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The Theowrist is a watch blog with a logical twist, reflecting on the pleasures and pitfalls of watch ownership, collecting, and watch obsession. Here I write about why I like watches, share my watchbox, and examine the curious machinery of my own watch-loving mind. It may be an affliction, but it is a fine one.
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10 Things I Love to See on a Watch.
This is a post I've thought about writing umpteen times, yes, umpteen, but never got around to it. Now, having gotten back into the swing of things that tick and tock returning with a vengeance, I have been inspired by recent angles. What better time to write this one then, when I'm feeling the love, let's not waste the moment. There will be some seeming contradiction here cos what I like to see on a dress watch isn't what I like to see on a diver, variety baby, it's the spic
May 85 min read


Watches & Wonders | Tudor's New Watches 2026 + JLC, Zenith & Cartier.
Let's just get the elephant in the room poached and the tusks removed (that's a joke, I abhor such behaviour), The Rolex 2026 offerings are all pretty lame. The Tudor newboys, however, are not. Well, mostly they are not. The Black Bay 54 in blue is very nice, the Royal is just ok and the Black Bay 58 (regular and GMT) are the same old. It's the Monarch and BB 58 Ceramic that are the winners up in here. Image: Tudorwatch.com It's the same case as the old Black Bay Ceramic
Apr 152 min read


Why I sold my only Rolex...
As I weep over the keyboard in remembrance of a long lost Rolex Explorer II, I no longer have the strength to venture outdoors, for...
Aug 1, 20255 min read


The Cartier Exhibition 2025 at the V&A Museum, London.
Don't you love it when you get a pleasant surprise. One sunny day in May, and you're off to the Cartier Exhibition at the V&A Museum in...
May 16, 20254 min read


My visit to the AD | Tudor Time | 04/2025
It was about that time again, for me to check in to the AD. The main reason was that I wanted to check out the new Tudor offerings, and...
Apr 24, 20255 min read


Watch Review | Cartier Ronde Croisière de Cartier WSRN0032
Welcome to this watch review, much overdue, the first impressions post was in February 2024, it's been on the wrist a good few times and...
Mar 28, 202510 min read


The Death of 2024 | My Top 3 Purchases of the year & other highlights.
It's been an interesting watch year, but not a volume heavy purchase year by my standards, my ridiculous standards. I spent a lot though,...
Dec 26, 20246 min read


Top 30 | Best Black Watches
I have wanted a black watch for ages, as black as possible were my initial thoughts but then I loosened up a bit. There are a loads of...
Apr 21, 202411 min read


Watch PIT - Problems, Ideas, Thoughts | Basket Case
This is mainly problems, I have problems, watch-I-want problems, first world problems. I like many watches, I put them in baskets. I have...
Mar 16, 20244 min read


First Impressions: Cartier Ronde Croisière de Cartier.
Well then, well then, what do we have here? You're right it's the Ronde Croisière de Cartier, as much as I love Cartier, they need to...
Feb 19, 20243 min read


The Birth of 2024 | Top watch wants...
Well, I thought I would add this post as soon as possible before I forget or get too busy. And as I forgot to in the last post, I will...
Jan 14, 20245 min read


The Death of 2023 | Top 3 Watches of the Year
It's that time of year again, the death of the year, the end of another orbit around the moon on this flat old planet Urth. I've just...
Dec 17, 20237 min read


Watch wants | Why I've been researching Cartier watches.
You know the old saying, 'the wrist wants, what the wrist wants' - it's the truest of my truisms. But how much can a skinny wrist want,...
Jul 14, 20235 min read


No money, mo' problems | Watches I could have had?
After many months away spending lots of money on non-watch things, I return to the watch world, and oh so very eager am I. A head full of...
May 21, 20237 min read


The Death of 2022 - part 2 | My top 3 watches of the year
A quick look at just three of the many amazing watches released in the year twenty twenty two. So, to narrow it down I decided to go for...
Dec 29, 20223 min read
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