Are We Extras in Someone Else's Luxury Watch Fantasy?
Wearing my Seiko SBDC203, I talk about collective desires and aversions in the context of Rene Girard's Theory of Mimetic Desire and apply that theory to watch collecting, especially watch obsessives who trade mimetic desire for the Svengali Effect, Horological Fixation, and Horological Transfiguration. The essay version of this presentation is on my blog: https://cinemorphosis.blog/2026/01/13...
▶︎
Why does no one talk about Ball Watches? - Engineer III
▶︎
Cautionary Words About the Watch Hobby in the Age of Oversharing
▶︎
7 Watches, 15 Grand, and One Hard Lesson About Growing Up
▶︎
10 Signs Someone Is Upper Class But Hiding It
▶︎
America’s Watch Brand Is Getting Serious
▶︎
Still The Best $1000 Swiss Dive Watch in 2022?: Squale 1521 vs T-183, COSC & Master Marina Militare
▶︎
Confessions of a Reluctant G-Shock Convert
▶︎
The 7 Levels of Watch Movements (And Why Most Collectors Get It Wrong)
▶︎
Top 10 Watches To AVOID In 2024: Don't Buy Any Until You've Seen This!
▶︎
On Watches, Aging, and Invisibility
▶︎
Once an Obsessive, Always an Obsessive
▶︎
Working on the ultimate 8 watch collection - 2024 SOTC
▶︎
Your Watch Collection Has a Mind of Its Own
▶︎
Seiko Samurai HBB001: The FIRST Real Review From Master Watchmakers
▶︎
Fake Seiko and Casio Watches from Ali-Express - Beware!
▶︎
The Best Watches For Genuine Everyday Wear
▶︎
Shopping for My First Watch at the Wind-Up Watch Fair
▶︎
The Man Who Lost His Mind to Watches
▶︎
20 Years of Regret Drove My Watch Hobby
▶︎