Dear Fellow Watch Lovers, As the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 2025, and we step into the promising dawn of 2026, I want to raise a wrist (preferably one with a beautiful timepiece) to all of you. This year has been an incredible journey—filled with stunning releases, heated debates over the perfect bezel, endless macro shots of dials that make our hearts skip a beat, and that unbreakable camaraderie we share over the art of horology. You’ve inspired me with your knowledge, your passion, and the way you celebrate every tick and tock. Here’s to more grail acquisitions, flawless lume shots, strap swaps that elevate the game, and friendships that stand the test of time. May 2026 bring you perfect accuracy in all your pursuits, movements that run smooth and strong, and collections overflowing with your next dream watch. Happy New Year, my friends—keep winding, keep admiring, and keep the passion alive! Cheers from one watch enthusiast to another,

It's a hot Christmas as always in Australia. I hope everyone gets the time to spend with friends and families during this festive season.

Curious, what's your collecting methodology with watches? Are you a "have to have them all" a "curated few" or something else? This year I restricted purchases to the single G5600ue and upgrade for my workout/hard work watch that was looking a bit worse for wear, thought it probably could've gone on forever. As I've tracked my watch wears on a spreadsheet this year I've come to realize that I have a couple different collections within my overall collection. My sentimental watches - gifts from friends or tied to memories that won't leave. The Gshock received as a gift from my brother, my first "expensive" Seiko purchased on a honeymoon, (the first watch my wife ever gave me) the Citizen Avion, the green seiko chronograph received as another gift from her. My accessory collection - fun pieces to change things up, try a new color or style. The Promaster, The Addiesdive Frigid Willard, the Militado ML-05, Homega, Vostok, Benrus. My core collection - The are the ones that wind up on my wrist time and time again, week in and week out. My Mido multifort, My Glycine Combat Sub, and my Casio G5600ue make up this core. I set out in 2025 to be more intentional about purchases and my personal consumption and its made me realize that the FOMO on new watches is really only temporary and taking that slow methodical approach is how I want to move forward. I don't just want the next shiny thing that sits in a box looking awesome but never actually going on my wrist. If I'm going to add to the collection I want it to be pieces in the sentimental or core collections that have meaning and importance, pieces that get wear counts in the high double and triple digits. I want pieces that one day my grandkids can say "this was my grandfather's watch, I remember him wearing it when" That's wear I'm at in my collecting journey closing out 2025 and moving in 2026. How about you?

Got the Casio doing the early morning shift. Finally got it on a NATO which at 18mm I first thought looked a bit odd but it's growing on me fast.