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Owner Review: Helm Vanuatu Titanium by @a.cesnovar
Helm watches have built a cult following in the microbrand community and for a good reason – they offer original designs and unparalleled quality for the price. And as demand kept increasing over the years, they’ve managed to keep their prices relatively unchanged. What’s the catch? – you might ask, because undoubtedly there has to…
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Owner Review: Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Tough Titanium
The first time I saw the Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Tough Titanium, I thought it was hideous. The dial looked cluttered, with its oversized Arabic numerals, the white luminescent markers contrasting sharply against the blue dial (it also comes in black). Also, it was a Citizen. And a quartz. Who would pay so much (£300)? It…
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Owner Review: Bulgari Octo Finissimo Titanium Limited Edition
Bulgari has been intensely developing their men’s watch section lately, and the octo finissimo lineup is now their major watch production. Each new octo finissimo that has come out has been a record breaker. Thinnest: automatic watch, ceramic mechanical, tourbillon, skeleton watch, grande sonnerie, and more recently this year thinnest chronograph and GMT. My version…
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Owner Review: IWC Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Titanium GST
A fantastic and long forgotten model from IWC. This is the IWC Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Titanium GST made in the early 2000s. With a full perpetual calendar even displaying the full year, in a strongbox type case 16mm thick and 43mm diameter all in titanium with 120m WR this really is the indestructible sports complicated…
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The «Gemba Walk»: a manufacture visit to the watchmaking factory of Formex (and Dexel)
Wikipedia: In business, «Gemba» refers to the place where value is created Here: A visit to a «real» watch factory {reading time: approx. 5 minutes – plus 35 pictures; alternatively (only in German, though) you can watch the YouTube video here (the Formex part starting at 00:57:30): Fifth Wrist Ohne Hemmung } In April this year,…
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R&R – Why we hate Christopher Ward
Welcome to the horology world’s ultimate watchmaking podcast network. On this episode of Rob & the Regulator, Artisian Watch Technician Alex and Ex Richard Mille employee Rob talk about the latest releases from the watch industry. Including the Christopher Ward Twelve. The fine quality alcohol consumed sensibly on this podcast is provided by Milton Rum…
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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: Boldr Rally II – Wells 201
Boldr have been making titanium watches for what seems like years now and The ‘Rally II – Wells 201’, a Meca Quartz powered chronograph, shows to me they are still the microbrand forefathers of this hype material that many other mainstream and independent watch brands are only now starting to use, and for good reason.…
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R&R – The Beast of Jean Claude Biver
Welcome to the horology world’s ultimate watchmaking podcast network. On this episode of Rob & the Regulator, Artisian Watch Technician Alex and Ex Richard Mille employee Rob talk about the latest releases from the watch industry. Including the BiveR watches Carillon tourbillon Biver. The fine quality alcohol consumed sensibly on this podcast is provided by…
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R&R – Bamford Bath Bomb
Welcome to the horology world’s ultimate watchmaking podcast network. On this episode of Rob & the Regulator, Artisian Watch Technician Alex and Ex Richard Mille employee Rob talk about the latest releases from the watch industry. Including the RedBar x Bamford B347 Special Limited Edition. The fine quality alcohol consumed sensibly on this podcast is…
