Journal

THE CAFE RACER

The Cafe Racer sub-culture is born from an aesthetic and identity that borrows from the American Greaser and the Rockabilly era, the British Rocker and of late a new version of aficionado that has come to appreciate the quality and mechanical style born from these custom bikes. Originally the Cafe Racer was a stripped down predominantly English or hybrid English bike that had been modified to remove extraneous elements to create a performance bike that was almost minimal and utterly stripped of the superfluous. The resulting bikes were of themselves clean, mean and almost streamlined in outlook. Their mechanics, and...

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WHO WAS JAMES MCCABE?

The James McCabe name and the House of McCabe is part of a watchmaking dynasty that lasted for over a century and furnished luminaries with timepieces that are now enshrined in the annals of history James McCabe was born in 1748, in the town of Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland. McCabe was born into a watchmaking family of 4 brothers. His father Patrick McCabe was himself a watchmaker and supplied clocks and instruments to the community. The McCabe family became known for their commercial interests and their involvement in local politics. Thomas McCabe in particular became a noted watchmaker, industrialist and...

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WHY A WATCH?

In an era of digital instantaneous and accurate timekeeping, it is often asked of us– why even wear a watch ? This is a good question. And while we don't wish to shoot ourselves in the foot, we can see how a watch can be annoying, cumbersome and redundant. We also know that the modern millennial choses perhaps to wear a timepiece accidentally or as part of a wardrobe or look that they are trying to complete. These watches are not complicated and dare we say “disposable” in terms of quality and faddish style. When one picks up a timepiece...

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