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Owner review: Rolex Day-Date Everose 36mm Eisenkissel Dial

Ask any watch collector about a Rolex and I’m sure some will tell you that the Rolex Day-Date is the epitome of what Rolex has to offer. The Day-Date is colloquially referred to as the Rolex President as a few US Presidents have been pictured wearing Day-Dates. While Rolex doesn’t specifically refer to Day-Dates as…
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27/12/2021
Owner review: Swatch Sistem 51

When I first read about the Swatch Sistem 51 I found the challenge given by Nicolas Hayek to his engineers intriguing. What he basically asked them to do was to reinvent the Swatch that had successfully challenged the cheap quartz watches from Asia, but this time with a mechanical watch that could be produced at…
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23/12/2021
Owner review: Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonphase

Whilst many object to the number of editions of the Omega Speedmaster, others celebrate the differences in detail each piece offers. My favourite is the Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonphase reference 3575.20. When I first set out to add a speedmaster to my collection, I was torn between a traditional moonwatch or something a little different. Hours…
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21/12/2021
Germany’s (not so) hidden champions, #2: Sherpa Watches

Contents: This is the second edition of a small series of podcasts about the (not so) hidden watch champions of Germany. It is also a kind of cooperation between Fifthwrist and WatchMaxe. Are you into modern watches with modern specs and a cool design? Or are you a vintage guy, who gets hot on brands…
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21/12/2021
Owner review: Dryden Chrono Diver Series 1

In the watch world, micro-brands can be a bit of a minefield for consumers. Questions abound, and without the opportunity to walk into a boutique and try the product on, we find ourselves questioning if taking a risk on a new watch is worth it, even at a more affordable price point when compared with…
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20/12/2021
Owner review: Hamilton Jazzmaster Traveler GMT

The Hamilton Jazzmaster Traveler GMT totally challenged my notion that no watch is perfect. As watch enthusiasts, we are conditioned to know that no watch is perfect. Be it in the design or the features, there’s always something missing from a given piece. And no watch can have it all – it’s almost like an…
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09/12/2021
Owner review: Timex Expedition North Field Post Solar 41mm

The Timex Expedition North Field Post Solar 41mm is an ideal watch for me. I’m an engineer, which means most days I am on a skyscraper construction site, or at a blown-up oil refinery, or standing along the edge of an aeration basin at a wastewater treatment plant. I also have a toddler to get…
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07/12/2021
Owner review: Visitor Vale Park Officer

The Visitor Vale Park Officer is a watch that has a no nonsense military feel about it. It gives off the sense that it’s up for any kind of adventure that you are willing to share with it! I have not doubt that the the Visitor Vale Park Officer design is polarising. Some will see…
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06/12/2021
Owner review: Sinn 8820 – Maybe the most underrated diving watch

The Sinn 8820 was the first new, mechanical watch I ever purchased. I have, however, sold it in the meantime, but maybe my experience is of value for some of you anyway. The Sinn 8820 also was (as far as I know) the first titanium watch from Sinn, released shortly after Lothar Schmidt took over…
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04/12/2021
Editorial: A visit to Hentschel Hamburg

HOROLOGY IN HAMBURG A marine chronometer is very different from a chronograph. Some watch collectors do genuinely get mixed up and don’t realise that a chronometer is a precision timepiece that is carried on a ship to help determine the ship’s position by celestial navigation. The chronometer is used to determine longitude by comparing Greenwich…
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03/12/2021