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Owner Review: Seiko SARB035 – Discontinued, but not Discontent
The Seiko SARB035 is a modern classic for a reason. A definitive meeting of form and function, all while remaining humble and unassuming. The SARB035 is a classically sized watch in a world of dinner plate dials. At 38mm in diameter, there is enough size to give some presence, but it doesn’t scream for attention.…
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Owner Review: Movado Tank – Wearable Art
The focus of collecting watches for me has never been about how expensive a watch is, but rather about its design, distinctive features, details, history and overall look and feel. This early Movado Tank seems to fit these traits adequately. Having collected art deco watches for some time, this piece caught my eye the moment…
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Owner Review: IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar 3540
The Kurt Klaus perpetual calendar movement which lies at the heart of the IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar was engineered to be easy to set and manufacture. Through a twist of the crown, and the date, day of the week, month, moon phase, year, and century advance forward. Each day that passes across the face of…
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Owner Review: Caravelle Sea Hunter – The Devil you don’t know
Throughout the 1960’s and 70’s, Bulova manufactured quality affordable skin divers under their “Caravelle” sub-brand. The basic idea was to apply Bulova’s QC process to assembly lines outside of Switzerland using non-Swiss movements to keep costs down. The Caravelle Sea Hunter is a close cousin of Bulova’s infamous “Devil Diver” of the same era, these…
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Owner Review: Gerald Genta Biretro G3734
In 2019, Bulgari released the Gerald Genta 50th Anniversary Watch, featuring a biretrograde, jump hour complication in an Arena case. For less than 10% of the cost of this new watch, a Gerald Genta Biretro G3734 can be yours. Although slightly smaller (36mm, versus 41mm for the 50th Anniversary watch) and made out of steel…
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Owner Review: Seiko Seikomatic DayDate 6206-8040
Simplicity, elegance and precision are the factors that Seiko care deeply about. And today I am going to review their beauty from the 60s – the Seiko Seikomatic DayDate 6206-8040. Take a look at the silver-grey dial with the “baton” indices, as well as dauphine hands. You can hardly miss the Japanese professional watchmaking techniques.…
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Owner Review: Rolex GMT Master II Batman BLNR 116710
Long before I found the Rolex GMT Master II Batman BLNR 116710 the watch bug bit me when I was relatively young. I was around 17 years of age when my dad got his SUB No date pre ceramic, that’s the first time I felt and tried on a Rolex. Until then I had only…
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Owner Review: Farer Eldridge Chronograph
I love Farer watches and when they released their 1st range of automatic chronographs I instantly wanted one, particularly the colour combo on this Farer Eldridge Chronograph. I resisted for a while as I felt £1,700 was a bit steep for a microbrand but it nagged away and reassured by the ever improving reputation of…
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Owner Review: Cyma WWW Dirty Dozen
Military watches such as the Cyma WWW Dirty Dozen are attractive for various reasons. As tool watches they are usually very practical, well designed and legible, but for some pieces the historical aura that comes with the watch is just as important. I have always been fascinated by the Second World War: the RAF, spitfires,…
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Owner Review: Zodiac Topper Jewelers Sea Wolf
Of all the watches in my collection, the Zodiac Topper Jewelers Sea Wolf is by far the most unique. The obvious lure of the watch is where we’ll start, the bezel. I’ve found that there really isn’t much of an in between with this bezel as you either love it or hate it. Aside from…
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[…] many watch enthusiasts, Doxa has a loyal following among divers. The brand was founded in 1889 in Le Locle,…
That dial is just fntastic.