I sincerely believe that a good soul should talk to the people at TimeZone and to Walt Odets himself and work to restore his articles, creating a dedicated website for them. If I’ve been writing about technical watchmaking since 1998, it’s because of those articles—they completely changed my perception of watchmaking. And nothing, I mean absolutely nothing, has been done since then that surpasses their quality
Thanks for this terrific callback to the early days of ThePurists.com, Jack--I still miss those wonderful articles, not to mention the often endless and hugely civil conversations on the various sub-forums. And for me, that word--"civil"--was vital; far from being an affectation, for me the incredibly welcoming, friendly, and helpful tone of that site and the threads it encouraged were unparalleled. I was a total newbie to ANY online forum when I first dared to submit a post to ThePurists.com, and from then on, from Dr. Mao to the various moderators (very much including a certain Jack Forster!) to the many thoughtful and friendly posters (including one incredibly knowledgeable ei8htohms) I ended up finding a home there. Comment sections can be good, but oh how I miss a great forum!
Reading this so takes me back to when this first appeared on ThePuristS.com, and of just how much I enjoyed reading it at the time. Your mention of the aricles by Walt Odets also very vividly reminded me of Walt's quite scathing take-down (literally and metaphorically) of the Rolex Explorer movement, and of his praise for the first-generation Omega Co-Axial De Ville with the 2500 calibre. The latter, in part, nudged me towards purchasing the steel version of that first Omega Co-Axial with the grey ruthenium dial. I still have it, it still looks great - though I really ought to have it serviced!
I sincerely believe that a good soul should talk to the people at TimeZone and to Walt Odets himself and work to restore his articles, creating a dedicated website for them. If I’ve been writing about technical watchmaking since 1998, it’s because of those articles—they completely changed my perception of watchmaking. And nothing, I mean absolutely nothing, has been done since then that surpasses their quality
Thanks for this terrific callback to the early days of ThePurists.com, Jack--I still miss those wonderful articles, not to mention the often endless and hugely civil conversations on the various sub-forums. And for me, that word--"civil"--was vital; far from being an affectation, for me the incredibly welcoming, friendly, and helpful tone of that site and the threads it encouraged were unparalleled. I was a total newbie to ANY online forum when I first dared to submit a post to ThePurists.com, and from then on, from Dr. Mao to the various moderators (very much including a certain Jack Forster!) to the many thoughtful and friendly posters (including one incredibly knowledgeable ei8htohms) I ended up finding a home there. Comment sections can be good, but oh how I miss a great forum!
Reading this so takes me back to when this first appeared on ThePuristS.com, and of just how much I enjoyed reading it at the time. Your mention of the aricles by Walt Odets also very vividly reminded me of Walt's quite scathing take-down (literally and metaphorically) of the Rolex Explorer movement, and of his praise for the first-generation Omega Co-Axial De Ville with the 2500 calibre. The latter, in part, nudged me towards purchasing the steel version of that first Omega Co-Axial with the grey ruthenium dial. I still have it, it still looks great - though I really ought to have it serviced!
Thanks, Jack, for this trip down memory lane.
It is true that Seiko divers have huge spring bars
This is the opposite of a Malaika article