A while back, I read an interesting segment by University of Alabama researcher Sugata Ray who studies disparate influences on asset management and market micro-structure. The paper explores the relationship of ‘sensation seeking’ and tolerating risk from a quantitative perspective. It can be stated that some people avidly enjoy sensation seeking, whilst others go out […]
Before I start, I’ll have to mention that I have a particular approach in regards to how I like to cover topics like this in the watch industry. I don’t like making immediate commentary on current affairs mostly because there’s not much I can say that several other outlets with far larger audiences haven’t said […]
Forward: I can neither confirm nor deny that I wrote this piece as an excuse to justify why I was spending so much time exploring memes on Instagram under the guise of ‘research’ I often say that one of the things that draws me to the watch industry is following the evolution and dynamics […]
2018 has been a rather eventful year in terms of the number of shocking press releases being spewed out by major institutions in the watch industry. In the last few weeks of 2018 things seemed a little quiet… until the incumbent limelight star Baselworld unveiled a bombshell of a press release that has caught the […]
“And I for one shall dance on the ashes of your funeral pyre. Peace out” Those were the closing remarks from Revolution’s Wei Koh; in his somewhat infamous Baselworld article posted back in March. The contents of the article could pretty much be summarised as a well-seasoned critique on the culture and practices found within […]
Precursor: This article has been sitting half finished for a few weeks now. I decided to postpone it for the sake of exam focus but then decided to postpone it further due to bits of new information popping up which changed my perspective on things. I was struggling to come up with a cohesive conclusion […]
Backstory Since the start of his blog, I haven’t focused my content on any particular watch – to the extent that it can be called a ‘review’. I’ve featured anecdotes on my Instagram posts and have been offered to be sent some watches in the past – which I usually reject. I’ve always felt that […]
It’s been roughly two years since I first started the Watchrant. I thought it would be a fun little side project to broker me into the world of watches as well as keep me distracted from exam stress. During the course of my gap year, I thought I would be able to dedicate more […]
This blogpost will be a series of anecdotes that took place prior to my actual time at the fair – there won’t be many horological remarks here. The first note I’m going to have to make is the pronunciation of ‘baselworld’. With my typical London idiolect, I’m very tempted to pronounce it “bazzleworld” though those […]
I’m not someone to shy away from telling others my story of getting into watches – making it no particular secret that it was a Patek Philippe timepiece that got the ball rolling. I think in some way, having the name of the most respected watch label on the planet in my narration elevates the […]
