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A Wristed Development 2025: A Year In Reflection For a Hopeless Watch Enthusiast
Grateful, melancholy, festive, wistful—these words describe my typical end-of-year feelings. I’m grateful for another year, melancholy that another year has passed, festive for the holiday season, and wistful for Christmases and New Year’s past with loved ones, who are now gone, and for simpler times when I had less to manage and worry about. All of these ring true now, but what I most look forward to is the eventual slowing of schedules. As work subsides and meetings get delayed until after the new year, I welcome a few precious days with nothing obligatory on my calendar — time and space for reflection.
Changing Tides - 5 Ways My Watch Preferences Have Evolved With Time
Every collector has a trail of watches they have lusted after, collected, then later moved on from. My collection is no different — it has had its fair share of casualties due to time and new intrigue. Most of what I have moved on from, I can still appreciate from afar. Heck, I’ve even repurchased a watch that I previously sold, which I caught the bug for again. It’s just part of the hobby — while it would be nice to keep every watch we purchase indefinitely, in reality, this isn’t practical.
Off the Cuff - August 2025
08/17/2024 - Well, my friends, we are officially in the dog days of summer here in the Northern hemisphere. It is the time of year when it feels like we have one foot still firmly planted in summer, and the other in the approaching autumn season. I've been trying to make the most of the warm weather while it is still here. Monica and I hit Valley Fair the other weekend, and I went for a long open water swim in Cedar Lake with some friends just yesterday.