Travel
A two-hour city walk starts with one small neighbourhood
Pick a starting point, one place to look closely and somewhere to sit. Use a roughly 1 km radius as a planning boundary, not a walking target.
THE WEEKEND ISSUE01 / LATE CHECKOUT
A SLOWER KIND OF WEEKEND
Late
checkout.
A journal for the art of living.
City walks, time to stay, a drink and a few familiar objects. Make room for a weekend of your own.
THE WEEKEND SELECTION
Selected for your weekend
Drinks
An alcohol-free orange and cranberry spritz
Begin with 60 ml orange juice, 40 ml cranberry juice and 80 ml sparkling water. Adjust one condition at a time instead of immediately adding syrup.
Art
One exhibition in sixty minutes: three works and one page of notes
Choose a few works to look at carefully. Separate observation from interpretation, read the label, then return with a new question.
Style
Three days, a 20-litre bag and six pieces of clothing
One shirt, two T-shirts, two pairs of trousers and a light jacket. Build combinations instead of packing a separate complete outfit for every occasion.
MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR OWN TIME
Before you go,
make room for your own time.
Planning guide · Read free on the web
A half-day with room to pause
Build a half-day around one destination, a pause and a comfortable way home.
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Planning guide · Read free on the web
Room for the last three hours
Use your accommodation’s information and your onward journey to make room for packing, pausing and leaving.
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BRAND IMAGE / SEX ON THE BEACHTHE SIGNATURE · DESIGN NOTES
Colour in a glass.
Time on the wrist.
Warm dial colours, metallic edges and two glasses. A closer look at the visual scene behind our name.
The brand’s design notes ↗RECENTLY PUBLISHED
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Watches
Watches in the ledger: what brand archives reveal and leave open
Explore Longines serial records, gaps in the history of Breguet No. 160 and the Reverso patent, then distinguish an archive extract from present-day authentication.
Watches
Hands that shape light: reading enamel and guilloché dials
Understand enamel techniques, hand engine-turning and the different roles of stamping and printing, then build a practical notebook for observing a dial.
Watches
One more function: choosing a first watch complication
From a date window to GMT and chronographs, connect each function to daily use and consider setting, readability and service alongside mechanical fascination.
Travel
A day without checking in: making time in hotel lounges
Distinguish public lounges such as Four Seasons’ Maru and The Shilla’s The Library from guest-access clubs. Build an unhurried day around tea, food, reading and conversation.
A CLOSER LOOK
Objects & observations
Style
Five places to check when trying on a white shirt
Look beyond a straight-on mirror photograph. Check transparency, collar, cuffs, button gaps and movement across the back in the clothes you actually wear.
Watches
38 mm or 40 mm? Three checks beyond the diameter
Compare lug length, case thickness and where the strap turns down. Use the same wrist and everyday movements rather than deciding from one measurement.
Art
Before hanging an A3 poster: wall, space, light and frame
Paper size is not frame size. Use a full-size paper template, consider the glazing gap and check the wall in different light before ordering.
STORIES, TOGETHER
Work with SOTB
We explore how stories about places and objects can take shape. Share an idea for editorial planning, introductory writing or content collaboration that fits the journal.