For most of us, 2020 will go down in history as an awful year. A pandemic, lockdowns, blazing fires, riots… and to top it all off, they took our OG James Bond. 2020 hasn’t been kind so far. On the other hand, it has been an amazing year for others. If you bought stocks from […]
Last weekend, we had another BWC road trip. The previous rally was trough the Belgian Ardennes, this was was trough Zeeland, part of The Neatherlands. After two weeks of non-stop rain, we were blessed with the first sunny weekend of the month. We experienced less hairpinturns than last time, but the most amazing dikes and […]
It should not be a secret that I like quirky watches. Independent and colorful timepieces always are a sight for sore eyes after seeing the gazillionth Nautilus or Submariner on the ‘gram. How about a guy who has a ton of independens (and piece uniques), IN PURPLE? Our guest, The Horophile, has one of the […]
I find watchmaking wildly interesting, that shouldn’t be a surprise. Yet, I know surprisingly little about the subject. Sure, I understand how movements and complications work, but I wouldn’t even on my best day try open a watch and twist a few screws. My Rolex Datejust needed a service, and instead of sending it to […]
A few weeks ago at our latest Belgium Watch Club GTG, we had a few big collectors present. By big, I mean a 2 meters tall dutch viking. The one and only @DapperDutchDude showed up, and brought his mesmerizing piece unique Grönefeld 1941 Remontiore. I of course HAD to feature him! What’s the story behind […]
The fun part about not being on anyone’s payroll is being able to say whatever you want. Last Thursday, I was invited to the Bell&Ross Christmas Party. They rented out a wonderful venue in the center of Brussels, and gave us a chance to discover the controversial BR05 line. I have never owned a Bell&Ross, […]
Last Friday, we hosted a GTG with Van Bricht Watches. Van Bricht is a new, independent watch brand, founded by two young Belgian watchmakers. They brought two prototypes of their first model, the ‘Old Mind’. Both dials are hand made by master-guillocheur and co-founder Bernard Van Ormelingen. The specific dial patterns are moiré and barleycorn […]
As you might know, I’m a sucker for independent watch brands. When we talk indies, MB&F isn’t just a ‘big player’. MB&F is Moby F’in Dick. (Read that in a Di Caprio/Belfort voice). MB&F’s founder Maximilian Büsser is one of people I have wanted to feature here for a really long time. Max Büsser is […]
Last friday, we had another great GTG. It’s always great to see new faces, meet new people and observe the most interesting watches!
There are some people in the world with damn cool jobs. There is probably a guy on this planet whose job it is to massage Alexis Ren’s butt with sunscreen every day. Let’s be honest, our jobs suck compared to that guy. My buddy Jake can’t complain either. He is the VP of Horus straps, […]
