Author: apunctualman

Owner Review: Massena LAB Dato-Racer

Last Thursday morning, an email popped up in my inbox from Massena LAB announcing the release of a 99-piece limited edition, 1970’s-inspired three-hander: the Massena LAB Dato-Racer. Similar to the email only release of the Geometer back in February, the email said there would be no watch media and no social media promoting this piece,…
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25/06/2022
Owner Review: Smiths PRS-36

The story of the Smiths PRS-36….. It was the kind of February night in Kansas City that makes you wish you were in Buffalo. The frozen rain didn’t have the decency to come down as snow, so instead the tiny frozen pellets lashed at my office window in gusts. I sighed and poured myself another…
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21/03/2022
Owner Review: Hamilton Skymaster GMT and Colac Dan

Soaring 10,000 feet above the endless dark sea, famed aviator/explorer “Colac Dan” Wellington grabbed his flight map and glanced down at his wrist to note the time. “Damn it all,” he muttered to no one as he peered down at the new Hamilton Skymaster GMT. “Can’t see the GMT hand worth a s***.” He held…
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04/01/2021
Owner Review: Eterna Kontiki Adventure

Any watch enthusiast familiar with Eterna likely knows of Eterna’s close association with the 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition. I won’t rehash that expedition here (the book and movies are worth your time), but following its successful completion, Eterna adopted the KonTiki name for a number of watch lines. This brings us to the watch in question,…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Hamilton Navy Pioneer – (Almost) Scratch Free

How I envy those watch collectors who delight in every scratch and dent added to their watch, viewing the marks as treasured snapshots in the ongoing album of their life. Try as I might, I can’t avoid obsessing over every hairline scratch or little ding I might have added in the latest wear of my…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Mido Multifort Patrimony – Quickens My Pulse

I always try to buy my watches used — or at least on the grey market — but when the Mido Multifort Patrimony was released earlier this year, my resolve was severely tested. Knowing that this watch wouldn’t pop up on the secondary market for a while yet, I finally gave in and bought it…
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02/01/2021
Owner Review: Tudor Black Bay 36 – Based on a True Story

Scene 1: December 31, six hours before the new year arrives. Six hours to celebrate with friends — at least, those who are able to stay awake (we’re not as young as we once were). We’re going to be late — my fault, as usual. Where did I put that damn jacket? Ah, there it…
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05/10/2020