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Owner Review: Ratio Freediver X
When the first renders of the Ratio Freediver X appeared at the beginning of the year, I have to say I was intrigued. I loved the case shape and the overall design, but I was afraid it was gonna be too big – as some of the past divers from Ratio were. But I was…
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Owner review: Foster 11 Atmos Skin Diver
My friend Jonathan turned me on to the the Foster 11 Atmos Skin Diver, the first watch out of Oregon-based Foster Watch Co. To be perfectly honest, I hadn’t heard of the brand or its founders, Everett and Christian. Apparently, Everett co-hosts a popular podcast where they talk about affordable watches. I haven’t listened to…
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Owner review: Citizen Promaster Diver
My eyes slowly open. Laying in bed, I take a deep breath of humid August morning air. The sun filters through the blinds. The cacophony of chirps from the wildlife outside my open window is not as deafening as it occasionally is. I lie in bed, assessing what I should do today. The trees outside…
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Owner review: Bulova Oceanographer ‘Devil Diver’
This July while on vacation, I took a day trip to Halifax, (Nova Scotia). I had barely left my home province of New Brunswick since Covid started, and a short trip was due. My province only has one good AD. Halifax is the closest city with multiple dealers. The purpose of my trip was two-fold;…
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Owner review: Oris Diver 65 Cotton Candy
When the Oris Diver 65 Cotton Candy watches were announced I was immediately drawn to and curious about the pink version. I knew I wouldn’t have a chance to see one in the flesh for a long time though because I live quite far from any AD. During a GTG weekend in Lyon with some…
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Owner review: Grand Seiko Diver SBGA229
When I first started looking at Grand Seiko and their Spring Drive watches, it wasn’t the Snowflake that caught my attention, it was a large dive watch with the reference SBGA029. Even though I had seen many black dive watches before, this stuck in my head. I searched for every post with this watch that…
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Owner review: Evant Tropic Diver 300
I stumbled upon the Evant Tropic Diver 300 purely by chance – browsing watches on the Internet – as one does. I was reading an article on an obscure diver from Breguet from the ‘60s – reference no. 1646. Apparently, only 60 pieces were made and the watch community was practically unaware of its existence…
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Owner review: Dietrich SD-1 Skin Diver
As a micro-brand guy, I have bought and sold hundreds of watches over the last decade. So, I feel like I’m a pretty good judge of watches in the $500-$1500 range. Coming in that range ($1050 USD) recently is the Dietrich SD-1 Skin Diver. Historically while their watches have been very cool, they have been…
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Owner review: Dryden Chrono Diver Series 1
In the watch world, micro-brands can be a bit of a minefield for consumers. Questions abound, and without the opportunity to walk into a boutique and try the product on, we find ourselves questioning if taking a risk on a new watch is worth it, even at a more affordable price point when compared with…
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Owner Review: Edox SkyDiver 70s
So, first things first – if it was entirely up to me, this is a watch I’d never even consider, let alone buy. But I was lucky enough to win the Edox SkyDiver 70s in a very generous giveaway – there were multiple watches you could win and I’d prefer almost all other models instead…
