Hello everyone. I have been out for a while. Many things happened, many projects, adventures, ideas, and struggles that prevented me to continue this very special blog, talking about watches and collecting watches. I am pleased to let everyone knows that, from this month onwards, The Column Wheel will be merging with my new mainContinue reading “We are moving to a new home”
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A trip to Japan and my first watch hunt
Japan has been a destination for me since I was really young. My first ever connection with Japan was through video games. Besides a watch and guitar collector, I love video games, especially Nintendo, and at Christmas 1992 or 1993, my dad bought me a Super Nintendo, with Super Mario World. And that was theContinue reading “A trip to Japan and my first watch hunt”
Travelling with watches
A couple of days before I embarked to my first visit to Japan, and to do a small watch hunt while I am there, I posted a poll into the Grand Seiko owners Facebook group. The poll asked how many watches is the acceptable/ideal number to bring in a trip. I was asking myself thisContinue reading “Travelling with watches”
My Favourite Complications – Moon Phase
Watches are one of those things that get people fascinated just by existing. For me, I really enjoyed the mechanics of the moving parts. It didn’t matter if it were quartz or mechanical, I loved to just turn the crown and see the hands moving. And to have such mechanisms on your wrist is suchContinue reading “My Favourite Complications – Moon Phase”
Exquisite quartz
I have been fascinated by watches for a long time. With my first ever paycheck, I went to a local jeweller in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and spent a too big amount of money on a watch. At the time, I was more interested in how the watches looked and felt, than on the heartbeat ofContinue reading “Exquisite quartz”
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