My friend Gary made a great post on PuristSPro detailing the pieces that he has added and subtracted from his collection recently.  Not only is the collection fantastic and the photography top notch, but the notes and introspection add a glimpse into the true power of watch collecting. Recently I had a somewhat tongue-in-cheek twitter discussion with Jack Forster about the […]

Yesterday, the results of the 2011 Concours International de Chronométrie were announced.  This is a competition where brands submit their pieces to be tested under numerous conditions and shocks to see which keeps the best time.  Unfortunately, my subject line will be the only of its kind in the industry, because really, who cares? This is one of many cases where […]

Last time I wrote in, the US Dollar (USD) was crashing with respect to the Swiss Franc (CHF), or perhaps more accurately: the CHF was surging against the USD.  Most major world currencies right now have a severe risk of inflation, as central banks are printing money to try to get out of their debt.  At some point, this money […]

I haven’t written a Tech Tuesday post in a while (or any post for that matter. sorry).  With a couple hours left, I thought I’d jot down something I’ve been thinking of quite a bit. I love Foursquare.  To me, it is perhaps the coolest mobile app – the true future of mobile.  However, at present I have found almost […]

We, American watch collectors and professionals, are in for some rough times.  As of this writing, 1 US Dollar = .86 Swiss Francs (CHF).  Here’s the one year chart: Unfortunately there are no good solutions here.  Earlier this year, MB&F had to raise the USD price over the CHF for the first time ever.  Now we are going to have […]

Sorry I have not been writing much.  My head is a bit out of it all with the new baby.  If there are any topics you would be interested to hear my take on, feel free to suggest in the comments – a jumping off point might help me. That is exactly what I got when Fred Wilson blogged yesterday […]

As I wrote earlier, I took a leave from the blog for a few weeks while I finished up the year and got ready for the birth of my first child.  I am happy to announce that he was born on 1/12, a big, healthy baby boy named Everest. Of course, the timing was a bit difficult as I had […]

Max and I are featured in the latest issue of Worth Magazine.  The article is on the importance and difficulty of successful partnerships, a PDF can be found here: Worth Magazine This topic seems particularly relevant to MB&F and to my view of business.  Of course, the &F are the Friends.  The entire company was structured around the importance of […]

Nothing watch related here, just a fantastic interview that I watched last night.  While I don’t always agree with Christopher Hitchens, he is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and brilliant thinkers/writers/speakers of our time.  To be able to hear from someone like that as they stare death in the face is particularly powerful and, I think, important. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwDYbNIHyN0&feature=player_embedded […]

This is a copy of a post that I made yesterday on PuristSPro. On Monday, we had the pleasure of announcing The Chocolate Frog, a special edition of 10 watches we are making to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of ThePuristS and PuristSPro. This collaboration is of particular significance for me and is something I have been working towards since the […]