The Eleventh Hour

Funny how time can slip into almost any topic, interpolating into the most mundane of subjects, tick, tick, tick. And so now, it seems we have slipped into the eleventh hour with this blog.

Watch out! (Or, what’s the deal with changing out watch straps?)

Young man looking up at Sistine Chapel, Rome, 1971

One of the most frustrating things about some watches is how they are near impossible to change out the bracelets or straps. I’ve been wrestling with a couple of watches lately, and it’s kind of turning me off to the watch world. OK, OK, first world problem. But it’s also a time issue. And seeing as watches are timepieces, the amount of time I must take to change out a strap should be a consideration, as much as what kind of movement the watch has, shouldn’t it? Anyway, here I am with two exceptional watches that do not want me to mess with their bracelets and straps.

A call out to the (analog) watch industry: You want to know why you are alienating your customer base and risk losing market share to Apple and the digital watch world?

I’ll give it to you straight. I’m new here. And I don’t have a lot of time. I have expendable income, but limited patience. I spent a career in sales, so I have absolutely no tolerance for bullshit.

So, when I saw a recent piece on Wrist Enthusiast, titled, “The Celebrities with the ‘Lefty’ Rolex GMT-Master II 126720 VTNR,” I got suckered into reading it. I am left-handed, left-handed watches are of interest to me. But what I read, and more importantly, saw, was a display of unrestrained hedonism and narcissistic drivel that was a Grade A Certified masterful waste of time.