Rebecca Struthers

Nov 17, 2023 | bbc.com | Rebecca Struthers

A love letter to timekeeping: How clocks have shaped our worldBy Rebecca StruthersFeatures correspondentEdouard Taufenbach and Bastien PourtoutFrom water clocks and sundials to modern smartwatches, the devices we use to tell time have shaped many aspects of civilisation (Credit: Edouard Taufenbach and Bastien Pourtout)The methods we use to keep track of time have evolved enormously over thousands of years, but they have also changed our lives along the way.

Aug 1, 2023 | waterstones.com | Peter Frankopan |Simon Schama |Rebecca Struthers |Ian Mortimer

From wide-ranging chronicles of global history to the foundations of modern democracy viewed through the prism of seventeenth-century Madagascar, the best world history books of 2023 take in magisterial volumes from the likes of Peter Frankopan, Simon Schama, Rebecca Struthers and Ian Mortimer.

Jun 29, 2023 | boomers-daily.com | Sarah Hart |Patrick Mackie |Rebecca Struthers

Wall Street Journal Books & Art (June 28, 2023) – A country music outsider’s journey, the uprising that tested a young America, the true story of a psychotherapy cult and more standouts from the month in books. Animal Spirits: The American Pursuit of Vitality From Camp Meeting to Wall StreetBy Jackson Lears Shaw’s life force, Freud’s libido, Bergson’s ‘élan vital’—all are expressions of a spark that eludes the control of civilized modernity. Review by Jeremy McCarter.

Jun 22, 2023 | lithub.com | Rebecca Struthers

When I first started training as a watchmaker at nineteen, I was taught never to leave a trace of my presence within the watches I restored. And yet, these traces can tell us all kinds of stories about otherwise inanimate objects. For example, the vintage Omega Seamaster wristwatch on my workbench was repaired by a man called Jeff on 10 March 1971.

Jun 13, 2023 | fratellowatches.com | Rebecca Struthers |Thomas Van Straaten |Thor Svaboe |Robert-Jan Broer

You knew this was coming sooner or later. The Tissot PRX is the biggest hit for the brand in a long time. After the quartz and automatic 40mm versions and the 35mm quartz model, here we have the Tissot PRX 35mm Automatic. And this is one I know many of you have been waiting for, so I went hands-on with all of the new additions to see if they capture the PRX magic. The new PRX 35mm Automatic comes in four flavors — black, blue, green, and a new white mother-of-pearl dial.