Tag: Review
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Owner Review: Tissot Research Idea 2001 – When 2001 was the Future!
Nick Hayek Jr once made an often repeated statement, “The Swatch watch saved the Swiss industry”. With that in mind, meet the original plastic watch. The Tissot Research IDEA 2001, launched in 1972 as a budget mechanical to fight quartz. The hermetically sealed Calibre 2250 movement is mostly self-lubricating plastic – Astoundingly the only metal
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Owner Review: Precimax and Dugena – Ebony and Ivory
Recently I rediscovered two watches «in my drawer», a Dugena and a Precimax. After I restrapped them – I started to wear again. The reason why I didn’t wear these watches for a long time: they both only have 34mm cases, which I regard as too small. (They do however wear more like 34.45 on
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Owner Review: S.U.F Helsinki Myrsky – A Story on My Wrist
S.U.F Helsinki is a small, independent watch brand from Finland, helmed by renowned watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva, who also produces (handcrafts) watches under his “Sarpaneva Watches” brand. S.U.F stands for “SarpanevaUhrenFabrik”, which is a homage to his Swiss training as a watchmaker, and translates to “Sarpaneva Watch Factory”, which itself is housed in the old cable-factory-turned-cultural-center
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Owner Review: Squale 60 Atmos – Summer on the Wrist
I don’t know about everyone else, but for me when I purchase a watch it is based on how it looks first and foremost, and everything else second. There are a lot of things that go into the decision to buy a watch (price, brand, movement etc.) but if I don’t like the way a
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Owner Review: Seiko Alpinist SARB017
Today I’m thinking of the first time I saw an Alpinist dial. It was the Seiko Alpinist SARB017 with its beautiful green dial, lumed golden cathedral hands and golden markers (Arabic even numerals and stretched bullet shaped odd hour markers). I was smitten. Research helped me learn a little of the interesting history behind the
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Owner Review: Seiko 5 SRPD76 Rose Gold – How I Learned to Love a Gold Watch
Scene; 2020. A global pandemic rages; violence, fires, locusts, and murder hornets are everywhere. Hell’s creaking doors (or whatever version of The Bad Place you may subscribe too) have opened. The end becons. Nothing good is on the horizon. Then one day on IG, I see this watch: the new Seiko 5 rose gold PVD.
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Owner Review: Seiko SBQJ015 – Quartz Watch Packed with Features
The Seiko SBQJ015 is a rarity that deserves some attention. You won’t find much in the Seiko line-up these days that matches the SBQJ015’s impressive specs, or beautiful design. The watch uses a high precision quartz movement (accurate to within 20 seconds per year), model 8F56, and is also a GMT and perpetual calendar. I
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Owner Review: Vostok Komandirskie – An Unexpected Surprise
6 years ago, when in-between cars, I hired a ‘98 Magna for 5 weeks from Rent A Bomb and expected my time with it to be torture. But the reality was very different. Its ratty condition meant I could park it anywhere and not worry. I got zero attention on the road. The stereo had
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Owner Review: Omega Speedmaster Professional Sapphire Sandwich
*Cue Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon* When a watch has a day of the week dedicated to it, you know you’ve done something right. The fact that the DNA of the Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch has maintained its roots for over half a century is a testament to its iconic design. Starring
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Owner Review: Alpina Startimer Big Date Chronograph – “Grab ‘n Go”
When it comes to watches, my attention is definitely directed towards divers. That said, I am not opposed to wearing other styles, such as a pilot watch. When I first saw the Alpina Startimer Pilot Chrono, I loved everything about it. The reverse-panda dial is stunning. It is simple, very legible, with a splash of
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That dial is just fntastic.
Very cool watch. I have always wondered about the bronze models. Is the caseback bronze as well? If so do…