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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.

Reviews

May 10, 2024

Glashütte Original SeaQ Review

Some watches make an immediate impact from press pictures alone. Others, quite simply, need to be seen to be believed. The Glashütte SeaQ 39.5 mm dive watch is a model that falls squarely in the...

The Christopher Ward 12 X Is A Revelation

Reviews

April 25, 2024

The Christopher Ward 12 X Is A Revelation

Yes, the title is a pun. If it isn’t immediately obvious as to how don’t worry, we’ll get to that soon enough. For all of you who got it, well done. I hope you’re all...

Reviews

April 18, 2024

Tricompax Baltic x Tour Auto 2024

The Tricompax series from Baltic watches has existed for around 18 months and this latest edition, a special model Tour de France Automobile, a nationwide race established in 1899 by the Automobile Club de France...

Industry News

April 15, 2024

Watches And Wonders 2024 Round Up

Another year, another edition of Watches & Wonders in the books. The 2024 iteration of the industry’s biggest (and arguably most important fair) whizzed by as these relentless tests of emotional and physical constitutions often...

Rob’s Top Five Releases From Watches And Wonders 2024

Industry News

April 15, 2024

Rob’s Top Five Releases From Watches And Wonders 2024

The SpaceOne Tellurium Defies Logic SpaceOne Tellurium Defies Logic - Credit SpaceOne For anyone following the story of SpaceOne, you’ll know how important this model was to the brand. Founded by watch industry megastar Guillaume...

IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Perpetual Calendar

New Releases

April 9, 2024

IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Perpetual Calendar

For four decades, the genius of the Kurt Klaus-designed Perpetual Calendar movement has been widely extolled. A robust, reliable, highly legible design, Klaus probably never imagined it would still from the foundations of a key...

IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Automatic Novelties In 40 And 42 mm

New Releases

April 9, 2024

IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Automatic Novelties In 40 And 42 mm

There are many ways to update well-established product lines and all brands, whether big or small, should be particularly mindful about how they approach their novelty releases in such trying times for the luxury watch...

IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser hand-wound Tourbillon for Watches and Wonders

New Releases

April 9, 2024

IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser hand-wound Tourbillon for Watches and Wonders

Can we ever have too much of a good thing? IWC has really ramped up the focus on the Portugieser line for this release cycle, revamping several model lines and establishing a new, decidedly breezy...

Oris Announces An Entirely Revamped Collection Of Its Popular Aquis Model In Multiple Sizes

New Releases

April 9, 2024

Oris Announces An Entirely Revamped Collection Of Its Popular Aquis Model In Multiple Sizes

Every year, we look to the most novel novelties to steal the headlines. Entirely new model lines. Reborn collections that haven’t seen the light of day in decades. Brands themselves resurrected from the dead. Even...

IWC Schaffhausen Drops Three New Portugieser Chronograph References For Watches And Wonders

New Releases

April 9, 2024

IWC Schaffhausen Drops Three New Portugieser Chronograph References For Watches And Wonders

There can be no doubt that the IWC Portugieser Chronograph has become a classic model for the brand. It smartly uses the abundance of space made available by the standard Portugieser’s numeral placement and fills...

IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Eternal Calendar Has The Most Remarkable Moonphase Complication

New Releases

April 9, 2024

IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Eternal Calendar Has The Most Remarkable Moonphase Complication

You’ve got to love a big-brand press release. It’s not even about the veracity of the claims made within these texts. I’d wager that brands rarely lie to customers in black and white. No, it’s...