement that I spent some time discussing here. In summary it is a specially designed quartz movement that is able to modulate the vibration of the quartz crystal in differing temperatures to [...]

Save 15% For 15 Hours On The 27th Of November At Marcello C. Watches

Sales at Marcello C. watches don’t come often. Maybe once or twice a year you get an opportunity to own one these already affordable watches at a discount. For those of you waiting to get a Marcello C. watch, a good opportunity has shown itself. Marcello C. watches is celebrating 15 years of watch making; [...]

The Geochron Combines Clock And Map: Coolness And Utility Outweigh Geek Factor

This is not exactly a new product, but you probably haven’t seen one unless you are a regular reader of Hammacher Schlemmer catalogs and alike. The Geochron company makes, you guess it, Geochron wall clocks. There are a few models in the line, but they are very similar. The custom made wall clocks are actually [...]

Discussing DLC: Linde Werdelin Talks About The Hard Black Elemental Watch And Diamond Like Carbon Coating In General

You’ve probably seen at least something about DLC. You might not know what it is though, and the three letter term might go right past you. That’s OK, because DLC is a relatively new addition to a watch maker’s arsenal. Speaking with the very knowledgeable people at Linde Werdelin, I  recently have a new understanding [...]

Vacheron Constantin Returns To What It Is Good At With The Collection Excellence Platine Patrimony Double Retrograde Watch

Vacheron Constantin isn’t good at everything, but they are good at a few things. One of those things is making effectively simple luxury watches. Getting too avant garde really isn’t their thing. Releasing “modern” watches really isn’t their thing either. In my opinion the newer Quai de l’Ile collection was a visual and logical disaster.
Moving [...]

Living With The Past: Week With 1940’s Vintage Gallet Chronograph Watch

I am not really one of those “vintage guys.” You know the types; who like to buy things at thrift stores and search antique sales because nothing today is “hip enough.” I tend to like modern conveniences. The idea of driving a ‘classic’ car as my main ride without all the features I am used [...]

Watch Mod: Seiko SKX013 Watch Made Into A Medium Orange Seiko Monster, For Sale

From the same individual who brought us this Seiko modded to look like an MKII watch, comes this newest creation. Before discussing this latest creation, it is good to know about the impetus for all this. Watch modding is a very niche but dedicated hobby. Basically, it is modifying aspects of one watch, such as [...]

‘Survivor Man’ Les Stroud Now Wearing A Tissot T-Touch Trekking Wrist Watch

While I am not a lover of reality shows because most of them are not ‘real,’ an exception is Survivor Man on The Discovery Chanel. The idea of the show is simple. Les Stroud, a guy who has been doing nature survival shows for a long time throws himself into the wilderness for a week, [...]

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