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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.
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Essential budget watches for your collection, from mine.
This post was going to be called, ' Watches that scratched my itch without gouging the wallet' , that makes sense but I went with the...
Jul 14, 20247 min read
The Seiko Design Project @ Japan House, London.
A random midweek post here, quite random indeed... I was in London the other day, Kensington to be precise, it's nice around there. Nice...
Jun 19, 20243 min read
First Impressions | Pierre Paulin Jump Hour
A usually expensive complication made affordable bargain by Pierre Paulin / Merkur.
Jun 2, 20243 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 19, 20246 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...
May 10, 20245 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...
Apr 21, 202411 min read
First Impressions: Seiko Spirit SARB070
Apologies, this post is wayyy overdue, I picked this little disfigured beauty up in July last year - like I said, wayyy overdue. We all...
Apr 14, 20242 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...
Mar 16, 20244 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...
Feb 19, 20243 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 14, 20245 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...
Jan 7, 20249 min read
The Death of 2023 - part 2 | My Top 3 Purchases
This is always a bit of a tricky one for me, for the old captain hindsight pops up, I shouldn't have... what if...etcetera. There is...
Dec 26, 20235 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...
Dec 17, 20237 min read
Just a Seconde Seconde with Timex
Guess what this post is about. Weeks of waiting, being annoyed and excited, and anxious and questioning this hobby and lifestyle over and...
Nov 19, 20232 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...
Nov 8, 20234 min read
Old Impressions | Spinnaker Cahill Calamar Red MCS
This is a late one, but it was initiated by a related new one that never materialised, stay with me, all will come to light, to...
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Watch Review | Aesop Tourbillon | The Chinese Tourbillon Chronicles p3
Ok, it's been two months, and - drum roll please - the Aesop is going strong and I am a very happy watch fanatic. I am also very busy....
Oct 1, 20237 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 26, 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 17, 20232 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...
Sep 14, 202310 min read
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