Author: escapementism
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Owner Review: Merkur Pierre Paulin Star Wheel by @timetothethree
Wandering Hours, Centred Design In a watch market flooded with sterile reissues and gimmicky complications, the Merkur Pierre Paulin Star Wheel stands out as a rare gem, a watch that confidently straddles vintage aesthetics and mechanical intrigue without losing its soul to overproduction or trend-chasing. Who Is Pierre Paulin? Pierre Paulin was a celebrated French
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Owner Review: Holthinrichs LAB Series 1 by @escapementism
Everyone has a couple of brands that they really identify with—makers whose watches just speak to them—and Holthinrichs is one of those brands for me. Ever since I first came across their pieces on Instagram in early 2020, during the dark depths of COVID-era doom scrolling, I’ve lusted over just about everything Michiel Holthinrichs and
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Owner Review: Serica 5303 by @danghorology
As someone who owns more watches than pairs of socks (don’t judge), I’ve always told myself I don’t need another diver. Which is exactly why, one sleepless night, I found myself messaging a good mate and buying his barely-worn Serica 5303. He wore it once, decided it was too small for his big ol’ wrist, and
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Owner Review: Porsche Design Titanium Diver 6501.10 by @teesankoo
Having collected watches since the 90s, I’d seen this watch (online) a few times over the decades, but never in person. I’d also never really considered buying a Porsche Design (PD) watch until I bought a mid-life-crisis 911 about five years ago, and then the first Porsche Design watch I bought was their classic Black
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Owner Review: Seiko SPB151 “Willard” by @brewedtime
The afternoon sun was ferocious. I wiped the beads of sweat from my brow and took a moment to gather myself and take in my surroundings. The Mekong Delta was unforgiving but breathtaking. My shirt was wet, and I had lost all sense of time under the torture of the sun, so I glanced down
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Owner Review: Glashutte Original Senator Automatic by @watchesandwords
Thinking wrong because … A German watch, a watch made in Glashütte, Saxony, an elegant time only execution, center seconds, clear bright dial, Roman numerals, railroad minute track, heat blued steel hands. I bet that every reader will now have a specific brand in mind. Exactly! I mean this brand. It’s exactly the brand that
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Owner Review: Casio G Shock MRG B5000BA by @le.bleu.a.deux
In the early 90s, every cool kid in school had a G Shock on their wrist. Being the only Asian kid in school was not easy in the eyes of my parents. Dad worked hard to land a watch on my wrist when he learned about the “wrist game”; the Casio had a semicircular rubber case and a rectangular
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Owner Review: Vintage Longines Tank by @danghorology
Ah, the Longines vintage gold Tank—a relic from the 70s, a shimmering portal to an era of disco balls and questionable haircuts. And now, thanks to my father-in-law, this golden time traveler has landed on my wrist, making me the latest curator of its storied journey. Given as part of the “Three Watches for Thirty”
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Owner Review: Hautlence HL08 by @brownsvillewatchguy
A quick history of Hautlence first. Founded in 2004, its name is an anagram of Neuchatel. It’s a brand known for TV shaped cases with jumping hours and retrograde minutes. In 2013 it was acquired by MELB Holding (Meylan family), H. Moser’s parent company. Now the beautiful thing about Fifth Wrist is that I can flat
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Owner Review: Fears Brunswick 38 Silver Sector Topper Edition by @time_chapter
The Fears Brunswick 38 ‘Silver Sector’ Topper Edition BS23800B is the third watch in the ongoing partnership between the Bristol-based watchmaker and Topper, the Californian jeweller. It is a departure from their two previous collaborations with a contemporary sector dial and sub-seconds that is reminiscent of Fears dials produced in the ‘30s and ‘40s, which
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That dial is just fntastic.
Very cool watch. I have always wondered about the bronze models. Is the caseback bronze as well? If so do…