Tag: Rolex
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Rolex Submariner Trip Review: I Flew To Hong Kong And Back In 62 Hours To Buy a Watch So You Didn’t Have To
One of my favorite words is serendipity. Those times when God sends a tailwind your way and everything seems to come together at the right time for something to come to pass. Admittedly I did look at plane tickets to see what it would take to secure this watch before jetting off to Switzerland the… Read more
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Which Watch Should You Buy? Dog Breeds Edition
Sometimes I feel like it’s my sole responsibility (well, mine and Andrew Morgan’s) in this entire world to bring levity into the world of horology. We take these tiny little anachronistic wrist-machines way too seriously. Proof? Well I haven’t found anything on the internet about match-making tastes in dogs to tastes in watches. So here… Read more
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7 of the Most Overrated Watches Money Can Buy
We humans are creatures of a clan. Despite the modern message of “be you, don’t care what others think of you!”, we only feel the need to broadcast this message because we in some way feel it’s not already the case. And in some ways, it’ll never be. Anyway, this is also most likely the… Read more
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The 10 Best Watch Brands (According to me) – Jan 31, 2025
I keep a running list of my ten most admired watch brands, and it’s always in flux. Yes, horological preferences are just that…preferences, but just in case I might be able to inspire someone to look at a brand in a new light, well then I’ve done my job! 10. Seiko If this was a… Read more
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Best Watches of 2024: My Personal Top 5 Favorites
2024 has featured a ton of new watch releases, from the truly breathtaking to the flat out groan-inducing. From the $88,000 Hublot Pocket Watch to the 31 shades of Nomos Tangente to Rolex’s very own Invicta homage, there certainly was introduced a watch for every bloke imaginable. Here are my 5 favorite releases this year,… Read more
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The GMT Conundrum: What Else Is Out There Besides Rolex?
This post may contain affiliate links so I can generate at least a little bit of pathetic income for my work. There’s no additional cost to you as the consumer, so even just clicking on these links will help me continue to churn out content like this! Thank you!! There’s a Teddy Baldassarre video that… Read more
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The Iconic Cartier Santos: A Watch For Dawn to Dusk
The most versatile watch of all time? This is an entry of a day in the life of the Cartier Santos Medium Ref. WSSA0029. As square watch with industrial screws and seemingly out-of-place roman numerals, it truly shouldn’t work on paper. And yet, it does. How? I couldn’t say. Maybe it’s its historical significance as… Read more
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Which First Watch? Professions Edition
The contents of this post are to be taken only 76% seriously. Watches are a personal thing. We buy them because we desperately want this minuscule object on our wrists to truly project that there is in fact, a personality underneath all this shell of human. And whether we like it or not, our vocation… Read more
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Welcome to the Chalet
Salut et bienvenue au Chalet Chamfer. Wilkommen im Chalet Chamfer. Hello and welcome to Chalet Chamfer, the home of my attempts to write about my real world experiences with various timepieces on-wrist. There will be no silly technical reviews here. I will leave that to the professionals. We humans choose our timepieces to represent our… Read more
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Rolex Submariner: A Day in the Life
The review of the Rolex Submariner Ref. 124060 explores its characteristics of being robust, capable, and versatile. The author narrates their daily routine, highlighting the watch’s aesthetic and functional aspects, concluding that while it’s not often recognized, it performs exceptionally as a desk diver and could handle underwater adventures, thanks to its durability and 300M… Read more