We are a group of watch enthusiasts brought together by a love of watches and a desire to create alternative, unfiltered and entertaining content. This blog is for those who want to escape the world of clickbait videos and the same tame, watered-down takes, and perhaps read something a little different to the usual endless… Continue reading Welcome to The Escapement Room. The NSFW watch blog.
When rituals aren’t automatic.
I originally downloaded Instagram for the filters that would turn any picture that I took into one that resembled the washed-out Polaroids of my childhood. I never intended to give anyone an instant update into what brunch looked like or what trail I was hiking. Part of being “in the moment” is to be “in… Continue reading When rituals aren’t automatic.
One night stand: Tissot Navigator 44646-1X
Boy, am I in deep mess here. I'm in love with another man's watch. This Tissot Navigator belongs to my watchmaker. It came to me after he couldn't get the crown stem in without the yoke slipping out of the clutch wheel. I thought that I could do it, but the same issue happened to… Continue reading One night stand: Tissot Navigator 44646-1X
In Which I Inadvertently Celebrate Seiko’s 100th Year as a Brand
This is a 1920s Seiko trench watch. Or more accurately, this is my newly acquired 1920s Seiko watch. From my very nominal research, the name Seiko first made an appearance on a wrist watch dial in 1924. Before then, the wrist timepieces Seikosha produced carried the name Laurel from 1913 to 1923. In 1923, the… Continue reading In Which I Inadvertently Celebrate Seiko’s 100th Year as a Brand
The Unbearable Lightness of Buying–or Remembrance of (Bought) Things Past
This is the Fossil Belmar three-hand date black stainless steel watch. It's the very first watch I ever bought, believe it or not, at the not-so-tender age of 42. I didn't know anything about watches. I had a general idea of specific brands like Omega, Rolex, and TAG Heuer but I wasn't interested in getting… Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Buying–or Remembrance of (Bought) Things Past
Three Questions: Wittnauer
1. What vintage brand would make the best dress watch for the money? At various times I would have answered that question differently. Hamilton, Bulova, and Gruen all make perfectly serviceable “dress” watches. If you want to pay a little more, Le Coutre, Longines, and Omega were great options, but prices have jumped recently. To… Continue reading Three Questions: Wittnauer
Talismanic
I know I have a type (30mm 1940s sub-second 15J mechanical Swiss jobber), but that wasn't always the case. For a long period of time around 10-12 years ago I was obsessed with vintage "divers and drivers" as I used to call them. I had a mad Orient phase, I bought a rare Scuba Amfibia… Continue reading Talismanic
Save One: Round Table No. 12
Sherwin: It's been a while since the last round table. Let's get to it: What's the watch you will save if you ever get to a scorched earth situation? Let's say you have to--you don't want to but you have to--what's the one timepiece in your collection that you will keep? And no cheating. You… Continue reading Save One: Round Table No. 12
The watch I wore when I lost my virginity
I remember the day, the 20th of March, when I lost my virginity. I remember it mostly because of the insane copulation, but also because it was something like three weeks ago. I needed to check all the boxes. Mommy didn't want to be disappointed. I was dressed well, my teeth glistened in the light… Continue reading The watch I wore when I lost my virginity
The Stopper
I haven’t bought a new watch in nearly a year and haven’t bought a vintage watch in nearly three months. The new watch interval is normal. It takes me months to decide what I want and how much I will pay. Vintage is always a more impulse process: see something, research it, figure the costs… Continue reading The Stopper
A column about nothing
Inspiration is hard to come by. Actually, it isn't, but proper inspiration is quite scarce. Writing is an escape for me. Writing is what I do to get rid of those annoying emotions that make me want to take up smoking. Now what the f*** do I write about? Life is only as mundane as… Continue reading A column about nothing
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