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Having previously written for aBlogtoWatch, Fratello, Time & Tide, Grail Watch, SJX, Get Bezel, Borro Blog, Jomashop, Bob's Watches, Skolorr, Oracle Time, and Revolution USA, Rob currently co-hosts The Real Time Show Podcast, as well as working with several brands as a consultant in the fields of brand building, product development, global retail strategy, and communications.

Is the Tissot PRX this Generation’s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak?

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January 27, 2024

Is the Tissot PRX this Generation’s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak?

In an industry dominated by words like “unique” and “icon” it would be easy to assume that modern classics are rolling off production lines or being delicately lifted from the cradles of creation that are...

A Study of Form: how the new Sinn 356 Chronograph Bucks Every Trend Going and still Works

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January 21, 2024

A Study of Form: how the new Sinn 356 Chronograph Bucks Every Trend Going and still Works

Every so often, the watch community is treated to a moment of magic. Very occasionally, we witness a watch release that is infinitely more than the sum of its parts. When this kind of inspiration...

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January 20, 2024

NTH Subs Collections Overview

Quality watches, without the hype. Sounds dreamy, right? When we, the watch-obsessed, are inundated daily with hyperbole and hysteria, nothing can calm the nerves like a good, no-nonsense, reasonably-priced timepiece. Surrounded by icon-idolisers, FOMO-fanciers, and...

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January 18, 2024

The BOLDR Odyssey Collection

The BOLDR Odyssey Collection My very first BOLDR was an Expedition II model (the Eiger, to be precise). I adored the build quality, the non-standard, but non-jarring case shape, its everyday wearability, and the little...

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January 17, 2024

The Super Squale Collection in Focus

I could well imagine someone getting excited about several pieces in Squale’s current catalogue, but, for me, there is one model family that stands head and shoulders above the rest for its purity of design...

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January 16, 2024

Squale 1521 Collection Overview

The 1521 collection from Squale is easily the most expansive model line in the Squale catalogue. With over thirty separate references, there are a lot of dial colour and format variations to choose from. Squale...

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January 10, 2024

The Baltic Hermétique

Writing about watches for a living is a strange thing to do. When you’ve been doing it as long as I have, it’s very easy to forget just how odd a thing it is. Whenever...

One Watch I Would Never Sell: The NOMOS Glashütte × Ace Jewelers Orion 38 De Stijl Limited Edition

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January 6, 2024

One Watch I Would Never Sell: The NOMOS Glashütte × Ace Jewelers Orion 38 De Stijl Limited Edition

There are certain questions one can ask a watch collector that would strike an almost existential terror into the heart of any seasoned hoarder. The concept of selling all but one watch is almost painful...

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January 1, 2024

The BOLDR Venture Collection

Being present for the birth of a brand is a strange experience. When managed properly, it can almost look miraculous. In one moment, something doesn’t exist, and, in the next, the world would never be...

The Breitling Superocean Heritage ‘57 Highlands Capsule Collection

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December 15, 2023

The Breitling Superocean Heritage ‘57 Highlands Capsule Collection

There can be no doubting the importance of the Superocean Heritage ‘57 line to the well-roundedness of Breitling’s catalogue. Amidst a sea of heritage-inspired reissues, the Superocean Heritage ‘57 stands out. Alongside the similarly satisfying...

The Nivada Grenchen x Ace Jewelers Super Antarctic Polar

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December 14, 2023

The Nivada Grenchen x Ace Jewelers Super Antarctic Polar

We’re living through some very interesting times in the watchmaking industry. The boom times of COVID have subsided and the bottom has not just fallen out of the secondary market but rather burst into flames...