• Owner Review: Glycine Combat Sub Vintage – A Black Bay 58 Alternative?

    Owner Review: Glycine Combat Sub Vintage – A Black Bay 58 Alternative?

    I will start by saying this – No matter which side of the fence you’re on about this piece: the Glycine Combat Sub Vintage is a hell of a lot of watch for your money. The Combat Sub line offers a seemingly endless variety of dials, colors, and straps. If you don’t like this one,

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  • The Vintage HenHouse – A watch collecting journey with @fadedbezel

    Enter The Vintage Hen-House, pick a perch, and listen to Benoît (@Petitesecondes) and his co-hosts chat to vintage watch collectors from all over the world about their collection, the vintage watch world, and many other things. Let’s talk about the good, the bad and the ugly stories that we can all share about collecting vintage

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  • Independent Thinking – Roger Smith on the Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers

    Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. Hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and Adam (@mediumwatch) are honoured to host today’s special guest – Independent watchmaker extraordinaire Roger W Smith OBE (@rogerwsmithltd).  Join us for a conversation about the newly established Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers (@britishwatchmakers); the state of British horological industry;

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  • Owner Review: Seiko Alpinist Green SARB017

    Owner Review: Seiko Alpinist Green SARB017

    The Seiko Alpinist Green SARB017 comes from a line of field watch which was first introduced in 1961. The Alpinist can be described as Seiko’s first real sports watch. It is from the sixth generation of the Alpinist line and was introduced in 2009. It is also one of Seiko’s longest running sub-brands. The Case

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  • Owner Review: Hamilton Skymaster GMT and Colac Dan

    Owner Review: Hamilton Skymaster GMT and Colac Dan

    Soaring 10,000 feet above the endless dark sea, famed aviator/explorer “Colac Dan” Wellington grabbed his flight map and glanced down at his wrist to note the time. “Damn it all,” he muttered to no one as he peered down at the new Hamilton Skymaster GMT. “Can’t see the GMT hand worth a s***.” He held

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  • Owner Review: Ralph Lauren Sporting Chronograph

    Owner Review: Ralph Lauren Sporting Chronograph

    I saw this Ralph Lauren Sporting Chronograph in the Instagram feed of @marekielbasa.md – Chopard, Dubuis, Lange – dude is nuts. He once paid ArchieLuxury for a collection review and nearly succeeded in trolling him into a heart attack – it was epic! Now, this RL was familiar to me because in the days before

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  • Independent Thinking – Christian Lass returns for another chat

    This week, a first time event in the history of Independent Thinking Show – a return guest! We welcome back Danish independent watchmaker Christian Lass (@christian_lass) for a conversation about establishing his own watchmaking manufacture and restoration businesses; hand finishing and decoration; prototyping and design; finding clients and making bespoke watches for collectors. Christian has

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  • Owner Review: Omega Speedmaster Mark 2 – The Moon or Palookaville

    Owner Review: Omega Speedmaster Mark 2 – The Moon or Palookaville

    Fifteen years after Marlon Brandon and ‘On The Waterfront’, there was the Omega Speedmaster Mark 2. This improved 2.0 version of the Speedmaster was to be offered up by Omega for the Moon landing gig in 1969. NASA however, were up against a JFK set clock to complete this task by the end of the

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  • IT Podcast – with Max Büsser of MB&F

    IT Podcast – with Max Büsser of MB&F

    Max Büsser of MB&F joins the Independent Thinking show and it’s hosts Roman, JP (@jp_melbs) and Rob for a passionate talk about horology and the watch industry. Topics Max Büsser has been a pioneer of independent watchmaking, and a passionate communicator of the importance of preserving the finest Swiss horological traditions but with a modern

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  • Owner Review: Lorier Falcon V1 – A young brand with an old soul

    Owner Review: Lorier Falcon V1 – A young brand with an old soul

    Lorier is a young micro-brand started by husband and wife, Lorenzo and Lauren Ortega in 2018. I had the opportunity to meet Lorenzo and Lauren at the Wind-Up watch fair in New York in 2019. Our chat was brief but what struck me most was their sincerity and humility. It was clear to me that

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