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Owner Review: Polerouter Sub – Gerald Genta’s First Dive Watch
As someone fixated on rare, vintage, affordable divers, the Polerouter Sub checks all the boxes. Let’s start with the brand. Universal Genève was an illustrious Swiss watch company established in the 1800s that shared DNA with the likes of Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, but ultimately fell during the quartz crisis. Their many accolades include…
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Owner Review: Orient Triton – the swan song of the tool dive watch
The Times They Are a-Changin’. Watches are by no means a necessary instrument in today’s world – tool watches, even less. And when an item is no longer a necessity, it starts becoming luxury. The watch industry is a prime example of this and with even Seiko steadily increasing their prices and pushing into Swiss…
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Owner Review: The Ianos Avyssos is a Dive watch you must sea to believe.
So, what can I tell you about my Ianos Avyssos Blue?? I got it for my Birthday this year in January – placed a blind order online – and it arrived, very quickly, straight from Ianos Watches in Switzerland, with regular updates throughout from Jacob, the creator and owner, via email. It is a steel…
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Owner Review: Invicta Pro Diver Bronze – The Best Entry Bronze Watch?
The Invicta Pro Diver Bronze 25643 is one of the best entry-level bronze watches. The Invicta Pro Diver is a fairly large (45mm in diameter) watch with a good strap. The watch case, buckle and bezel are made of tin bronze. The transparent back cover allows you to see not the most beautiful, but reliable…
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Owner Review: Ares Watch Co Diver-1 Mission Timer
In this day and age, if a dive watch is what you seek, there are a multitude of options to select from: Automatic or Quartz movements; the well known pieces and some gems that are as yet not as well known. The Ares Watch Co Diver-1 Mission Timer, designed and manufactered here in the U.S.…
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My Prison watch! The Invicta Grand Diver Automatic
Back in 2012, my Dad bought me this Invicta. I hate to sound unappreciative, but to me, that was like getting handkerchiefs for Xmas, but not coal! I’d owned a few Invictas in the past, and they were awful! However, Dad bought it, so it meant a lot! I owned several good watches at the…
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Breguet 7027 Owner Review by @ikarlwatches
Mastering Tradition. Breguet 7027 The Breguet La Tradition 7027 is a masterpiece that marries historical craftsmanship with modern watchmaking innovation. In this review, I will share my journey of discovering this exceptional timepiece, delve into its rich history, describe its unique features, and discuss its perceived drawbacks that, in my opinion, make it even more…
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Doxa Sub 300β Owner Review by @watchesandburgers
Doxa Sub 300β – A dive watch with 60’s style The latest 300 model from Doxa is the 300β (Beta), a modern interpretation of the classic Sub, with some welcome new features. The 300β has the same 42.5 mm oval case, but a 12 mm height that is nearly 2 mm slimmer than the 300T.…
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Dan Henry 1975 Automatic Skin Diver Owner Review by @archiepeterson1303
The Dan Henry 1975 Automatic Skin Diver is a fun, colourful and retro styled skin diver, meaning it features only 150m of water resistance as opposed to the typical 200-300m of other dive watches. This means that whilst you can certainly swim with it, I wouldn’t recommend diving whilst wearing it. However this lack of…
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The European Gang Talkes Watches #9: Watches and Won… more watches: Geneva spring 24
watches were my first love and they will be my last watches of the future and watches of the past Detailed show notes have been available in the past and will be available in the future. For now we only have four geeks taking about watches of the past and the future. Watches covered: 11:50…
