Tag: Review

Owner Review: The Nivada Cousteau

The ability of vintage watches to tell stories of mankind always fascinated me. I am particularly attracted to tool watches with the Portuguese import hallmark, as they connect me to my country and make each piece more distinctive. Growing up in Portugal in the 80s, like every other kid I frequently watched Cousteau and Calypso…
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23/07/2020
Owner Review: Casio G-Shock DW5600 – The Moonwatch That Could Have Been

For as long as I’ve been into watches, I’ve been into G-Shock. No real collection is complete without one, or in my case about a dozen. When considering purchases of high-end watches it often takes me years before I make a final purchasing decision, with G-Shock, the quality and value they offer make them impulse…
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22/07/2020
Owner Review: Bremont Venom 2 ultimate stealth watch

I was looking for an all black DLC ‘sports’ watch for some time. They either all seemed too overdone and trying too hard like they were meant for some post apocalyptic future, or looked like they belonged on the wrist of the teenager making his first foray into the all black smart watches we see…
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21/07/2020
Owner Review: The only sun in the UK summer a Corniche Chronograph

Quartz watches are really not loved in the world of watch collecting. You don’t tend to see them in ‘popular’ watch Instagrams or websites. The Corniche heritage chronograph runs on a Seiko VK64 Hybrid movement. A quartz movement with sweeping second-hand for the chronograph. This is where one of my complaints for this watch stems…
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19/07/2020
Owner Review: Pac-man Game Watch – I ❤️ the 80’s

In the early 1980’s, Pac-Man fever was rapidly spreading across the land. From its humble beginnings as a simple arcade game, it spawned a massive sprawling empire which, at its peak, included home console titles, a Saturday morning cartoon, a breakfast cereal, …and game watches. In 1982, a relative newcomer to consumer electronics, Nelsonic, secured…
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18/07/2020
Owner Review: Daniel Roth C147 Chronograph, quality and tradition from Le Sentier…..

Being a watch lover and a watch collector for some years now, I have always fed my passion following quality and history. Doing that from the very beginning, I started to study vintage watches being attracted always by the craftsmanship and uncommon, unique designs. After some years on vintage watches, I was obviously fascinated by…
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16/07/2020
Owner Review: Nomos Orion Weis – A little, big taste of Glashütte

Here is my Nomos Orion Weis in 33mm (well, 32.8mm if you want to be exact). It hails from the renowned German watchmaking town of Glashütte in the state of Saxony that is often associated with their bigger neighbors, A. Lange & Söhne and Glashütte Original. Despite NOMOS having practically zero history or ties to…
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15/07/2020
Owner Review: Sinn 900 Flieger – At home on land, under water and in the air

In my small portfolio, the Sinn 900 Flieger («pilot») is the oldest and one of the first «proper» watches I ever bought. And for me, the 900F is still one of the hottest watches in the Sinn range. The 900F has a very clean and uncluttered face, while still offering a lot of information: a…
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14/07/2020
Owner Review: Farer Universal Hudson

There are blue dials, then there are the ones that Farer use amongst their offering of Swiss made watches. Floating between a deep blue to almost sea green depending on the light. The Hudson is part of Farer’s collection of hand-wound mechanicals. Coming in with a case width 37mm (minus the crown), a short lug-to-lug…
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13/07/2020
Owner Review: Tissot T-Sport V8 Swissmatic – All revved up with a Swiss V8

When it comes to Tissot, it’s a brand that needs no introduction. Worn by the likes of Elvis Presley, The Duchess of Cambridge and Nelson Mandela, Tissot are in my humble opinion the underdogs of the Swatch group. When I came to find this piece I was in the market for something bold, black and…
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12/07/2020