One of the earliest teaching moments we all share is learning from our circumstances. Did your parents encourage you to learn from life’s good and bad deals? I bet they did. By no means have I perfected the art of … Read More

Many of us have grail watches that will some day grace our wrists. For me, the grail is the IWC Mark XVIII Petite Prince. My taste in watches is simple. I’m a flieger slash pilot slash field watch guy. From … Read More

My car fascination began in the spring of 1982 at the wide-eyed age of 12. It all started with a trip to the American institution of 7-Eleven. I grew up in a house that sat one lot removed from a … Read More

The first few months of 1988 were rough. For the most part, my hair had grown back after the boot camp buzz cut from the previous September. It had been a whirlwind from Air Force basic training to tech school … Read More

As our Amtrak train approached the Newark station I checked our flight status – delayed. While at the check in counter fifteen minutes later, we learned the delay was four hours. A drunken passenger on the inbound flight from Europe … Read More

The link between flight and watches goes all the way back to the earliest days of flying. Our story begins with Alberto Santos-Dumont. Santos was a Brazilian aviation pioneer living in Paris in 1904. All over the world, controlled, sustained flight was being attempted. Santos realized … Read More

A solid dive watch is an essential for those pursuing an active life. Hell, you could be a desk diver that never lifts a finger in the direction of exercise. Yet, a solid dive watch will round out a collection. … Read More

Fifty! How the hell did I get here this fast? I guess I’m not alone. Generation X as a whole is getting old and registering for AARP cards. Well, not registering but are of age to register for their old … Read More

In 1904, Paul Cattin and Georges Christian bought a recently closed watch factory. The two named their new watch company after a local brook. By 1911 Oris employed over 300 people while building houses and apartments for staff.… Read More