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Owner Review: Junghans Max Bill Manual Wind

Before we get to my Junghans Max Bill Manual Wind review, a little history. Founded in 1861 and the largest watch and clock factory by 1903, Junghans is a German watch producer best known for their Max Bill line (and making detonators during the war), so called after the infamous Bauhaus schooled designer Max Bill
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28/09/2020
DTS – Ft. Gentleman Pursuits – What watch does a modern gentleman wear?

This week Anthony (@defining_time) welcomes Ryan from Gentleman Pursuits to the Defining Time Show. Ryan has a podcast and IG live show that is all about whiskey and watches “gentleman pursuits”. We discuss his journey into watches and then go fairly deep into what is a modern day gentleman and how it compares to gentlemen
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26/09/2020
Owner Review: Caliper Timepieces Sliderule – A watch you can count on

If I could kind of “reset” my watch buying habits and start from scratch, I might look into a collection of (only) watches with a slide rule (there is more about my love of slide rules in the review of my Navitimer). There are so many very cool slide rule watches out there, such as
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25/09/2020
Rob & The Regulator – Sharkbassadors with @donal.reid

Rob & The Regulator are joined by Alex’s vintage Omega loving friend @donal.reid. We discuss sharks wearing watches and just how much a vespa Omega can go for. Regulator’s tattoo supplied by @alyssadonlonart Booze supplied by @wakachangi_lager Our Instagram picks Rob: The Watch Regulator: Donal: Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fifthwrist/ To join our Fifth Wrist
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24/09/2020
Owner Review: Longines 8229 Chronograph – The evasive Longines beauty

It can be boldly stated that this is a spectacular piece. It is for sure one of the watches getting the most wrist time and attention in my collection. Which says a lot since my primary collecting interest is focused on military chronos! The case of the Longines 8229-1 is a peculiar one. There are
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23/09/2020
Owner Review: Cartier Santos Dumont – One Santos To Rule Them All

In the myriad of existing Cartier watch designs, the Santos line proposes a very bold look, and yet also an immense variety of options to choose from. From the extremely rare museum pieces dating back to the start of the 20th century, to the latest batch of novelties, there is a world of watches to
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22/09/2020
Independent Thinking – with The_Watchnerd

Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. Join Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and today’s special guest – Mat (@the_watchnerd), as we discuss building online watch communities; food critics and applying analytical thinking to watches; horological scholarship; museums, Antiquarian Horological Society and the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. We also talk diving watches (topside vs wet
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22/09/2020
Owner Review: Marathon GSAR – One. Tough. Watch.

For those of you who are not familiar with Marathon, they are a Canadian watch company that was formed in 1904. In 1941 they began manufacturing timing instruments for the Allied Forces and they continue to supply watches to the Canadian and U.S. militaries to this day. They manufacture their watches in La Chaux de
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20/09/2020
Owner Review – NTH Amphion Vintage Gilt

So I hear you’re in the market to own yet another Mil-sub with a heavy dash of the “H-word” sprinkled in for good measure. If you are looking for a watch that exhibits its heritage in the form of a vintage gilt relief dial, submariner style design cues, and sexy ass sword hands, then the
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19/09/2020
Incredible Stories about Independent Watchmakers with HorOptimist

Anthony (@defining_time) welcomes HorOptimist to the Defining Time Show. He’s had the pleasure of meeting many independents from the watch making world. We couldn’t waste the opportunity to hear some of these fascinating tales and HorOptimist is a damn good storyteller. We were on the edge of our seats the entire time. You will hear
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19/09/2020