I’ve been revisiting the watches in the collection more than ever, selling back those that don’t get worn, or might be redundant (do I need three watches for walking the dog?). The process of freeing up space in the watch box has much improved in the past year; thank goodness my tastes are aligned with
When I see a watch I’m lusting after, I try — I really do! — to go through a process of waiting for a few months, to know that it’s really a watch that deserves a place in the collection, that I’d wear, that I don’t already have basically the same thing, that isn’t just
It’s been a while since my last watch post, and I’ve added, and subtracted, a few from the collection. Looking at the watches in the box, when there are more than a couple that just never find their way into the rotation, it was time to do some thinning. There was some redundancies in features,
The idea of needing to spend a lot of money to get a lot of watch is an idea Casio has been destroying for years. Honestly, how often are you diving, rescuing trapped miners from a kilometer underground and underwater, logging trees in the Pacific Northwest, or launching an amphibious attack against hostile forces in
The classic G-Shock square has made it’s way into my collection three times, and since the features are all very similar, there was no real need to review and cover the same ground. The square is just so good: the right size, great features, indestructible, inexpensive. All the standard G-Shock amenities, like multiple alarms, snooze,
Extremely popular when it was released, I jumped on the “Casioak” bandwagon as well, absolutely loving the super-stealthy “triple-black” look and overall design, the octagonal case being very distinctive, yet at the same time, understated, especially for a G-Shock. The case size is quite slim, making this suitable for more than just casual outings, and
My first foray into G-Shock watches, I picked this model out because of the different dial configuration, with the interesting seconds and mode indicator. The only real “special feature” here is the one-touch stopwatch: press the big central button and you automatically start the stopwatch. It’s a nice casual sporty weekend watch, easy-to-read analog display,