horological discussion and opinion

Since 1999, I have posted thousands of essays and comments at timezone.com, a site for watch geeks like me. Here are my best.

(Note: * denotes extra geekiness: only for serious time freaks.)

• The 10,000 Year Crock (new)
• Center Hand & Subdial Hand Intersections *
• The Minute-Over-Minute Monster *
• Why '8' is the Worst Date for Watch Ads
• Handing Your Watch to a 4-Year-Old
• Atelier Design
• Where the Workshop Will Be
• The View From My Workshop
• Workshop Progress
• A Theory of 2-Hand vs. 3-Hand Positions *
• Lemma 1 PROVED (by WineMan)
• Lemma 4 PROVED (Part 1) *
• Lemma 4 PROVED (Part 2) *
• Lemma 4 Consequence
• Christmas Presents From My Wife
• Christmas Presents On My Desk
• Watch Wreath
• Why I Prefer Cocks
• Removing Wheels from a Train *
• Interesting Times *
• I Stole a Rolex
• Rolex Returned
• Blind Chrono Timing *
• Ranking Complications by "Robert" Distance *
• Behavior of Timekeeping Accuracy Function *
• Big Bucks In Hand
• The Sun + Polished Rehout = 2a(1+cos(θ)) *
• Taxonomy of Chrono Hand Positions *
• Mathematics of Windswept Chrono Hand Positions *
• Replacing My Wedding Ring Without Replacing My Wife
• Replacing My Wedding Ring 2
• Winder Math
• Theoretical Symmetric Escapement *
• Thinking About Watch Damage
• Watch Investment Hedging
• Merry Christmas Dad
• Invisible Movement with Switchblade Hands *
• Longest Possible Hands *

blancpain villeret

• First Year with My Villeret
• Second Year with My Villeret
• Third Year with My Villeret

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• The Most Famous Villeret in the World
• Villeret Strap Collection
• Losing My Blancpain
• Finding My Blancpain
• Losing My Blancpain Again!
• From Best to Worst
• My Villeret Gets a Service

custom sinn 756 chronograph

• Initial Inspection of My Sinn 756
• Diagnosing My 756 *
• Fixing My 756 With a Hammer
• Customizing My 756
• Ugly Timing Results
• Watch Bracelet Sizing Logic *
• My Sinn 756 fails!

iwc portuguese chronograph

• My IWC Arrives
• IWC Index Detail
• Ostrich Shoes
• My Most Accurate Watch
• My Best Wrist Shot
• Analysis of Number Placement on IWC Portuguese *
• The Equation for Beauty
• My IWC For Sale
• SOLD!

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