Watch Review | Seiko Flightmaster SNA411-P1
There are a bunch of watches that I had before starting the blog, this is one of them. It is special, busy, maximalist and in your face...
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putting the logical in horological
putting the logical in horological
The Theowrist is a watch blog with a logical twist, pondering the various thrills and ills of watch ownership, watch collecting and watch neurosis. Exploring why I like watches, I share my watchbox, and open the caseback of my mind to see what is going on in the twisted ticking brain of a watch theowrist. It is unfortunate at times, but I like watches, I like them a lot.
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Aug 304 min
First Impressions | Human Conditioning Project - T-shirts and stuff.
You hear beautiful stories about how people came to be in possession of their watches, a family heirloom, a souvenir from a major...
Aug 23 min
First Impressions | Seiko Prospex Alpinist SPB337J1
This is a long awaited moment for me, a long overdue and exciting moment. It also holds some default disappointment, why you ask? Because...
Jul 147 min
Essential budget watches for your collection, from mine.
This post was going to be called, ' Watches that scratched my itch without gouging the wallet' , that makes sense but I went with the...
Jun 193 min
The Seiko Design Project @ Japan House, London.
A random midweek post here, quite random indeed... I was in London the other day, Kensington to be precise, it's nice around there. Nice...
Apr 2111 min
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 142 min
First Impressions: Seiko Spirit SARB070
Apologies, this post is wayyy overdue, I picked this little disfigured beauty up in July last year - like I said, wayyy overdue. We all...
Aug 27, 20239 min
Top 10 | Green Dial Seiko Dive Watches
As you may know, I have been looking for a green watch for a while. I really want a SARB017, or one of its siblings but maybe they aren't...
Jul 9, 20236 min
Watch Review | Seiko Spirit SARB035
This watch review is overdue, way overdue. The first impressions post was in August 2020, and I think this watch is one of the reasons I...
Jan 9, 20235 min
The Birth of 2023 | Top watch wants
As a wise person one said , 'watcha, watcha, watch I want, watch I want' - I'm pretty sure those were the lyrics. Happy New sun around...
Dec 24, 20223 min
The Death of 2022 - part 1 | My top 3 purchases
This year, my year, can be summarised by the phrase, 'big on ideas, short on time'. Twenty twenty two. Spelling it out like that is weird...
Oct 16, 20225 min
Watch Review | Seiko 5 SNXS73
If you look at the last post, you can see there is a potential jumbo (for me) purchase that has potentially taken place or is to take...
Sep 24, 20223 min
Watch Review Part 2 - Photoshoot | Seiko 5 SRPJ41 Kosuke Kawamura Limited Edition.
I had a thought this week, it wasn't the only one but it was an important one. It centred around creativity and this blog. I felt I...
Sep 18, 20226 min
Watch Review | Seiko 5 SRPJ41 Kosuke Kawamura Limited Ed.
I wasn't planning this one, it just happened, like magic. Anxious, sweaty, hesitant magic. It was a day like any other, except it wasn't....
Sep 4, 20225 min
Double Wristing; is it two much?
I am sure that most of you that end up here know what double wristing is, some however might think it sounds a little xxx rated, I'm not...
Aug 28, 20222 min
Seiko SNXS73 | First Impressions.
I was saying I haven't bought a watch in a while, so went on the line and grabbed one (and then a few more - to be continued...) from...
Aug 16, 20217 min
A Tale | Whirlwind to Whirlpool - How I got my Grand Seiko SBGH267.
The door was ajar, I figured that might be for my benefit so I knocked, waited a moment, and pushed it slightly while announcing myself....
Sep 23, 20203 min
Seiko World Time SPL057P1 : First Impressions
Welcome to another first impressions post, I think I'll being do these, and maybe second impression posts, not full reviews, they take...
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