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Ownership reports, strap experiments and honest opinion. Nothing here is sponsored, and we never publish a verdict on a watch we have not lived with.

Long read

Five years with one watch: what daily wear actually does

A 39mm steel three-hander, worn every day since 2021. What polished out, what held up, what the service invoice said, and whether one-watch life survives contact with a strap habit.

24 August 2026 · 14 min read

Ownership

The £400 bracket is quietly the best in watchmaking

18 August 2026 · 8 min read

Strap lab

We wore the same watch on six straps for six weeks

9 August 2026 · 11 min read

Opinion

Why lug-to-lug should be printed on every product page

1 August 2026 · 6 min read

Writing by people who actually wear them

Five years with one watch: what daily wear actually does

The £400 bracket is quietly the best in watchmaking

We wore the same watch on six straps for six weeks

Why lug-to-lug should be printed on every product page

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