Walt's Corner

TLDR: This is one gorgeous watch. This thing is larger than life. Maybe it’s the unusually wide band, but when worn it doesn’t seem as big as it looks. Buy this on sale and it’s almost worth its money in parts, but then value is in the eye of the beholder.  And the case – extravagant! This watch gets cased as if it were a Grand Seiko or Ball. If you like their unique style as I do, you’ll gladly pay a little bit more than you would have for a watch carrying a budget Miyota 8215 under the hood.

I’m a watch guy. You’ll never catch an Apple Watch on me. Or Samsung. I take pride in mechanical/automatic watches. And a few quartz models as well. Not that there’s anything wrong with Apple or Samsung watches. You do you, baby! Seiko Five are some of the best bang for you buck watches you can […]

Orient Blog talking about their first digital watch. I remember that. My paternal grandfather, known to us as Grandpa Basil, had one. I remember seeing him wearing it. Placing it on the shelf. I’d touch it to turn on the display. Had to be a major battery hog as that tech had not gained the […]