Luxury watch | The Theowrist

The Theowrist is a watch blog with a logical twist, pondering the various thrills and ills of watch ownership, watch collecting and watch neurosis. Exploring why I like watches, I share my watchbox, and open the caseback of my mind to see what is going on in the twisted ticking brain of a watch theowrist. It is unfortunate at times, but I like watches, I like them a lot.

Dec 73 min read

The Watch PIT | Problems, Ideas, Thoughts.

It's been a while since I did a random PIT post, but as the sales appear, and the grails appear, offers, special offers everywhere. So...

Sep 216 min read

My visit to the AD | Rolex Exhibition 2024

Yes, I was back at the AD for the first time after buying the Explorer II, and yes I wore it, and yes it was to prove that I hadn't...

Aug 304 min read

First Impressions | Human Conditioning Project - T-shirts and stuff.

You hear beautiful stories about how people came to be in possession of their watches, a family heirloom, a souvenir from a major...

Aug 116 min read

My visit to the AD | Another Rolex adventure with juicy bits

The last Rolex adventure was a super random visit in September 2023, so this one was way overdue and less random. That was a Rolex...

Jul 286 min read

Watch Review | Raymond Weil Freelancer

I am indulging myself here, this isn't for anyone but me - a review for the first Swiss watch I bought. But as always, It's not fancy or...

May 196 min read

Spending Time in Paris & First Impressions...

See what I did there, it's genius you'll see why...welcome and thanks for checking out this post. It's been a while since I have been...

May 105 min read

Ten Grand Swiss Tourbillons - a bargain in context...

How about this, instead of spending £10-£15k on a Rolex that does nothing but tell the time, or tell the time twice (GMTs), or with a bit...

Apr 2111 min read

Top 30 | Best Black Watches

I have wanted a black watch for ages, as black as possible were my initial thoughts but then I loosened up a bit. There are a loads of...

Mar 164 min read

Watch PIT - Problems, Ideas, Thoughts | Basket Case

This is mainly problems, I have problems, watch-I-want problems, first world problems. I like many watches, I put them in baskets. I have...

Feb 193 min read

First Impressions: Cartier Ronde Croisière de Cartier.

Well then, well then, what do we have here? You're right it's the Ronde Croisière de Cartier, as much as I love Cartier, they need to...

Jan 145 min read

The Birth of 2024 | Top watch wants...

Well, I thought I would add this post as soon as possible before I forget or get too busy. And as I forgot to in the last post, I will...

Jan 79 min read

The Death of 2023 - part 3 | Watch Brand of the Year

Have I overdone it here by adding a part three, it's a bit late, but I really want to have a look at a couple of brands that have given...

Dec 17, 20237 min read

The Death of 2023 | Top 3 Watches of the Year

It's that time of year again, the death of the year, the end of another orbit around the moon on this flat old planet Urth. I've just...

Nov 8, 20234 min read

Watch Problems, Ideas, Thoughts - Watch PIT

This is a bit random and I should be researching for my studies but I think a brain fart of a post is good once in a while to get things...

Sep 26, 20232 min read

Second Impressions | Tudor Black Bay Red Bezel +

I got the call. It wasn't the call for the Sky Dweller, it was the call for the Jubilee bracelet for the Red Bezel Black Bay - though you...

Sep 17, 20232 min read

First Impressions | Celadon HH Imperial Plum

What the hell is a Celadon HH Imperial Plum? I hear several people say after reading the headline to the email they receive from me...

Sep 14, 202310 min read

My visit to the AD | A Random Rolex Adventure

A random Rolex adventure you say, yes, I say, but it was actually an official exhibition, to which I had an invitation in fact, a real...

Jul 14, 20235 min read

Watch wants | Why I've been researching Cartier watches.

You know the old saying, 'the wrist wants, what the wrist wants' - it's the truest of my truisms. But how much can a skinny wrist want,...

Jun 24, 20232 min read

First Impressions | Longines Master Collection 190th Anniversary - Engraved dial

What on earth is going on, another first impressions post means a new watch doesn't it? I have a problem, I admit it. Admission is the...

Jun 20, 20237 min read

Watch Review | Zenith El Primero Synopsis

The review is way overdue. I've bought two more grailesque timepieces since the Zenith joined the collection. That's good, and also not...

putting the logical in horological

putting the logical in horological