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Owner Review: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Ocean Commitment III
When we hear quintessential dive watch, many will think of the Rolex Submariner but it was Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms that was the first true iteration of the modern dive watch. Released in 1953 and then relaunched in 2007, Blancpain has produced many variations but I think the purest form is reserved for its 40mm limited…
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Owner review: Union Glashütte 1893
A manual wind classic chronograph with a white and shiny enamel lacquered dial surface, railway minute track, beautiful black arabic numerals, bluish hands, stainless steel case, made in Glashütte, Saxony, Germany. “Not bad … yes, sure, I am fine with it, I will take one. Holy shit, that costs as much as a year’s salary,…
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Independent Thinking – Conversation with Kiran Shekar
Join hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and co-host wunderkind Michael (@woodswatchmaking) as we chat with today’s special guest, Kiran Shekar (@kiran_shekar). Kiran is the author of the definitive book on F-P Journe, manufacturer of silicone watch hairsprings, a gentleman collector, and a recognised authority on independent watches. He also runs a fantastic horological podcast Minutia Repeater. If…
