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#LOOKCLOSER – A CONVERSATION WITH BIRCHALL & TAYLOR (PART 2)

Reintroduction FurryWristAbroad (FWA): As we paused for pastries from the first half of the interview, we further settled into the discussion about their daily operations and their first watch, the Reference 1. We briefly also went over their new upcoming model the Reference 1-R and their goals with the watch. At the time only a […]

#LookCloser – A Conversation with Birchall & Taylor (Part 1)

Introduction FurryWristAbroad (FWA): The field of horology and watches is vast and complicated. This leads to oversimplifications, confusion, and generalisations. In many cases it results in just not caring enough to learn about more obscure and smaller independent watch brands. There are the most common consumers who are looking for a watch that simply works, […]

#LookCloser – Mid-Long Term Wear Report of the Seiko Alpinist SARB017

Vincent As the relatively new owner of a Seiko SARB017 ‘Alpinist’, I thought I would take some time to share my thoughts on this nice little piece with our loyal readers of The Matick Blog. Introduction: The existence of the Alpinist model first came into my knowledge when I witnessed a video on Youtube, of a […]

#TimeWellSpent – An Afternoon With A. Lange & Söhne x Sincere Fine Watches

Marshall The first time I came across A. Lange and Söhne (“ALS”) was when I first heard NBA basketball star JJ Redick talk about his dream watch being the ALS Double Split on Hodinkee’s Talking Watches almost 5 years ago. Fast forward a year after that, I finally got to try on a Zeitwerk in Watches […]

#WhatsInMyDrawer – Introduction by Marshall

Introduction All I could say is .. NEW SEGMENT ALERT! Lately we have been thinking of gradually incorporating some lifestyle related content into our regular posts, and today we’re happy to be introducing this new segment to keep things a little bit more interesting for our readers. The concept of this segment is pretty straight-forward […]

#TimeWellSpent – An Evening with Panerai Kuala Lumpur

Marshall Last Thursday, our team saw the official launch and opening of Officine Panerai, the 159 year old-Fiorentine-based brand’s very first boutique here (designed by the greatly acclaimed Spanish Architect and Designer, Patricia Urqiola) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We were invited by Panerai as special guests for the evening, so here’s a brief recap of […]

#FieldNotes – Why I Love the Zenith El Primero

“…watch collecting is a journey, you want to be in it for the long run.” Woody (@watchaddictwt) So what made you buy the last watch in your collection? Was it it’s aesthetics? Was it about how it wears on your wrist? Perhaps the features? Brand reputation? Maybe you have concerns about how you’d be perceived by your peers? […]