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Sir Quacks A Lot’s Hostile Takeover: A Quack-umentary of Chaos
Away from Desk - Reflecting on London and My Time in Watches
My favorite New watches: Watches and Wonders edition
Oris - Big Crown Pointer Yellow
The classic style with an updated look that brings the damn sunshine!.
Sartory Billard x studio underd0g - Sun(fl0wer)
This team-up was written in the stars….or gardens. Studio Underdog keeps upping their game, and Sartory Billard was just the craftsman to make it happen.
Nomos - Club Sport Neomatik World Timer
Nomos has a knack for wonderful, whimsical, and purposeful designs. And this time they found a beautiful and intriguing new way to show off world time functionality.
Enthusiast of the Month
Enthusiast of the Month
Matt Smith-Johnson - @teenage.grandpa
I started life as a small duck, limited by the boundaries of your reality. But this alluring creature granted me interdimensional existence, and now I’m everybody’s problem.
What makes them awesome?
Most Recent Watch Acquired - This is tricky because most of my new arrivals are projects I have worked on, haha. It kind of quells the beast.
My last purchase was 3 years ago, and it was a Mares Tectron Diver designed by Giulia Moselli. Not a common piece. But I just love how the bracelet and bezel echo one another.
There is some mystery about this watch and why it was made, so that appeals to me. Plus, I feel like G. Moselli was a cool female designer who doesn’t get enough credit.
Favorite Watch to Recommend to a Newb - Well, it’s not a specific watch, but I’ll say this: What makes you smile? Forget resale or illustrious provenance, just find what makes you feel something. Once you find that piece, educate yourself on it. Find out what makes a good example of that piece, and get one. Or maybe you discover that it’s a copy of something—well, follow the trail and find the original incantation of the idea. Maybe you’ll discover something the majority hasn’t.
Twisting my arm for specifics, I guess a fun place to start is to look at the non-professional Speedmasters. The Mk4.5, Teutonic,
Favorite Independent/Micro Brand - For micro-indies, I’d have to say Isotope, because they are doing some weird and wonderful things. The Moonshot Chronograph was my favourite watch of last year, I’m a fan of the Hydrium, and I love that UFO jumping hour you might see at the shows.
Also, they are still rather accessible, and I like that.
Here are some of Matt’s current faves:
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