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Casual Time

Jim Swift

In every watch, there is a story. This site exists to tell stories about watches and the people who wore them.

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An Unexpected Journey

The watch - 2025. Obviously it has had a couple of dings and scratches over the years.

This is the story of a cheap Timex manual wind, whose history I should know in great detail, but that has a number of gaps. I should know all the detail...

9 months ago
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The Rise of the Lunar Pilot

In Spring of 2024, my mom was dying. She’d long been dying of Parkinson’s, a cruel disease that quickly took from her the ability to communicate, something the retired journalist and grade school librarian excelled at.

We’d just been been...

9 months ago
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The HOA Prez G-Shock

Fresh out of the box and in the action at the Court House.

I’m a firm believer in watches for special occasions, and this trip to the courthouse was, indeed, a special occasion. I ended up President of my HOA during the pandemic. I didn’t...

2 years ago
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From the Land of the Ice and Snow: Meeting Iceland’s Master Watchmaker

When I confirmed that I’d be going to Iceland, my first thought was, Will I get to meet an elf? My second thought was, Are there any watchmakers in Iceland? I knew that if the country did boast a watchmaker and the watches were within my (d...

2 years ago
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How I Found a King Samurai for a Steal

A few months ago, I found myself in Cincinnati, Ohio. We were considering leaving Washington and moving here, early in the process.

On Cincinnati’s east side, the former Beechmont Mall is now the Anderson Town Center. The newer venue kept...

2 years ago
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