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Owner review: Christopher Ward C63 Sealander GMT

Meet my Christopher Ward C63 Sealander GMT. I travel a lot, sometimes being in different timezones, I wanted a watch that could track at least two timezones. The search began and while my eye always pointed to this Christopher Ward there was one thing I didn’t like, that being the logo in writing. They always…
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27/08/2022
Owner review: IWC Portugieser Chronograph

In the early 1930’s, two Portuguese merchants commissioned from IWC a large wristwatch with pocket watch precision. Using an existing pocket watch movement, the brand released a time-only watch in 1939. The Portuguese line was reborn in the 1990’s with the Rattrapante split-second chronograph released in 1995 and standard chronograph in 1998. Updated to model…
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25/08/2022
Owner review: Seiko Prospex Speedtimer SSC813

Bringing back the Seiko Prospex Speedtimer SSC813 has been a great move from the iconic Japanese house. Next to 3 automatic Speedtimers (SRQ-series), 5 Solar powered chronographs (SSC-series) have been released at the time of writing. In this review, the Seiko Prospex Speedtimer SSC813 with the panda dial will be taken under the loupe. At…
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24/08/2022
Owner review: Grand Seiko Diver SBGA229

When I first started looking at Grand Seiko and their Spring Drive watches, it wasn’t the Snowflake that caught my attention, it was a large dive watch with the reference SBGA029. Even though I had seen many black dive watches before, this stuck in my head. I searched for every post with this watch that…
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23/08/2022
R&R – Union Glashütte 1893 Johannes Dürrstein Power Reserve

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 amazing new Union Glashütte 1893 Johannes Dürrstein Power Reserve.. The fine quality alcohol consumed sensibly on this…
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23/08/2022
Owner review: Ochs und Junior Settimana

Preface: this review is being written on behalf of, and in cooperation with, the owner of the Ochs und Junior Settimana – my wife My wife doesn’t like watches – she rolls her eyes when I show her an amazing A. Lange und Sohne complication, or try to express my excitement when I got to…
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22/08/2022
Owner review: Tudor Tiger Prince Date Chronograph

Daytona..Daytona..Daytona.. Admit it – you want one. Everyone wants one. Heck, I want one too. 🙂 But gone are the days wherein you can walk to a Rolex AD and get yourself the watch of your dreams to celebrate that promotion or event in your life. Yeah, it’s been like that for a number of…
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21/08/2022
Owner review: Glycine Combat Sub GMT

I used to travel a lot for work and when I started collecting watches (not so long ago), I was always intrigued by a GMT complication, but most of them were out of my budget. I also liked Glycine Combat Subs but I was kind of intimidated by the size. Then I discovered that they…
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19/08/2022
Owner review: M.A.D.1 Red

A lot has already been written about how the M.A.D.1 Red watch came about, and the relationship to Max Busser and MB&F so I won’t rehash it here. Suffice to say, I was one of the people who emailed MAD Galleries when the original M.A.D.1 Blue was released, to express interest in purchasing one if they…
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18/08/2022
Rob & The Regulator – HYT Gave Me Hastroids

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 new HYT Hastroid.. The fine quality alcohol consumed sensibly on this podcast is provided by Milton Rum…
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17/08/2022