THE NEW ERA OF THE WATCH COMMUNITY   IS FULL OF NOISE, OVERNIGHT “INFLUENCERS” REGURGITATING Al GENERATED SCRIPTS,   FLY-BY-NIGHT “DEALERS” IN IT FOR A QUICK FLIP,   AND NEW “MICROBRANDS” POPPING UP EVERY DAY WITH OF-THE-SHELF PRIVATE LABEL WATCHES ORDERED FROM THE SAME   ALIBABA FACTORIES. KEEPTHETIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO KEEPING IT REAL SINCE DAY ONE IN 2008.   REAL WATCHES, REAL IMAGES, REAL VIDEOS, REAL RESEARCH, REAL CUSTOMER SERVICE.   THIS WASN’T A “PANDEMIC PROJECT” OR A HOBBY TURNED INTO A PART-TIME INCOME STREAM. THIS IS   18 YEARS OF REAL EXPERIENCE IN DEALING LUXURY WATCHES ONLINE, 7 DAY WORK WEEKS WITH VIRTUALLY NO VACATION TIME, OPENING THOUSANDS OF WATCHES, TERABYTES OF PHOTOSHOOTS AND NEVER STOCK IMAGES OR Al GENERATED SLOP,   SHIPPING ORDERS ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS SERVED,   THOUSANDS OF MANUALLY RESEARCHED WATCH ARTICLES AND POSTS PUBLISHED.   YOU MAY BE NEW TO THIS SITE OR NEW TO WATCH COLLECTING, BUT REST ASSURED THAT WE ARE NOT NEW TO THIS.   YOU ARE WITNESSING AND TAKING PART IN THE STORY OF A REAL AMERICAN “SMALL” BUSINESS (MORE LIKE NANO SIZED) – THE KIND OF SMALL BUSINESS THAT FOLKS VIRTUE SIGNAL ABOUT SUPPORTING.   THIS IS YEARS OF DEDICATION DESPITE DISRUPTIONS IN THE INDUSTRY AND GLOBAL ECONOMY,   DESPITE CHALLENGES NAVIGATING THE EVER-CHANGING PAY-TO-PLAY SEARCH ENGINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ENVIRONMENT RIDDLED WITH CONTENT THEFT AND ALGORITHMIC MANIPULATION BY THE TECH GIANTS WHO DECIDE WHAT YOU GET TO SEE.   IT IS A MODERN DAY DAVID VS GOLIATH JUST TO GET YOU TO LAND ON THIS PAGE – AND YOU DID!   SO WHILE YOU’RE HERE, JUST KNOW THAT YOU ARE PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL,   PART OF A SERIOUS AND ALMOST OBSESSIVE ATTEMPT AT CREATING A SMALL BUT IMPACTFUL FOOTPRINT IN THE CONTINUING HISTORY OF HOROLOGY AND THE WATCH INDUSTRY OVERALL.   SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR NEW ARRIVALS; CHECK OUT OUR OTHER SITE CALIBER CORNER WHERE WE ARE DEDICATED TO SPREADING MOVEMENT AWARENESS; AND STAY TUNED AS KEEPTHETIME EVOLVES FROM ONLINE WATCH SHOP AND CONTENT CREATOR TO INDEPENDENT WATCHMAKING STUDIO.   18 YEARS BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. (DISCLAIMER: THIS WAS WRITTEN BY A HUMAN, THE SAME HUMAN THAT WILL SHIP YOUR WATCH AND RESPOND TO YOUR EMAILS.) KEEP IT REAL, KEEPTHETIME.