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The best rolex ever made

The best rolex ever made

Can you guess it? The best watch ever to be made? My answer on this question is fairly simple. We are talking about the Rolex Datejust, more specif...

My issue with Omega explained. #omegarant

In an earlier blog post I gave a little nudge towards what I call my 'hate' for Omega. I should clarify this and I will do this in this rant/blog. ...

How to change a strap without tools?!

Exactly that, I go over the issue in this video. Any questions? Feel free to ask!

Knowledge sharing: Omega ref & serial number ( part 1)

Why am I writing this blog post? Quite frankly, I got back into Omega watches! "yay" This is a first since 2015. I still hate them for my own reaso...

The incredible history on Seiko diving watches

In this series we are going over certain incredible watches in the history of seiko. First of we take a look at the seiko J13046 cronos. One of the...

Rate isn't everything! What you need to know about " timegrapher readings"

The rate isn’t everything, what you need to know about timegraphers. Nowadays timegraphers have become very affordable and are starting to becom...

Oysterquartz: A hidden Rolex gem

Oysterquartz, a hidden Rolex gem When talking about popular Rolex models the Daytona, Submariner, Oyster Perpetual and others will come into mind b...

Seiko Weekdater Ref 6206-8990: Why you need one!

Seiko, you love them or you hate them. A lot of people are luckily in the love camp. The brand has a super rich history, has a lot of his history t...

One watch, one man, lots of stories: Rolex day-date 18038

One watch, one man, lots of stories. This is possibly the most influential watch in my personal life. A day-date, the president's watch, a brick of...

Watchmaking 101: how to use calipers

Calipers, often overlooked, often misunderstood. I have been around these things since I was a child. Many of you readers already know that my dad ...

Watchmaking 101: the apocalypse setup

In these dark times of lock down we get the time to think an thinker around. After a few dm's about watchmaking I decided it was time to start thi...

One watch, one man, lots of stories: Heuer Autavia - 11063v

This is the story of a Heuer autavia with the refrence 11063v and a caliber 12. Inherited by a little kid called Max. Max is Dutch guy with a pa...

Collectors favorite #10: Eric Wind

In this collectors favorite we talk with one of the mvp's in the vintage watch world. Hodinkee, Christie's, volunteer at the White house, you name ...