Author: watchesofvalue

Owner Review: Serica 4512 Commando

I’m not going to build any suspense, craft a review revealing flaws or strengths then tell you why you should love it or hate it anyway – the Serica 4512 Commando is an awesome watch, in every way. Maybe the style or size isn’t quite your thing but if you don’t like this watch then I…
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17/10/2021
Owner Review: EMG/HKED Nemo Diver

Oh what’s this, a vintage inspired dive watch. There is no shortage of these around but this EMG/HKED Nemo Diver is done rather well and offers some great value. Initially, I disregarded it due to its 13.5mm thickness featuring quite a bulging case back. I felt it wouldn’t quite give that sporty but elegant feel…
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16/09/2021
Owner Review: Baltic Aquascaphe – Instagram favourite but sadly not mine

I first became attracted to the now ubiquitous “vintage inspired diver” by the Christopher Ward C65, which is of course shamelessly inspired by the Oris Divers 65 but the CW was half the price and I marginally preferred the design. Then I saw the well marketed pre-order for the Aquascaphe by French brand Baltic. It…
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24/05/2021
Owner Review: Tudor North Flag – the indie Tudor tool choice

I got this as an everyday day casual watch, which was a brief that had been exclusively filled by divers for me previously. This was before I got into owning a number of watches that those not in the watchfam would consider ridiculous. I had been wearing an Omega Planet Ocean, large, orange, my most…
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26/07/2020
Owner Review: Farer Eldridge Chronograph

I love Farer watches and when they released their 1st range of automatic chronographs I instantly wanted one, particularly the colour combo on this Farer Eldridge Chronograph. I resisted for a while as I felt £1,700 was a bit steep for a microbrand but it nagged away and reassured by the ever improving reputation of…
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30/05/2020