If you have been following along with our manufacturing endeavours over at ‘Nicholas Hacko Watchmaker’ then I’m sure you will know we are very vocal about ‘Freedom to Make, Right to Repair’ particularly when it comes to our watches. It’s something we strive to support and further in any way we can; not only by providing guarantees on our watches that other manufacturers wouldn’t, but also investing heavily in machinery as well as training people to run our facilities.  There has been a big shift from major manufacturers in the past decade to monopolise on spare parts and the repair of the ..read more

Growing up, one of my favourite movie series was Indiana Jones. I had the books, the DVDs, the special edition VHS, the Lego sets, and the video games. The world of adventure, danger and exploration was perfectly captured by Steven Spielberg across the three movies. While ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ will forever be my favourite film, one of my favourite scenes in all the movies was the mining cart chase scene towards the end of ‘Temple of Doom’.  One of the main things I remember thinking when watching it for the first time was how cool it would’ve been for the actors to have ..read more

Earlier today we asked 11,880 people a simple question – ‘How would you react if you were approached by a stranger asking for a couple minutes of your time?’ Of course we know how an amateur photographer feels about approaching the ‘subject’, even the most experienced professionals would sometimes struggle to find the right way to engage. Our survey is loaded with optimism, exactly 61.5% of respondents said that if prompted, they would gladly accept the opportunity. This is fantastic feedback and we believe this is not just because of the time spent in isolation during Covid. To fell ..read more

Fellow photographer and subscriber Nick Susatyo pictured in his darkroom I found a rental darkroom in my local area, so of course I had to give it a try! Although I have learned to process films in 2012ish, this was my first time in the darkroom. I have visited the darkroom twice so far, and have printed about 15 photos. In film photography, a “printer” literally means someone who prints. It doesn’t mean a Canon inkjet printer. Just because someone is good at taking pictures, doesn’t mean they can print. Conversely, some of the most famous printers didn’t even take pictures — they just p ..read more