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I am a rather boring person, a shy introvert lacking social skills, just another bland guy and this is why I have mixed feelings every time I come across a noisy extrovert, a little bit annoyed, a little bit envious… My choice of watches has always reflected my blandness as I tend to avoid the […]

The Collection The Breguet Marine collection symbolises the spirit of adventure and conquest. It is inspired by the timepieces of yesteryear that were used as scientific instruments, particularly in maritime navigation. In 2021, Breguet adds to this line new variations in rose gold with a slate-gray dial, and in titanium with a blue dial.   […]

My WIS buddies can still call me a Seiko fan boy despite my recent Swiss appetite J. I had a predominant focus in my watch collecting for Seiko divers (vintage and modern) and I was also attracted by other categories as well. Out of all the vintage Seiko’s I’ve had throughout the years the watch […]

A lot of firsts with this watch! This is the very first Professional Omega Seamaster 300m released in 1993. This quartz version (2541.80.00) in particular is the first Omega watch in a Bond movie – worn by Commander Bond in 1995 Golden Eye. Also this movie was the first one when Pierce Brosnan played the […]

Whenever we think of tool watches the likes of Rolex submariner, Tudor submariner or Hamilton Khaki watches come to mind. Watches designed to be used as instruments to help their wearer in whatever his task is and to be sturdy enough to withstand the conditions of the job. Now there is no doubt that the […]

About a week ago, me and alex.other had a watch geek meetup over some  fine single malt whiskey and a lot of very cool watches. One of the watches that Alex brought was a Seiko Automatic Chronograph, now this is a very strange occurrence for his collection and it isn’t because he does not like […]

Breguet introduces the state of the art CLASSIQUE DOUBLE TOURBILLON 5345 QUAI DE L’HORLOGE. This new model blends mechanical virtuosity with aesthetic mastery: entirely exhibited, the movement reveals two tourbillons that set the whole plate in motion through a central differential. Each component is hand-finished, while the back of the movement is engraved with the […]

I am collecting watches for a little less than a decade and it is my first Tudor Prince Date. I started with G-shocks and in couple of years gradually moved to mechanical/quartz pieces, majority (who am I kidding…almost all) being Seikos.  Recently (discretely dared by a dear friend :)), I started to look towards the […]

The watch I am wearing lately is a Tudor Black Bay. An outstanding watch from a well know brand which captured my attention. This is the brand that for many years was in the shade of its bigger sister, the Rolex company. For a couple of years now, Tudor has built a character of its […]

I have just set up my phone to wake me up at 4:30. Just for fun, I also set my Jaeger LeCoultre Master Memovox to ring at around 4:35. I am in my room in a hotel in Istanbul, pretty dizzy after a Gala Dinner at Istanbul Technical University. I must leave the hotel at […]

When I have started collecting watches, I have never imagined wearing a watch like the Bell&Ross BR01-94 – Titanium Orange LE. All I ever cared for was an interesting movement, a historical watch or an interesting story. I have once met an old gentleman who had some old watches, among which an old Longines watch. […]

  The Breguet Marine ticks to the rhythm of the ocean swell and the light currents of the trade winds: a combination of a timeless aesthetic and technical performance in Breguet’s time-honored tradition. Now Breguet offers the Marine 5517, the Chronographe 5527, and the Alarme Musicale 5547 in rose or white gold with matching gold […]

We will start our presentation of Czapek Antarctique with a brief history of the manufacturing company because I think it is a little bit less heard of. However, let me first point out that I really like their slogan – “We Collect Rare People”. “François Czapek was a Czech-born Polish watchmaker who fled to Geneva […]

Fellow readers, today I will talk about one of my personal watches – the Breitling Navitimer 01 Ref. AB012012. Imagine, you are at the airport. Not a big European airport in its current post millennial design and architecture. Imagine a smaller airport, only 1 big hall for all the passengers. You have your ticket and […]

There are two categories of Seiko watch idiot savants: one considers that only a monocoque case (600m or 1000m) can be called a Tuna, the other considers that also a two piece shrouded case, the 300m Marinemaster Proffessional SBBN007, can be called a Tuna. I am in the latter category, even though I recently added […]

I like cars – not the flashy exotic supercars but the sleeper type, the seemingly normal car that out of the blue proves everyone that it is the fastest and shows that underneath an inconspicuous exterior lies an incredible technical marvel, just like the Grand Seiko Spring Drive Diver’s 200m – SBGA 029. The ultimate […]

There are two type of watches that are by far the favourite amongst WIS – diver and pilot watches, with the CWC RN Fleet Air Arm Pilots Cronograph fitting in the latter category and even more because I personally think that it is one real pilot watch. These were tool watches, designed to perform a […]