The JMR Journal
A Brief History of Messing With Time
Your phone adjusted automatically. Your mechanical watch didn't. And honestly, that might be one of the better things about it.
A Brief History of Messing With Time
Your phone adjusted automatically. Your mechanical watch didn't. And honestly, that might be one of the better things about it.
What Makes It Tick (And Occasionally Makes Me L...
What's the difference between an NH35, NH34, Miyota, PT5000, and VK63? After building watches with all of them, I've learned that some movements are dependable workhorses, while others can make...
What Makes It Tick (And Occasionally Makes Me L...
What's the difference between an NH35, NH34, Miyota, PT5000, and VK63? After building watches with all of them, I've learned that some movements are dependable workhorses, while others can make...
The Caseback Might Be the Best Part
Everyone notices the dial. Almost nobody asks about the caseback. But a few carefully chosen words can make a watch worth keeping for generations.
The Caseback Might Be the Best Part
Everyone notices the dial. Almost nobody asks about the caseback. But a few carefully chosen words can make a watch worth keeping for generations.
The Watch Industry Takes Itself Far Too Seriously.
Somewhere along the way, the watch industry lost its mind. Between revolutionary shades of blue, exclusive waiting lists, and watches designed for explorers who mostly explore steakhouses, perhaps it's time...
The Watch Industry Takes Itself Far Too Seriously.
Somewhere along the way, the watch industry lost its mind. Between revolutionary shades of blue, exclusive waiting lists, and watches designed for explorers who mostly explore steakhouses, perhaps it's time...
Detroit Lions, Italian Pizza Boxes, and Other R...
What do the Detroit Lions, Italian pizza boxes, and a fantasy football league have in common? Not much, until somebody asks me to turn them into watches. A look behind...
Detroit Lions, Italian Pizza Boxes, and Other R...
What do the Detroit Lions, Italian pizza boxes, and a fantasy football league have in common? Not much, until somebody asks me to turn them into watches. A look behind...
My Wife Has No Idea How Many Watches I Own
What started as building one watch somehow became a business, an office full of watch parts, and a suspicious number of padded envelopes arriving at our front door. Fortunately, I...
My Wife Has No Idea How Many Watches I Own
What started as building one watch somehow became a business, an office full of watch parts, and a suspicious number of padded envelopes arriving at our front door. Fortunately, I...