Ok, so look – Mike and I covered Holiday Gift Ideas in Episode 203 on the podcast. But if for any reason anyone else needed some more, here are some awesome (and frankly better) choices than what we had on air.
The concept of the watch is no longer a tool, but a medium—and in a category of its own alongside sculpture or painting (consider Moser’s high-art Swiss Cheese Venturer or Swiss Alp Repeater). If this is something you’re willing to entertain, then it’s worth acknowledging the contributions of several dismissed brands and the artists behind them.
If watch-collecting has become a socially acceptable form of insanity, then at least channel that passion toward understanding the game with these 10 watch books.
Overwhelmed Swiss factory guy 1: “Hold up, why is there a tachymeter scale if half the numbers are gone?” Overwhelmed Swiss factory guy 2: “Because of le quartz, man. Don’t ask questions. Do you want to lose your job?!”
I wanted to take a moment to look inward and examine how I have been approaching watch collecting to see exactly how it’s been impacting my life financially (and, to an extent, emotionally).
This is not an article about the fabled Rolex Explorer 1016. But… if you squint your eyes really tight and tilt your head, it could kind of look like one.
If you miss the cut-off for the holiday these picks aren’t a bad way to spend a gift card on something that you’ll actually want.
