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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: Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional is a legend, an icon, and one of the greatest watches of all time. The reason I was so enamored with the Speedmaster was because, as a kid, I was seeing the watch in the local Omega AD and learning about the whole history and the “first watch worn on…
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The European Gang Talkes Watches #7: Fake Watches and Fake Wonders
Want to hear unusual and dissenting opinions about last week’s new releases of «Watches and Wonders»? This is the show for you. This episode #7 of «The European Gang Talks Watches» was recorded on the evening of the fist day of this years «Watches and Wonders« (and the concurrent «Time to Watches» and «Masters of Horology»).…
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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…
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Owner Review: Tissot Everytime – My First Night Out with a New Watch
I’m completely sober waiting with my unbalanced and slurring friends outside of a nightclub. My white button-down shirt is stained with someone else’s vodka and Coke. I look down at my Tissot Everytime. The dial reads 11 o’clock. We have been standing in line since before 10. We’re in an alleyway standing next to a…
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Owner Review: Vortic Watch – Restoring Classics to their Former Glory
We all know about American Muscle Cars and many of us will attest to being Mustang, Charger, Corvette or Camaro fans but have you heard of the American Muscle Watch from Vortic? Nah… me neither until I started to pen this review and it just felt right to coin the phrase. I have not doubt…
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Owner Review: Nodus Duality – An “Only-Watch” Contender ?
A “one-watch” collection contender? The Nodus Duality is the first watch I bought online, having never seen one in-person. In some watch circles, Nodus has built itself quite a reputation. Before it was released, Nodus teased the community with hints, macros, and glimpses of the yet to be released model for a few weeks if…
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Owner Review: Seiko SBQJ015 – Quartz Watch Packed with Features
The Seiko SBQJ015 is a rarity that deserves some attention. You won’t find much in the Seiko line-up these days that matches the SBQJ015’s impressive specs, or beautiful design. The watch uses a high precision quartz movement (accurate to within 20 seconds per year), model 8F56, and is also a GMT and perpetual calendar. I…
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Owner Review: Panerai Radiomir PAM 337 – Is it a Diver? Dress? Sports?
Leaving Wakachangi High and gaining experience changes your views on women for the rest of your life. It changes the way you approach relationships with others, gaining respect for the overlooked. You understand more fully Dave’s attraction to a Russian unijambiste. Indeed, never would I have imagined there would be a Panerai Radiomir in my…
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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…
