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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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Germanys (not so) hidden champions, issue 5: CIRCULA Watches
Contents: This is the fifth edition of a small series of podcasts about the (not so) hidden watch champions of Germany. This is also a kind of cooperation between Fifth Wrist and WatchMaxe. Today Claus (@tapir_ffm) from Fifth Wrist and Axel (@WatchMaxe on Youtube) are talking to Cornelius Huber, CEO of CIRCULA Watches. Cornelius talks…
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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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2.5 Watchmakers – TAG Heuer Mario Kart Tourbillon
Welcome to the horology world’s ultimate watchmaking podcast network. On this episode of Two & A Half Watchmakers, Artisian Watch Technician Alex, Ex Richard Mille employee Rob and Rolex watchmaker Michael talk about the latest releases from the watch industry, including the TAG Heuer Mario Kart Tourbillon. The fine quality alcohol consumed sensibly on this…
