Category Archives: Non-Watch Items

Beautiful Bentley Watch Safe By Stockinger Begs, ‘Please Steal Me’

The people behind this limited edition line of Bentley branded safes by English Stockinger say that they felt traditional safes were too ugly and bland. Big rugged looking cubes that just say “eh” and sit there in a drab gray … Continue reading

Posted in General, Non-Watch Items, Watch Winders

Cambridge University Gets Masterful Corpus ‘Chronophage’ Clock From Inventor John C. Taylor: Reminds Students To Graduate On Time, Or Else!

I love this stuff. It seems as though most all inventors at one point in their life just have to create some method of displaying the time. They can’t call them ‘clocks’ either, that would be too…routine. Here we have … Continue reading

Posted in General, Non-Watch Items, Watch Videos

When You Must Travel With Lots Of Watches And Have Servants, Piaget Is There For You With the Collector’s Trunk

I had an opportunity to experience these watch trunks from Piaget a few months ago while some Piaget representatives where in San Francisco at a watch show. I was impressed that the company had these enormous custom made watch cases … Continue reading

Posted in General, Non-Watch Items, Piaget, Watch Buying, Watch Talk

aBlogtoRead.com Intermission For A Few Days While Out Of Town

We all need to leave every once in a while. For you that means a few days without new posts from me. Don’t fret however, I shall return on Wednesday August 13th. In the meantime, please enjoy this wonderful satire … Continue reading

Posted in Evolving the Blog, General, Non-Watch Items

Four Black Or White Watches To Match The New Black Or White iPhone 3G

The iPhone is many things to many people. For many it is an item of high fashion, and a clear signal to phone companies that tools like mobile phones carry a fashion element along with obvious utilitarian function. Watch makers … Continue reading

Posted in Bell & Ross, Blancpain, Chanel, General, Non-Watch Items, Watch Buying, Watch Style