Tag: Review

Owner Review: Bulova Sea King UHF 262khz

So here I am with my third Bulova Sea King UHF 262khz. My Dad had one in the 70’s, and I wanted one like his, I just loved that little Whale on the dial. Sadly it looked tiny on my elephant trunk wrist! So I decided to do a bit of research on what larger
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04/12/2019
Owner Review: Tudor Black Bay GMT

Introduction Tudor Black Bay GMT was one of the hottest watches to be released at Baselworld 2018 alongside the Black Bay 58 and its cousin, the Rolex GMT Master II “Pepsi”. My attention was instantly with the Black Bay 58, but over time the GMT pulled me away and eventually led to me parting with
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27/11/2019
Owner Review: Eberhard Scafograf 200 – The iconic big crown

In the early 50’s the Ernest Hemingway novel “The old man and the sea” renewed the charm of the challenge between man and the sea. In response to this incredibly successful novel, many watch maisons created diving watches. One such watch was the iconic Eberhard Scafograf 200. Eberhard & Co launched the Scafograf collection composed
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25/11/2019
Owner Review: Hamilton Super Compressor – Deeper than you think..

The Hamilton Super Compressor is known by a few names – Aqua-Date, Cape-Horn and Hamilton 600 to name a few – this EPSA cased super compressor dive watch has a lot going for it. Once you start getting into vintage super compressors (especially of the Ervin Piquerez variety), one of the first things you’ll notice,
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21/11/2019
Owner Review: Tudor Submariner 79090 – The Other Rolex Sub

Until a few years ago, Tudor was always shadowed by its bigger sibling; Rolex. This was never intended, as Tudor was created to develop designs while using cheaper, more affordable components, attributing to one of many reasons why the Tudor Submariner 79090 is pursued today. Housed in a Rolex case, with the famous logo on
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20/11/2019
Owner Review: Tudor Submariner Snowflake

The vintage Tudor Submariner Snowflake needs no formal introduction due to its military and sports heritage amongst collectors. I love sport watches (divers, chronographs, GMT) which are functional as tool watches in both daily and sports activities but also elegant enough for a dinner party. Vintage sports watches which come with a rich history of
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17/11/2019
Owner Review: A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1

I fell in love with the A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 sometime in 2001, when I first discovered the brand via images in a hotel magazine. Many Lange catalogues later, the Lange 1’s gorgeous, distinctive, asymmetrical dial seeped into my subconscious. I knew I had to have it. Two years ago, I was fortunate
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15/11/2019
Owner Review: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms – The mother of diving watches

The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms can be referred to as the mother of diving watches. Even though it is not the first waterproof watch that has been developed and used to dive, that can be attributed to the Omega Marine in 1936, the Fifty fathoms is the first that featured a rotating bezel to help scuba
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09/11/2019
Owner Review: Omega Speedmaster Racing Schumacher – A Splash Of Colour!

I’m going to tell you about my Omega Speedmaster Racing Schumacher Ref. 3510.12.00. This unusual Omega Speedmaster is a smaller version of the classic Omega Moonwatch series. It features a 39mm stainless steel case, Hesalite crystal, the dial is yellow with luminous hour indices, printed black calibrations and black hands, that gives it a great
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05/11/2019
Owner Review: Zenith A3736 Chronograph – My watch Zenith

I’ve found when choosing a watch to spend some serious time with, that the old fashioned approaching to dating works best. It’s easy to do some research to find a perfect match for all the “vital statistics” you think you want and need, but nothing’s better than when your heart skips a beat at first
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25/10/2019