My name is Murph and I wanted to start a blog as an outlet for my passion for watches and all things related to watches.

I started collecting watches in 2017. I needed a new hobby to replace my first love – cars. I just could not keep collecting cars as they are far too big and far too expensive. I was influenced by one of my very good friends – J. He started to show me images of high end watches and I started to fall in love with the combination of form and function.

It became very clear I could not afford a Gold Rolex Daytona 6265. Luckily for me there were plenty of budget options that I could scrape off the bottom of the barrel and enjoy.

When I started hording watches I would just grab whatever was cheap and looked interesting. This lead me through a weird genesis of obscure manufacturers and unknown brands. It did feel like I was stumbling around dodgy back streets picking up knock offs – but it did allow me to learn a lot over a short period of time.

I remember my good friend J talking about the the hierarchy of knowledge. I had already been through this knowledge seeking journey with cars – I just wanted to know more. I had pretty much exhausted websites and forums for information. I had to start experimenting with turbos, ECU management and performance parts – it was fun but I realised there wasn’t much further to go without spending a lot of money.

When I first approached watches I just thought they were battery powered and that was that. What was an automatic? How come that watch hand is ticking more times than once a second? Why is that watch so much more expensive? What’s a tuning fork got to do with watches?!

I have been travelling through this pyramid of joy and it has been that thirst for knowledge and understanding that has driven me. I know there is still so much to learn but I can explain most concepts quickly and easily – that’s the real measure of understanding.

I want to use this site to talk openly about watches – news, reviews, legendary watches and other topics. I am fully aware this has been done to death – but so many of these watch blogs and websites annoy me. So that means it must annoy other people. OR it means I am just going to annoy you too.

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