When you ask watch collectors, how they got into watches, it is quite often that they will talk about how as kids saw their father, grandfather, uncle or other influential male figure wearing elegant watches. They will often talk about Rolexes, Omegas, Pateks, maybe other brands that are buried in the dust of history. As […]
Back in the days, way, way before smartphones, social networks and especially Instagram, if you wanted to see amazing pictures, you would go to a photography exhibition. At that time, I had a mentor, who would initiate me in the magic world of photography and one day, he told me the secret of a great […]
Two years ago, I got a message on Facebook from Maciej Mazurkiewicz, inviting me to the first edition of the AuroChronos Festival… in Lodz, Poland! A watch show in Poland, focusing on microbrands and independent brands? I was dazzled by the audacity of the idea to create such an event in Poland and while I […]
If you are following my blog, there is a good chance that you are hunting for a timepiece, maybe a grail. I recently wrote a blog about the myth of the grail. I also recently reviewed my most recent acquisition which was certainly a dream, if not a grail. So now you may be wondering […]
I agonized over my vacation watch decision this year. In the past, I have worn “good“ watches on vacation and I have worn “affordable“ watches. I always get bent up over the condition my “good“ watches end up in after some time in the beach and pool. And the worst culprit is the sun cream. […]