Good morning and saluatations week, ladies and gentlemen. 2026 started off with a bang when @Antonio Centeno hosted @Tim Hermes, co-founder of Monterey Watches (https://montereywatches.com/) as an online guest sharing his vision and insights on his watch line. Many of us on the call and those who listened to the replay jumped on his discount offer to add at least one piece to our collection. Well Friday was Tim's birthday, and this week kick's the beginning of a U.S. national pastime in sports - NCAA March Madness in basketball - so why not combine them both and celebrate our acquistions, I say? From today through Sunday, whether you have one or many, share your Monterey(s). @Tim Hermes if you have others coming down the pipe, we'd love to see them. For those who don't yet have one, and are intrigued/hypnotized/drawn to one of Monterey's pieces, you can go to their website (sign up for email/text to get additional discounts -OR- ask @DeJuan McGuire for his ambassador discount). Let the Madness begin.

Monterey Watch Company - Kitty Hawk EK

For 2026 I have brought back my spreadsheet to track my daily watch wears. No surprise, the watch I wore most in February is from Monterey Watch Company, as was my January WOTM. This month my Dark Bayou EM gets the honor.

Monterey Watch Company - Casino

So! I bought my first watch yesterday. 😊 It’s a Seiko Titanium SUR377P1 with a green dial and a two tone bracelet. I chose it because I love the colour, I love the fit and the lightness, I love the fact that it’s titanium so it won’t set off my nickel allergy, and I love the fact that it dresses up or dresses down really well. And I love the price. I just love it, period. I’ve a plan to build a five-watch collection with a full budget of £1000, and this fits well within these parameters. Happy to have this as an Everyday watch or a Dress watch to start (and my Casio f41w as my beater until I pick up a G-Shock or similar). I can’t see myself being anything other than a three-figure-price watch collector. That said, I also said I’d never spend more that £100 on a fragrance, and my Creed Oud Zarian sits there and judges me, so who knows? I’ve got my eye on a Bulova Jet Star in red if I see it come down in price, plus a few others that are cool to me that I’ll share in future posts. No timescale in this, it’s all about the fun and the journey. And for now, I love my watch and I’m going to wear it on the regular.