FIFTH WRIST -

The «Gemba Walk»: a manufacture visit to the crazy*) Watch(wonder)land at Franck Muller

*) other meanings of «crazy», according to Merriam-Webster: dreamlike, unbelievable, eccentric, Alice-in-Wonderland …
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03/06/2025
Owner Review: Patek Philippe Calatrava Reference 3919 by @watchesandwords

Looking good is more important than being practical: Patek Philippe Calatrava Reference 3919 The perfect design for a time-only watch A simple time-only elegant wristwatch is, for my taste, the most beautiful watch you can wear as your daily watch. At the same time, it is obviously incredibly difficult to find such a watch, because,…
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20/05/2025
Owner Review: Wyler Dynawind by @notawatchsnob1

A Unique Piece of American History I’m excited to share a truly special timepiece with a powerful story. This vintage Wyler watch belonged to the legendary Harry Belafonte—a birthday gift from the owner of Wyler Watches. It wasn’t just worn, it witnessed history. Belafonte, known for hits like Day-O and Jump in the Line, was…
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29/04/2025
Owner Review: Seiko SPB151 “Willard” by @brewedtime

The afternoon sun was ferocious. I wiped the beads of sweat from my brow and took a moment to gather myself and take in my surroundings. The Mekong Delta was unforgiving but breathtaking. My shirt was wet, and I had lost all sense of time under the torture of the sun, so I glanced down…
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15/04/2025
Owner Review: Marathon OSAR-D by @brewedtime

Why This Marathon Completed A Dream My journey to discovering this watch takes me all the way back to my teenage years in England. Sitting in front of the old family PC, firing up the internet, and diving deep into the pages of watch forums. It was here, in the early days of the web,…
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25/03/2025
Owner Review: Glashutte Original Senator Automatic by @watchesandwords

Thinking wrong because … A German watch, a watch made in Glashütte, Saxony, an elegant time only execution, center seconds, clear bright dial, Roman numerals, railroad minute track, heat blued steel hands. I bet that every reader will now have a specific brand in mind. Exactly! I mean this brand. It’s exactly the brand that…
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19/03/2025
Owner Review: Lundis Bleus Royal Blue Grand Feu Enamel by @watchesandwords

Isn´t she lovely, isn´t she wonderful (Stevie Wonder) What a surprise, what a discovery I first became aware of Lundis Bleus watches electronically in January 2021, when Bastien Vuilliomenet, Dan Spitz and Johnny McElherron talked about Lundis Bleus watches, craftsmanship, the work of independents, enamel, design and artisanship in episode 32 of my favourite podcast…
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11/03/2025
Driving Time with David Dewitt from Ocean to Orbit

Ocean to Orbit – David Dewitt This interview is back from the Wristcheck event last year sadly due to the timing of the event we only managed to grab a few interviews and the audio isn’t perfect due to taking place during the event and us learning the microphones, This interview is with David Dewitt…
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04/03/2025
A visit to the museum of Longines in Saint-Imier

Last year I had the opportunity to visit the Museum of Longines. It is actually free of charge, but can only be visited as a part of a guided tour, hence you have to book it via the website. Although I strongly recommend that you do this whenever you are in Switzerland for watches you…
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21/02/2025
Driving Time with Jody from Erebus and JOMW

This interview is back from the Wristcheck event last year sadly due to the timing of the event we only managed to grab a few interviews and the audio isn’t perfect due to taking place during the event and us learning the microphones, This interview is with the world famous Jody from Erebus Watches and…
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18/02/2025