If you?re a watch lover on the internet (you?re reading this, so, I think you might be) you?ve almost certainly spent time on one of the several major public watch forums. These message boards are an important hub in the watch world for communication, news gathering, and buying and selling. It?s a right of passage for those new to the hobby to cut their teeth on the forums, as knowledge is passed from enthusiast to enthusiast. 
Last week, Watchuseek, one of the largest watch communities online, underwent a major facelift. The familiar format has been completely redesigned, and at a glance has a sleeker more up to date look. But, as anyone who has spent any time on a forum will tell you, change is tough. We get used to seeing things a certain way day after day, and when navigation that has become muscle memory fails you, it can be disappointing and frustrating.  Bhanu Chopra is a fixture in the watch community. He?s the owner of Juvo Luxury, a noted German watch enthusiast, and is the former Senior Editor of Watchuseek?s editorial arm. We thought with his unique combination of experience and history with WUS, he?d be a great person to reach out to get some thoughts on the site?s recent changes.

Bhanu Chopra with Helmut Sinn

Bhanu has been involved in one way or another with WUS for longer than many of us have been in the hobby. He started browsing the forums all the way back in 2004, and it wasn?t long before he was making connections within what at the time was...