Tag: Review
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Owner Review: Seiko 5 SNK803 – An honest look at a gateway watch.
The Seiko 5 SNK803 flieger style watches are as ubiquitous to the watch community as coffee culture is to the Pacific Northwest. However, despite their popularity, they remain as an affordable ticket of entry into the world of automatic watches and the inevitable collection of them that follows. A quick overview of the important specs
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Owner Review: Seiko 5 Sports SKZ211 – an alternative to the SKX??
When it was “time” to purchase my first automatic watch, I did the research; and what kept coming up? The Seiko SKX, and for good reason. I started shopping online in earnest, and that is when I stumbled across the watch I ended up purchasing the Seiko 5 Sports SKZ211. The SKZ211 is commonly referred
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Owner Review: Marathon Navigator Tritium
The Marathon Navigator Tritium is quite simply, one of the best field watches you can buy, at almost any price point. Let that sink in for a minute. You could easily spend more money, much more and have nothing as rugged, dependable or field ready. Marathon now produces Navigators that are much better spec’ed, you
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Owner Review: Tudor Prince Oysterdate
I have touched on the relationship between Rolex and Tudor in some of my previous Fifth Wrist reviews. Tudor is the sister company of Rolex. Their watches have always been intended to be as tough as a Rolex but at a more affordable price point. I think the Tudor Prince Oysterdate really embodies this philosophy.
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Owner Review: Seiko SRPA27K1 – a dresswatch for BIG wrists!
Usually, I am not the type of person to normally wear a “dress watch”, I am a lathe operator. In my spare time, I like to wear simple 3-hand watches, even in smaller diameters, despite my 18.5cm wrist. The Seiko SRPA27K1 is 42mm in diameter with a lug width of 20mm and a case thickness
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Owner Review: Alpina Alpiner 4 GMT
Like some of you out there in the watch-world, I tend to live my life in one time zone – GMT-5 for me. So why would I need the Alpina Alpiner 4 GMT? The answer is simple: Because. Having never owned an Alpina or a GMT before, I was surprised by the quality of finishing
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Owner Review: Roebuck Diviso – Racing Inspired Three Hander
The Roebuck Diviso is a quality offering from a micro brand with a difference. Whether it’s the history or design, Roebuck isn’t your average micro brand. Guy Roebuck, the man behind the watches is a transplanted Kiwi, living in Round Rock, Texas by way of the UK. Just like Guy, the Diviso is outside the
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Owner Review: A Lange And Sohne 1815
I am sitting in a specialist surgeon’s office, I’m wearing some worn out jeans and faded grey sweatshirt. On my wrist is my A Lange & Sohne 1815. The expensive by the hour surgeon keeps glancing at my wrist as he discusses my daughter’s condition with my wife. Everything is going well and my daughter’s
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Owner Review: Tudor Black Bay 58
The Tudor Black Bay 58 is one of those watches that needs no introduction. It’s a watch that has become one of those watches that ends up on everyone’s list of relatively reasonably priced watches to recommend anyone. The smaller little brother/sister of the original 41mm Black Bay, this gorgeous thing stands out in photos.
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Owner Review: Bamford Mayfair
In this wacky world of watches there are two main schools of watch modifying – there are the DIY home modders, switching out bezels and handsets to create their own personalised watches, and then there are the high end watch customisers that take luxury watches and make them that little bit extra. I think cars
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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…