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R&R Podcast – Watchmaker three-way with Woodsy

Welcome to the horology world’s ultimate watchmaker podcast network. Rob and The Watch Regulator are joined by none other than Fifth Wrist Radio superfan Michael Woods of Woods Watchmaking. Fresh from his recent appearance on the Defining Time Show podcast, he was desperate to get back on and have a drink with R&R. We talk
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29/04/2020
Owner Review: Grand Seiko 5646-7040

When it comes to vintage Grand Seiko and the Grand Seiko 5646-7040, the famous designer Taro Tanaka comes to mind. Tanaka was credited with developing a set of rules in 1962, called the “Grammar of Design”, emphasizing the concept of a unified design within Seiko. Ultimately, he wanted to compete with the Swiss watchmakers in
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28/04/2020
Owner Review: Orient FFM03004B

The Orient collection of watches is a real treasure trove – as I’ve recently discovered – there’s so much more than the few popular offerings that we all know and love. One such piece is the rather unimaginatively titled FFM03004B – no fancy nickname for this one, unlike his more popular Orient brethren. The slide
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27/04/2020
Owner Review: Edox Geoscope GMT – The world at a glance!

The watch that I am going to talk about is the Edox Geoscope GMT Limited edition released in 2014: only 300 pieces were made to celebrate Edox 130th anniversary. Every year that passes many brands in the watchmaking field leverage the symbolic and emotional elements connected to their historical heritage to try to convey to
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25/04/2020
Owner Review: Orven De Luxe Super-Compressor

In the 1960s, Australian import duties on watches were high, lower on watch parts, this led to a number of companies bringing in cases and movements, assembling and rebranding them. Orven was one such company, based in Melbourne, they predominantly created dress watches for sale through independent jewellers. In much the same way that you
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23/04/2020
Owner Review: Seiko 7A38 Speedmaster

Find any online watch discussion and you will read quartz is dismissed as having “no soul” and is often aligned with cheap quality and mass production. With the Seiko 7A38 calibre from the mid 1980’s – you will find only one of those points to be accurate. Adding a superbly integrated day/date complication onto its
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22/04/2020
The Defining Time Show – Part 2 with JP_melbs & the 50k One Watch Challenge

JP is back to join the gents in an interesting “what if” conversation. The challenge was set, you get a fantasy budget of $50K AUD to buy 1 watch and 1 watch only. You had to forfeit your current collection and this would be your watch for the rest of your days. It was certainly
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19/04/2020
Owner Review: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15450ST

With the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15450ST coming in at 37mm in size, the question on people minds is “Is this watch going to be too small?” Especially as the original model was 39mm in size. However, luckily due to its hexagonal shape and integrated bracelet it wears slightly bigger. I would say more like
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17/04/2020
The Defining Time Show – Rolex Batman v JP_melbs

Anthony is joined by V. Also joining today is JP of jp_melbs on IG. We take a trip down memory lane with some of JP’s earliest pieces. Talk about how tastes and collecting mindset evolve over time. Then we go into battle. TO SELL, OR NOT TO SELL? That was the question. We go deep into
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17/04/2020
Rob and The Regulator – Baselworld shots itself in the foot…. and then the face.

Is this the end of Baselworld? The Regulator’s tattoo supplied by @alyssadonlonart The Regulator’s booze supplied by @una_esteluna Our Instagram picks Rob: @tenandtwo_perth The Watch Regulator: @scaramanga_ Charles: @themanifestoonline To support some great guys from our community go check out genevablue.com.au and watchvault.com.au Take care guys and stay on time Rob and
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15/04/2020