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Owner review: Sinn U50-T
I was looking for a toolish dive watch that wasn’t just an homage that looked like so many other dive watches. I’ve been a fan of Sinn’s aesthetics and their watches in general (after owning a few over the years). Although I have always been partial to the U1, I could never get comfortable with…
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Owner review: Breitling Chronometre B-1
Purchased used in 2016, but built in 2006, my Breitling Chronometre B-1 was the last of the ‘B-1’ model range. The later model B-1s houses certified chronometer quartz (cal. B78) which means a max time variation of 0.07 seconds per day, which is around 2 seconds a month! The movement is also thermo-compensated, regulating the…
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Owner review: Davosa Argonautic Lumis – Chunk Of Goodness
I’m the first to admit I’m a sucker for dual crown watches. Don’t ask, I don’t know why either. In fact, I started the #TwoCrownTuesday tag on IG in hopes to see more of them! When I saw the Davosa Argonautic Lumis it was the proverbial cheesy love at first sight. This particular model is…
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Owner Review: Omega Seamaster 300m 007 Edition – No time to try.
Just to make the point, I’m not a James Bond fan boy (not that there’s anything wrong with that). I do have a military background however, so I do have a bias / preference towards military inspired dive watches. These are my thoughts and impression of this piece after 1 week of ownership. I’ve been…
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Owner Review: Tudor Pelagos Blue Dial 25600tb
Being the watch idiot savant that I am, I use an app (“On My Wrist” should anyone be interested!) to record the regularity with which I wear each of my watches in my increasingly inappropriately excessive collection. The app tells me this morning that my Tudor Pelagos Blue Dial 25600tb has today become my equal most…
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Owner Review: Squale 60 Atmos – Summer on the Wrist
I don’t know about everyone else, but for me when I purchase a watch it is based on how it looks first and foremost, and everything else second. There are a lot of things that go into the decision to buy a watch (price, brand, movement etc.) but if I don’t like the way a…
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Owner Review: Seiko SRPC65 Bottlecap – There’s No End to the Nicknames
Monster, Turtle, Tuna, Sumo, Samurai, Shogun, Arnie…there’s no end to the list of nicknames watch collectors give Seiko watches. Add to this the Seiko Bottlecap, a watch series launched in 2018 in various executions. The nickname derives from the watch’s obvious physical similarities with a bottlecap, such as its chunky case and notched bezel. The…
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Owner review: Seiko SBBN025
There are few iconic moments that can match the sheer reach of James Earl Jones’ epic line “No. . . I am your Father” and the character he’s voicing from the immense Star Wars saga Darth Vader is surely one of the most recognisable baddies the world has ever seen. The Seiko SBBN025 Darth Tuna…
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Owner review: Seiko Prospex Mini Tuna SUT403P1
The Seiko Prospex Mini Tuna SUT403P1 is part of the iconic and recognised watch case designs that feature the ‘tuna-can’ style. Introduced in 1975 to mainly combat the issue of helium gas penetrating the case, it has symbolised their dive watches ever since and has a cult following and a cult dislike. Whichever side of…
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Owner review: Pagani Design PD1685
How many Divers actually get pushed to their 200m-300m subsurface claims? How many GMT’s are actually set to an important alternate timeline? How many chronographs are actually timing the speed of an aircraft? As I type this I am wearing a Bulova LP that cannot even tell me the date! But, I digress. This review…
