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Owner Review: Swatch x Kid Robot Gary Baseman
Many decades before the incredibly popular Black Panther character appeared on the now infamous limited edition Audemars Piguet watch dials, Swatch were already masters in watch and pop culture collaborations. The subject of this review is the Swatch x Kid Robot Gary Baseman edition from 2011. It came in a blank ‘Hits and Hots’ box…
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Owner Review: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 25594BA
Long before my encounter with the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 25594BA my first time trying on a Royal Oak on my wrist was a literal jaw dropping experience that lasted two to three minutes. I know this because I was staring down at the watch, timing myself the whole time. How could something look that…
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Owner Review: Rolex Explorer Two-Tone 124273
Punk music was largely a reaction to the popular music of the late sixties and seventies, namely Prog Rock and Disco. It was contrarian by nature. Its aim was to destroy. The Rolex Explorer Two-Tone 124273 is Rolex’s version of Punk Rock. When it was launched in the spring of 2021, it completely flew in the…
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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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Owner Review: Tiffany East West Automatic
Due to somewhat recent events – Patek, it still kind of stinks in here – it is nearly impossible to conjure up any other images than the 5711 with “Tiffany Blue” (also known as Gift Bag Blue – a nugget of info my 8 year-old dropped on a salesperson at Tiffany one time) dial when…
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Owner Review: Nomos Orion 38
Twelve years ago I was working for the Swatch Group and the workshop got together to buy a Nomos Tangente for one of the watchmakers (hi Odo!) as a wedding gift. Blown away by both the coolness and the quality/feel of it, I hit the internet and got even more blown away by the Nomos…
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The European Gang Talks Watches #5
Today the European Fifthwrist Watch Gang have a star guest from far away as it gets from Europe … Australia! He is a world famous watch podcast host, a lover of and specialist for independent watchmaking, member of the British Horological Society, poster of the most hilarious dirty instagram posts … and many more ……
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Owner Review: Rolex GMT Master 1675
Long before the Rolex GMT Master 1675, my watch collecting journey had been quite an interesting one. When I first started, I shuddered to think that paying $2000 for a simple Omega Seamster was just nuts when a Seiko for $200 could fulfil exactly the same task. I soon found out that the beautiful wide…
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Owner Review: Halios Seaforth Series III
The watch hobby comes in different phases and those phases come with a few decision points. In my case it almost always starts with design. I was on the hunt for my first non-black-dial piece. Long before the days of the now notorious Tiffany blue Patek 5711, #teampastel was running strong on instagram and the…
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Owner Review: Swatch Les Aventures De Tintin GM165
If you’ve ever been to an airport, you’ve likely browsed a Swatch store, Most people reading this probably have a swatch in a drawer somewhere. It’s a simple and cheap watch that ultimately served as a blank canvas for a zillion fun designs, and yet these watches are often overlooked, such is the case with…
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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…